Tag: Pronunciation

Lesson 170 Happy Spring Festival! (2)

Cam:  Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone… thanks for spending important Spring Festival days with us.
YJ:  We are learning all about China’s biggest festival this week, so let’s get started!

Key words of the day
dinner on lunar new year’s eve年夜饭 glutinous rice pudding, 年糕,jiao zi 饺子,set off firecrackers 放鞭炮,gift money, 压岁钱, all in today’s Chinese Studio

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I Can Speak Better Than Chinese Do

我说中文比中国人还标准

“她说我说的中文比中国人还标准。”瑞江明一脸骄傲的对我说。给与他这个评价的是他的一个中国朋友,当时他们在一起吃午饭,他随意说了一句“不知道”, 却招来朋友惊讶的目光,觉得他说这话的口音和地道的北京人没什么两样,后来朋友又让另一个外地同学说同样的话,却没有办法说出地道的口音。

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Lesson 151 X'mas-3

Yajie:  It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Christmas week on Chinese Studio.  Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam.  Yajie, one of my favorite parts of Christmas is Christmas dinner!  And I want to know how to say some of that delicious food in Chinese!
YJ: let’s first listen to key words of the day!

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Lesson 149 X'mas-1

Cam: Yajie, this is one of my favorite times of year.  It’s Christmas, and everybody is busy shopping for gifts.
YJ:  Yes, it’s a big holiday in the west.  Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone, wo shi Yajie.
Cam:  And wo shi Cam.  Christmas is coming up this weekend, so we are going to talk all about it on Chinese Studio.
Yajie:  Let’s get started.

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Lesson 148 Revision of Music

YJ:  Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI – Wo shi Yajie.
Cam : And wo shi Cam . Another weekend is coming. But before we kick back and relax, let’s review what we’ve learned this week.
YJ: Ok. Let’s check Sentences in the Week.
 
Sentences in the Week 

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