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Lesson 26: 青岛是个好地方。 Qingdao is a good place.

地方 dìfang Place / 漂亮 piàoliang Pretty / 贵 guì Expensive /
北京 是 个 大的 地方。 Beijing is a big place.
Běijīng shì gè dàde dìfang .
North-Capital is a big-of earth-location.

青岛 是 个大 地方 吗? Is Qingdao a big place?
Qīngdǎo shì gè dà dìfang ma?
Blue-green-Island is a big earh-location question?

青岛 是 个 好 地方。 Qingdao is a good place.
Qīngdǎo shì gè hǎo dìfang .
Blue-green-Island is a good earth-location.

青岛 是个 漂亮的 地方。 Qingdao is a beautiful place.
Qīngdǎo shì gè piàoliangde dìfang .
Blue-green-Island is an elegant-light earth-location.

那里 是个 漂亮的 地方。That is a beautiful place.
Nàli shì gè piàoliangde dìfang .
That is an elegant-light earth-location.

那个 地方 有趣 吗? Is that place interesting?
Nagè dìfang yǒuqù ma?
That-one earth-location has interest question?

这 是 个 神奇的 地方 。This is an amazing place.
Zhè shì gè shénqíde dìfang .
This is one mysterious-surprising-of earth-location

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CONVERSATION

A 他喜欢他的新公寓吗?
   Tā xǐhuɑn tāde xīn gōngyù ma?
   Does he like his new apartment?

B 喜欢。
   Xǐhuɑn.
   He likes it.

A 你喜欢你的公寓吗？
   Nǐ xǐhuɑn nǐde gōngyù ma?
   Do you like your apartment?

B 还行, 但是没多大地方。
   Hái xíng, dànshì méi duō dà dìfāng.
   It's alright, but there isn't enough space.

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