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.

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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.
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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。

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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.
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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.