Category: Spoken Chinese

Lesson 049 Asking Questions (1)

Yajie: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the first Chinese Studio of the new week 欢乐汉语. I’m Yajie.
Allen: And I’m Allen. This week, we’ll be learning useful sentence structures for asking questions. For example, today we’ll be learning how to ask if someone has a certain profession.
Y: Yes. Remember, Allen, when you saw my friend and started asking me all these questions about her? You asked, “Is she a teacher?” because you thought she was so warm and kind? Well, today we’ll learn how to ask that question in Chinese. If you learn, maybe I’ll tell you the answer.
A: Really, then I’ll try my best. Let’s get started with the key words of the day.

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Lesson 048 Revision

Allen: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I’m Allen.
Y: And I’m YJ. It’s great to be able to share this weekend with you all.
A: Now let’s look back upon what we’ve learned this past week. First, Sentences in the Week.

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Lesson 047 You Should …

Allen: It’s time to perfect your Chinese in only 5 minutes. Ni men hao. Hello, everyone, I’m Allen.
Yajie: And 我是Yajie. Welcome to Chinese Studio. In the next 5 minutes, we’re going to learn how to say a person should do something in Chinese.
A: Let’s kick things off with our Key Words of the Day.

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