Beginner Mandarin Chinese: Whatever! Who Cares?

You may have seen people who are either carefree or holding an indifferent attitude to almost everything. In this lesson, we will learn two authentic expressions regarding such characteristics. Click the photo below to watch today's video lesson and stick around for the useful Quiz afterwards.

Exercises in the Video:

1. A: Lìli, nǐ yào mǎi zhèime duō yīfu, zhèi xiē yīfu dōu hěn guì
A: 丽丽, 你要 买 这么 多 衣服，这 些 衣服 都 很 贵
ya!
呀！

B: Yòu bú shì wǒ fùqián, guǎn tā ne.
B: 又 不 是 我 付钱，管 他 呢。

Which of the following statements is true according to the dialogue? Please choose the best answer.

A. Lili is worried because she can't afford so many clothes.
B. Lili doesn't care about how much the clothes are.
C. Lili will pay for the clothes by herself.

2. A: LǐLan, zhè cì kǎoshì nǐ kǎo de zěnmeyàng?
A: 李兰， 这 次 考试 你 考 得 怎么样？

B: Méi guò.
B: 没 过。

A: Bú huì ba? Nà nǐ dǎsuàn zěnmebàn?
A: 不 会 吧？那 你 打算 怎么办？

B: Guǎn tā ne. It's just a test.
B: 管 他 呢。It's just a test.

Which of the following statements is true according to the dialogue? Please choose the best answer.

A. Li Lan is very annoyed because she didn't pass the exam.
B. Li Lan couldn't believe that she didn't pass the exam.
C. Li Lan thinks that it's not a big deal that she failed the exam.