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What's Your Major?

Intermediate 1 • 13 Words

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Talking about majors is an absolute staple of the university conversation. In part three of the FluentU course Studying on Campus, learn how to ask about someone's major and discuss different kinds of classes as Yang Kai and his fellow classmate continue their chat. Check out the courses page to subscribe to the entire course.

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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		专业 zhuān yè (noun) major	(noun) major
		数学 shù xué (noun) mathematics; math	(noun) mathematics; math
		经济 jīng jì (noun) economics	(noun) economics
		应该 yīng gāi (verb) should; ought to	(verb) should; ought to
		上。。。课 shàng … kè (verb) to attend class; to go to class	(verb) to attend class; to go to class
		外语 wài yǔ (noun) foreign language	(noun) foreign language
		差不多 chà bù duō (adj.) similar; about the same; not far off	(adj.) similar; about the same; not far off
		课 kè (noun) class; lesson; course	(noun) class; lesson; course
		不过 bú guò (conj.) but; however	(conj.) but; however
		修 xiū (verb) to take a class	(verb) to take a class
		门 mén (m. w.) measure word for classes; courses; branches of learning	(m. w.) measure word for classes; courses; branches of learning
		教育 jiào yù (noun) education	(noun) education
		当 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)

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Is your major math?

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No, my major is economics.

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Then you probably have to take a lot of math classes, is that right?

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Yeah, a lot. You?

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Foreign languages. I'm studying English.

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Got it. Do you have to take any other classes then?

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Pretty much all English classes, but I also take an education class.

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Oh? Are you going to be a teacher?

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Maybe!

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That's great!

What's Your Major?

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