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Where the heck is my cell-phone?
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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 2859 Elementary
Today's lesson is all about adding emphasis by using the word
到底 Dàodǐ。 This often goes untranslated in a sentence, but is used to add emphasis in Chinese for many situations. In today's dialogue, a person is looking for their lost cellphone and getting more and more frustrated about not finding it.
You'll also learn useful prepositions for saying where things are.
Photo by Sean MacEntee
Tue Mar 22 2016 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
咦 | yí | yeek | |
手机 | shǒujī | cell phone | |
在 | zài | located (at) | |
桌上 | zhuō shàng | on the table |
咦,我的手机在哪儿?
yí ,wǒ de shǒujī zài nǎr ?
Ah, where is my cell phone?
不在桌上吗?
bùzài zhuō shàng ma ?
It's not on the table?
没有啊,在哪儿呢我的手机?
méiyǒu ā ,zài nǎr ne wǒ de shǒujī ?
No, where could it be?
不在包包里吗?
bùzài bāobāo lǐ ma ?
It's not in your bag?
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