B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan.
Y:  dajia hao wo shi Yajie.
B: You know Y, it was great being on our bikes last week, let’s hop in the car this week.
Y: First off, key words of the day.

Key words of the day
Car 汽车Can you drive? 你会开车吗？Driver’s license 驾照 Do you have a driver’s license? 你有驾照吗？Hop in 上车， hop out, 下车Steering wheel 方向盘  Seat belt 安全带Put your seat belt on 系好安全带All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: I remember zixingche is bicycle, so first up you better tell me what the word for car is Y.
Y: Mei wenti, no problem. Generally it’s called qi4 che1.
B: qi4 che1. And what about, can you drive?
Y: Dangran… bu4 hui4 le, of course I can’t. At least I know how to say that in Chinese… Here’s你会开车吗？
B:  ni3 hui4 kai1 che1 ma?
Y: ni3  means you,
B: ni3,
Y: hui4 means be able to do sth,
B:  hui4,
Y: kai1 che1 means drive a car,  
B: kai1 che1,
Y: the syllable ma is put at the end of a statement to form a question,
B: ma,
Y: ni3 hui4 kai1 che1 ma?
B: ni3 hui4 kai1 che1 ma?  Can you drive?

Conversation 1
A:  你会开车吗？
B:  还不会，我正在学呢.

B:  Being able to drive is one thing, having a driver’s license is another.
Y:  Sure is, you mean a  驾照。
B:  jia4 zhao4,
Y:  jia4 means driving,
B:  jia4,
Y: zhao4 means license,
B:  zhao4,
Y: so it’s a license for driving, jia4 zhao4, 
B:  jia4 zhao4. So, Y, do you have a driver’s license?
Y: Still working on it. You can ask:  你有驾照吗？
B:  ni2 you3 jia4 zhao4 ma?
Y: ni2 means you,
B:  ni2,
Y: and you3 means have, 
B:  you3,
Y: jia4 zhao4, driver’s license,
B: jia4 zhao4,
Y: ni2 you3 jia4 zhao4 ma?
B: ni2 you3 jia4 zhao4 ma? Do you have a driver’s license?

Conversation 2
A:  你有驾照吗？
B: 有啊。我上个月才拿到的。

B: Have license, will travel. Let’s hop in the car. How do I say that?
Y: That’s nice and easy.上车！
B: Let me try that shang4 che1.
Y:  shang4 means jump in,
B:  shang4,  
Y: che1 is car,
B: che1,
Y: shang4 che1.
B: shang4 che1. Hop in.   Then how about hop out?
Y:   it’s also quite easy: xia4 che1,
B: xia4 che1.
Y: as xia4 means get out,
B: xia4,
Y: che1 is car,
B: che1,
Y:  xia4 che1, 
B:  xia4 che1, hop out,

Conversation 3
A: 能送我一程吗？
B: 当然可以了。上车！

B: Time to learn a few parts of the car. What’s this thing in my hands, it goes round and round and points me in the right direction?
Y:  That’s the  方向盘。The steering wheel.
B:  fang1 xiang4 pan2, the steering wheel. And this thing here to keep me safe in case of an accident.
Y: That will be the  安全带seat belt. As an1 quan2 means safety in Chinese,
B:  an1 quan2 dai4. Well, put your seat belt on Y, we’re going for a spin.
Y: Tell me in Chinese B. 系好安全带。.
B:  ji4 hao3 an1 quan2 dai4.
Y: ji4 hao3  means buckle up,
B: ji4 hao3,
Y: an1 quan2 dai4. seat belt,
B: an1 quan2 dai4, 
Y:  ji4 hao3 an1 quan2 dai4.
B: ji4 hao3 an1 quan2 dai4. put on your seat belt,

Conversation 4
A: 系好安全带。咱们该走了。
B: 好了，走吧。

B: We’re strapped in and ready to hit the road.
Y: Well, we’ve got a question before we go. How do you say, “Do you have a driver’s license?” in Chinese of course.
B: And you can send us the correct answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. Lucky listener: Dam thi van Hong from Vietnam. Hong, you won yourself a prize. If you want to be as lucky as Hong…. Mingtian jian.
Y: Mingtian jian.