Category: Teaching & Examination

Lesson 197 – Congratulations and wish I

YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone.  Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Dajia hao. Wo shi Cam. Yajie, we have been doing this show now for well over a year… that’s cause for a celebration!
YJ: It certainly is. Let’s get started.

Key words of the day
Congratulations! 祝贺你! This calls for a celebration. 这值得庆祝一下. I’m so happy for you. 我真为你高兴! All in today’s Chinese studio.

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Lesson 195 – Compliment III

YJ: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only wu fen zhong a day.  Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam. Yajie, wo zhen xian mu ni.
YJ: Why?
Cam: Because you are so good at Chinese!
YJ: Well, that’s because I’m Chinese!  Let’s learn other complimentary words.

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Lesson 193 – Compliment I

Cam: Dajia hao.  Welcome to Chinese Studio.  Wo shi Cam.
YJ: And I’m Yajie. Cam, you look great today.
Cam: Wow… thanks Yajie.  Why the compliment?
YJ:  Well, because that’s what we are going to be talking about all this week.
Cam:  You mean, how great I look today?
YJ: No, compliments!

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Lesson 191 -Haircut III

Cam: Dajia hao.  Welcome to Chinese Studio.  I am one of your hosts, Cam.
YJ: And I’m Yajie.
Cam: Yajie, you have beautiful hair… we’ve been talking about hair cuts all this week… you have straight hair with great volume, shall we say.
YJ:  Thank you Cam…
Cam:  We’ve been focusing on how men can ask for haircuts, so let’s learn a few words women can use when getting their hair styled.

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Lesson 189 – Haircut I

YJ: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam.  Yajie, one of the hardest things for a foreigner to do in China is get a haircut… especially if he or she doesn’t speak Chinese!
YJ:  Well, consider this a valuable lesson.
Cam: I can’t wait.

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