EP113 自拍 Take a selfie

EP113 自拍 Take a selfie

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Dialogue:

A:我们来合个影吧!

wǒ men lái hé gè yǐng ba!

Let’s take a photo together!

B:好啊,找个路人给我们拍照吧。

hǎo ā,zhǎo gè lù rén gěi wǒ men pāi zhào ba。

Okay, let’s find some one who passes by to take it.

A:不用,我们自拍!来,看镜头,一,二,三~

bú yòng ,wǒ men zì pāi!lái,kàn jìng tóu,yī,èr,sān ~

No need. We'll take a selfie. Here we go, look at the camera, one, two, three!

B:拍得怎么样?

pāi de zěn me yàng?

How it looks?

A:你看一下。

nǐ kàn yī xià。

Have a look.

B:不错!你用微信发给我吧。

bú cuò !nǐ yòng wēi xìn fā gěi wǒ ba 。

Good! Send it to me through wechat.

Words & Expressions:

【合影】hé yǐng:group photo; photo together

【路人】lù rén: passerby ; stranger

【拍照】pāi zhào: photo, take a photo

【自拍】zì pāi: selfie

【镜头】jìng tóu: shot ; scene;camera lens

【微信】wēi xìn:wechat (Chinese versio of what’sapp)

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