| 四 是 四，十 是 十 |
| (sì shì sì, shí shì shí) |
| 十 四 是 十 四, 四 十 是 四 十 |
| (shí sì shì shí sì sì shí shì sì shí) |
| 十 四 不 是 四 十, 四 十 不 是 十 四 |
| (shí sì bú shì sì shí sì shí bú shì shí sì) |
| Hey, guys! Welcome back. I’m Kate. Today, we are going to learn a very popular Chinese tongue twister. Let’s just get started. |
| The first sentence… |
| 四 是 四，十 是 十 |
| (sì shì sì, shí shì shí) |
| 四 (Sì) means “four,” four. |
| 四 |
| (Sì) |
| 四 |
| (Sì) |
| And… |
| 是 |
| (shì) |
| 是 |
| (shì) |
| 是 (Shì) means “is,” is, is. |
| 四 是 四 (Sì shì sì) means “four is four,” four is four. |
| And 十 是 十 (shí shì shí) means “ten is ten,” ten is ten. |
| 十 (Shí), 十 (shí), the second tone, the second tone, 是 (shì), 是 (shì). |
| 十 是 十 |
| (shí shì shí) |
| 十 是 十 |
| (shí shì shí) |
| 十 (Shí) means “ten.” |
| 是 (Shì) means “is.” |
| “Ten is ten.” |
| 十 是 十 |
| (shí shì shí) |
| So, the whole sentence will be… |
| 四 是 四，十 是 十 |
| (sì shì sì, shí shì shí) |
| Let’s try again… |
| 四 是 四，十 是 十 |
| (sì shì sì, shí shì shí) |
| Very good! |
| Next one… |
| 十 四 是 十 四 |
| (shí sì shì shí sì) |
| 十 四 是 十 四 |
| (shí sì shì shí sì) |
| 十 四 (Shí sì) means “fourteen,” fourteen, fourteen. Very good! |
| 十 四 |
| (Shí sì) |
| 十 四 |
| (Shí sì) |
| So, 十 四 是 十 四 (shí sì shì shí sì) means “fourteen is fourteen,” fourteen is fourteen. |
| 十 四 是 十 四 |
| (shí sì shì shí sì) |
| Next one… |
| 四 十 是 四 十 |
| (sì shí shì sì shí) |
| 四 十 是 四 十 |
| (sì shí shì sì shí) |
| 四 十 是 四 十 (Sì shí shì sì shí) means “forty is forty,” forty is forty. |
| Okay, please pay attention… |
| 四 十 |
| (sì shí) |
| 四 十 (sì shí) “forty,” forty. |
| 十 四 |
| (shí sì) |
| 十 四 (Shí sì) means “fourteen,” fourteen. |
| Forty and fourteen. Forty and fourteen. |
| So… |
| 四 十 是 四 十 |
| (sì shí shì sì shí) |
| “Forty is forty.” |
| Very good! |
| Next one… |
| 十 四 不 是 四 十 |
| (shí sì bù shì sì shí) |
| 十 四 不 是 四 十 |
| (shí sì bù shì sì shí) |
| “Fourteen is not forty.” |
| Fourteen is not forty. |
| We just learned this, right? |
| 十 四 (Shí sì) means “fourteen.” |
| 四 十 (Sì shí) means “forty,” right? |
| So… |
| 十 四 不 是 四 十 |
| (shí sì bù shì sì shí) |
| “Fourteen is not forty.” |
| Fourteen is not forty. |
| 不 是 (Bù shì) means “is not,” is not, isn’t, isn’t, 不 是 (bù shì), 不 是 (bù shì). |
| 是 (Shì) means “is.” |
| 不 是 (Bù shì) means “isn’t,” isn’t. |
| So, let’s try the whole sentence again. |
| 十 四 不 是 四 十 |
| (shí sì bù shì sì shí) |
| 十 四 不 是 四 十 |
| (shí sì bù shì sì shí) |
| The last one, the last one… |
| 四 十 不 是 十 四 |
| (sì shí bú shì shí sì) |
| 四 十 不 是 十 四 |
| (sì shí bú shì shí sì) |
| 四 十 (Sì shí) means “forty,” forty. |
| 不 是 (Bú shì), 不 是 (bú shì) means “isn’t,” isn’t. |
| And 十 四 (shí sì), 十 四 (shí sì) means “fourteen,” fourteen. |
| 四 十 不 是 十 四 |
| (sì shí bú shì shí sì) |
| “Forty is not fourteen.” |
| All right, so this is the whole tongue twister. Do you like it? |
| And let’s try the whole tongue twister again… |
| 四 是 四，十 是 十 |
| (sì shì sì, shí shì shí) |
| 十 四 是 十 四, 四 十 是 四 十 |
| (shí sì shì shí sì sì shí shì sì shí) |
| 十 四 不 是 四 十, 四 十 不 是 十 四 |
| (shí sì bú shì sì shí sì shí bú shì shí sì) |
| All right, so this is today’s Chinese class. I hope you guys like it. If you like it, please don’t forget to give me a thumbs up and subscribe. Bye-bye! |
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