Show Notes
I spent the whole day running around yesterday —the supermarket, the library, meeting a friend…A bit tiring, but overall, it was a happy day.Let’s learn how to say “overall / in general” in Chinese. 总的来说 (zǒng de lái shuō) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。 Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
昨天我一整天都在外面跑来跑去。 Zuótiān wǒ yì zhěng tiān dōu zài wàimiàn pǎo lái pǎo qù.Yesterday I was running around outside the whole day.
早上去超市，中午去图书馆，下午又去见了朋友。 Zǎoshang qù chāoshì, zhōngwǔ qù túshūguǎn, xiàwǔ yòu qù jiàn le péngyou.In the morning I went to the supermarket, then to the library at noon,and in the afternoon I met a friend.
虽然有点儿累， Suīrán yǒu diǎnr lèi,Although I was a little tired,
但总的来说，昨天还挺开心的。 dàn zǒng de lái shuō, zuótiān hái tǐng kāixīn de. overall, it was a pretty good day.
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