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, 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!
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. B: And you can send us the correct answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. Lucky listener: Dam thi van Hong from Vietnam. Hong, you won yourself a prize. If you want to be as lucky as Hong…. Mingtian jian. Y: Mingtian jian.
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