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ID: 0582 Elementary
Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why is Chinese still using hieroglyphics for its written language? While some questions are simply unanswerable, in this podcast, we will start by answering for you the question of how to say "why" in Mandarin. The answers to all the other enigmas of life, dear poddies, we'll leave for a future lesson, when Ken's in a more philosophical mood.
Fri Jul 20 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
该 gāi should
睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep
为什么 wèishénme why
因为 yīnwèi because
小明，该睡觉了。
Xiǎo Míng ，gāi shuìjiào le 。
Xiao Ming, you should go to sleep.
爸爸，为什么人要睡觉？
bàba ，wèishénme rén yào shuìjiào ？
Daddy, why do people have to sleep?
因为我们要休息啊。
yīnwèi wǒmen yào xiūxi a 。
Because we need to rest.
我们为什么要休息？
wǒmen wèishénme yào xiūxi ？
Why do we need to rest?
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