{"id":10713,"date":"2019-11-15T09:28:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T09:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/lesson-023-here-039-s-a-present\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T09:28:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T09:28:25","slug":"lesson-023-here-039-s-a-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/lesson-023-here-039-s-a-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 023 Here's a Present."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in o<\/em>nly five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hi, everyone, I’m Cam. Ni hao ma?
Yajie: Hai xing\uff01Last time we learned some Spring Festival greetings.
Cam: Yes, during the Spring Festival you can say\u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50(zhù n\u01d0 ch\u016bnjié kuàilè)!
Yajie: Well done. \u795d\u4f60\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50(zhù n\u01d0 ch\u016bnjié kuàilè)! I wish you a happy Spring Festival.
Cam: Or they will send their best wishes by saying “\u795d\u60a8\u5168\u5bb6\u5e78\u798f\uff01(zhù nín quánji\u0101 xìngfú!)”.
Yajie: Right. Another saying is \u795d\u4f60\u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f\uff01 “All the best!” Today we’ll co<\/em>ntinue with the topic of celebrating holidays or birthdays. First let’s check our key words of the day!<\/p>\n

************Key words of the day<\/strong>
Today we’ll learn some popular holiday and birthday ex<\/em>pressions. \u6211\u9001\u4f60\u4e00\u4ef6\u793c\u7269\uff0c\u8bf7\u6536\u4e0b\u3002\u8c22\u8c22\u4f60\u7684\u793c\u7269\uff01\u60a8\u592a\u5ba2\u6c14\u4e86\u3002All in today’s Chinese Studio.\u3000<\/p>\n

Cam: In Canada, people usually bring a gift when attending a birthday party. Is it the same here in China?
Yajie: Yes. More and more people bring gifts for the birthday boy or girl.
Cam: What do you say in Chinese when you are presenting a gift?
Yajie: Well, you could say \u6211\u9001\u4f60\u4e00\u4ef6\u793c\u7269\uff0c\u8bf7\u6536\u4e0b(w\u01d2 sòng n\u01d0 yí jiàn l\u01d0wù, q\u01d0ng sh\u014duxià.)\u3002Literally it means “here’s a present, please accept it”.
Cam: Such a long sentence. This is going to be tough!
Yajie: Well. No worries. Let’s learn it one by one. \u6211 is I. We’ve learned it before. Right?
Cam: Yes. \u6211 (w\u01d2) is I. And \u4f60(n\u01d0) is you.
Yajie: Exactly. \u9001 is a verb. It means sending. \u9001, s-o-n-g, the fourth tone. \u9001.
Cam: \u9001(sòng).
Yajie: \u4e00is the number one.  It means you are giving one present.
Cam: yi
Yajie: \u4ef6, here is a measure word. Generally speaking it means piece. \u4ef6, j-i-a-n, the fourth tone.
Cam:\u4e00\u4ef6 (yí jiàn).
Yajie: Here comes the word \u793c\u7269(l\u01d0wù), gift. \u793c, l-i, the third tone. \u7269, w-u, the forth tone. \u793c\u7269(l\u01d0wù)
Cam: \u793c\u7269(l\u01d0wù).<\/p>\n

Yajie: \u8bf7\u6536\u4e0bmeans please accept it! \u8bf7, the third tone, means please.
Cam: \u8bf7 (q\u01d0ng).
Yajie: \u6536\u4e0b, accept it. \u6536, s-h-o-u, the first tone..
Cam: \u6536 (sh\u014du).
Yajie:\u4e0b, xià.
Cam: \u4e0b(xià).
Yajie: \u8bf7\u6536\u4e0b(sh\u014du xià). Please accept it.
Yajie: So together\u6211\u9001\u4f60\u4e00\u4ef6\u793c\u7269\uff0c\u8bf7\u6536\u4e0b
Cam: w\u01d2 sòng n\u01d0 yí jiàn l\u01d0wù, q\u01d0ng sh\u014duxià<\/p>\n

Yajie: Well, from the co<\/em>nversation you may learn the answer to\u6211\u9001\u60a8\u4e00\u4ef6\u793c\u7269could be \u8c22\u8c22\u4f60\u7684\u793c\u7269\uff01\u60a8\u592a\u5ba2\u6c14\u4e86Thank you for your present, that’s very kind of you.
Cam: \u8c22\u8c22\u4f60\u7684\u793c\u7269, \u60a8\u592a\u5ba2\u6c14\u4e86(xièxie).<\/p>\n

**********Key words reminder
Today we’ve learned some popular holiday and birthday ex<\/em>pressions.\u6211\u9001\u4f60\u4e00\u4ef6\u793c\u7269\uff0c\u8bf7\u6536\u4e0b. Here’s a present. Please accept it. \u8c22\u8c22\u4f60\u7684\u793c\u7269\uff01\u60a8\u592a\u5ba2\u6c14\u4e86\u3002 Thank you for your gift. That’s very kind of you.<\/div>\n