{"id":17058,"date":"2020-02-09T22:46:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T22:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/teaching-examination\/learn-chinesel14-is-available-2\/"},"modified":"2020-02-09T22:46:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T22:46:12","slug":"learn-chinesel14-is-available-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/learn-chinesel14-is-available-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn ChineseL14: Is … available?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tIn the dorm Dachuan and Gao Qiang are playing Chinese chess. Then the telephone rings, and Dachuan answers it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tDialogue One
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

wèi\u3000n\u01d0\u3000h\u01ceo
\t\u5582\uff0c \u4f60\u3000\u597d\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
Hello. \t<\/div>\n
n\u01d0\u3000h\u01ceo\u3000q\u01d0ng\u3000wèn\u3000xi\u01ceo\u3000qiáng\u3000zài\u3000ma
\t\u4f60\u3000\u597d\u3002\u3000\u8bf7\u3000 \u95ee\u3000\u3000\u5c0f\u3000\u3000\u5f3a\u3000\u3000\u5728\u3000 \u5417\uff1f \t<\/div>\n
Hello. Is Xiaoqiang there? \t<\/div>\n
xi\u01ceo\u3000qiáng\u3000n\u01d0\u3000d\u01ce\u3000cuò\u3000le\u3000zhèr\u3000méi\u3000y\u01d2u\u3000zhè\u3000ge\u3000rén
\t\u5c0f\u3000\u3000 \u5f3a\uff1f\u3000\u4f60\u3000\u6253\u3000\u9519\u3000 \u4e86\u3002\u8fd9\u513f\u3000 \u6ca1\u3000 \u6709\u3000\u3000\u8fd9\u3000 \u4e2a\u3000\u4eba\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
Xiaoqiang? Wrong number. There is no person here with such a name. \t<\/div>\n
xi\u01ceo qiáng\u3000shì\u3000w\u01d2\u3000de\u3000xi\u01ceo\u3000míng\u3000h\u01ceo\u3000de\u3000w\u01d2\u3000m\u01ce\u3000shàng\u3000lái
\t\u5c0f\u3000 \u5f3a\u3000\u3000 \u662f\u3000 \u6211\u3000 \u7684\u3000 \u5c0f\u3000\u3000\u540d\u3002\u3000\u597d\u3000 \u7684\uff0c \u6211\u3000 \u9a6c\u3000\u3000\u4e0a\u3000\u3000\u6765\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
Xiaoqiang is my nick name. Ok. I'm coming.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tDialogue Two
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

wèi\u3000n\u01d0\u3000h\u01ceo
\t\u5582\uff0c \u4f60\u3000\u597d\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
Hello. \t<\/div>\n
n\u01d0\u3000h\u01ceo\u3000q\u01d0ng\u3000 wèn\u3000g\u0101o\u3000qiáng\u3000 zài\u3000ma
\t\u4f60\u3000\u597d\u3002\u3000\u8bf7\u3000\u3000\u95ee\u3000\u3000\u9ad8\u3000\u3000\u5f3a\u3000\u3000\u5728\u3000 \u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

Hello. Is Gao Qiang in? \t<\/div>\n
zh\u0113n\u3000bù\u3000qi\u01ceo\u3000 t\u0101\u3000qù\u3000ch\u012b\u3000fàn\u3000le
\t\u771f\u3000\u3000 \u4e0d\u3000 \u5de7\uff0c\u3000\u4ed6\u3000\u53bb\u3000\u5403\u3000\u996d\u3000 \u4e86\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
Sorry, he is out at the moment. \t<\/div>\n
nà\u3000w\u01d2\u3000w\u01cen\u3000 yì\u3000 di\u01cenr\u3000zài\u3000d\u01ce\u3000g\u011bi\u3000 t\u0101\u3000xiè\u3000xie\u3000zài\u3000jiàn
\t\u90a3\u3000 \u6211\u3000 \u665a\u3000\u3000\u4e00\u3000\u70b9\u513f\u3000 \u518d\u3000 \u6253\u3000\u7ed9\u3000 \u4ed6\u3002\u8c22\u3000 \u8c22\uff0c \u518d\u3000\u89c1\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
I'll phone him later. Thanks. Bye. \t<\/div>\n
zài\u3000jiàn
\t\u518d\u3000 \u89c1\u3002<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

Bye.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tExplanation of difficult points <\/strong><\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

1. "\u5c0f……" and "\u8001……" \t<\/div>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

"\u5c0f……" (xi\u01ceo) is often used before surnames or given names as a type of nickname [e.g. in Dialogue 1, "\u9ad8\u5f3a" (g\u0101o qiáng) uses the nickname "\u5c0f\u5f3a" (xi\u01ceo qiáng)]. Another common way of making nicknames is by putting "\u8001" (l\u01ceo) before one's surname. Usually this is used with older men, for example, "\u8001\u738b" (l\u01ceo wáng).<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

2. "\u8fd9\u513f" and "\u8fd9" \t<\/div>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

"\u8fd9\u513f" (zhèr) versus "\u8fd9" (zhè): The first means "here", the second means "this". "\u8fd9\u513f" is the same as "\u8fd9\u91cc" (zhè l\u01d0).<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

3. \u771f \t<\/div>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

"\u771f" (zh\u0113n) means "really" and is often used before an adjective to signal emphasis.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

4. \u90a3 \t<\/div>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

"\u90a3" (nà) is defined in this dialogue as "in that case…".<\/div><\/p>\n