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Please see vocabulary, flash cards, grammar etc. for this lesson on: https://www.chinesepod.com/4588 Learn Mandarin From Movies Series is a push increase awareness of fun Chinese movies that can help you improve your Mandarin Chinese level. In this episode, we feature the movie 半个喜剧 (Almost a Comedy). The film follows the life of three young people who have different goals in life: one wants to say goodbye to single life, one wants to have a dissipated night before marriage, and one wants to set a firm footing in Beijing. Their frantic journey looks almost like a comedy. Key Vocabulary: 儿子 - érzi - son 阿姨 - āyí - auntie; maternal aunt; step-mother 朋友 - péngyou - friend 女朋友 - nǚpéngyǒu - girlfriend 意思 - yìsi - idea; opinion; meaning 姑娘 - gūniang - girl; young woman; young lady 名 - míng - name 大名 - dàmíng - full name 姓 - xìng - family name; surname 北京 - Běijīng - Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 哎哟 - āiyō - hey; ow; ouch Thank you for watching! For the FULL version of this video together with the complete lesson, visit our site chinesepod.com. Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos! =================================== Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! Save 15% on any subscription with promo code YOUTUBE. Visit https://chinesepod.com now. LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesep... READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/ (psst... use code "YOUTUBE" for 15% off a Premium Annual Account) #ChinesePod #LearnMandarinFromMovies #AlmostAComedy #Beginner #LearnChinese #SpeakChinese