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Grandpa's Village Bar

爷爷家的酒吧

Yéye jiā de jiǔbā

7:27 min video · 15 sentences · 8 key words

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  1. 这是我爷爷的老房子。Zhè shì wǒ yéye de lǎo fángzi.This is my grandpa's old house.
  2. 现在这里是我的酒吧。Xiànzài zhèlǐ shì wǒ de jiǔbā.Now this place is my bar.
  3. 大伟来了，他坐下了。Dà Wěi lái le, tā zuòxia le.Da Wei came, and he sat down.
  4. 大伟有时候喝茶。Dà Wěi yǒushíhou hē chá.Sometimes Da Wei drinks tea.
  5. 他今天想喝奶。Tā jīntiān xiǎng hē nǎi.Today he wants to drink milk.
  6. 我的爱好很多，你呢？Wǒ de àihào hěn duō, nǐ ne?I have many hobbies. And you?
  7. 我喜欢知识，也喜欢走路。Wǒ xǐhuan zhīshi, yě xǐhuan zǒulù.I like knowledge, and I like walking.
  8. 我在小学工作了半年。Wǒ zài xiǎoxué gōngzuò le bànnián.I worked half a year at a primary school.
  9. 小朋友都叫我大伟哥。Xiǎopéngyǒu dōu jiào wǒ Dà Wěi gē.The little kids all call me Brother Da Wei.
  10. 她们上午请假来了。Tāmen shàngwǔ qǐngjià lái le.They took leave and came this morning.
  11. 她们是小学生的妈妈。Tāmen shì xiǎoxuéshēng de māma.They are primary school students' mothers.
  12. 我们三个人喝了六杯。Wǒmen sān gè rén hē le liù bēi.The three of us drank six cups.
  13. 一共六十块。Yígòng liù shí kuài.It's sixty yuan in all.
  14. 我先拿钱，你呢？Wǒ xiān ná qián, nǐ ne?I'll take out money first. And you?
  15. 大家笑了，一人二十块。Dàjiā xiào le, yì rén èr shí kuài.Everyone laughed, twenty yuan each.

About this lesson

Xiao Lin tends a small bar in her grandpa's village house. Her regular, Da Wei, and his friends drink tea and milk, then work out how to split the bill.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each sentence without subtitles and pick its meaning: A, B or C.
  2. Check the answer, then repeat the sentence out loud in the pause.
  3. Try the quiz below without the video, and write your score in the YouTube comments.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
爱好àihàohobbyHSK 1
半年bànniánhalf a yearHSK 1
知识zhīshiknowledgeHSK 1
小学xiǎoxuéprimary schoolHSK 1
她们tāmenthey (women)HSK 1
上午shàngwǔmorningHSK 1
小朋友xiǎopéngyǒulittle kidHSK 1
请假qǐngjiàtake leaveHSK 1

Test yourself: 15 questions

What does each sentence mean? Read it (or say it out loud first), then pick an answer.

  1. Question 1

    这是我爷爷的老房子。

  2. Question 2

    现在这里是我的酒吧。

  3. Question 3

    大伟来了，他坐下了。

  4. Question 4

    大伟有时候喝茶。

  5. Question 5

    他今天想喝奶。

  6. Question 6

    我的爱好很多，你呢？

  7. Question 7

    我喜欢知识，也喜欢走路。

  8. Question 8

    我在小学工作了半年。

  9. Question 9

    小朋友都叫我大伟哥。

  10. Question 10

    她们上午请假来了。

  11. Question 11

    她们是小学生的妈妈。

  12. Question 12

    我们三个人喝了六杯。

  13. Question 13

    一共六十块。

  14. Question 14

    我先拿钱，你呢？

  15. Question 15

    大家笑了，一人二十块。

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