YJ: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day, welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI. Wo shi Yajie. Cam: And wo shi Cam. It’s been busy of late Yajie… we had Christmas, then New Years, and the Spring Festival is right around the corner! YJ: Yeah, we need a vacation from all these stressful holidays! Cam: Funny you should bring that up, because that’s what we’re going to talk about this week.
**************** Key Words of the Day Where do you want to go on vacation? 你想去哪儿度假? beach 海滩. I want to go to the beach on my vacation. 我想去海边度假. Skiing. 滑雪 Mountain climbing. 登山 All in today’s Chinese Studio. ****************
Yajie: So Cam… 你想去哪儿度假? Ni3 xiang3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4? Cam: Woah… you’ll have to explain that one. YJ: ok, it means where do you want to go on vacation. Cam: I see, YJ: ni3 means you, Cam: ni3, YJ: xiang3 qu4, want to go, Cam: xiang3 qu4 YJ: na3er, where, Cam: na3er YJ: du4 jia4 have a vacation, Cam: du4 jia4. YJ: 你想去哪儿度假? Ni3 xiang3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4? Cam: 你想去哪儿度假? Ni3 xiang3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4?. Where do you want to go on vacation?
Conversation 1: A:你想去哪儿度假? B:我想去九寨沟度假。 A:你呢?你想去哪儿度假? B:我只想呆在家里。
Cam: My favorite spot for vacation is definitely the beach. YJ: beach? I love beach. Cam: Yajie, what’s the Chinese for that? YJ: it’s hai3 tan1. 海滩. Cam: hai3 tan1. YJ: hai3 means the sea or the ocean, Cam: hai3, YJ: hai3 tan1, beach, Cam: hai3 tan1. So I want to go to hai3 tan1 on my vacation. YJ: Usually you should say hai3 bian1 in oral Chinese. Cam: So how do I say this sentence in Chinese? YJ: you can say我想去海边度假. Cam: wo3 xiang3 qu4 hai3 bian1 du4 jia4. YJ: wo3 xiang3 I want to do something, Cam: wo3 xiang3, YJ: qu4 hai3 bian1, go to the beach, Cam: qu4 hai3 bian1 YJ: du4 jia4, have a vacation. Cam: du4 jia4 YJ: wo3 da3 suan4 qu4 hai3 bian1 du4 jia4. Cam: wo3 da3 suan4 qu4 hai3 bian1 du4 jia4. I want to go to the beach on my vacation.
Conversation 2: A: 你想去哪儿度假? B: 我想去海边度假. A: 太好了,我想去海边度假. B: 那咱们就一起去吧。
Cam: Some people like to go skiing. Skiing is very popular in my hometown, and I know Beijing has some great ski hills as well. How do I say skiing in Chinese? YJ: we learned skiing before, it’s hua2 xue3. 滑雪 Cam: hua2 xue3. YJ: hua2, means to slide, Cam: hua2. YJ: xue3, means snow, Cam: xue3, snow. YJ: hua2 xue3, Cam:hua2 xue3. then what’s the Chinese for mountain climbing? YJ: you can say deng1 shan1. 登山 Cam: deng1 shan1. YJ: deng1 means to climb, Cam:deng1 YJ: shan1 means mountain, Cam: shan1. YJ: deng1 shan1. Cam: deng1 shan1. mountain-climbing,
Conversation 3: A: 你想去滑雪还是去登山? B: 我想去登山。
**************** Key Words Reminder Where do you want to go on vacation? 你想去哪儿度假? beach 海滩 . I want to go to the beach on my vacation. 我想去海边度假. Skiing. 滑雪 Mountain climbing. 登山 All in today’s Chinese Studio. ****************
Cam: Yajie, if we can’t actually go on vacation, at least we can talk about it! YJ: Good point. Now to our question of the day. How do you say “mountain climbing” in Chinese? Cam: See ya tomorrow! Yajie: Ming tian jian. |