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Y\/C: chun1 jie2 kuai4 l4, everyone, welcome to Chinese Studio. wo shi Yajie.,
C: and wo shi Cam. Today is the first day of Chinese lunar new year. Time for us to review words and phrases a<\/em>bout spring festival.
Y: let’s get started.<\/p>\n

Sentences in the week<\/strong> <\/span>
Spring festival, \u6625\u8282\uff0c happy spring festival \u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50\uff0c  This year is the year of the dog. \u4eca\u5e74\u662f\u72d7\u5e74 I wish you earn more money\u3000\u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22\uff0cI wish you good health, \u8eab\u4f53\u5065\u5eb7, all the best. \u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f all in today’s Chinese Studio<\/p>\n

C: Yajie, I think the first word we need to review is spring festival. <\/span>
Y: chun1 jie2, spring festival,
C: chun1 jie2. <\/span>
Y: it’s called Spring Festival because it starts at the beginning of Spring. Cam, what’s the Chinese for spring?
C: it’s chun1 tian1. <\/span>
Y: Yes, chun1 tian1, spring, or just chun1 for short. And festival is jie2 in Chinese. <\/span>
C: jie2. <\/span>
Y: chun1 jie2, spring festival.
C: chun1 jie2. Then how should I say when giving New Year’s greetings?
Y: a fairly easy one is chun1 jie2 kuai4 le4.\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50\u3002
C: chun1 jie2 kuai4 le4.
Y: chun1 jie2, spring festival,
C: chun1 jie2 <\/span>
Y: kuai4 le4 means happy,
C: kuai4 le4 <\/span>
Y: chun1 jie2 kuai4 le4 Happy Spring Festival. <\/span>
C: chun1 jie2 kuai4 le4<\/p>\n

Conversation1:<\/p>\n

A:  \u795d\u60a8\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50\uff01
B:\u3000\u4e5f\u795d\u60a8\u5168\u5bb6\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50\uff01<\/p>\n

C: Yajie, I heard that the Chinese animal signs are used for dating the years.
Y: Exactly. And it’s ba<\/em>sed on a 12-year cycle. <\/span>
C: Then what’s the animal for this year?
Y: it’s the year of the dog. So jin1 nian2 shi4 gou3 nian4. This year is the year of the dog. <\/span>
C: jin1 nian2 shi4 gou3 nian4.
Y: jin1 nian2, this year, <\/span>
C: jin1 nian2,
Y: shi4, is
C: shi4,
Y: gou3 means dog,
C: gou3,
Y: nian2 means year,
C: nian2
Y: jin1 nian2 shi4 gou3 nian4.
C: jin1 nian2 shi4 gou3 nian4. this year is the year of the dog<\/p>\n

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

A: \u4eca\u5e74\u662f\u72d7\u5e74\uff0c\u795d\u60a8\u8d22\u8fd0\u4ea8\u901a\u3002
B: \u795d\u60a8\u72d7\u5e74\u5927\u5409\u3002<\/p>\n

C: Yajie, let’s review these greetings. It would be very useful. <\/span>
Y: ok, the first one is "Gong1 Xi3 Fa1 Cai2" <\/span>
C: "Gong Xi Fa Cai" \u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22\uff0c
Y: which means I wish you earn more money.
C: Gong Xi Fa Ca
Y: if you want to wish someone good health, you can say “shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1.”
C: shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1.\u8eab\u4f53\u5065\u5eb7,
Y: shen1 ti3 means body,
C: shen1 ti3
Y: jian4 kang1, healthy,
C: jian4 kang1
Y: shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1 I wish you a fit body. <\/span>
C: shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1 Yajie, is there a Chinese equivalent for “All the best” ?
Y: sure, In Chinese it’s “wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4”
C: “wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4” \u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f\u3002
Y: wan4 shi4 means everything, the all,  <\/span>
C: wan4 shi4,
Y: ru2 yi4 means as one’s wishes,
C: ru2 yi4 <\/span>
Y: “wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4” All the best. <\/span>
C: “wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4”<\/p>\n

Co<\/em>nversation 3: <\/p>\n

A:\u3000\u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22\uff0c\u751f\u610f\u5174\u9686\u3002
B: \u795d\u60a8\u8eab\u4f53\u5065\u5eb7\uff0c\u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f\u3002\u3000<\/p>\n

Sentences in the week <\/span>
Spring festival, \u6625\u8282\uff0c happy spring festival \u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50\uff0c  This year is the year of the dog. \u4eca\u5e74\u662f\u72d7\u5e74 I wish you earn more money\u3000\u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22\uff0c\uff49wish you good health, \u8eab\u4f53\u5065\u5eb7, all the best. \u4e07\u4e8b\u5982\u610f all in today’s Chinese Studio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n