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ID: 0728 Newbie
No, it's not a lesson on CB radio lingo, good buddy. Rather, it's those pesky Chinese tones again. In this podcast, a Mandarin lesson to dissect the difference in sound between the perfect 10 and oft-maligned 4. Listen in, and you'll be blowing them away with the 'forty lions' tongue twister at the next game show that comes your way.
Thu Dec 13 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
十四 shí sì 14
四十 sìshí 40
块 kuài (measure word for money)
钱 qián money
十四块钱。
shí sì kuàiqián 。
14 dollars.
四十块钱？太贵了！
sìshí kuàiqián ？tài guì le ！
40 dollars! So expensive!
不对，十四块钱。十四！
bùduì ，shí sì kuàiqián 。shí sì ！
No, 14 dollars. 14!
哦，听错了！好的。
ō ，tīngcuò le ！hǎode 。
Oh, I heard wrong! OK.
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