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When Are You Returning Home?

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ID: 2883 Elementary
  In this lesson you'll learn how to ask specific questions using the 是 shi...的 de structure. This structure is super useful when you want to place emphasis on time, place, or manner. We also look at several words containing the character 回 huí which means to return. Photo by Matt Brink
Tue May 03 2016 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
欢迎 huānyíng welcome
日本 Rìběn Japan
好玩 hǎowán good fun
非常 fēicháng extremely
大正，欢迎回来。日本好玩吗？
dàzhèng ，huānyíng huílai 。Rìběn hǎowán ma ？
Dazheng, welcome back. Was Japan fun?
非常好玩。
fēicháng hǎowán 。
It was really fun.
你是什么时候回国的？
nǐ shì shénme shíhou huíguó de ？
When did you come back home?
我是昨天晚上七点回来的。
wǒ shì zuótiān wǎnshang qī diǎn huílai de 。
I came back at 7 last night.
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