The jacket 89
A short graded Mandarin story about the jacket, built for listening, pinyin fade, and sentence-by-sentence reading.
Story
，。 This jacket looks good, but it is a little expensive. 。 He first took a deep breath. ：，。 Then he said: No problem, let's take it slowly. 。 The person next to him smiled. 。 The situation was not that serious. ，。 That day, he learned a very useful Chinese expression.Vocabulary
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | no problem |
|---|---|---|
| 慢慢来 | màn màn lái | take your time |
Grammar notes
- 了 often marks a completed action or a changed situation.
- 有点 softens a negative adjective.
Practice question
Which sentence would you actually use this week?