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A Little Advice

Intermediate 1    15 Words
Sometimes you can learn more from failure than from success. In part seven of the FluentU series, A Basketball Afternoon, continue with the essentials of basketball language as Yang Kai and his friend ask their recent victors for some advice on their game. Check out the courses page to subscribe to the entire course.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
cái
(adv.) creates emphasis
(adv.) creates emphasis
 
比较 + Adjective
bǐ jiào + Adjective
(adv.) quite; comparatively; more
(adv.) quite; comparatively; more
 
厉害
lì hai
(adj.) outstanding; awesome
(adj.) outstanding; awesome
 
tóu
(verb) to throw; to pitch
(verb) to throw; to pitch
 
周末
zhōu mò
(noun) weekend
(noun) weekend
 
(adv.) then; well; so; now
(adv.) then; well; so; now
 
建议
jiàn yì
(noun) suggestion; proposal
(noun) suggestion; proposal
 
如果 + Conditional Statement + 的话
rú guǒ + Conditional Statement + de huà
(grammar) if
(grammar) if
 
练习
liàn xí
(verb) to practice; to exercise
(verb) to practice; to exercise
 
运球
yùn qiú
(verb) to dribble a ball
(verb) to dribble a ball
 
投球
tóu qiú
(verb) to shoot a ball
(verb) to shoot a ball
 
duō
(adj.) many; much; a lot
(adj.) many; much; a lot
 
这样
zhè yàng
(pronoun) like that; in this way; this kind of
(pronoun) like that; in this way; this kind of
 
基础
jī chǔ
(noun) foundation; base
(noun) foundation; base
 
重要
zhòng yào
(adj.) important
(adj.) important
 
nǐ men
qiú
de
bú cuò
ō
You guys are pretty good at basketball!
 
wǒ men
zhǐ shì
xǐ huan
lán qiú
We just like to play basketball.
 
xiè xie
a
Thanks!
 
bú kè qì
Don't mention it!
 
èn
hǎo
a
hǎo
a
Um, OK, OK!
 
hǎo
bái bái
OK, bye!

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