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Taxi Small Talk: Are you here for the first time?
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ID: 4519 Newbie
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are teaching you how to make "small talk" when you meet somebody for the first time. Let's check it out!
Tue Feb 23 2021 | Joe, Lyn
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
第 | dì | prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc | |
第一次 | dìyīcì | the first time | |
觉得 | juéde | to think | |
怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how |
第一次来吗?
dìyīcì lái ma ?
Are you here for the first time?
不是,这是第三次。
búshì ,zhè shì dì sān cì 。
No, this is my 3rd time.
觉得上海人怎么样?
juéde Shànghǎi rén zěnmeyàng ?
What do you think about Shanghainese people?
很有意思。
hěn yǒuyìsi 。
Very interesting.
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