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Jul 2024
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Newbie | I Want This

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A wee baby learning to talk. His first word, a loving 'mama.' The second, 'dada.' And then comes the 'gimme, gimme, gimme.' Well, you have to start somewhere. In this podcast, learn the phrase that will help you get what you want, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0966

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