kuài zi
筷子
ná
拿
bù hǎo
不好
I Can't Use Chopsticks Well
dà wèi大卫yòng用kuài zi筷子jiā夹jiǎo zi饺子zǒng shì总是jiā夹bú zhù不住,liú nà刘娜jiāo教tā他màn 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,wǒ我yòng用kuài zi筷子de的shí hòu时候,jiǎo zi饺子zǒng shì总是pǎo跑。

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ràng让nǐ你chī吃tā它。

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

大卫
wǒ我jiā夹le了sān cì三次,jiǎo zi饺子sān cì三次dōu都diào掉le了。

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

刘娜
bié别zháo jí着急,nǐ你kàn看wǒ我,kuài zi筷子yào要zhè yàng这样ná拿。

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

大卫
zhè yàng这样ma吗?hǎo好nán难a啊。

Like this? It's so hard.

刘娜
duì对,màn màn lái慢慢来,xiān先jiā夹dà大de的dōng xī东西。

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

大卫
wǒ我mā mā妈妈yòng用kuài zi筷子yòng用de得hěn很hǎo好,tā她shì是zhōng guó rén中国人。

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

刘娜
nà那nǐ你kě yǐ可以ràng让mā mā妈妈jiāo教nǐ你,tiān tiān天天liàn xí练习。

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

大卫
hǎo好!wǒ我yào要yòng用kuài zi筷子chī fàn吃饭,bù yòng不用shǒu手。

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

刘娜
zài在zhōng guó中国,hěn duō很多hái zi孩子cóng xiǎo从小jiù就yòng用kuài zi筷子。

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

大卫
nà那wǒ我xiàn zài现在shì是xiǎo 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,nǐ你hěn kuài很快jiù就huì会yòng用de得hěn hǎo很好。

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

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