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I forgot my mother’s birthday

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I forgot my mother’s birthday

This beginner’s Chinese dialogue talks about forgetting things.

说实话 is useful to know, and is very common in spoken Mandarin.

我wǒ忘wàng了le妈妈mā ma的de生日shēng rì

莉lì莉lì:艾玛mǎ,我wǒ有yǒu个gě大麻dà má烦fán。

艾玛mǎ:什shén么má事shì?

莉lì莉lì:明天míng tiān是shì我wǒ妈妈mā ma的de生日shēng rì,但dàn是shì我wǒ还Huán没有méi yǒu买mǎi礼物lǐ wù。

艾玛mǎ:你nǐ为wéi什shén么má没有méi yǒu买mǎi礼物lǐ wù?

莉lì莉lì:说实话shuō shí huà,我wǒ忘wàng了le。

艾玛mǎ:那Nā你nǐ马上mǎ shàng出去chū qù买mǎi礼物lǐ wù!

莉lì莉lì:我wǒ不知bù zhī道dào我wǒ应Yīng该gāi给gěi她tā买mǎi什shén么má。

艾玛mǎ:我wǒ跟gēn你nǐ去qù商Shāng场cháng吧bā,我wǒ可以kě yǐ帮bāng你nǐ选xuán一个yī ge合gě适kuò的de礼物lǐ wù。

莉lì莉lì:好hǎo的de,谢谢xiè xie。

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