Show Notes
On my way to work, I saw a new coffee shop and thought, “If the coffee is good, I’ll come again tomorrow.” And guess what? It really was! Let’s learn how to say “if / suppose” in Chinese. 要是 （yào shi) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
今天早上我去公司，Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ qù gōngsī,This morning, I went to the office.
路上看到一家新的咖啡店。Lùshang kàn dào yì jiā xīn de kāfēi diàn.On the way, I saw a new coffee shop.
我心想：要是咖啡好喝，我明天就再来。Wǒ xīn xiǎng: yào shi kāfēi hǎo hē, wǒ míngtiān jiù zài lái.I thought, “If the coffee is good, I’ll come again tomorrow.”
结果真的很好喝！Jiéguǒ zhēn de hěn hǎo hē!And it really was delicious!
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