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May Holiday I: Key Words of The Day
May Holiday I: Key Words of The Day
May Holiday I: Key Words of The Day
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May Holiday I
B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese
Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan.
Y: And, wo shi Y, ni hao B. What would you like to learn this week?
B: You know Y, we have a holiday coming up in a couple of weeks. I’d love to talk about what
to do in that time.
Y: Good idea, let’s check our key words of the day.
B: May Day Holiday is very soon Yajie, what do you call it in Chinese?
Y: it’s wu3 yi1 jie2.
B: Let me try that. wu5 yi1 jie2.
Y: wu3 means May,
B: wu3,
Y: yi1 means 1st,
B: yi1,
Y: wu3 yi1 May 1st,
B: wu3 yi1
Y: jie2 means holiday,
B: jie2,
Y: wu3 yi1 jie2.
B: wu3 yi1 jie2. May Day Holiday
Conversation 1
A: 五一节你休息几天?
B: 七天。你呢?
A: 我得加班,所以只能休息三天。
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Y: you3 means have,
B: you3,
Y: shen2me means what,
B: shen2me,
Y: ji4 hua4 means plan,
B: ji4 hua4.
Y: ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4 What are you planning?
B: ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4
Conversation 2
A: 五一节快到了,你有什么计划?
B: 我打算去草原看看。
B: So Yajie, ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4 What are you planning?
Y: Like I said, I haven’t decided yet. 我还没决定。
B: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4.
Y: wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: yet in Chinese is hai2,
B: yet,
Y: mei2 is short for mei you, which means not,
B: mei2,
Y: jue2 ding4, decide,
B: jue2 ding4.
Y: I haven’t decided yet in Chinese is: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4
B: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4.
Conversation 3
A: 五一节你有什么计划?
B: 我还没决定。
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B: lv3 xing2.
Y: wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2
B: wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2 I want to travel.
Conversation 4
A: 你呢?你有什么计划?
B: 我想去旅行。
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