B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan. Y: ni hao B. wo shi Y, let’s find out what Brendan would like to learn this week. B: You know Y, the weather is great for being outside, and there’s nothing I like more than being on a bike, a bicycle. I know how to cycle around the city, I’d love to be able to talk my way around my bike. Y: Good idea, let’s check our key words of the day.
Key words of the day Bicycle 自行车Seat 车座Brakes 刹车Tires 车胎Where can I get the bike repaired? 哪儿有修车的? I’ve got a flat tire 我的车胎没气了。My brake doesn’t work. 刹车失灵了。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
B: So let’s begin at the beginning, what do we call a bike Y? Y: we call it zi4 xing2 che1. B: zi4 xing2 che1. And what about, Where can I get the bike repaired? Y: You can ask: 哪儿有修车的? B: na3er you3 xiu1 che1 de? Y: na3er means where, B: na3er, Y:you3 , literally means have, B: you3, Y: xiu1 means repair, B: xiu1, Y: che1 means bike, B: che1, Y: na3er you3 xiu1 che1 de? B: na3er you3 xiu1 che1 de? Where can I get the bike repaired?
Conversation 1 A: 哪儿有修车的? B: 前面就有一个修车铺。
B: I’d better learn a few important parts of the zixingche. The seat please Y. Y: it’s che1 zuo4, B: che1 zuo4, as che1 is bicycle, Y: right. And zuo4 means seat, B: zuo4, Y: che1 zuo4, B: che1 zuo4, seat. And the brakes,Y? Y: You can say: sha1 che1. B: sha1 che1. And how about the tires? Y: It’s che1 tai1. As tai1 means tire in Chinese, B: che1 tai1. Got it…
Conversation 2 A: 看看我新买的自行车。 B: 真漂亮!不过车座好像有点高。
B: Oops! I think I’ve got a flat tire, how do I say that Y? Y: wo3 de che1 tai1 mei2 qi4 le. B: Let me try that: wo3 de che1 tai1 mei2 qi4 le. Y: wo3 de means mine, B: wo3 de, Y: che1 tai1 means tires, B: che1 tai1, Y: mei2 qi4, of course it’s not that mei2 qi4 which means natural gas, here it means a flat tire, B: mei2 qi4 , Y: 我的车胎没气了 B: wo3 de che1 tai1 mei2 qi4 le. I’ve got a flat tire. Y: besides, there is another Chinese adjective which is very suitable to describe a flat tire… B: Tell me Yajie. Y: Okay, it’s bie3, B: bie3. Y: That’s right…wo3 de che1 tai1 bie3 le. B: wo3 de che1 tai1 bie3 le. I’ve got a flat tire.
Conversation 3 A: 我的车胎没气了。 B: 别急,我来帮你打气。
B: I’m afraid that my brake doesn’t work. It’s very dangerous and I need someone to fix it for me… How do I tell shifu that Y? Y: here we go. sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le. B: sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le. Y: sha1 che1 is brakes, B: sha1 che1, Y: shi1 ling2 means the brake doesn’t work, B: shi1 ling2, Y: sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le. B: sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le. My brake doesn’t work.
Conversation 4 A: 哎呀,好疼啊,你轧着我的脚了! B: 对不起, 刹车失灵了。
Key words reminder Bicycle 自行车Seat 车座Brakes 刹车Tires 车胎Where can I get the bike repaired? 哪儿有修车的? I’ve got a flat tire 我的车胎没气了。My brake doesn’t work. 刹车失灵了。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
B: Time to leave by bike. Gotta go Y. Y: Let’s not forget our question of the day. How do you say, “I’ve got a flat tire?” in Chinese? B: And you can send us the correct answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. Mingtian jian. Y: Mingtian jian.
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