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. A brand new week, and it’s time for us to learn more Chinese language tips.
B: That’s right. You know Y, I enjoyed being at the zoo so much last week, can we talk about pets this week?
Y: Why not? I love pets! Let’s check our key words of the day.

Key words of the day
Pets宠物, Do you like pets? 你喜欢宠物吗？Do you keep any  pets? 你养宠物吗？
Puppy小狗kitten 小猫，pigeon 鸽子  Pigeon is the symbol of peace. 鸽子是和平的象征。Snake蛇Turtle乌龟，bird 鸟。All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: I remember dongwu means animals, what’s the word for pets Y?
Y: it’s 宠物
B: chong3 wu4.
Y: chong3 means particularly cherished,
B: chong3,
Y: wu4 means animal,
B: wu4,
Y: chong3 wu4.
B: chong3 wu4. and what about, do you like pets?
Y: 你喜欢宠物吗？
B: ni2 xi3 huan1 chong3 wu4 ma?
Y: ni3 means you,
B:  ni3, 
Y: xi3 huan1 means like something, 
B: xi3 huan1, and chong3 wu4 is pets,
Y: right, chong3 wu4, pets. And questions are formed in Chinese by adding the syllable 吗 at the end of a statement.
B:  ma .
Y: ni2 xi3 huan1 chong3 wu4 ma?
B:  ni2 xi3 huan1 chong3 wu4 ma? Do you like pets?

Conversation 1
A: 你喜欢宠物吗？
B: 当然了。我很喜欢宠物。

B: Do you keep any pets Y?
Y: Dang ran le. But ask me in Chinese. You can say 你养宠物吗？
B: Let’s have a go. ni2 yang3 chong3 wu4 ma?
Y: B, what does ni3 mean?
B: it means you. We mentioned it a lot.
Y: Right. yang3 means raise or keep a pet,  
B:  yang3,
Y:  chong3 wu4, pet,
B:  chong3 wu4.  and ma is used to form a question in Chinese, 
Y: Yes. ni2 yang3 chong3 wu4 ma?
B: So I’ll ask that again: Yajie, ni2 yang3 chong3 wu4 ma?  Do you keep any pets?
Y: Yes. I’ve got a puppy.
B: How do you say puppy in Chinese?
Y: puppy in Chinese is xiao2 gou3,
B: xiao2 gou3,
Y: B. do you remember the Chinese for dog?
B:  yeah… it’s gou3,
Y: and xiao3 here it means young,
B:  xiao3,
Y:  xiao2 gou3,
B:  xiao2 gou3, puppy.  Yajie, puppies are so cute. And how do we say kittens?
Y: Very easy, kitten is xiao3 mao1.
B: xiao3 mao1.
Y: cat in Chinese is mao1,
B:  mao1,
Y: xiao3 means young, 
B:  xiao3,
Y:  xiao3 mao1.
B:  xiao3 mao1.  kitten, 

Conversation 2
A: 你养宠物吗？
B: 养啊。我家有只小狗。你呢？你养宠物吗？
A：以前我养过一只小猫。

B: Yajie, besides the cute puppies and kittens, people also like to raise some other pets. Like pigeon… what’s the Chinese for that?
Y: it’s ge1 zi.
B: ge1 zi. and ge1 zi is the symbol of peace.
Y: That’s right. ge1 zi shi4 he2 ping2 de xiang4 zheng1.
B: ge1 zi shi4 he2 ping2 de xiang4 zheng1.
Y: shi4 means is,
B:  shi4,
Y: peace in Chinese is he2 ping2,
B:  he2 ping2,
Y: symbol in Chinese is xiang4 zheng1,
B:  xiang4 zheng1. 
Y: ge1 zi shi4 he2 ping2 de xiang4 zheng1.
B: ge1 zi shi4 he2 ping2 de xiang4 zheng1. Pigeon is the symbol of peace.

Conversation 3
A:为什么要画只鸽子？　
B: 因为鸽子是和平的象征。

B: Yajie, we still have some time left. Shall we learn more pets in Chinese? What is snake?
Y: it’s she2,
B:  she2. And turtle?
Y: it’s wu1 gui1.
B:  wu1 gui1. Last one, how about bird?
Y: it’s niao3.
B: niao3. Got it.

Key words reminder
Pets宠物, Do you like pets? 你喜欢宠物吗？Do you keep any pets? 你养宠物吗？
Puppy  小狗kitten 小猫， pigeon 鸽子  Pigeon is the symbol of peace. 鸽子是和平的象征。Snake蛇Turtle乌龟，bird 鸟。All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: Hey, it’s time to feed your cute puppy.
Y: Well we’ve got a question before we go. How do you say, “puppy”in Chinese?
B: And you can send us the correct answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. Don’t forget, there’s a prize at stage as well. Mingtian jian.
Y: Mingtian jian.