Category: Chinese Conversation

A:我看不到书。 B:把灯打开。 A:灯已经开着了。 B:打开这本书。 A:书本也打开了。 B:你要去看眼科医生。 A:这是我要做的。 B:他会给你一个眼镜。 A:我明天会预约一个医生。 B:我可以在网上搜索你附近的医生。 A:请告诉我医生的电话号码。 B:我会大声地告诉你。 A: I can’t read my book. B: Please

A: 油已经热了。
B: 那就把菜倒进去。B: You know Y, I’ve got a taste for this cooking lark. What are you doing for dinner tonight? Fancy a secret recipe of herbs and spices?
Y: Err, perhaps I’ll quit while I’m ahead, better not tempt fate too much.
B: So it’s back to the drawing board. Let’s see what sort of response our listeners have to today’s question.

A: 需要帮忙吗？
B: 好啊。往锅里放点儿油。B: I can see the cooking oil, you2, is nice and hot, let’s add the veggies.
Y: Run that past me again B, this time in Chinese, you can say 把菜倒进去
B: ba3 cai4 dao4 jin4 qu4.
Y: cai4 means vegetables,
B: cai4,
Y: dao4 jin4 qu4 means to put into the wok,
B: dao4 jin4 qu4.
Y: ba3 cai4 dao4 jin4 qu4.
B: ba3 cai4 dao4 jin4 qu4. Add the veggies.

A: 都洗干净了。然后呢？
B: 把菜切一下。B: Ready for action, wher’s the cooking oil?
Y: you mean, you2.
B: Dui, you2, the cooking oil…Let’s add some oil.
Y: Good idea, fang4 dian3er you3.
B: fang4 dian3er you3.
Y: fang4 means add,
B: fang4,
Y: dian3er means a little bit,
B: dian3er,
Y: you3, the cooking oil,
B: you3,
Y: fang4 dian3er you3.
B: fang4 dian3er you3. Add some oil.

A: 先把菜洗干净。
B: 好的。B: I’ve got a dao1, a knife. So next, let’s cut the veggies into small pieces.
Y: hao de. Ba3 cai4 qie1 yi2 xia4.
B: ba3 cai4 qie1 yi2 xia4.
Y: cai4 means vegetable,
B: cai4,
Y: qie1 yi2 xia4 means cut into small pieces,
B: qie1 yi2 xia4,
Y: Ba3 cai4 qie1 yi2 xia4
B: Ba3 cai4 qie1 yi2 xia4 Let’s cut the veggies into small pieces.

Chat attackasking the way

问路

(wènlù )A: Can you tell me how to get to Tsinghua University?

你能告诉我清华大学怎么走吗？

(nǐ nénɡ ɡàosù wǒ qīnɡhuá dàxué zěnme zǒu ma？ )