绕口令 (Ràokǒulìng) Tongue Twister (Beginner)
会与费 (Huì yǔ fèi) Can and Cost
Listen to the tongue twister
学 (xué): v to learn
会 (huì): v can/be able to
The Chinese tongue twister below is a very typical one which will help you practice the Chinese Pinyin pronunciation of “h” and “f.”
Shǒuyì xué búhuì,
手艺 学 不会，
When one can not learn a craft,
Cáiliào yòng de fèi.
材料 用 得 费。
Materials cost a lot.
Zhèng shì huì de búfèi,
正 是 会 的 不费，
It costs less when you know the craft,
Fèi de búhuì.
费 的 不会。
But it costs more when you don’t have the craft.
学 (xué): v to learn
Example:
A:Jiàqī nǐ xiǎng xuédiánr shénme ya?
假期 你 想 学点儿 什么 呀？
What do you want to learn during the holidays?
B:Wǒ xiǎng xué lādīngwǔ.
我 想 学 拉丁舞。
I want to learn Latin dance.
会 (huì): v can/be able to
Example:
Wǒ liùsuì de dìdi xiànzài huì yóuyǒng le.
我 六岁 的 弟弟 现在 会 游泳 了。
My six-year-old brother can swim now.
生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary
手艺 (shǒuyì): n craft
材料 (cáiliào): n material
费用 (fèiyong): v to cost
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