Show Notes
When I went out this morning, I saw dark clouds and strong wind —it looked like it was going to rain soon. Let’s learn how to say “it seems / looks like” in Chinese. 看样子 (kàn yàngzi) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
今天早上我出门的时候，Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ chūmén de shíhou,This morning, when I went out,
看到天上有很多黑云。kàn dào tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō hēi yún.I saw lots of dark clouds in the sky.
风也越来越大。Fēng yě yuè lái yuè dà.The wind was getting stronger and stronger.
我心想：看样子一会儿要下雨了。Wǒ xīn xiǎng: kàn yàngzi yíhuìr yào xià yǔ le.I thought, “It looks like it’s going to rain soon.”
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