Marathons in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about Marathons in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你跑过马拉松吗?Have you ever run a marathon?
  2. 你最远跑过多少公里?What's the furthest you've ever run?
  3. 你的配速大概是多少?Roughly what's your pace?
  4. 你想跑哪个城市的马拉松?Which city's marathon would you like to run?
  5. 你跑步的时候撞过墙吗?Have you ever hit the wall while running?
  6. 跑马拉松之前你怎么训练?How do you train for a marathon?
  7. 你在路边给别人加过油吗?Have you ever cheered on runners from the roadside?
  8. 你觉得为什么那么多人想跑马拉松?Why do you think so many people want to run a marathon?

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The Marathons word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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