I’m back with another speaking challenge!

Same idea as last time: read the sentence, try saying it naturally in Chinese, and then write down what you came up with. You don't have to translate it word for word, and there's no single correct answer.

Try saying it out loud before looking at the comments. Chinese characters or pinyin are both fine.

Here's today's sentence:

“I was going to cook at home, but I realized I was missing a few ingredients, so I ordered takeout instead.”

Try your own version before reading the other answers. I'm curious to see how people express this one!

Hi guys,

I'm searching actually a good tutor for mandarin to practice my conversation and get feed back. I don't have much budget but 10 dollars per seance is the most I can afford. If anyone know a good tutor on preply or italki or any other plateform thanks.

Can I do a running thread here? I often have mini-questions about specific words occurring in certain contexts, or about grammatical details, and I don't want to start a new thread for each and every little thing I want to ask. I hope this is okay? I'll be posting each question as a top-level comment in this thread.

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Anyone has experience learning Chinese with a tutor on preply? I am looking for my kiddo’s supplementary tutor.