This beginner’s Chinese dialogue talks about forgetting things.
说实话 is useful to know, and is very common in spoken Mandarin.
莉莉:艾玛,我有个大麻烦。
艾玛:什么事?
莉莉:明天是我妈妈的生日,但是我还没有买礼物。
艾玛:你为什么没有买礼物?
莉莉:说实话,我忘了。
艾玛:那你马上出去买礼物!
莉莉:我不知道我应该给她买什么。
艾玛:我跟你去商场吧,我可以帮你选一个合适的礼物。
莉莉:好的,谢谢。
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Lily:Emma, I have a big problem.
Emma:What’s up?
Lily:It is my mother’s brithday tomorrow, but I haven’t bought her a present.
Emma:Why didn’t you buy a present?
Lily:To be honest, I forgot.
Emma:You go out and buy a present immediately!
Lily:I don’t know what I should buy for her.
Emma:I will go with you to the shopping mall. I can help you choose a suitable present.
Lily:Ok, thank you.
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