{"id":10864,"date":"2019-11-21T17:27:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/lesson-178-ask-for-help-2\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:27:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:27:47","slug":"lesson-178-ask-for-help-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/lesson-178-ask-for-help-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 178 Ask for Help 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Cam:&nbsp; It&rsquo;s help week this week on Chinese Studio&hellip; welcome everyone, wo shi Cam with my good friend Yajie laoshi.<br \/>  YJ:&nbsp; Foreigners need to know how to ask for help&hellip; it&rsquo;s very im<em><\/em>portant, whether you are at the supermarket, bank, or a restaurant.<br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; Right.&nbsp; So let&rsquo;s get started.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong>Key words of the day<\/strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Would you open the door for me, please? \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u5f00\u4e00\u4e0b\u95e8\u5417\uff1fCould someone please help!&nbsp; \u8c01\u6765\u5e2e\u5e2e\u6211\uff01You are welcome. \u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14 Can you fix the computer for me\uff1f \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1f All in today&rsquo;s Chinese Studio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Cam:&nbsp; There are many ways to ask for help Yajie, depending on the situation.&nbsp; If I am lifting a bunch of groceries in a supermarket, for example, and need someone to open the door for me&hellip; how do I say that in Chinese?<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Yajie: well you can say \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u5f00\u4e00\u4e0b\u95e8\u5417\uff1f<br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; neng2 bang1 wo3 kai1 yi2xia4 men2 ma?<br \/>  YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3, Can you help me<br \/>  Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3,<br \/>  YJ: kai1 yi2xia4, to open,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: kai1 yi2xia4<br \/>  YJ: men2 means door,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: men2.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: kai1 men2, to open the door,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: kai1 men2.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u5f00\u4e00\u4e0b\u95e8\u5417\uff1f<br \/>  Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 kai1 yi2xia4 men2 ma? Would you open the door for me, please?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Conversation1:<br \/>  \uff21\uff1a\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u5f00\u4e00\u4e0b\u95e8\u5417\uff1f<br \/>  \uff22\uff1a\u597d\u7684\u3002<br \/>  \uff21\uff1a\u8c22\u8c22\uff0c<br \/>  \uff22\uff1a\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14\u3002<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; Now if you were under lots of pressure, and trying to get something done, and nobody was helping you, you could yell &ldquo;Could somebody please help!!&rdquo;<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: Haha, you ARE asking for help!<br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; And how do I say that in Chinese?<br \/>  YJ: You can say \u8c01\u6765\u5e2e\u5e2e\u6211\uff01<br \/>  Cam: shei2 lai2 bang1 bang1 wo3!<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: shei2 originally means who, here it means someone,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam:shei2,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: lai2 means to come,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: lai2,<br \/>  YJ: bang1 bang1 has the same meaning with bang1, which means to help,<br \/>  Cam: bang1 bang1.<br \/>  YJ: wo3 means I<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: wo3.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: shei2 lai2 bang1 bang1 wo3!<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: shei2 lai2 bang1 bang1 wo3!<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: btw, it sounds like a question, but actually it&rsquo;s an exclamation.<br \/>  Cam: right, which means I DO need help from someone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Conversation2:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\uff21\uff1a\u8c01\u6765\u5e2e\u5e2e\u6211\uff01<br \/>  \uff22\uff1a\u600e\u4e48\u4e86\uff1f<br \/>  \uff21\uff1a\u6d3b\u513f\u592a\u591a\u4e86\uff0c\u6211\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u5e72\u4e0d\u8fc7\u6765\u3002<br \/>  \uff22\uff1a\u522b\u62c5\u5fc3\uff0c\u6211\u6765\u5e2e\u4f60\u3002\u3000<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Cam: After somebody helps me, I shall say fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. which means thanks a million.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Yajie: And they might say, you are welcome. \u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14\u3002<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: bu2 ke4qi .But I do need more help since my computer doesn&rsquo;t work, and I need someone to help me with that. YJ: you can say &ldquo;\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1f&rdquo;<br \/>  Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma?<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3, would you help me,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3,<br \/>  YJ:&nbsp; xiu1 yi2xia4, to fix,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; xiu1 yi2xia4<br \/>  YJ: dian4 nao3, computer,<br \/>  Cam: dian4 nao3<br \/>  YJ: xiu1 dian4 nao3, to fix the computer,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Cam: xiu1 dian4 nao3<br \/>  YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma?<br \/>  Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma? Can you fix the computer for me?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Conversation3:<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \uff21\uff1a\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1f<br \/>  \uff22\uff1a\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898\u3002\u3000<br \/>  \uff21\uff1a\u975e\u5e38\u611f\u8c22\u3002<br \/>  \uff22\uff1a\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14\u3002<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; line-height: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Key words reminder&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Would you open the door for me, please? \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u5f00\u4e00\u4e0b\u95e8\u5417\uff1fCould someone please help!&nbsp; \u8c01\u6765\u5e2e\u5e2e\u6211\uff01You are welcome. \u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14 Can you fix the computer for me\uff1f \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1f All in today&rsquo;s Chinese Studio. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-2048818634\"><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>Cam:&nbsp; It&rsquo;s help week this week on Chinese Studio&hellip; welcome everyone, wo shi Cam with my good friend Yajie laoshi.<br \/>\n  YJ:&nbsp; Foreigners need to know how to ask for help&hellip; it&rsquo;s very important, whether you are at the supermarket, bank, or a restaurant.<br \/>\n  Cam:&nbsp; Right.&nbsp; So let&rsquo;s get started.<\/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":[98],"class_list":["post-10864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spoken-chinese","tag-chinese-studio"],"views":151,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}