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Not my dog

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一yī个gè女人nǚ rén走zǒu进jìn一yī个gè商店shāng diàn，看见kàn jiàn一yī只zhī很hěn可爱kě ài的de小xiǎo狗gǒu。

她tā问wèn老板lǎo bǎn：你nǐ的de狗gǒu咬yǎo人rén吗ma？

老板lǎo bǎn说shuō：不bù，我wǒ的de狗gǒu不bù咬yǎo人rén。

这zhè个gè女人nǚ rén就jiù开始kāi shǐ摸mō小xiǎo狗gǒu，但是dàn shì小xiǎo狗gǒu还是hái shi咬yǎo了le她tā。

她tā很hěn生气shēng qì：你nǐ说shuō你nǐ的de狗gǒu不bù咬yǎo人rén！

老板lǎo bǎn回答huí dá：是的shì de，但是dàn shì那nà不是bù shì我wǒ的de狗gǒu。

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Vocabulary 35 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
女人	nǚ rén	woman
走	zǒu	to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
进	jìn	to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
商店	shāng diàn	store; shop
看见	kàn jiàn	to see; to catch sight of
只	zhī	classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
很	hěn	very; quite
可爱	kě ài	adorable / cute / lovely
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
小	xiǎo	small / tiny / few
狗	gǒu	dog
她	tā	she
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
老板	lǎo bǎn	boss / business proprietor
你	nǐ	you
咬	yǎo	to bite / to nip
人	rén	person; people
吗	ma	(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
不	bù	no; not so
我	wǒ	I; me; my
这	zhè	this; these
就	jiù	in that case; then
开始	kāi shǐ	to begin / to start
摸	mō	to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
但是	dàn shì	but; however
还是	hái shi	still (as before)
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
生气	shēng qì	to get angry; to be furious
回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer / reply; answer
是的	shì de	yes, that's right
那	nà	(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
不是	bù shì	is not