{"id":10781,"date":"2019-11-18T05:07:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T05:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/lesson-099-making-appointments-3\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T05:07:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T05:07:18","slug":"lesson-099-making-appointments-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/lesson-099-making-appointments-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 099 \u2013 Making Appointments (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p align=\"left\">Cam:&nbsp; It&rsquo;s time to perfect Chinese your way in o<em><\/em>nly five minutes a day.&nbsp; Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone.&nbsp; Wo shi Cam.<br \/>  YJ:&nbsp; And wo shi Yajie. Cam, we are learning all a<em><\/em>bout making appointments this week.<br \/>  Cam: Sure, Yajie. Let&rsquo;s check key words of the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Words of the Day<\/strong> <br \/>  Sorry, I am busy that day.  \u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u90a3\u5929\u6211\u6709\u4e8b\u3002(dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.) I will pick you up at  5:30. \u4e94\u70b9\u534a\u6211\u6765\u63a5\u4f60\u3002(wu3 dian3 ban4 wo3 lai2 jie3 ni3.) Shall we make it 9:30  instead? \u4e5d\u70b9\u534a\u600e\u4e48\u6837\uff1f(jiu3 dian3ban4 zen3meyang4?) All in today&rsquo;s Chinese  Studio.<\/p>\n<p>Cam: One of my Chinese friends asked me to come over and make some  dinner this Saturday. But I&rsquo;m busy that day. How do I say that? <br \/>  YJ: Well, I think you should say\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u90a3\u5929\u6211\u6709\u4e8b\u3002(dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.)<br \/>  Cam: Ok. I know \u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77(dui4buqi3) means sorry. <br \/>  YJ: Yes. \u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77(dui4buqi3), sorry. \u90a3 (nei4) means that. <br \/>  Cam: \u90a3 (nei4) <br \/>  YJ: \u5929 (tian1) means day. T-i-a-n, the first tone.&nbsp; <br \/>  Cam: Right, we&#8217;ve learnt that before.\u5929 (tian1). <br \/>  YJ: \u90a3\u5929 (nei4 tian1), that day. <br \/>  Cam: \u90a3\u5929 (nei4 tian1).&nbsp; <br \/>  YJ: \u6211(wo3) means I. <br \/>  Cam: \u6211(wo3). <br \/>  YJ:&nbsp; \u6709\u4e8b (you3 shi4) means you have something to do, which implies that you are busy. <br \/>  Cam: I see. \u6709\u4e8b (you3 shi4)<br \/>  YJ: \u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u90a3\u5929\u6211\u6709\u4e8b\u3002(dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.) Sorry, I am busy that day. <br \/>  Cam: \u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u90a3\u5929\u6211\u6709\u4e8b\u3002(dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.) Then how a<em><\/em>bout another day? How should I say that? <br \/>  YJ: You can say \u6539\u5929\u5427 (gai3 tian1 ba). \u6539\u5929(gai3 tian1) literally means change to another day. <br \/>  Cam: Easy. \u6539\u5929\u5427 (gai3 tian1 ba).<\/p>\n<p>  Conversation1:<\/p>\n<p>Cam: Now if I want to take a girl on a date Yajie&hellip;. How can I ask to pick her up at her house? <br \/>  YJ: Let&rsquo;s say you are going to pick her up at half past five, then it could be &ldquo;\u4e94\u70b9\u534a\u6211\u6765\u63a5\u4f60\u3002(wu3 dian3 ban4 wo3 lai2 jie3 ni3.)&rdquo;. <br \/>  Cam: \u4e94\u70b9\u534a\u6211\u6765\u63a5\u4f60\u3002(wu3 dian3 ban4 wo3 lai2 jie3 ni3.)<br \/>  YJ: \u4e94\u70b9\u534a (wu3 dian3 ban4) is half past five. <br \/>  Cam: \u4e94\u70b9\u534a (wu3 dian3 ban4<br \/>  YJ: \u6211 (wo3), I. <br \/>  Cam: \u6211 (wo3).<br \/>  YJ: \u6765 (lai2), to come. <br \/>  Cam: \u6765(lai2). <br \/>  YJ: \u63a5 (jie1), to pick someone up. The first tone. <br \/>  Cam: \u63a5(jie1)<br \/>  YJ: \u4f60 (ni3), you. <br \/>  Cam: \u4f60 (ni3)<br \/>  YJ: \u4e94\u70b9\u534a\u6211\u6765\u63a5\u4f60\u3002(wu3 dian3 ban4 wo3 lai2 jie3 ni3.)<br \/>  Cam: \u4e94\u70b9\u534a\u6211\u6765\u63a5\u4f60\u3002(wu3 dian3 ban4 wo3 lai2 jie3 ni3.) I will pick you up at 5:30.<\/p>\n<p>Conversation2:<\/p>\n<p>Cam: Okay, 5:30 is a little bit early for me.&nbsp; So what if I want to  make the time later?&nbsp; How can I say, can we make it 9:30 instead?<br \/>  YJ: Ok. I think you can say &ldquo;\u4e5d\u70b9\u534a\u600e\u4e48\u6837\uff1f(jiu3 dian3ban4 zen3meyang4?)&rdquo; Shall we make it 9:30 instead?<br \/>  Cam: \u4e5d\u70b9\u534a\u600e\u4e48\u6837\uff1f(jiu3 dian3ban4 zen3meyang4?) <br \/>  YJ: \u4e5d\u70b9\u534a (jiu3 dian3ban4) is half past nine. <br \/>  Cam: \u4e5d\u70b9\u534a (jiu3 dian3ban4). <br \/>  YJ: \u600e\u4e48\u6837(zen3meyang4) means &ldquo;how a<em><\/em>bout&rdquo;?<br \/>  Cam: \u600e\u4e48\u6837(zen3meyang4)<br \/>  YJ: \u4e5d\u70b9\u534a\u600e\u4e48\u6837\uff1f(jiu3 dian3ban4 zen3meyang4?) <br \/>  Cam: \u4e5d\u70b9\u534a\u600e\u4e48\u6837\uff1f(jiu3 dian3ban4 zen3meyang4?) how a<em><\/em>bout half past nine?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Conversation3:<\/p>\n<p>Key Words Reminder <br \/>  Sorry, I am busy that day.  \u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u90a3\u5929\u6211\u6709\u4e8b\u3002(dui4buqi3, nei4 tian1 wo3 you3 shi4.) I will pick you up at  5:30. \u4e94\u70b9\u534a\u6211\u6765\u63a5\u4f60\u3002(wu3 dian3 ban4 wo3 lai2 jie3 ni3.) Shall we make it 9:30  instead? \u4e5d\u70b9\u534a\u600e\u4e48\u6837\uff1f(jiu3 dian3ban4 zen3meyang4?) All in today&rsquo;s Chinese  Studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-4107220530\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cam:&nbsp; It&rsquo;s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day.&nbsp; Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone.&nbsp; Wo shi Cam.<br \/>\n  YJ:&nbsp; And wo shi Yajie. Cam, we are learning all about making appointments this week.<br \/>\n  Cam: Sure, Yajie. Let&rsquo;s check key words of the day.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2853],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-10781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spoken-chinese","tag-chinese-studio"],"views":144,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}