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wéijīnscarf
厉害lìhaiamazing
毛衣máoyīsweater
比较bǐjiàocomparatively
nándifficult
liáneven
jiāoto teach
编织biānzhīto knit
有意思yǒu yìsienjoyable
zhēnneedle
毛线máoxiànyarn

Supplementary Vocabulary

帽子màozihat
手套shǒutàoglove
打毛衣dǎ máoyīto knit a sweater
羊毛yángmáowool
miáncotton
图案tú'ànpattern