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HSK 2 Chinese Special Episode

The Boss's Cake Shop

老板的蛋糕店

Lǎobǎn de dàngāo diàn

0:58 min video · 5 sentences · 0 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 二百五十！Èr bǎi wǔ shí!250!
  2. 恭喜！Gōngxǐ!Congratulations!
  3. 谢谢大家！Xièxie dàjiā!Thank you, everyone!
  4. 客厅里到处都是气球。Kètīng lǐ dàochù dōu shì qìqiú.There are balloons everywhere in the living room.
  5. 小林和美美请朋友们来玩儿。Xiǎo Lín hé Měi Měi qǐng péngyoumen lái wánr.Xiao Lin and Meimei invite their friends over.

About this lesson

Two flatmates celebrate a milestone with a party, then a lost cake order, a talking-too-much phone and a surprise election turn one wild week into a happy ending.

How to practise

  1. Watch the thank-you, then follow the special story with pinyin and English.
  2. Repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, then review the best words so far at the end.
  3. Send us your idea for the next special in the YouTube comments.

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