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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The Chinese don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but they do have a word for it: 感恩节 (gǎn ēn jié). You can impress your Chinese friends with your mastery of their language. You can watch the video here, and be sure to come back and use the audio-infused tables below to practice the sentences and vocabulary.
| Pinyin | Chinese | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 感恩节 | gǎn ēn jié | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| 吃南瓜派 | chī nán guā pài | Eat pumpkin pie | |
| 吃火鸡 | chī huǒ jī | Eat turkey | |
| Gulu-gulu-glee | Gulu-gulu-glee | Gobble gobble gobble | |
| 感恩 感恩 感恩节 | gǎn ēn gǎn ēn gǎn ēn jié | Thanks, thanks, thanks-giving | |
| 大家说 说谢谢 | dà jiā shuō shuō xiè xiè | Everyone says, say thank you | |
| 感恩节 | gǎn ēn jié | Thanks-giving | |
| 去奶奶家 | qù nǎi nǎi jiā | To grama’s house | |
| 看亲戚 | kàn qīn qī | See relatives | |
| 看查理布朗 | kàn chá lǐ bù lǎng | See Charlie Brown | |
| 感恩 感恩 感恩节 | gǎn ēn gǎn ēn gǎn ēn jié | Thanks, thanks, thanks-giving | |
| 大家说 说谢谢 | dà jiā shuō shuō xiè xiè | Everyone says, say thank you |
Vocabulary
| Pinyin | English | |
|---|---|---|
| 感恩 | gǎn ēn | grateful,thankful |
| 节 | jié | holiday |
| 吃 | chī | eat |
| 火鸡 | huǒ jī | turkey |
| 南瓜 | nán guā | pumpkin |
| 派 | pài | pie |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 说 | shuō | say |
| 谢谢 | xiè xiè | thank-you |
| 去 | qù | go |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nǎi | Gramma |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 看 | kàn | see |
| 亲戚 | qīn qī | relatives |
| 查理布朗 | chá lǐ bù lǎng | Charlie Brown |
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