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Jul 2025
16m 25s

Lesson 080. Sharing the Bill.

MELNYKS CHINESE
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There is a tradition in China when several friends are having a dinner in a restaurant, someone will try to pay the bill first. This lesson contains most of the vocabulary you will need in conversations when you want to buy someone a dinner/lunch or when someone wants to treat you. Please signup to access full … 
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