Intermediate - Knitting a Scarf (C0826)

A 苏阿姨,你的围巾真好看,哪儿买的?
Sū āyí, nǐ de wéijīn zhēn hǎokàn, nǎr mǎi de?
AuntySue, your scarf is really nice, where did you buy it?
B 我自己织的。
wǒ zìjǐ zhī de.
I knitted it myself.
A 是吗?真厉害!
shì ma? zhēn lìhai!
Really? That's really amazing!
B 咳,围巾最好织。毛衣比较难。
hāi, wéijīn zuì hǎo zhī. máoyī bǐjiào nán.
Hey, scarves are the easiest to knit. Sweaters are more difficult.
A 我连围巾都不会织。
wǒ lián wéijīn dōu bùhuì zhī.
I can't even knit a scarf.
B 想学吗?我可以教你。编织很有意思的。
xiǎng xué ma? wǒ kěyǐ jiāo nǐ. biānzhī hěn yǒu yìsi de.
Would you like to learn? I can teach you. Knitting is really enjoyable.
A 好啊,针和毛线在哪儿买?
hǎo a. zhēn hé máoxiàn zài nǎr mǎi?
Sure, where do I buy the needles and the yarn?
B 我给你吧。
wǒ gěi nǐ ba.
I'll give you some.
A 太不好意思了。
tài bùhǎoyìsi le.
I'd feel bad.
B 没关系,我有好多呢。
méiguānxi, wǒ yǒu hǎo duō ne.
It's nothing, I have a lot.

Key Vocabulary

围巾 wéijīn scarf
厉害 lìhai amazing
毛衣 máoyī sweater
比较 bǐjiào comparatively
难 nán difficult
连 lián even
教 jiāo to teach
编织 biānzhī to knit
有意思 yǒu yìsi enjoyable
针 zhēn needle
毛线 máoxiàn yarn

Supplementary Vocabulary

帽子 màozi hat
手套 shǒutào glove
打毛衣 dǎ máoyī to knit a sweater
羊毛 yángmáo wool
棉 mián cotton
图案 tú'àn pattern