About Us   Jobs   Contact Us      


 
Google

Lesson 9 想去宾馆吗?
    2008-09-01 13:04:29     CRIENGLISH.com
 M: Hi everybody, dajia hao!
S: dajia hao! All together.
S/M: 大家好!
S: ML, 今天, today, jīntiān, we really will leave the airport.
M: Hao zhúyi. Good idea. Hao zhúyi. Wo tongyi. I agree, wo tongyi.
S: 我们去哪儿?
M: 我们去宾馆。Women qù bīnguǎn. Women qu ni de bin'guan.
S: na hao. Women qu wo de bin'guan. Good, we're going to my hotel. Women qu wo de bin'guan.
M: Did you hear the words for GO and HOTEL? 去QU QU qù. To go. Try it, qù qù qù. We don't have the u sound in English. It's like the u of tu in French.
S: To make this sound, remember how your grandmother used to pucker her lips to kiss you. Do the same and try to say "u".
M: Try it u u u. Now qu qu qu. Remember qù to go, is 4th tone. Qù.
S: And notice that in pinyin Q is pronounced like a hard, short 期. Listen, 去,qù. Hao! Back to the dialogue. Don't worry, we'll soon learn a word for HOTEL.
S: 我们去哪儿?
M: 我们去你的宾馆。
S: Women qu wo de bin'guan. Wode bin'guan. What does Binguan mean? 宾馆是什么意思?
M:宾馆是什么意思?shì SHI, to be, is. Shenme SHENME, shén me. Shenme means ‘what'. Yisi, yi si, means ‘meaning'. Shenme yisi? What meaning? Shenme yisi.
S: So, Bin'guan shi shenme yisi? What does bin'guan mean?
M: I'll give you a clue. Bīn BIN BIN bīn, here means ‘guest'. Guǎn GUAN, guǎn, ‘house', or ‘hall'. Guess what binguan means? Dui le, guesthouse, or hotel. Binguan.
S: Another word for ‘hotel' is ‘饭店', fandian. Fàn FAN fàn, means rice. diàn DIAN DIAN diàn, means shop, or inn, that's I-N-N, not I-N. Fandian, hotel. It also means restaurant. Let's have a break, then practice all this.
M: 我同意. I agree, wo tongyi.
S: Now, let's practice 去,to ‘go', 哪儿, ‘where?' and 什么意思。You people at home, answer with bin'guan or fandian.
M: Ready? 你去哪儿? Ni qu nǎr?
S: Wo qu fandian. Wo qu fandian.
M: Nimen, nimen qu nǎr?
S: Women, women qu bin'guan. Women qu bin'guan.
M: Why don't we add another place in here, Stuart?
S: Mei wenti, no problem, mei wenti.
M: Ok. 商店 shang SHANG SHANG shāng, means ‘business'. diàn DIAN diàn, meaning shop, like in fàndiàn. So, shangdian, shop. A question: Where is he going?
S: To the shop.
M:他去哪儿? Ta qu nǎr?
S:Ta qu shangdian. Ta qu shangdian.
M: Tamen qu nar? Tamen qu nǎr?
S: Tamen qu shangdian. Tamen qu shangdian.
M: Stuart, ni qu nǎr?
S: Wo qu xishoujian. Wo qu xishoujian.
M: Good, then we can leave the 机场。
S: So now we can say zai jian.
M: See you next time.
         Bookmark and Share
Recommend


CRIENGLISH.com claims the copyright of all material and information produced originally by our staff. All rights reserved. Reproduction of text for non-commercial purposes only is permitted provided that both the source and author are acknowledged and a notifying email is sent to us.

CRIENGLISH.com holds neither liability nor responsibility for materials attributed to any other source. Such information is provided as reportage and dissemination of information but does not necessarily reflect the opinion of or endorsement by CRI.

Also on our site
China | World
• Russian Natural Gas Supplies to Balkans Halted
• Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Friendly Fire in Gaza
• Polanski's Lawyers Seek to Have Sex Case Dismissed
• Foreign Journalists still Not Allowed into Gaza
• US VP-elect Joe Biden to Visit Pakistan
• China Curbs Overseas Trips on Public Expense
Business | Sports | SciTech
• China Issues Long-awaited 3G Licenses
• Wahaha, Danone Start Trademark Arbitration
• GM Reports 31 Percent Sales Decline in U.S. Market
• Call for More Overseas Talents
• Bulgarian Figure Skating Champion Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison
• China's Mission to Mars Set for Take-off
Life | Showbiz
• A Seemingly Endless Scandal
• Asian Art Top Show Kicks off in Beijing
• Behind-the-Scene Photos of "Look for a Star"
• Universal Pictures Movies Set New B.O. Record in 2008
• Tan Dun's Deep Pool of talent
• Top 10 Shows in 2008 
Webcast  
• China Drive, Afternoon, 2009-01-07
• China Drive, Afternoon, 2009-01-06
• China Drive, Morning, 2009-01-06
• Official Property Declaration System
• India handed over evidence of Mumbai attacks to Pakistan
• EU delegation holds talks to push for a cease-fire in Gaza
• Mubarak Meets with EU Troika on Gaza Situation
• Bush says any Gaza ceasefire must stop Hamas rocket fire
 
View the Messages