Day 38: Are you tired? Are you hungry?
Track 38
Bù is pronounced in the 2nd tone when it precedes another 4th tone .e.g. bù lèi, bù è.
Chinese: 我不累，但是我很饿 。 (I am not tired, but I am very hungry.)
COE: I not tired, but I very hungry
Pinyin: Wǒ bùlèi , dànshì wǒ hěn è.
Chinese: 不累
COE: Not tired
Pinyin: Bù lèi
Chinese: 但是
COE: But
Pinyin: Dànshì
Chinese: 很饿
COE: Very hungry
Pinyin: Hěn è.
e.g.
A: 安娜，你好吗？(Anna, how are you?)
[ānnà, nǐ hǎo ma ？]
B: 我很累。(I am very tired.)
[Wǒ hěn lèi .]
A: 你们累吗？(Are you tired?)
B: 不累. (No.)
A: Bryce，你好吗？(Brace, how are you?)
[Byce, nǐ hǎo ma ？]
B: 我不累，但是我很饿。(I am not tired, but I am very hungry.)
[Wǒ bù lèi , dànshì wǒ hěn è 。]
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Posted by admin on March 12th, 2007 filed in Podcasts
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