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Watch Movie

听说tīng shuō有yǒu个gè新xīn电影diàn yǐng,我wǒ没méi看kàn过guo,但是dàn shì他们tā men说shuō很hěn有意思yǒu yì si。

我wǒ想xiǎng和hé我的wǒ de女nǚ朋友péng you去qù看kàn,但是dàn shì我的wǒ de朋友péng you们men也yě想xiǎng去qù。

虽然suī rán我的wǒ de朋友péng you们men不bù认识rèn shi我wǒ的de女nǚ朋友péng you,但是dàn shì我wǒ想xiǎng让ràng他们tā men见面jiàn miàn认识rèn shi认识rèn shi。

我们wǒ men就jiù可以kě yǐ一起yī qǐ去qù看kàn电影diàn yǐng了le。

我们wǒ men想xiǎng明天míng tiān去qù商场shāng chǎng的de那nà个gè电影院diàn yǐng yuàn,我wǒ去qù过guo一yī次cì,那儿nà r还hái可以kě yǐ,就是jiù shì不bù便宜pián yi。

明天míng tiān见jiàn!

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Vocabulary 44 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
听说 tīng shuōto hear (sth said) / one hears (that)
有 yǒuto have; there is
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
新 xīnnew; newly
电影 diàn yǐngmovie; film
我 wǒI; me; my
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
过 guo(experienced action marker)
但是 dàn shìbut; however
他们 tā menthey; them
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
很 hěnvery; quite
有意思 yǒu yì siinteresting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
和 héand; together with
我的 wǒ demy; mine
女 nǚfemale
朋友 péng youfriend
去 qùto go, to go to
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
不 bùno; not so
认识 rèn shito know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
见面 jiàn miànto meet; to see each other
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
就 jiùin that case; then
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
明天 míng tiāntomorrow
商场 shāng chǎngshopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
电影院 diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
一 yīone / single / a (article)
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
那儿 nà rthere
还 háifairly, passably (good)
就是 jiù shìexactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if
便宜 pián yicheap; inexpensive
见 jiànto see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview