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Mandarin Course Lesson Eighteen - The Verbal Agreement

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In this Mandarin class, Wang Mei’s jealousy is busy brewing inside of her. She feels old, unattractive, and can’t bear children. She thinks Pingguo is a threat and for good reason. To ensure that her husband doesn’t go cheating on her again, Wang Mei wants to sign an agreement with Lin Dong.

In this lesson of Mandarin Classes, let’s pick out a few key Chinese words in the English to Pinyin section:

怎么 = zen3me = how: can sometimes also mean “why”. 怎么让我来接你了 = zěnme ràng wǒ lái jiē nǐ le ？ = why did you ask me to pick you up?

接受 = jiēshòu = accept

70% = 百分之七十 bai3fen1zhi1 = percent, 七十 qi1shi2 = 70.

But when talking about discounts, a 70% discount (paying 70% of the sale price) would be spoken as 打三折 da3 san1 she2.

值得 zhíde = it’s worth it. This is a great word that I use all the time.

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Mandarin Course Lesson Seventeen - Impersonation

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In this mandarin lesson, Ankun impersonates Lin Dong’s cousin in order to bypass security. Ankun bears the news that Pingguo is pregnant and that Lin Dong may be the baby’s daddy.

In the English to Pinyin section of the PDF, you will see some key Chinese words such as 表弟 biao3di4 (cousin) and 冒充 mao4chong1 (impersonate).

A particularly useful phrase in the English pinyin section would be “…跟我有什么关系？“ gen1 wo3 you3 shen3me guan1xi (what does that have to do with me?).  You can also say “那跟我有什么关系？“ to use this sentence in a more general way (那 = na4 = that).

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Mandarin Course Lesson Sixteen - I’m Pregnant

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For this mandarin course lesson, Pingguo is pregnant. Ankun keeps pressing that it’s definitely not his child. Pingguo wants to get an abortion, but Ankun angrily objects and says that “this is a chance from heaven.”

That’s pretty weird that he’d say that… unless he has some sort of ulterior motive. What’s he up to?

In the Chinese, English, Pinyin section of the dialog, you will learn that the Chinese particle 又 is also used for emphasis and tone. Just like in the sentence, “it’s MY belly, not YOURS”. Begin this mandarin lesson and look at the english pinyin section to see how this Chinese particle is used.

Also in this lesson, you will see that 要是 (if) means the same as 如果。。。的话。 Also, this 如果。。。的话 sentence structure does not always need 如果 and 的话 - you can also just use one or the other. Also, you will learn that 干 gan4 (to do) can also mean the same as “shag”.

Also the phrases 你烦不烦？ can also mean “well, aren’t you annoying?” You can also sometimes say 烦人 - which means “annoying person” or “bothersome person” or just “annoying” or “bothersome”.

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Mandarin Course Lesson Fifteen - those sly females

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As part of this mandarin course, you will also learn a bit of psychology to trick people into telling you what you want to hear. Here, Wang Mei is busy cupping her husband and pretends to feel that someone is watching them. She then tricks Lin Dong into admitting that he shagged Pingguo.

In the Chinese, English, Pinyin dialogue, you will also see an interesting Chinese particle 哪里 which can also sometimes mean 没有 or 不是。

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