sì
四
shì
是
sì
四
,
shí
十
shì
是
shí
十
Four is Four, Ten is Ten
xiǎo měi小美liàn xí练习rào kǒu lìng绕口令,lǐ fāng李芳lǎo shī老师gǔ lì鼓励tā她。

Xiaomei practices a tongue twister, and Teacher Li encourages her.

李芳
xiǎo měi小美,jīn tiān今天wǒ men我们lái来zuò做shé tou舌头tǐ cāo体操,hǎo好ma吗?

Xiaomei, today let's do some tongue exercises, okay?

小美
hǎo好!shén me什么tǐ cāo体操?

Okay! What kind of exercises?

李芳
wǒ我jiāo教nǐ你yī jù一句rào kǒu lìng绕口令:“sì四shì是sì四,shí十shì是shí十”。

I'll teach you a tongue twister: “Four is four, ten is ten.”

小美
sì四shì是……shí十shì是……a啊,wǒ我shuō说luàn乱le了!

Four is… ten is… ah, I mixed it up!

李芳
méi guān xì没关系,xiān先màn慢yì diǎn一点,yī zì yī jù一字一句de地shuō说。

It's okay, go slowly first, say it word by word.

小美
sì四——shì是——sì四,shí十——shì是——shí十。

Four—is—four, ten—is—ten.

李芳
hěn很hǎo好!xiàn zài现在shāo wēi稍微kuài快yì diǎn一点shì试shì试。

Very good! Now try a little faster.

小美
sì四shì是shí十,shí十shì是sì四……zāo gāo糟糕!

Four is ten, ten is four… oh no!

李芳
hā hā哈哈,zài再shēn hū xī深呼吸,wǒ men我们zài再lái来,nǐ你yí dìng一定xíng行。

Haha, take a deep breath and try again, you can do it.

小美
sì shì sì四是四,shí shì shí十是十!chéng gōng成功le了!

Four is four, ten is ten! I did it!

Why use the app

Access 1,000+ dialogues and all study tools

Ask the AI, use repeat playback, save vocabulary, and track your progress

Full archive

1,000+ dialogues and 500+ Easy Mandarin News articles are available.

Smarter practice

Use repeat playback, adjust audio speed, and save words to flashcards.

Ask the AI

Get instant explanations for grammar, usage, and sentence structure.