Cam: Da4 jia1 hao3 . Good to have you with us again on Chinese Studio. Wo3 shi4 Cam.
YJ: Da4 jia1 hao3 ,wo3 shi4 YJ. Cam, one of my friends is leaving for Canada next week. So since you’re from there, can you tell me 去加拿大要多长时间(qu1 jia1 na2 da4 yao4 duo1 chang2 shi2 jian1)?
Cam: Whoa… you lost me there Yaj…
YJ: Well then listen to our key words of the day!
Category: Teaching & Examination
Lesson 070 How Long Have You Been Studying Chinese?
YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Hello, everybody, Da4 jia1 hao3. Wo3 shi4 Cam. YJ, can you do me a favor?
YJ: Sure! What is it?
Cam: Well, you see, all my Chinese friends know I’m studying Chinese, so they often ask me the same question- ‘how long have you been studying Chinese’? But I don’t know how to answer that in Chinese!
YJ: well, you’ll figure it out in today’s Chinese Studio.
Lesson 069 Expressions of Duration (I)
Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Da4 jia1 hao3, Wo3 shi4 Cam.
YJ: Hi, Wo3 shi4 YJ. Nice to have you with us again. I’m sure we’ll make a difference if we study for five minutes everyday.
Cam: Actually this is what we are going to learn today – some basic expressions of duration.
Lesson 068 Revision
Cam: Yajie, I have been busy studying all week for this week’s review lesson. Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone. I’m Cam.
YJ: Wo3 shi4 YJ. Cam, I want to see how much you’ve learned. Follow along with Sentences in the Week.
Lesson 067 Apartment
YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. Wo3 Shi4 YJ
Cam: Da4 Jia1 Hao3, Wo3 Shi4 Cam. Hi, YJ, I visited my friend last night. She has rented a nice apartment.
YJ: Oh, I’m looking for a place too. Could you tell me more about it?
Cam: Sure. But I need to look up some key words first.
Lesson 066 Talking about Family
YJ: Time again for Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I’m YJ.
Cam: Da4jia1 hao3. Hello everyone. Wo3 Shi4 Cam. In last lesson, we learned how to say there is something in some place with a verb ‘有’(you3) – y-ou, third tone, 有(you3).
YJ: Today we’ll show you how to use this sentence pattern to talk about family. First, Key Words of the Day.
Lesson 065 Visiting a Friend
YJ: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo3 shi4 YJ.
Cam:Da4 Jia1 hao3, Wo3 shi4 cam. It’s the beginning of the work week, although I am planning to visit a friend later this week.
YJ: Is he or she a Chinese friend?
Cam: Yeah… so I need to practice some new phrases.
Yaj: Good idea. First let’s check Key Words of the Day.
Lesson 064 Revision
Yajie: Dajia hao. Welcome to Chinese Studio!
Cam: Hello, everybody! Wo shi Cam. During this week we mainly focused on the topic of making invitations and requests. So this is our chance to practice what we’ve learned.
Yajie: Right. Let’s listen to sentences in the week.
Lesson 063 May I Use the Phone?
Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to this edition of Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Dajia hao. And I’m Cam.
Yajie: Today we are going to carry on learning how to send requests and win agreements.
Cam: Sounds good to me. Now first let’s check key words of the day.
Lesson 062 Sorry, I Won’t Go Inside.
Cam: Hello, daji hao! Welcome to Chinese Studio! Wo shi Cam.
Yajie: Dajia hao. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: In the last lesson we learned how to ask for help and making requests in Chinese. Now what if I want to say “no”, and refuse a request?
Yajie: Well, that wouldn’t be very easy! But it’s certainly something you’ll need to know. Let’s listen to Key Words of the Day.