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Neighbours in the park: invite and respond
How can you invite a neighbour while respecting their time?
Invite a neighbour and negotiate a new time in an imagined neighbourhood encounter.
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Neighbours in the park: invite and respond
Fictional story · local synthesized audio, listening review pending
伟在公园附近遇到一位新邻居。
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Translation and pinyin
Wei meets a new neighbour near the park.
Wěi zài gōngyuán fùjìn yùdào yī wèi xīn línjū.
他邀请她晚上七点一起散步。
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Translation and pinyin
He invites her for a walk at seven in the evening.
Tā yāoqǐng tā wǎnshang qī diǎn yīqǐ sànbù.
她今晚没有时间,但明天早上有空。
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Translation and pinyin
She has no time tonight, but she is free tomorrow morning.
Tā jīnwǎn méiyǒu shíjiān, dàn míngtiān zǎoshang yǒu kòng.
他们约好明天早上九点在公园门口见面。
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Translation and pinyin
They agree to meet at the park gate at nine tomorrow morning.
Tāmen yuē hǎo míngtiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn zài gōngyuán ménkǒu jiànmiàn.
Supporting vocabulary
公园 · 邻居 · 朋友 · 散步 · 早上 · 晚上 · 安静 · 帮助 · 等 · 分享 · 天气 · 下雨 ·
Turn the story into an exchange
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Main scenario
Neighbours in the park: invite and respond — start an exchange
Wei meets a new neighbour near the park.
How can you invite a neighbour while respecting their time?
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Cultural notes and sources
Invite a neighbour and negotiate a new time in an imagined neighbourhood encounter.
Is there a similar or different practice in your life? You may invent an example or skip this question.
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