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B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese
Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan.
Y: dajia hao wo shi Yajie.
B: You know Y, it was great being on our bikes last week, let’s hop in the car this week.
Y: First off, key words of the day.

Key words of the day

Car 汽车Can you drive? 你会开车吗？Driver’s license 驾照 Do you have a driver’s license? 你
有驾照吗？Hop in 上车， hop out, 下车Steering wheel 方向盘 Seat belt 安全带Put your seat
belt on 系好安全带All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: I remember zixingche is bicycle, so first up you better tell me what the word for car is Y.
Y: Mei wenti, no problem. Generally it’s called qi4 che1.
B: qi4 che1. And what about, can you drive?
Y: Dangran… bu4 hui4 le, of course I can’t. At least I know how to say that in Chinese… Here’s
你会开车吗？
B: ni3 hui4 kai1 che1 ma?
Y: ni3 means you,
B: ni3,
Y: hui4 means be able to do sth,
B: hui4,
Y: kai1 che1 means drive a car,
B: kai1 che1,
Y: the syllable ma is put at the end of a statement to form a question,
B: ma,
Y: ni3 hui4 kai1 che1 ma?
B: ni3 hui4 kai1 che1 ma? Can you drive?

Conversation 1
A: 你会开车吗？
B: 还不会，我正在学呢.

B: Being able to drive is one thing, having a driver’s license is another.

Y: Sure is, you mean a 驾照。
B: jia4 zhao4,
Y: jia4 means driving,
B: jia4,

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Y: zhao4 means license,
B: zhao4,
Y: so it’s a license for driving, jia4 zhao4,
B: jia4 zhao4. So, Y, do you have a driver’s license?
Y: Still working on it. You can ask: 你有驾照吗？
B: ni2 you3 jia4 zhao4 ma?
Y: ni2 means you,
B: ni2,
Y: and you3 means have,
B: you3,
Y: jia4 zhao4, driver’s license,
B: jia4 zhao4,
Y: ni2 you3 jia4 zhao4 ma?
B: ni2 you3 jia4 zhao4 ma? Do you have a driver’s license?

Conversation 2
A: 你有驾照吗？
B: 有啊。我上个月才拿到的。

B: Have license, will travel. Let’s hop in the car. How do I say that?
Y: That’s nice and easy.上车！
B: Let me try that shang4 che1.
Y: shang4 means jump in,
B: shang4,
Y: che1 is car,
B: che1,
Y: shang4 che1.
B: shang4 che1. Hop in. Then how about hop out?
Y: it’s also quite easy: xia4 che1,
B: xia4 che1.
Y: as xia4 means get out,
B: xia4,
Y: che1 is car,
B: che1,
Y: xia4 che1,
B: xia4 che1, hop out,

Conversation 3
A: 能送我一程吗？
B: 当然可以了。上车！

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B: Time to learn a few parts of the car. What’s this thing in my hands, it goes round and round
and points me in the right direction?
Y: That’s the 方向盘。The steering wheel.
B: fang1 xiang4 pan2, the steering wheel. And this thing here to keep me safe in case of an
accident.
Y: That will be the 安全带 seat belt. As an1 quan2 means safety in Chinese,
B: an1 quan2 dai4. Well, put your seat belt on Y, we’re going for a spin.
Y: Tell me in Chinese B. 系好安全带。.
B: ji4 hao3 an1 quan2 dai4.
Y: ji4 hao3 means buckle up,
B: ji4 hao3,
Y: an1 quan2 dai4. seat belt,
B: an1 quan2 dai4,
Y: ji4 hao3 an1 quan2 dai4.
B: ji4 hao3 an1 quan2 dai4. put on your seat belt,

Conversation 4
A: 系好安全带。咱们该走了。
B: 好了，走吧。

B: We’re strapped in and ready to hit the road.

Y: Well, we’ve got a question before we go. How do you say, “Do you have a driver’s license?”
in Chinese of course.

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