Evolutionary Strategies of Household Pets

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When your pet starts rummaging through the knife drawer because it hasn't been fed, it's probably time

to get another pet. But what about the warning signs? What other clues do cats and dogs give us that

something is off in your relationship, or that they're expecting a bit more attention? This is the critical

question we explore in today's lesson for Absolute Beginners to the Chinese language.

And now a warning. Although this lesson is intended for newcomers, if this is your very first time hearing

Chinese, you'll probably find the dialogue a bit fast for comfort. So be aware that once we've pushed past

our blitzkrieg-paced dialogue things slow down and we cover the material more slowly. But if it's still too

fast for you don't panic, because we have plenty more lessons in our archives, so go check those out!

Sentences

那是你女朋友?

nà shì nǐ nǚpéngyou ?

Is that your girlfriend?

不,是我的猫。

bù , shì wǒde māo 。

No, it's my cat.

它会打电话?

tā huì dǎ diànhuà ?

It can dial a phone?

嗯,对,它饿了。

en , duì , tā è le 。

Uh, yeah, it's hungry.

Vocabulary

那

nà

that

pronoun

这

zhè

this

pronoun

是

shì

to be

verb

女朋友

nǚpéngyou

girlfriend

noun

不

bù

no

adverb

猫

māo

cat

noun

会

huì

to be able to

verb

打

dǎ

to dial verb

phrase

电话

diànhuà

telephone

noun

对

duì

correct

adjective