EP114 足球 Talk about football

EP117 足球 Talk about football

• Chinese 101:Basic expressions on talking about football

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Dialogue:

A:你会踢足球吗?

nǐ huì tī zú qiú ma?

Can you play football?

B:不会,不过我很喜欢看足球。

bú huì ,bú guò wǒ hěn xǐ huān kàn zú qiú。

No, but I like watching football games.

A:昨晚的比赛你看了吗?

zuó wǎn de bǐ sài nǐ kàn le ma?

Have you watched the football game last night?

B:看了,我觉得结果有些意外。

kàn le,wǒ jiào dé jié guǒ yǒu xiē yì wài。

Yes, I was suprised by the result.

A:但是过程还是很精彩的。

dàn shì guò chéng hái shì hěn jīng cǎi de。

But the process was wonderful.

Words & Expressions:

【踢】tī:kick

【足球】zú qiú:football, soccer

【昨晚】zuó wǎn: last night

【比赛】bǐ sài: game; competition ; tournament

【结果】jié guǒ: result

【意外】yì wài: surprise; accident

【过程】guò chéng: process

【精彩】jīng cǎi:wonderful, splendid

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