Lesson 032. Household Duties in Mandarin.

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Ask an ayi (this is how you call a housekeeper in Mandarin Chinese) to do some household duties. Everything you need about household duties in Mandarin Chinese is in this lesson. Please signup and become a registered subscriber to download ALL 270+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts, worksheets and more.

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0:00.0	Hello, dear listeners, welcome to Mandarin Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnik. You're listening to Lesson
0:10.1	32. This lesson's topic is household duties. So as usual, we will first learn the new vocabulary of this lesson, and then there will be
0:25.0	three situational dialogues, which we will hear several times, and at the end of the lesson,
0:33.8	there will be grammar notes.
0:35.9	So let's get started. And the first word today is,
0:44.3	ah y, ah, y, ah, well, this is the word. Aie. Aie. Aie.
0:55.4	Aie.
0:56.8	Well, this is the way how people in China call a housekeeper.
1:03.8	Literally, this word means aunt.
1:08.8	Aie.
1:10.5	So if you plan to hire somebody to help you do your household duties,
1:16.6	you will call that lady,
1:19.4	ahie.
1:22.6	Aie.
1:25.2	For example, I need a child.
1:26.7	I need to find a y'i. For example, I shoulda
1:28.3	I need to find an Ayei or a housekeeper.
1:34.3	I need to find an A.e.
1:36.3	I need to a housekeeper.
1:38.3	I shoulda a a yi.
1:43.3	So Aiyi, a housekeeper.
1:47.1	Very good.
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