You are learning daily shanghai life: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (可以 structure + daily life phrases), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.
The small phrases that make Shanghai feel like home: asking permission, handling daily transactions, navigating the morning routine, and the courtesy expressions that transform interactions.
Seven interactions on one Shanghai afternoon — each one a small language moment:
At the café: 「不好意思，这个位子有人吗？」 — 「没有，随便坐！」
At the lane house gallery: 「可以拍照吗？」 — 「当然可以！」
In the crowd on Nanjing Road: 「借过一下，麻烦了。」 — people part.
At the bakery: 「麻烦你，帮我推荐一下，什么最好吃？」 — the baker becomes animated, listing three things at once.
At the door of the restaurant: 「你先请。」 — the woman smiles and enters.
Leaving the shop: the owner says 「慢走！」 — the stranger turns and says 「谢谢！」 and means it.
In the taxi: the driver says something fast. 「不好意思，能说慢一点吗？」 The driver laughs and slows down. Everything continues.