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Halloween Trick or Treat

万圣节敲门

Wàn shèng jié qiāomén

2:40 min video · 7 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 林太太 Lín tàitai哎呀，你是谁？Āiyā, nǐ shì shuí?Oh, who are you?
  2. 小明 Xiǎo Míng不给糖就捣蛋！Bù gěi táng jiù dǎo dàn!Trick or treat!
  3. 林太太 Lín tàitai你今天扮成什么了？Nǐ jīntiān bàn chéng shénme le?What are you dressed as today?
  4. 小明 Xiǎo Míng我是一个很可怕的人！Wǒ shì yí gè hěn kěpà de rén!I am a very scary person!
  5. 林太太 Lín tàitai可是你笑得很高兴。Kěshì nǐ xiào de hěn gāoxìng.But you are smiling happily.
  6. 林太太 Lín tàitai好吧，给你一些糖。Hǎo ba, gěi nǐ yìxiē táng.All right, here is some candy for you.
  7. 小明 Xiǎo Míng谢谢，万圣节快乐！Xièxie, wàn shèng jié kuàilè!Thank you, happy Halloween!

About this lesson

You will be able to say trick or treat, explain your costume and wish a neighbour happy Halloween at a door in Taipei.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
糖tángcandyHSK 3
捣蛋dǎodànto make trouble
万圣节wànshèngjiéHalloween
可怕kěpàscaryHSK 2
快乐kuàilèhappyHSK 2
高兴gāoxìnggladHSK 1

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