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Lesson 49

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In lesson 49 we will learn about the Chinese zodiac.

49.01

你...
Nǐ...
...you?
你属...
Nǐ shǔ...
...Chinese zodiac animal are you?
你属什么?
Nǐ shǔ shénme?
What Chinese zodiac animal are you?

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49.02

你的...
Nǐ de...
...your...?
你的属相...
Nǐ de shǔxiàng...
...your animal in the Chinese zodiac?
你的属相是...
Nǐ de shǔxiàng shì...
...is your animal in the Chinese zodiac?
你的属相是什么?
Nǐ de shǔxiàng shì shénme?
What is your animal in the Chinese zodiac?

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49.03


Shǔ
Mouse


Horse

Niú
Cow

Yáng
Sheep


Tiger

Hóu
Monkey


Rabbit


Chicken

Lóng
Dragon

Gǒu
Dog

Shé
Snake

Zhū
Pig

49.04

我属狗。
Wǒ shǔ gǒu.
I was born in the Year of the Dog.
他属龙。
Tā shǔ lóng.
He was born in the Year of the Dragon.
小张属兔。
Xiǎo Zhāng shǔ tù.
Junior Zhang was born in the Year of the Rabbit.
我妈妈属马。
Wǒ māma shǔ mǎ.
My mother was born in the Year of the Horse.

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49.05

大卫: 你的属相是什么?
Nǐ de shǔxiàng shì shénme?
王冬梅: 我属鼠。你呢?
Wǒ shǔ shǔ. Nǐ ne?
大卫: 我属蛇。
Wǒ shǔ shé.
王冬梅: 哦!你是一个老头!
Ó! Nǐ shì yí gè lǎotóu!

49.06

刘小芳: 他几年多大?
Tā jǐnián duō dà?
李雪: 他1986年出生,属虎。他几年26岁。
Tā yījiǔbāliù nián chūshēng, shǔ hǔ. Tā jǐnián èrshíliù suì.
刘小芳: 他是哪儿人?
Tā shì nǎr rén?
李雪: 他是北京人。他爸爸是东北人,他妈妈是南方人。
Tā shì Běijīngrén. Tā bàba shì Dōngběirén, tā māma shì Nánfāngrén.

49.07

今年...
Jīnnián
This...the year...
今年是...
Jīnnián shì...
This is the year...
今年是我的...
Jīnnián shì wǒ de...
This is the year of my...
今年是我的本命年。
Jīnnián shì wǒ de běnmìngnián.
This is the year of my sign.

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49.08

白羊座
Báiyáng Zuò
Aries
金牛座
Jīnniú Zuò
Taurus
巨蟹座
Jùxiè Zuò
Cancer
狮子座
Shīzi Zuò
Leo
处女座
Chǔnǚ Zuò
Virgo
天秤座
Tiānchèng Zuò
Libra
天蝎座
Tiānxiē Zuò
Scorpio
射手座
Shèshǒu Zuò
Sagittarius
摩羯座
Mójié Zuò
Capricorn
水平座
Shuǐpíng Zuò
Aquarius
双鱼座
Shuāngyú Zuò
Pisces
双子座
Shuāngzǐ Zuò
Gemini

49.09

你...
Nǐ...
...your...
你是...
Nǐ shì...
...is your...
你是什么...
Nǐ shì shénme...
What is your...
你是什么星座?
Nǐ shì shénme xīngzuò?
What is your sign?

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49.10 The Horrors of Pronunciation


Shǔ
Chinese
zodiac sign

Shū
Book
 

Shǔ
Mouse