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Things at Home Aren't Working

Listen to the whole passage

Listen to the whole passage once first, then practice sentence by sentence.

The first line is the other person opening the conversation; the "You" lines are suggestions for you to practice saying in this scenario (not a back-and-forth dialogue).

A family member checking the items with you

diànshìzěnmele?bùnéngkànle。

电视怎么了?不能看了。

What's wrong with the TV? It won't turn on anymore.

You

diànhuàyěbùnéngdǎle。

电话也不能打了。

The phone can't make calls anymore either.

You

wǒmenmǎiyígexīnde,hǎoma?

我们买一个新的,好吗?

Shall we buy a new one?

You

xīndiànshìduōshaoqián?

新电视多少钱?

How much is a new TV?

You

zhègetàiguìle。

这个太贵了。

This is too expensive.

You

wǒmenmǎipiányiyìdiǎnrde。

我们买便宜一点儿的。

Let's buy a cheaper one.

You

wǒmenmíngtiānqùshāngdiànkànkan。

我们明天去商店看看。

Let's go to the store to have a look tomorrow.

You

xiàwǔwǒnéngqù。

下午我能去。

I can go in the afternoon.