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Which country are you from?

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ID: 0072 Pre Intermediate
A long time ago, in a lesson far, far away, we taught you how to explain where you are from in a simple way (the Dallas Cowboys hat pretty much took care of that anyway). But you have since completed that training (thanks to Master Ken and Princess Jenny) and are now ready for a deeper lesson on that subject. In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about which country you are from, and which places you have been to before, using Mandarin Chinese. Where were you born? Why are you here? Where will you go? The answers lie within.
Tue Dec 27 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
国家 guójiā country
生在 shēngzài to be born in
长大 zhǎngdà to grow up
第一次 dìyīcì first time
你是哪个国家的？
nǐ shì nǎge guójiā de ？
Which country are you from?
我生在英国，但是我是在美国长大的。
wǒ shēngzài Yīngguó ，dànshì wǒ shì zài Měiguó zhǎngdà de 。
I was born in England, but I grew up in America.
这是你第一次到中国来吗？
zhè shì nǐ dìyīcì dào Zhōngguó lái ma ？
Is this your first time in China?
不是。我来过一次。我以前在北京学中文。
bù shì 。wǒ lái guo yīcì 。wǒ yǐqián zài Běijīng xué Zhōngwén 。
No. I’ve been here before. I studied in Beijing before.
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