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What is your job?

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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 0927 Newbie
So a banker, a lawyer and a model walk into a bar… seriously. We won't make you the funniest guy in the room, but we will do our best to make you conversational, at least. In this podcast, learn to ask and answer the "what do you do?" query in Mandarin Chinese. And should you actually be a lawyer, we’ll also help you learn how to apologize profusely.
Sun Jun 29 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
你 nǐ you
是 shì to be
做 zuò to do
什么 shénme what
你是做什么的？
nǐ shì zuò shénme de ？
What do you do?
我是律师。你呢？
wǒ shì lǜshī 。nǐ ne ？
I am a lawyer. And you?
我是模特儿。
wǒ shì mótèr 。
I am a model.
嗯，不错。
ng ，bùcuò 。
Oh, pretty good.
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