kuài zi
筷子
bù hǎo
不好
I Can't Use Chopsticks Well
dà wèi大卫yòngkuài zi筷子jiājiǎo zi饺子zǒng shì总是jiābú zhù不住liú nà刘娜jiāomàn màn慢慢liàn xí练习

David keeps dropping dumplings when he tries to pick them up with chopsticks, so Liu Na teaches him to practice slowly.

大卫
lǎo shī老师yòngkuài zi筷子deshí hòu时候jiǎo zi饺子zǒng shì总是pǎo

Teacher, whenever I use chopsticks, the dumplings always get away from me.

刘娜
hā hā哈哈jiǎo zi饺子bù xiǎng不想ràngchī

Haha, maybe the dumplings don't want you to eat them.

大卫
jiālesān cì三次jiǎo zi饺子sān cì三次dōudiàole

I tried picking one up three times, and it fell three times.

刘娜
biézháo jí着急kànkuài zi筷子yàozhè yàng这样

Don't worry. Watch me. You need to hold the chopsticks like this.

大卫
zhè yàng这样mahǎonána

Like this? It's so hard.

刘娜
duìmàn màn lái慢慢来xiānjiādedōng xī东西

Yes. Take it slowly and start by picking up bigger things.

大卫
mā mā妈妈yòngkuài zi筷子yòngdehěnhǎoshìzhōng guó rén中国人

My mom is very good at using chopsticks. She's Chinese.

刘娜
kě yǐ可以ràngmā mā妈妈jiāotiān tiān天天liàn xí练习

Then you can ask your mom to teach you and practice every day.

大卫
hǎoyàoyòngkuài zi筷子chī fàn吃饭bù yòng不用shǒu

Okay! I want to eat with chopsticks, not with my hands.

刘娜
zàizhōng guó中国hěn duō很多hái zi孩子cóng xiǎo从小jiùyòngkuài zi筷子

In China, many children start using chopsticks when they're very young.

大卫
xiàn zài现在shìxiǎo hái zi小孩子hā hā哈哈

Then I'm a little kid now, haha!

刘娜
méi guān xì没关系hěn kuài很快jiùhuìyòngdehěn hǎo很好

That's okay. You'll get good at using them very soon.

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