Show Notes
I was chatting with my friend about countries we want to visit,and I said, “Japan is one of the places I want to go the most.”Let’s learn how to say “one of…” in Chinese. ……之一 (zhī yī) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
昨天我和朋友聊天，Zuótiān wǒ hé péngyou liáotiān,Yesterday I was chatting with a friend,
我们说起最想去的国家。wǒmen shuō qǐ zuì xiǎng qù de guójiā.and we talked about the countries we most want to visit.
我说：“日本是我最想去的国家之一**。”**Wǒ shuō: “Rìběn shì wǒ zuì xiǎng qù de guójiā zhī yī.”I said, “Japan is one of the countries I most want to visit.”
朋友笑着说：“我也是！”Péngyou xiào zhe shuō: “Wǒ yě shì!”My friend laughed and said, “Me too!”
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