Yajie: 大家早上好. Perfect Chinese your way in only 5 minutes a day. This is Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie. Cam: 早上好. 我是Cam. Yajie, we learned about introductions earlier, but I still don’t know how to ask what somebody does for a living? Can we learn how to ask one’s occupation today? Yajie: Sure. Let’s check Key Words of the Day.
************Key words of the day Today we’ll learn how to ask one’s occupation. 做, to do. 工作, job. 医生, doctor. 老师, teacher. All in today’s Chinese Studio. ***********
Yajie: 他做什么工作?What’s his job? Cam: 他做什么工作?(tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?) Yajie: 他. T-a, the first tone. 他 T-a is the word used to mean male or female. So this could also mean what’s her job? Cam: 他 (tā). And 我(wǒ) is I. Yajie: 做, means to do. Z-u-o, the fourth tone. 做. Cam: 做 (zuò). Yajie: 什么, Cam: 什么(shénme). We learned that earlier. That means "what" Yajie: Right. And now we come to the word job, which means工作, . 工, g-o-n-g, the first tone, and 作, z-u-o, the fourth tone. Cam: 工作 (gōngzuò). Yajie: 他做什么工作?What’s his job? Cam: 他做什么工作?(tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?)
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Cam: So how would I answer the question then. For example, how would I say "He is a teacher."? Yajie: You would say ta shi laoshi. There is “是” in this sentence, “是”. The usage of “是 ” is similar to the verb “be” in English. Cam: 是 (shi). OK. I see. Yajie: 医生, is doctor. Cam: 医生 (yisheng). Yajie: 老师(laoshi) is teacher. Cam: 老师(lǎoshī).
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Yajie: Also if you want to ask “are you busy at work”, you can say “你工作忙吗?” Cam: “你工作忙吗?”(ni gongzuo mang ma?) Yajie: 忙, m-a-n-g, the second tone, means busy. Cam: 忙 (máng). Yajie: If you are busy, you can say “忙”. Cam: 忙 (máng). Just one word? Seems easy. Yajie: Definitely. If not, you can add the word “不” to express the negative meaning. 不忙 (bu mang). Cam: 不忙 (bù máng). Yajie: Cam, last time we learned a word meaning “very” in English. Do you still remember that? Cam: Yes. It’s 很 (hen). The third tone. And if the answer was “very busy”, I could say 很忙 (hen mang). Right? Yajie: Yes, you are right. If you are very busy, you can say 很忙(hěn máng). Cam: 很忙(hěn máng).
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**********Key words Reminder Today we learned how to ask one’s occupation. 做, to do. 工作, job. 他做什么工作?What’s his job? 医生, doctor. 他是医生。He’s a doctor. 老师, teacher. 他是老师。He’s a teacher. **********
Yajie: Class is over for today. Don’t forget you can win a gift by answering the question of the day in Chinese: What’s his job? Cam: You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com. That’s Chinese@crifm.com. Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese. You can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs there. Yajie: Bye for now! Cam: 再见!
(Written by Zhao Pingping)
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