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ID: 0141 Elementary
We’ve helped you get through that initial “hi”, “thanks” and “where is the toilet” (all you need, really), but you’d like to stop talking about “hi”, “thanks” and “where is the toilet” (your friends are bored). So why not ask them about their interests? In this podcast, Ken and Jenny take time from their hobbies (walking on the beach, talking about feelings) to help you learn how to ask others theirs, in Mandarin Chinese.
Thu May 11 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
有空 yǒukòng to have free time
通常 tōngcháng usually
有时 yǒushí sometimes
从来不 cóngláibù never
你有空的时候喜欢干什么？
nǐ yǒukòng de shíhou xǐhuan gàn shénme ？
What do you like to do on your free time?
我通常看书，有时也看电视。
wǒ tōngcháng kàn shū ，yǒushí yě kàn diànshì 。
I usually read a book, and sometimes I watch TV.
真的吗？我从来不看书。我喜欢去酒吧。
zhēnde ma ？wǒ cóngláibù kàn shū 。wǒ xǐhuan qù jiǔbā 。
Really? I never read. I like going to bars.
我觉得酒吧里太吵了。
wǒ juéde jiǔbā lǐ tài chǎo le 。
I think bars are too noisy.
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