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Allen:  Hi everyone! I’m Allen. Great to have you with us again on Chinese Studio.
Yajie: \u5927\u5bb6\u597d\u3002\u6211\u662fYJ. 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.<\/p>\n

Key Words of the Day
<\/strong>\u6211\u5f97\u51cf\u80a5, I have to lose weight,\u6211\u5f97\u8282\u98df, I have to diet, \u6211\u5f97\u8fd0\u52a8,  I have to exercise.  All in today’s Chinese studio.<\/p>\n

Y: today’s special word is \u5f97, which means have to.
A: How do you use it in a sentence? How does a person say they have to do something?
Y: Well, it’s actually a pretty simple construction. Take the name of the person you want to talk a<\/em>bout, or a pronoun, add \u5f97, and then add what it is the person have to do.
A: I’m starting to understand, Yajie, but could you give me some examples?
Y: Sure, for example.\u6211\u5f97\u51cf\u80a5, I have to lose weight. \u51cf,  to decrease, \u80a5, which means fat. So \u51cf\u80a5,  to lose weight.
A: But Yajie, you look good. I don’t think \u4f60\u5f97\u51cf\u80a5 (ni dei jian fei); I don’t think you have to lose weight.
Y: well, I’ve made up my mind.
A: Okay. But do you have a weight-loss plan?
Y: Sure I have.\u6211\u5f97\u8282\u98df, I have to diet. \u8282\u98dfmean to diet.
A: But Yajie, you already don’t eat a lot. I think \u4f60\u5f97\u8fd0\u52a8 (ni dei yun dong), I think you must exercise to really see any results. \u8fd0\u52a8 mean to exercise.
Y: Actually, Allen,  I like to exercise, while I don’t like to diet, so maybe I will take your advice. Now, let’s listen to a conversation.
  
Converstation1<\/p>\n

A: Yajie, (Wan shang yi qi chi fan, hao ma?), Let’s have dinner together tonight, okay?
Y: Sorry, \u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77, \u6211\u5f97\u53bb\u7ec3\u745c\u73c8. \u745c\u73c8, Yoga. \u7ec3, to practice. \u7ec3\u745c\u73c8, practice Yoga. Yoga is very popular in Beijing nowadays.
A: \u6211\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22\u745c\u73c8, I don’t like Yoga.
Y: Too bad. \u745c\u73c8 is a lot of fun. But I know \u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u6253\u7f51\u7403.I know you like playing tennis. \u7f51\u7403\uff0ctennis.
A: and I remember that we learned table tennis last time, which is ping pang qiu, right.
Y: yes.<\/p>\n

Co<\/em>nversation 2<\/p>\n

Y: You know what Allen, I also have a secret way to \u51cf\u80a5.
A: Really, what is it?
Y: \u4e70\u6f02\u4eae\u8863\u670d, Buy pretty clothes.
A: I know \u6f02\u4eae (piao liang) means pretty, and \u8863\u670d (yi fu) means clothes, but I have no idea what the co<\/em>nnection between pretty clothes and \u51cf\u80a5 (jian fei) is.
Y: Well, if you have \u6f02\u4eae\u8863\u670d, but they are too small, you’ll definitely make up your mind to\u51cf\u80a5.
A: Hmm… that’s interesting to know. How do you say pretty clothes again?
Y: \u6f02\u4eae\u8863\u670d.
A: \u6f02\u4eae\u8863\u670d, pretty clothes. Yajie, look at the time. \u6211\u4eec\u5f97\u8bf4\u518d\u89c1\u4e86 (Wo men dei shuo zai jian le), We have to say good-bye.
Y: Oh, I don’t like to say goodbye. \u6211\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22\u8bf4\u518d\u89c1\u3002<\/div>\n