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Apr 2025
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Ep.139 🍰 Bitesize Basics 🍰  Did you sl...

Mindy Lin
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Did you sleep well last night? 😴🛏️ In this episode, Mindy and Joeru talk all about sleep—from going to bed and waking up, to feeling sleepy, oversleeping, and even dreaming! You’ll learn how to talk about your sleep habits in Mandarin and practice the super useful sentence pattern: 你昨天晚上睡得好嗎? (Did you sleep well last night?).

🎯 Today’s Topic: Everyday sleep vocabulary and how to talk about your sleeping habits in Mandarin

🗝 Key Sentence: 你昨天晚上睡得好嗎?(Nǐ zuótiān wǎnshàng shuì de hǎo ma?)

🗣 Listener Challenge:
你平常都幾點睡覺?幾點起床?
What’s your usual sleep schedule? Are you a night owl or an early bird? Tell us in Mandarin on Instagram @bitesize.chinese!

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