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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

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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 · · 分享 · 天气 · 下雨 ·

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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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Neighbours in the park: invite and respond — a changed situation

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Cultural notes and sources

Invite a neighbour and negotiate a new time in an imagined neighbourhood encounter.

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