Newbie - The Broken Chair

(A1076)

A:

坐吧！坐吧！

zu `o ba! zu `o ba!

Please, be seated. Take a seat!

B:

谢谢啊！

xi `exie a!

Thanks!

C:

别坐！椅子坏了！

bi ´e zu `o! yˇızi hu `ai le!

Don’t sit! The chair is broken!

C:

糟糕！

z ¯aog ¯ao!

Oh, rats!

Key Vocabulary

坐

zu `o

to sit

谢谢

xi `exie

thank you

别

bi ´e

don’t

椅子

yˇızi

chair

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坏了

hu `ai le

broken

糟糕

z ¯aog ¯ao

oh no

Supplementary Vocabulary

请坐

qˇıng zu `o

please sit

摔倒

shu ¯aid ˇao

to fall down

痛

t `ong

to hurt

对不起

du`ıbuqˇı

I’m sorry

没关

系

m ´eigu ¯anxi

It’s okay

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