Cam: Yajie, we are here on the air right now, but I must admit, I’d rather be on vacation! Welcome to the show, wo shi Cam. YJ: wo shi Yajie. I think you take too many vacations as it is! Cam: Yajie, you can never have too many vacations…
Key Words of the Day Where did you go on your vacation? 你去哪儿渡假了? How was it? 玩得怎么样? I had a lot of fun. 我玩儿得很开心. I wish I could have another vacation. 我希望能再有个假期. All in today’s Chinese Studio.
YJ: So Cam, 你去哪儿渡假了? Cam: What is that? YJ: it means where did you go on your vacation? Cam: I see. ni3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4 le. YJ: ni3 means you, Cam: ni3, YJ: qu4 na3er, go to where, Cam: qu4 na3er, YJ: du4 jia4, to have a vacation, Cam:du4 jia4 YJ: le means the completion of an action, Cam: le. YJ: ni3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4 le? Where did you go on your vacation? Cam: ni3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4 le?
Conversation1: A:你去哪儿渡假了? B:我去海边渡假了。 A: 玩儿得怎么样? B: 很不错。海边真好。
Cam: I went to Hawaii on my last vacation. How about you, Yajie? YJ: I went to Xinjiang. Cam: How do I ask you, how was it, in Chinese? YJ: you can ask me “玩儿得怎么样?” Cam: wan2er de zen3 me yang4? YJ: wan2er here it means to spend a vacation, Cam: wan2er. YJ: zen3 me yang4 means how was it Cam: zen3 me yang4. YJ: wan2er de zen3 me yang4? How was your vacation? Cam: wan2er de zen3 me yang4? Yajie, did you enjoy it? YJ: Yes, I did. wo3 wan2er de hen3 kai1 xin1.我玩儿得很开心. I had a lot of fun. Cam: so this Chinese sentence means you enjoyed your vacation, right? YJ: yes, hen3 means very much, Cam: hen3, YJ: kai1 xin1 means happy, Cam: kai1 xin1. YJ: wan2er de kai1 xin1 means to have fun, Cam: wan2er de kai1 xin1 YJ: wo3 wan2er de hen3 kai1 xin1. I had a lot of fun. Cam: wo3 wan2er de hen3 kai1 xin1.
Conversation2: A: 我去夏威夷渡假了。 B: 真的吗?玩儿得怎么样? A:我玩儿得很开心。
Cam: Yajie, to be honest, I really wish I could have another vacation… YJ: I know you’ve been so busy lately. Cam: how do I say it in Chinese? YJ: you can express your wish by saying “我希望能再有个假期” Cam: wo3 xi1 wang4 neng2 zai4 you3 ge4 jia4 qi1. YJ: wo3 xi1 wang4, I wish, Cam: wo3 xi1 wang4. YJ: neng2, could, Cam: neng2 YJ: zai4 here it means one more, Cam: zai4, YJ: you3 to have, Cam: you3 YJ: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one, o-n-e Cam: ge4. YJ: jia4 qi1, vacation, Cam: jia4 qi1. YJ: wo3 xi1 wang4 neng2 zai4 you3 ge4 jia4 qi1. Cam: wo3 xi1 wang4 neng2 zai4 you3 ge4 jia4 qi1. I really wish I could have another vacation.
Conversation3: A: 我希望能再有个假期。 B: 是啊,我也希望能再有个假期。
Key Words Reminder Where did you go on your vacation? 你去哪儿渡假了? How was it? 玩得怎么样? I had a lot of fun. 我玩儿得很开心. I wish I could have another vacation. 我希望能再有个假期. All in today’s Chinese Studio.
Cam: Yajie, (I wish in Chinese) we could talk about vacations all day. Makes me want to go get a suntan on the beach! But we can’t… so let’s get to our question of the day. YJ: How do you say “I had a lot of fun” in Chinese? Cam: Send your answer to Chinese@crifm.com. Prize. See ya tomorrow! Yajie: Ming tian jian.
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