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Boredom Strikes

Intermediate 1    15 Words
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What to do when boredom strikes? Well, first of all you have to be able to talk about it. In part one of the FluentU course, A Basketball Afternoon, learn how to express your lack of interesting potential activities in Mandarin while following along with Yang Kai and his friend while they discuss the day's plan. Check out the courses page to subscribe to the entire course.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
无聊
wú liáo
(verb/adj.) bored
(verb/adj.) bored
 
要不要
yào bú yào
(grammar) to want or not want
(grammar) to want or not want
 
唱歌
chàng gē
(verb-object) to sing
(verb-object) to sing
 
shǎo
(adj.) few; little; less
(adj.) few; little; less
 
(verb) to play a ball sport (with hands)
(verb) to play a ball sport (with hands)
 
篮球
lán qiú
(noun) basketball
(noun) basketball
 
hái
(adv.) quite; passably
(adv.) quite; passably
 
而且
ér qiě
(conj.) and; but also
(conj.) and; but also
 
天气
tiān qì
(noun) weather
(noun) weather
 
学校
xué xiào
(noun) school
(noun) school
 
篮球场
lán qiú chǎng
(noun) basketball court
(noun) basketball court
 
等一下
děng yí xià
(expression) wait a moment; one moment
(expression) wait a moment; one moment
 
宿舍
sù shè
(noun) dormitory
(noun) dormitory
 
等 + A + 一下
děng + A + yī xià
(verb) to wait for (A) a moment
(verb) to wait for (A) a moment
 
换衣服
huàn yī fu
(verb) to change clothes
(verb) to change clothes
 
shì
Me too.
 
hǎo
a
nǎ lǐ
wán
OK, where to?
 
hǎo
a
zǒu
OK, let's go!

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