YJ: Perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day – Daijia hao, wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Wo shi Cam…. It’s been a good week Yajie, because I’m learning how to get around town in a taxi cab. But yesterday I was in a cab, and the traffic was horrible! I didn’t know how much longer it was going to take?
YJ: Why didn’t you ask him?
Cam: I didn’t know how!
YJ: Okay, then listen up!
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Lesson 074 – Taxi Cabs (2)
Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only wu3 fen1 zhong1 a day… welcome to Chinese Studio, I’m Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie – Cam, yesterday we learned how to tell a taxi driver wher you want to go. So, does that help you?
Cam: Well, it did. But I still need to learn how to say a few other things as well.
Yajie: Well, let’s check Key Words of the Day.
Lesson 073 – Taxi Cabs (1)
Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I’m Cam.
YJ: And I’m Yajie – Cam, you were telling me the other day that you were having a hard time getting around the city.
Cam: Yeah, I always need to bring a card with me that show the address of wher I want to go. And if I forget the card, I get lost!
YJ: That sounds like a good lesson for today.
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您 去哪儿?wher would you like to go? 去朝阳公园。Please take me to the Chaoyang Park. 医院 (yīyuàn),Hospital. 去那儿多长时间?(qù nàr duō cháng shíjiān) How long will it take to get there? 多少钱?(duōshao qián) How much is it?
All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Lesson 072 Revision of Expressions of Duration
Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Da4 jia1 hao3, Wo3 shi4 Cam.
YJ: Hi,everyone, wo3 shi4 YJ. It’s weekend again. Now it’s time for us to review, some useful expressions of duration we learned this past week. Let’s hear Sentences in the Week.
Lesson 071 How Long Will It Take to Get to Canada?
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!
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.