Lessons 1-10 Mandarin Chinese Lesson 53: 懒惰 Lazy

你 不 应该 这么 懒惰。 You shouldn't be so lazy.
Nǐ bù yīnggāi zhème lǎnduò.
You not should so lazy.

刘 先生 不 应该 这么 懒惰。 Mr. Liu shouldn't be so lazy.
Liú xiānsheng bù yīnggāi zhème lǎnduò.
Liu first-born not should so lazy.

你 的 同事 很 懒惰 吗? Are your coworkers very lazy?
Nǐ de tóngshì hěn lǎnduò ma?
You of same-affairs very lazy question?

我 是 一个 非常 懒惰 的 人。 I am an extremely lazy person.
Wǒ shì yígè fēicháng lǎnduò de rén.
I m one not-common lazy of person.

孙 小姐 努力 工作。 Ms. Sun works hard.
Sūn xiǎojiě nǔlì gōngzuò.
Sun little-big-sister exert-energy work.

郑 先生 十分 努力 工作。 Mr. Zheng works extremely hard.
Zhèng xiānsheng shífēn nǔlì gōngzuò.
Zheng first-born ten-measure exert-energy work.

学生们 努力 学习。The students study hard.
Xuéshēngmen nǔlì xuéxí.
Study-born-plural exert-energy work.

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