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Work Review: Sentences in The Week
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Work Review
Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Welcome to our weekly
review show, wo shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie. If you need help on anything we covered this week, you’ve come to the
right place!
Cam: Right. We’ve been talking all about work, one of my least favorite things to do. Let’s
check Sentences in the Week.
Cam: Okay Yajie, let’s first review the common question--- what do you do?
YJ: Okay, it’s ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
Cam: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
YJ: ni3 means you,
Cam: ni3.
YJ: zuo4 means do,
Cam: zuo4,
YJ: shen2me means what,
Cam: shen2me,
YJ: gong1 zuo4 means job.
Cam: gong zuo,
YJ: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
Cam: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de? What do you do?
Conversation 1:
A: 你是做什么工作的?
B: 我在大学教书。你呢?你是做什么工作的?
A:我是一名医生。
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Cam: lv4 shi1.
YJ: then comes policeman, it’s jing3 cha2.
Cam: jing3 cha2. Then what’s the Chinese for journalist?
YJ: it’s ji4 zhe3.
Cam: ji4 zhe3. journalist.
Conversation 2:
A: teacher, 老师, lawyer 律师,policeman, 警察, journalist, 记者,
Cam: Okay Yajie, let’s review the question you asked me about are you busy at work?
YJ: Sure. I said ni gong zuo mang ma?
C: ni gong zuo mang ma?
Y: ni3 means you,
C: ni3,
Y: gong1 zuo4 means work,
C: gong1 zuo4,
Y: mang2 means busy,
C: mang2.
Y: ni gong zuo mang ma?
C: ni gong zuo mang ma? Are you busy at work?
Conversation 3:
(1)A: 你工作忙吗?
B: 还行。
(2)A: 你工作忙吗?
B: 最近挺忙的。
A: 你工作忙吗?
B: 还行。你呢?你工作忙吗?
A: 我真羡慕你。我可忙了,经常加班。
B: 那你可要注意身体。
A: 谢谢关心,我会照顾好自己的。
C: Yaj, Now I’m looking for a part-time job… let’s review it again.
YJ: you can say 我在找一份兼职的工作。
C: … wo zai4 zhao3 yi2fen4 jian1zhi2 de gong1zuo4.
YJ: zai4 is short for zheng zhai, which means is doing sth right now,
C: zai4.
YJ: zhao3 means look for,
C: zhao3,
YJ: yi2fen4 gong1zuo4, a job,
C: yi2fen4 gong1zuo4,
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YJ: jian1zhi2, part-time,
C: jian1 zhi2,
YJ: jian1zhi2 de gong1zuo4 part-time job.
C: jian1zhi2 de gong1zuo4
YJ: wo zai4 zhao3 yi2fen4 jian1zhi2 de gong1zuo4
C: wo zai4 zhao3 yi2fen4 jian1zhi2 de gong1zuo4 I’m looking for a part-time job.
Conversation 4:
A:最近在忙什么呢?
B: 我在找一份兼职的工作。
Cam: Well, that wraps up this edition to Chinese Studio. Yajie, it has been a great time.
YJ: It sure has. Would you like to read our question of the day?
Cam: Sure. How do you say “Are you busy at work?” in Chinese? It’s a tough one.
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