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“Sorry, My Chinese Isn't Very Good" - Transition

Intermediate 1    14 Words
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Sometimes when there's a misunderstanding, 'Sorry, my Chinese isn't very good' is just necessary! In this fun song by a group of English artists based in Taiwan, learn how to talk about your Chinese not being good enough and a few other funny misunderstandings while you're at it.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
(expression) excuse me; sorry
(expression) excuse me; sorry
 
认出来
rèn chū lái
(verb) to recognize
(verb) to recognize
 
睡觉
shuì jiào
(separable verb) to sleep; to go to bed
(separable verb) to sleep; to go to bed
 
水饺
shuǐ jiǎo
(noun) boiled dumplings
(noun) boiled dumplings
 
nào
(verb) to make noise; to disturb; to play around
(verb) to make noise; to disturb; to play around
 
笑话
xiào huà
(noun) joke
(noun) joke
 
马上
mǎ shàng
(adv.) at once; immediately; right away
(adv.) at once; immediately; right away
 
nòng
(verb) to do; to manage; to handle
(verb) to do; to manage; to handle
 
dāng
(verb) to serve as; to act as; to be (a position; status)
(verb) to serve as; to act as; to be (a position; status)
 
绅士
shēn shì
(noun) gentleman
(noun) gentleman
 
专心
zhuān xīn
(verb) to focus; to concentrate
(verb) to focus; to concentrate
 
北极熊
běi jí xióng
(noun) polar bear
(noun) polar bear
 
鼓励
gǔ lì
(verb/adj.) to encourage
(verb/adj.) to encourage
 
进步
jìn bù
(verb) to make progress; to improve
(verb) to make progress; to improve
 
H e l l o
Hello
měi guó rén
měi guó rén
Hello, American, American!
 
nǐ hǎo
/
/
nǐ hǎo
Hello! / Hello!
 
shì
yīng guó rén
I am British.
 
ò
yīng guó rén
ō
Oh, you are British!
 
ò
Oh, sorry, sorry!
 
lèi
lèi
No, I'm not tired, I'm not tired.
 
ò
duì bu qǐ
de
zhōng wén
bù hǎo
Oh, sorry, my Chinese is not good.
 
xiè xie
Thank you!
 
duì bu qǐ
de
zhōng wén
bù hǎo
Sorry, my Chinese is not good.
 
duì bu qǐ
duì bu qǐ
zhī dào
shuō
shén me
!
!
Sorry, sorry, I don't know what you are saying!
 
duì bu qǐ
de
zhōng wén
bù hǎo
Sorry, my Chinese is not good.

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