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, ni hao B. What would you like to learn this week?
B: You know Y, we have a holiday coming up in a couple of weeks. I’d love to talk about what to do in that time.
Y: Good idea, let’s check our key words of the day.

Key words of the day
May Day Holiday“五一”节,What are you planning? 你有什么计划？ I haven’t decided yet. 我还没决定。I want to travel 我想去旅行。All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: May Day Holiday is very soon Yajie, what do you call it in Chinese?
Y: it’s wu3 yi1 jie2. 
B: Let me try that. wu5 yi1 jie2. 
Y: wu3 means May,
B: wu3,
Y: yi1 means 1st,
B: yi1,
Y: wu3 yi1 May 1st, 
B: wu3 yi1
Y: jie2 means holiday,
B: jie2,
Y: wu3 yi1 jie2. 
B: wu3 yi1 jie2.  May Day Holiday

Conversation 1
A: 五一节你休息几天？
B: 七天。你呢？
A: 我得加班，所以只能休息三天。

B: What are you planning Yajie?
Y: I haven’t decided.
B: Run that past me again.
Y: Okay. You asked me “你有什么计划？”
B: ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4.
Y: ni3 means you,
B: ni3,
Y: you3 means have,
B: you3,
Y: shen2me means what,
B: shen2me,
Y: ji4 hua4 means plan,
B: ji4 hua4.
Y: ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4 What are you planning?
B: ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4

Conversation 2
A: 五一节快到了，你有什么计划？
B: 我打算去草原看看。

B: So Yajie, ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4 What are you planning?
Y: Like I said, I haven’t decided yet. 我还没决定。
B: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4.
Y: wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: yet in Chinese is hai2,
B: yet,
Y: mei2 is short for mei you, which means not,
B: mei2,
Y: jue2 ding4, decide,
B: jue2 ding4.
Y: I haven’t decided yet in Chinese is: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4
B: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4.

Conversation 3
A: 五一节你有什么计划？
B: 我还没决定。

Y: Then how about Brendan? 你有什么计划？
B: I want to travel.
Y: oh, ni2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2.
B: Let me try that… wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2
Y: very good. Wo2 means I, and ni3 means you,
B: wo2,
Y: xiang3 means want to,
B: xiang3,
Y: qu4 means go to,
B: qu4,
Y: lv3 xing2, travel,
B: lv3 xing2.
Y: wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2
B: wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2 I want to travel.

Conversation 4
A: 你呢？你有什么计划？
B: 我想去旅行。

Key words reminder
May Day Holiday“五一”节,What are you planning? 你有什么计划？ I haven’t decided yet. 我还没决定。I want to travel 我想去旅行。All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: Wow, I’m in countdown mode. Can’t wait for May to arrive.
Y: Before that we’ve got a question to ask. How do you say,“ I haven’t decided yet?” in Chinese?
B: Do decide to send your answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. and a prize might be coming your way. Mingtian jian.
Y: Mingtian jian.