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
nán difficult
lián even
jiāo to teach
编织 biānzhī to knit
有意思 yǒu yìsi enjoyable
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
mián cotton
图案 tú'àn pattern