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Water for a Cold

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ID: 2197 Elementary
A cough here. A sniffle there. Ahhh- ahhh- chooo! You've got a cold. What should you do? Drink lots of fluids! But make sure they're hot! In this lesson, learn how to talk about getting a cold and the Chinese preference for hot water.
Tue May 28 2013 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
有点儿 yǒudiǎnr a bit
舒服 shūfu comfortable
吃 chī to eat
你感冒了？
nǐ gǎnmào le ？
Do you have a cold?
嗯。有点儿不舒服。
ng 。yǒudiǎnr bù shūfu 。
Yeah. I'm not feeling well.
吃药了没有？
chī yào le méiyǒu ？
Did you take any medicine?
没有。我不想吃药。
méiyǒu 。wǒ bù xiǎng chī yào 。
No. I don't want to take medicine.
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