Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone, wo shi Cam. YJ: And wo shi Yajie. It’s a brand new week, and we’re going to learn all about work this week. Cam: I don’t like work Yajie! YJ: I know. But these are important lessons, so listen up! Key Words of the Day
teacher, 老师, policeman, 警察, journalist, 记者 lawyer律师, What do you do? 你是做什么工作的? I work at a bank.我在银行工作。I work at a radio station.我在电台工作。All in today’s Chinese Studio
Cam: Okay Yajie, a common question to ask is, what do you do? YJ: Right, if somebody asks you this, you will hear ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de? Cam: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de? YJ: ni3 means you, Cam: ni3. YJ: zuo4 means do, Cam: zuo4, YJ: shen2me means what, Cam: shen2me, YJ: gong1 zuo4 means job. Cam: gong zuo, YJ: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de? Cam: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de? What do you do?
Conversation 1: A: 你是做什么工作的? B: 我在大学教书。你呢?你是做什么工作的? A:我是一名医生。
Cam: Now let’s say I work at a bank. YJ: Okay. You would answer wo zai yinhang gong zuo. Cam: wo zai yinhang gong zuo. YJ: wo means I, Cam: wo, YJ: zai4 means at, Cam: zai4. YJ: yin2 hang2 is bank, Cam: yin2 hang2. YJ: gong1 zuo4 means work, Cam: gong1 zuo4, YJ: wo zai yinhang gong zuo. Cam: wo zai yinhang gong zuo. I work at a bank.
Conversation2: (1)A: 你是做什么工作的? B: 我在银行工作。 (2)A: 听说你在这家银行上班? B: 是啊,昨天刚刚开始的。
YJ: Well I work at a radio station Cam: then what’s the Chinese for radio station? YJ: it’s guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2. Cam: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2. YJ: guang3 bo1 means broadcast, Cam: guang3 bo1 YJ: dian4 tai2 means radio station, Cam: dian4 tai2. YJ: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2. radio station, Cam: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2. YJ: or you can just say dian4 tai2 for short. Cam: dian4 tai2. YJ: now Cam, what’s the Chinese for “I work at a radio station”? Cam: it’s wo zai dian4 tai2 gong zuo. YJ: wo zai dian4 tai2 gong zuo. Very good.
Conversation3:
(1)A:你是做什么工作的? B: 我在电台工作。 (2)A:在电台工作感觉如何? B: 在电台工作很有意思。
Cam: And what about teacher, lawyer or policeman? YJ: teacher is lao3 shi1, Cam: lao3 shi1 and student is xue2 sheng1. YJ: That’s right. Lawyer is lv4 shi1. Cam: lv4 shi1. YJ: policeman is jing3 cha2. Cam: jing3 cha2. YJ: what is your dream career, Cam? Cam: well, I go with journalist. What’s the Chinese for that? YJ: it’s ji4 zhe3. Cam: ji4 zhe3. Yaj, we just mentioned a lot of professions. YJ: don’t worry. Let’s review all of them in the following key words reminder.
Key words reminder:
teacher, 老师, policeman, 警察, journalist, 记者lawyer律师, What do you do? 你是做什么工作的? I work at a bank.我在银行工作。I work at a radio station.我在电台工作。All in today’s Chinese Studio
Cam: We’ve run out of time. Yajie, let’s get to our question of the day. YJ: Sure. How do you say “teacher” in Chinese? Cam: That’s quite easy. Send your answer to Chinese@crifm.com and you might win a prize. YJ: Mingtianjian!
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