那是你女朋友?
nà shì nǐ nǚpéngyou ?
Is that your girlfriend?
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!
nà shì nǐ nǚpéngyou ?
Is that your girlfriend?
bù , shì wǒde māo 。
No, it's my cat.
tā huì dǎ diànhuà ?
It can dial a phone?
en , duì , tā è le 。
Uh, yeah, it's hungry.
nà
that
pronounzhè
this
pronounshì
to be
verbnǚpéngyou
girlfriend
nounbù
no
adverbmāo
cat
nounhuì
to be able to
verbdǎ
to dial verb
phrasediànhuà
telephone
nounduì
correct
adjective