Y: Welcome to Chinese Studio! Wo Shi Yajie.
R: And Wo Shi Raymond. Say Yajie you look very nice today.
Y: Why thank you Raymond and so do you.
R: Well well I think your shoes look especially good.
Y: Well and you are quite the smart little bug.
R: Ok that's enough before I throw up. It’s time for the key words of the day.
 
Key Words of the Day
smart 聪明 you are so smart. 你很聪明。Thank you, I’m flattered. 谢谢你，过奖了。 All in today’s Chinese Studio. 

Y: Hey there smarty pants.
R: Whatever four eyes.
Y: Ok Pocket protector.
R: Great I think you're very smart.
Y: And I think you're very sarcastic.
R: Well, actually I think you really are smart. As you know wit is a very difficult skill to pull off.
Y: Well then you probably want to know how to say that: "You are so smart."
你很聪明。
ni2 hen3 cong1 ming.

Ni3: you
Hen3: very much, quite,
cong1 ming: smart,

R: Well I think we should now focus on how to respond when you hear compliments.
Y: yeah, let’s say someone is saying that: Raymond, your Chinese is really amazing, and then you can say: Thank you. I'm flattered.
R: how do you say that in Chinese?
Y: you can say: 谢谢你，过奖了。

xie4 xie4 ni3, guo4 jiang3 le. 

Xie4 xie4: thanks,
Ni3: you,
xie4 xie4 ni3: thank you, 

Guo4: too much, overdo something,
Jiang3:  praise
Guo4 jiang3: overpraise, flatter,
guo4 jiang3 le: I’m flattered.

R: Well that wraps up our attempts to compliment each other.
Y: Yea but before we give away these great Chinese books of idioms or a free class from the bridge school lets do the quiz.
R: How do you say "you’re smart." in Chinese and send it to Chinese@crifm.com
Y: Don't forget to check out our website at crienglish.com and click learn chinese.