YJ: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI, wo shi Cam. YJ: And wo shi Yajie… Cam, let’s continue with our lesson on asking for help! Cam: Sounds good. Key words of the day Let me know if I can help.要帮忙就通知我 You’ve been a great help.你真是帮了大忙了。 Call me if you need any help. 要帮忙就给我打电话。 I'd be glad to help. 我乐意帮忙。 All in today’s Chinese Studio.
Cam: We’ve learned many ways to ask for help this week… and one of them would be “let me know if I can help”. Yajie: You would say that this way 要帮忙就通知我。 Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 tong1 zhi1 wo3. YJ: yao4 is short for xu1 yao4, which means need, Cam: yao4, YJ: bang1 mang2 means help, Cam: bang1 mang2. YJ: jiu4 means as long as, Cam: jiu4. YJ: tong1 zhi1, to inform, Cam: tong1 zhi1 YJ: wo3 means I. Cam:wo3. YJ: tong1 zhi1 wo3, means to let me know, Cam: tong1 zhi1 wo3 YJ:yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 tong1 zhi1 wo3. Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 tong1 zhi1 wo3. Let me know if I can help.
Conversation1: A:这次真是太谢谢你了! B:别客气,要帮忙就通知我。 A:好的。
YJ: And if somebody helps you, you will want to thank them. Cam: I can say fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4, which means thanks a million. YJ: But you may want to say more than that, such as “You’ve been a great help.” Cam: How do I say that? YJ: it’s 你真是帮了大忙了。 Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le. YJ: ni3 means you, Cam: ni3, YJ: zhen1 shi4, really, Cam: zhen1 shi4, YJ: bang 1 da4 mang2, means a great help. Cam: bang1 da4 mang2. YJ: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le. Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le. You’ve been a great help
Conversation2: A:谢谢,这次你真是帮了大忙了。 B:别客气,要帮忙就给我打电话。 A:好的。
Cam: And there’s always, “Call me if you need any help”. Yajie: That’s a good one. You can say要帮忙就给我打电话。 Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4. YJ: yao4 bang1 mang2, need help, Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 YJ: jiu4 means as long as, Cam: jiu4. YJ: gei3 wo3, to give me something, Cam: gei3 wo3, YJ: da3 dian4 hua4, make a phone call, Cam: da3 dian4 hua4 YJ: gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4 give me a phone call. Cam:. gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4, YJ: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4 Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4. Call me if you need any help.
Conversation3: A:今天真是太谢谢你了,就留下来一起吃晚饭吧。 B:不了,我还得回去呢,要帮忙就给我打电话。 A:好的,谢谢。 B:不客气。 C: Yajie, how do I say “I’d be glad to help”? Y: it’s wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2. C: wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2. Y: wo3 le4 yi4 means I’d be glad to do something, C: wo3 le4 yi4. Y: bang1 mang2, means help, C: bang1 mang2. Y:wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2. C: wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2. I’d be glad to help.
Key words reminder Let me know if I can help.要帮忙就告诉我一声 You’ve been a great help.你真是帮了大忙了。 Call me if you need any help. 需要帮忙就给我打电话。 I’d be glad to help. 我乐意帮忙。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
YJ: We’ve run out of time already. Time for our question of the day. CM: How do you say “call me if you need any help” in Chinese? YJ: Send your answer to Chinese@crifm.com. And you might win a prize from us. See you tmr! CM: Ming tian jian!
(Written by Cam & Yajie)
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