{"id":10783,"date":"2019-11-18T07:20:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T07:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/lesson-101-travelling-1\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T07:20:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T07:20:09","slug":"lesson-101-travelling-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/lesson-101-travelling-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 101 &#8211; Travelling (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p align=\"left\">Yajie, one of the great things a<em><\/em>bout China is that it&rsquo;s  such a diverse country.&nbsp; I traveled around the country a few mo<em><\/em>nths ago,  and I loved it.<br \/>  YJ:&nbsp; That&rsquo;s great Cam &ndash; but how did you get around?<br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; I got the train for a bit, and an airplane as well.&nbsp; But I struggled, because I couldn&rsquo;t say those things in Chinese!<br \/>  Yajie: Well, stay tuned, because travel will be our topic this week on Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Words of the Day <br \/>  <\/strong>Train\u706b\u8f66 (huo3che1)\u3002 Plane  \u98de\u673a(fei1ji1)\u3002 Car \u6c7d\u8f66(qi4che1)\u3002 Bus\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66(gong1jiao1che)\u3002 Is this your first  time in Shanghai? \u8fd9\u662f\u4f60\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u6765\u4e0a\u6d77\u5417\uff1f(zhe4 shi4 ni3 di1yi1ci4 lai2 Shang4hai3  ma?) All in today&rsquo;s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n<p>YJ: First off, we need to teach you some different modes of  transportation.&nbsp; For instance, train, \u706b\u8f66 (huo3che1). The third tone and  the first tone. <br \/>  Cam: Train\u706b\u8f66 (huo3che1). <br \/>  YJ: \u98de\u673a(fei1ji1) is plane.<br \/>  Cam: \u98de\u673a(fei1ji1), all in the first tone, right? <br \/>  YJ: That&rsquo;s right. <br \/>  Cam: And what&rsquo;s the Chinese for car? <br \/>  YJ: It&rsquo;s\u6c7d\u8f66(qi4che1), the fourth tone, and the first tone.&nbsp; <br \/>  Cam: \u6c7d\u8f66(qi4che1). I haven&rsquo;t taken the bus yet in China&hellip;. but if I did, how would I say that? <br \/>  YJ: It&rsquo;s\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66(gong1jiao1che).<br \/>  Cam: \u516c\u4ea4\u8f66(gong1jiao1che).<br \/>  YJ: Now how a<em><\/em>bout having a quick review before we move to the next part? <br \/>  Cam: I like that idea. <br \/>  YJ: Ok. Train\u706b\u8f66 (huo3che1)\u3002 Plane \u98de\u673a(fei1ji1)\u3002 <br \/>  Cam: Train\u706b\u8f66 (huo3che1)\u3002 Plane \u98de\u673a(fei1ji1)\u3002 <br \/>  YJ: Car is \u6c7d\u8f66(qi4che1)\u3002Bus\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66(gong1jiao1che)\u3002<br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; Okay\u6c7d\u8f66 is car(qi4che1)\u3002Bus is \u516c\u4ea4\u8f66(gong1jiao1che)\u3002<\/p>\n<p>YJ: Cam, do you like traveling by plane? <br \/>  Cam: Yes. It&rsquo;s more efficient. But how do I ask this question in Chinese? <br \/>  YJ: You can say &ldquo;\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4e58\u98de\u673a\u65c5\u884c\u5417\uff1f(ni3 xi3huan cheng2 fei1ji1 l\u01da3xing2 ma?)&rdquo;<br \/>  Cam: \u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4e58\u98de\u673a\u65c5\u884c\u5417\uff1f(ni3 xi3huan cheng2 fei1ji1 l\u01da3xing2 ma?)&rdquo;<br \/>  YJ: \u4f60 (ni3) is&nbsp; you. <br \/>  Cam: \u4f60 (ni3).<br \/>  YJ: \u559c\u6b22 (xi3huan), like to.&nbsp; <br \/>  Cam: \u559c\u6b22 (xi3huan)<br \/>  YJ: \u4e58 \uff08cheng2\uff09means to ride. Here it means to take a plane.&nbsp; <br \/>  Cam: I see. \u4e58\uff08cheng2\uff09.<br \/>  YJ: and we learned plane just now, it&rsquo;s \u98de\u673a(fei1ji1). <br \/>  Cam: Right,\u98de\u673a(fei1ji1)<br \/>  YJ: \u65c5\u884c(l\u01da3xing2) means traveling. <br \/>  Cam: \u65c5\u884c(l\u01da3xing2).<br \/>  YJ: \u5417 (ma), question mark. <br \/>  Cam: \u5417 (ma)<br \/>  YJ: \u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4e58\u98de\u673a\u65c5\u884c\u5417\uff1f(ni3 xi3huan cheng2 fei1ji1 l\u01da3xing2 ma?)&rdquo;<br \/>  Cam: \u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4e58\u98de\u673a\u65c5\u884c\u5417\uff1f(ni3 xi3huan cheng2 fei1ji1 l\u01da3xing2 ma?)&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Conversation2:<\/p>\n<p>YJ: Cam, you went to Shanghai last month, right?<br \/>  Cam: I sure did,  Yajie.&nbsp; And some Chinese asked me &ldquo;Is this your first time in  Shanghai?&rdquo;, so&nbsp; what is the Chinese&rdquo;di yi ci&hellip;&rdquo; (muttering)<br \/>  YJ:\u8fd9\u662f\u4f60\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u6765\u4e0a\u6d77\u5417\uff1f(zhe4 shi4 ni3 di1yi1ci4 lai2 shang4hai3 ma?)<br \/>  Cam: Right, now I remember&hellip;\u8fd9\u662f\u4f60\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u6765\u4e0a\u6d77\u5417\uff1f(zhe4 shi4 ni3 di1yi1ci4 lai2 shang4hai3 ma?) <br \/>  YJ:  Although you&rsquo;ve been familiar with the sentence, I need to explain word  by word for our listeners. So would you like to read with me, Cam? <br \/>  Cam: oh, I&rsquo;d love to. <br \/>  YJ: Ok&hellip; First, \u8fd9 (zhe4), this. <br \/>  Cam: \u8fd9 (zhe4)<br \/>  YJ: \u662f (shi4), is.<br \/>  Cam: \u662f(shi4)<br \/>  YJ: \u4f60 (ni3) is you. <br \/>  Cam: \u4f60 (ni3)<br \/>  YJ: \u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21 (di1yi1ci4), the first time. <br \/>  Cam: \u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21 (di1yi1ci4),<br \/>  YJ: \u6765 (lai2), to come.<br \/>  Cam: \u6765 (lai2)<br \/>  YJ: \u4e0a\u6d77 (Shang4hai3)<br \/>  Cam: \u4e0a\u6d77 (Shang4hai3)<br \/>  YJ: \u8fd9\u662f\u4f60\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u6765\u4e0a\u6d77\u5417\uff1f(zhe4 shi4 ni3 di1yi1ci4 lai2 Shang4hai3 ma?)<br \/>  Cam: \u8fd9\u662f\u4f60\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u6765\u4e0a\u6d77\u5417\uff1f(zhe4 shi4 ni3 di1yi1ci4 lai2 Shang4hai3 ma?) Is this your first time in Shanghai?<\/p>\n<p>Conversation3:<\/p>\n<p>Key Words Reminder <br \/>  Train\u706b\u8f66 (huo3che1)\u3002 Plane \u98de\u673a(fei1ji1)\u3002 Car  \u6c7d\u8f66(qi4che1)\u3002 Bus\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66(gong1jiao1che)\u3002 Do you like traveling by plane?  \u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4e58\u98de\u673a\u65c5\u884c\u5417\uff1f(ni3 xi3huan cheng2 fei1ji1 l\u01da3xing2 ma?). Is this your first  time in Shanghai? \u8fd9\u662f\u4f60\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u6765\u4e0a\u6d77\u5417\uff1f(zhe4 shi4 ni3 di1yi1ci4 lai2 Shang4hai3  ma?)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-3716595911\"><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>Yajie, one of the great things about China is that it&rsquo;s  such a diverse country.&nbsp; I traveled around the country a few months ago,  and I loved it.<br \/>\n  YJ:&nbsp; That&rsquo;s great Cam &ndash; but how did you get around?<br \/>\n  Cam:&nbsp; I got the train for a bit, and an airplane as well.&nbsp; But I struggled, because I couldn&rsquo;t say those things in Chinese!<br \/>\n  Yajie: Well, stay tuned, because travel will be our topic this week on Chinese Studio.<\/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":[370,98,1385,1157],"class_list":["post-10783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spoken-chinese","tag-chinese-for","tag-chinese-studio","tag-teach-you","tag-to-teach"],"views":206,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10783\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}