HSK 2 · Dialogue

Borrowing things

借东西

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9 speaker turns · 15 unique words · editorial HSK 2 grouping

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nǐ zài jiā ma？wǒ xiǎng jiè diǎnr dōng xī。

Are you home? I want to borrow something.

zài。nǐ yào jiè shén me？

Yes, I'm here. What do you want to borrow?

wǒ de zì xíng chē huài le，xiǎng jiè nǐ de yòng yī xià。

My bike is broken, so I want to borrow yours for a bit.

méi wèn tí。nǐ huì qí ma？

No problem. Can you ride it?

huì。wǒ qí dé tǐng hǎo de。

Yes. I ride pretty well.

yào shi zài zhuō zi shàng，nǐ zì jǐ ná ba。

The key is on the table. Get it yourself.

xiè xie。wǒ xià wǔ jiù huán gěi nǐ。

Thanks. I'll give it back to you this afternoon.

bù zháo jí，míng tiān hái yě xíng。

No rush. Tomorrow is fine too.

nà tài xiè xie le。

Thanks so much, then.

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