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Happy Halloween

万圣节快乐

Wàn shèng jié kuàilè

5:24 min video · 14 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小林 Xiǎo Lín不给糖就捣蛋！Bù gěi táng jiù dǎo dàn!Trick or treat!
  2. 陈太太 Chén tàitai哎呀，今天是万圣节！Āiyā, jīntiān shì wàn shèng jié!Oh, today is Halloween!
  3. 陈太太 Chén tàitai你是大学生吧？Nǐ shì dàxuéshēng ba?You're a university student, right?
  4. 小林 Xiǎo Lín对，我是大学生。Duì, wǒ shì dàxuéshēng.Yes, I'm a university student.
  5. 陈太太 Chén tàitai你穿的是什么？Nǐ chuān de shì shénme?What are you dressed as?
  6. 小林 Xiǎo Lín我是吸血鬼，很可怕吧？Wǒ shì xī xuè guǐ, hěn kěpà ba?I'm a vampire. Scary, right?
  7. 陈太太 Chén tàitai不可怕，很好看！Bù kěpà, hěn hǎokàn!Not scary, very nice!
  8. 陈太太 Chén tàitai你在台北过过万圣节吗？Nǐ zài tái běi guò guò wàn shèng jié ma?Have you celebrated Halloween in Taipei before?
  9. 小林 Xiǎo Lín我没过过，这是第一次。Wǒ méi guò guò, zhè shì dì yī cì.I haven't, this is the first time.
  10. 陈太太 Chén tàitai那我给你好多糖。Nà wǒ gěi nǐ hǎoduō táng.Then I'll give you lots of candy.
  11. 小林 Xiǎo Lín谢谢！我的包太小了。Xièxie! Wǒ de bāo tài xiǎo le.Thanks! My bag is too small.
  12. 陈太太 Chén tàitai哈哈，再拿一些吧。Hāhā, zài ná yìxiē ba.Ha ha, take some more.
  13. 陈太太 Chén tàitai万圣节快乐！Wàn shèng jié kuàilè!Happy Halloween!
  14. 小林 Xiǎo Lín万圣节快乐，再见！Wàn shèng jié kuàilè, zàijiàn!Happy Halloween, goodbye!

About this lesson

After this lesson you can answer a trick or treat knock in Taipei, ask what a costume is, say you have never seen one, and wish happy Halloween.

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
万圣节wànshèngjiéHalloween
糖tángcandyHSK 3
可怕kěpàscaryHSK 2
好多hǎoduōlots ofHSK 2
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity studentHSK 1
快乐kuàilèhappyHSK 2

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