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M: Dàjiā hǎo. Huānyíng niǐmen dào Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML.
M. Well, we were on our way to the 颐和园,the Summer Palace, Yíhéyuán, when
M. So we'll continue on our way, and learn to say ‘be careful!' and ‘a bit slower'
and more.
M. And, You have to be careful. 你要小心 nǐ yào xiǎoxīn. 小心 XIAO XIN xiǎoxīn,
literally, ‘small heart', and it means ‘careful'.
S. So say it, everybody, pretend you are warning someone. Xiǎoxīn, xiǎoxīn.
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M. You should be a bit careful. 你应该小心一点 yīnggāi YING GAI yīnggāi,
‘should', or ‘ought to'. yì diǎn YI DIAN yì diǎnr, ‘a bit' or ‘a little bit'. So, we can
say, xiǎoxīn, or, much the same thing, xiǎoxīn yì diǎn.
S. Don't cycle too fast. 别骑太快 bié qí tài kuài. I should cycle a bit slowly. 我应
该骑慢点 wǒ yīnggāi qí màn diǎn.
M. Notice something? Sometimes we can omit the ‘yì' in ‘yì diǎn' when the
phrase comes after an adjective. So, try to say, ‘please speak a bit slower.
Mei2cuo4 请你说慢点. Or, qǐng nǐ shuō màn yì diǎn. 一样,the same, 一样。
S. And can you say, ‘you should eat a bit slower.' Hěn hǎo, 你应该吃慢点,or, nǐ
yīnggāi chī màn yìdiǎn.
M. We'll finish with the dialogue again. Try to repeat it out loud with us. Here we
go.
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