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Dinner with a Friend: 2 of 9

Beginner 2 • 13 Words

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Let's eat! In part two, the two friends talk about how busy they have been. Learn how to ask if someone has been busy and joke about a hectic schedule.

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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		坐 zuò (verb) to sit	(verb) to sit
		吧 ba (part.) creates a suggestion, request or mild command	(part.) creates a suggestion, request or mild command
		最近 zuì jìn (adv.) recently; lately	(adv.) recently; lately
		忙 máng (adj.) busy	(adj.) busy
		每天 měi tiān (adv.) every day; daily	(adv.) every day; daily
		上课 shàng kè (verb-object) to go to class	(verb-object) to go to class
		中文 zhōng wén (noun) Chinese language	(noun) Chinese language
		难 nán (adj.) difficult; hard	(adj.) difficult; hard
		学 xué (verb) to learn; to study	(verb) to learn; to study
		上班 shàng bān (verb-object) to go to work; to be at work	(verb-object) to go to work; to be at work
		生活 shēng huó (noun) life	(noun) life
		什么 shén me (question word) what	(question word) what
		吃饭 chī fàn (verb-object) to eat; to have a meal	(verb-object) to eat; to have a meal

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Come on, let's sit.

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Wang Ming, have you been busy lately?

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Yeah, very busy!

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Lately every day it's been class, class, class!

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Chinese is hard to learn!

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Yes... Well, what about you?

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Have you been busy lately?

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Yeah, I also am (busy).

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Lately every day it's been work, work, work!

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Ah, going to class and going to work...then, what else is there in life?

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Eating!

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Yes! Then let's eat.

Dinner with a Friend: 2 of 9

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