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If: 要是…(的话)

You and a friend are planning a hike tomorrow, but rain is forecast. Write a short dialogue in which you agree what to do in each case: if it rains, if it only drizzles, and if one of you oversleeps. Write 80–180 characters.

  • Spoken 'if' with 要是…(的话),就…
  • …的话 on its own (小雨的话)
  • 'Otherwise' with 要不
  • A strict condition with 只有…才

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0 characters · aim for 80–180

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