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Come home

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8 exercises

Learn essential Mandarin Chinese in this video lesson. Master 35 new vocabulary words, practice real dialogue, and test your knowledge with interactive exercises and flashcards.

S
妈我到了国际飞机场马上回家
Mā! Wǒ dào le JFK guó jì fēi jī chǎng, mǎ shàng huí jiā.
Mom! I’m at JFK international airport. I’ll be arriving home soon.
S
糟糕怎么可能我以为你下个月回来啊
Zāo gāo! Zěn me kě néng? Wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ xià gè yuè huí lái a.
Holy Cow! How can that be? I thought you were arriving next month.
S
本来我是下个月回去可是我换票了
Běn lái wǒ shì xià gè yuè huí qù, kě shì wǒ huàn piào le.
Before I was, but l changed my ticket.
S
换票了好吧你什么时候回家
Huàn piào le? Hǎo ba. Nǐ shén me shí hou huí jiā?
You changed your ticket? Very well... What time will you be home?
S
马上差不多一两个小时你高兴吗
Mǎ shàng. Chà bù duō yī, liǎng gè xiǎo shí. Nǐ gāo xìng ma?
Very soon. About an hour, maybe two. Aren’t you excited?
S
高兴是高兴可是我还没做饭什么都没有
Gāo xìng shì gāo xìng, kě shì wǒ hái méi zuò fàn. Shén me dōu méi yǒu.
I am excited, but l haven’t cooked dinner! There’s no food here!
S
哈哈没事妈你休息吧咱们今天晚上在饭馆里吃饭我请客
Hā hā. Méi shì, mā. Nǐ xiū xí ba. Zán men jīn tiān wǎn shàng zài fàn guǎn lǐ chī fàn. Wǒ qǐng kè.
Haha. No worries, mom. You just rest. We’ll go out to eat tonight. My treat.
S
你太周到了现在是你的几点
Nǐ tài zhōu dào le. Xiàn zài shì nǐ de jǐ diǎn?
You are so thoughtful. What time is it for you?
S
早上五点
Zǎo shang wǔ diǎn.
5 in the morning.
S
噢时差很多你一定累死了
Ō... Shí chā hěn duō. Nǐ yī dìng lèi sǐ le.
Oh... The time difference is huge. You must be tired to death.

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到了
dào le
To arrive (To have arrived)
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国际
guó jì
International
3
飞机
fēi jī
Airplane
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飞机场
fēi jī chǎng
Airport
5
马上
mǎ shàng
Very fast / At once
6
回家
huí jiā
Come Home
7
糟糕
zāo gāo
An expression of shock or excitement, i.e. “Holy Cow” or “Oh My!”
8
怎么可能
zěn me kě néng
How can that be?
9
以为
yǐ wéi
To think incorrectly
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回来
huí lái
To come back

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Adj. 是 Adj., 可是 ­ “This (adj.) is true, but...” (Adj. shì Adj., kěshì)

Adj. 是 Adj., 可是 ­ “This (adj.) is true, but...” (Adj. shì Adj., kěshì)

吧 ­ (Grammar: makes sentence a suggestion) (ba)

吧 ­ (Grammar: makes sentence a suggestion) (ba)

太adj.了 - "Too adj" or "So adj." (tài...le)

太adj.了 - "Too adj" or "So adj." (tài...le)

S 很多 (hěn duō) - Indicated there are very many of S

S 很多 (hěn duō) - Indicated there are very many of S

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construction #1
你什么时候回家？ “When are you coming home?” (Nǐ shénme shíhou huí jiā?)
construction #2
你累不累？ “Are you tired” (Nǐ lèi bù lèi?)
construction #3
飞机是不是很舒服？ “Was the plane comfortable?” (Fēijī shì bùshì hěn shūfú?)
construction #4
你为什么换票了？ “Why did you change your ticket?” (Nǐ wèishéme huàn piàole?)

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This Mandarin Chinese lesson covers 35 essential vocabulary words and 8 grammar patterns. The lesson includes a full video tutorial, interactive dialogue practice with pinyin and English translations, flashcards for memorization, and exercises to test your understanding. Perfect for beginners learning Chinese.

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