Show Notes
It started raining when I went to buy breakfast this morning,so I thought, “Forget it — anyway, I still have bread at home.”Let’s learn how to say “anyway / in any case” in Chinese. 反正 (fǎn zhèng) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine. Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
今天早上我准备去买早餐，Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ zhǔnbèi qù mǎi zǎocān,This morning, I was getting ready to buy breakfast.
结果外面开始下雨了。Jiéguǒ wàimiàn kāishǐ xià yǔ le.But it started to rain outside.
我想了想，说：Wǒ xiǎng le xiǎng, shuō:I thought for a moment and said:
“算了，反正家里还有面包。”“Suàn le, fǎnzhèng jiālǐ hái yǒu miànbāo.”“Forget it — anyway, I still have some bread at home.”
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