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Lesson 070 How Long Have You Been Studying Chinese?

YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Hello, everybody, Da4 jia1 hao3. Wo3 shi4 Cam. YJ, can you do me a favor?
YJ: Sure! What is it?
Cam: Well, you see, all my Chinese friends know I’m studying Chinese, so they often ask me the same question- ‘how long have you been studying Chinese’? But I don’t know how to answer that in Chinese!
YJ: well, you’ll figure it out in today’s Chinese Studio.

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Lesson 069 Expressions of Duration (I)

Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Da4 jia1 hao3, Wo3 shi4 Cam.
YJ: Hi, Wo3 shi4 YJ. Nice to have you with us again. I’m sure we’ll make a difference if we study for five minutes everyday.
Cam: Actually this is what we are going to learn today – some basic expressions of duration.

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Lesson 068 Revision

Cam: Yajie, I have been busy studying all week for this week’s review lesson.  Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone.  I’m Cam.
YJ: Wo3 shi4 YJ. Cam, I want to see how much you’ve learned.  Follow along with Sentences in the Week.

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Lesson 067 Apartment

YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. Wo3 Shi4 YJ
Cam: Da4 Jia1 Hao3, Wo3 Shi4 Cam. Hi, YJ, I visited my friend last night. She has rented a nice apartment.
YJ: Oh, I’m looking for a place too. Could you tell me more about it?
Cam: Sure. But I need to look up some key words first.

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Lesson 066 Talking about Family

YJ: Time again for Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I’m YJ.
Cam: Da4jia1 hao3. Hello everyone. Wo3 Shi4 Cam. In last lesson, we learned how to say there is something in some place with a verb ‘有’(you3) – y-ou, third tone, 有(you3).
YJ: Today we’ll show you how to use this sentence pattern to talk about family. First, Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 065 Visiting a Friend

YJ: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo3 shi4 YJ.
Cam:Da4 Jia1 hao3, Wo3 shi4 cam. It’s the beginning of the work week, although I am planning to visit a friend later this week.
YJ: Is he or she a Chinese friend?
Cam:  Yeah… so I need to practice some new phrases.
Yaj: Good idea. First let’s check Key Words of the Day.   

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Lesson 064 Revision

Yajie: Dajia hao. Welcome to Chinese Studio!
Cam: Hello, everybody! Wo shi Cam. During this week we mainly focused on the topic of making invitations and requests. So this is our chance to practice what we’ve learned.
Yajie: Right.  Let’s listen to sentences in the week.

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Lesson 063 May I Use the Phone?

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to this edition of Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Dajia hao. And I’m Cam.
Yajie: Today we are going to carry on learning how to send requests and win agreements. 
Cam: Sounds good to me. Now first let’s check key words of the day.

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