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Lesson 054 Asking about Jobs

Cam: Da Jia Hao. Wo shi Cam. Nice to have you again on Chinese Studio on China Radio International.
Yajie: and我是Yajie.Today we’ll learn how to ask about jobs. In fact there are quite a number of ways. But we’ll focus on one way, using the phrase 在哪儿.
Cam: Remember 在哪儿(zai4 nar3) literally means "at wher". We talked about how to use it when asking wher one lives.  But today, we tell you how to ask wher one works.  

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Lesson 053 where Do You Live?

Cam: 大家好, 我是Cam. Welcome to Chinese Studio.
Yajie: 欢迎收听《欢乐汉语》, 我是YJ. Cam, I’ve heard you rent a bigger apartment. Is that true?
Cam: Yes. And I’ll hold a party in the new flat this weekend. Do you want to join us?
Yajie: Of course. Tell me 你住在哪儿?
Cam: What does that mean?
Yajie: The answer is just in Key Words of the Day.  

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Lesson 052 Revision of Asking Qestions

Yajie: 大家好. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: 大家好. (dajia hao) wo shi Cam.  It’s time for us to look back at the past week and review what we’ve learned.
Yajie:  Let’s do it.

*************** Sentences in the week.
During this week we learned how to deliver a question in Chinese, both in the positive and the negative form. 她是老师吗?Is she a teacher?  今天你不去公司吗?Won’t you go to the company today? 长城, the Great Wall.烤鸭, Beijing Duck. 京剧, Beijing Opera. All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Lesson 051 Asking Qestions (3)

Yajie: Hello, every one. Welcome to Chinese Studio. 我是 Yajie.
Cam:大家好(dajia hao), 我是(wo shi) Cam. What’s on our agenda today, Yajie?
Yajie: Well, last time we learned how to ask questions in the negative form, and we’ll learn more about that today.
Cam: Perfect.

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Lesson 050 Asking Qestions (2)

Yajie: Hello everybody, welcome to Chinese Studio. 欢迎大家收听《欢乐汉语》。I’m Yajie.
Cam: 大家好!(dajiahao) I’m Cam. Last time we learned how to ask questions with positive responses. Today we will learn the negative form.
Yajie: First let’s check key words of the day.

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Lesson 049 Asking Questions (1)

Yajie: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the first Chinese Studio of the new week 欢乐汉语. I’m Yajie.
Allen: And I’m Allen. This week, we’ll be learning useful sentence structures for asking questions. For example, today we’ll be learning how to ask if someone has a certain profession.
Y: Yes. Remember, Allen, when you saw my friend and started asking me all these questions about her? You asked, “Is she a teacher?” because you thought she was so warm and kind? Well, today we’ll learn how to ask that question in Chinese. If you learn, maybe I’ll tell you the answer.
A: Really, then I’ll try my best. Let’s get started with the key words of the day.

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Lesson 048 Revision

Allen: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I’m Allen.
Y: And I’m YJ. It’s great to be able to share this weekend with you all.
A: Now let’s look back upon what we’ve learned this past week. First, Sentences in the Week.

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Lesson 047 You Should …

Allen: It’s time to perfect your Chinese in only 5 minutes. Ni men hao. Hello, everyone, I’m Allen.
Yajie: And 我是Yajie. Welcome to Chinese Studio. In the next 5 minutes, we’re going to learn how to say a person should do something in Chinese.
A: Let’s kick things off with our Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 046 Usages of "Dei"

Allen:  Hi everyone! I’m Allen. Great to have you with us again on Chinese Studio.
Yajie: 大家好。我是YJ. Today, we’ll learn another word in Chinese.
A: Yes, pay attention to the Key Words of the Day to see if you can figure out what special word we’ll be using throughout today’s lesson.

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Lesson 045 Hobbies

Y: Welcome to Chinese Studio. 欢迎收听《欢乐汉语》。我是Yajie. Actually, Cam is on his vacation touring China, so here with me, is our visiting-host: Allen!
A: Da jia hao. Hello, everyone. I’m Allen. In the next 5 minutes, we’ll learn how to talk about hobbies. First, Key Words of the Day.

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