R: Welcome to Chinese studio, this is Raymond.
Y: Wo shi Yajie. And we’re going to review some the things that we’ve been breaking, er I mean fixing.
R: Ya ok, we’ll get to revisit all the fun stuff that you’ve all learned.
 
Sentences of the week
I need to take my car to the shop. 我得把车送去修一下。 The toilet is stuck. 厕所堵了I  need a cleaning lady 得找个清洁工. All in today’s Chinese Studio.

R: Y, just in case, let’s review the sentence:  I need to take my car to the shop
Y:  here it is: wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: wo2 dei2  ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
Y: wo2 dei3 is I need to do sth,
R:  wo2 dei3, 
Y: ba3 is often put before the object,
R: ba3,
Y: che1 is car,
R: che1,
Y: song4 qu4 is send the car to the shop, 
R: song4 qu4, 
Y: xiu1 yi2 xia4 is to fix sth or get sth fixed,  
R: xiu1 yi2 xia4, 
Y:  Wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: Wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4. I need to take my car to the shop.

Conversation 1
A: 我明天去不了了。
B: 为什么？
A:  车坏了。我得把车送去修一下。

Y: What kind of smell is this!
R: sorry, the toilet is stuck.
Y: Again? Call a plumber then.
R: what should I say to him?
Y: Let’s review this sentence: ce4 suo2 du3 le
R: ce4 suo2 du3 le
Y: ce4 suo3, the toilet,
R: ce4 suo3
Y: du3 le means stuck,
R: du3 le,
Y: ce4 suo2 du3 le
R: ce4 suo2 du3 le the toilet is stuck.

Conversation 2
A: 真难闻！是不是厕所堵了？
B: 没错，是厕所堵了。

Y: Its still a mess around here.
R: How do I say “I need a cleaning lady”?
Y:  “dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1”
R: “dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1”
Y:  dei2 means need,
R: dei2,
Y:  zhao3 is to look for someone,
R: zhao3,
Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one,
R: ge4, 
Y:  qing1 jie2 gong1, a cleaning lady,
R: qing1 jie2 gong1,
Y: dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1
R: dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1 I need a cleaning lady. 

Conversation 3
A:  这儿太脏了！
B: 是啊，得找个清洁工。

R: Last but not least, let’s review this one:  “fix the window screen”.
Y: Sure, ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
Y: ba3 is put before the object,
R:  ba3,
Y: sha1 chuang1 is the window screen,
R: sha1 chuang1,
Y: xiu1 yi2 xia4. to fix,
R: xiu1 yi2 xia4. 
Y: ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4
R: ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4 Fix the window screen.

Conversation 4
A: 纱窗也坏了。
B: 那就把纱窗也修一下。

Y: We will need to keep these things in tact. You think duct tape will keep the stove together?
R: I hope so. Or how about we staple part of the toilet so that it doesn’t fall apart.
Y: Well anyways we’re going to use some bubble gum to stick my motorcycle’s seat back on.
R: but before that lets do a quiz of the day… I need to take my car to the shop.
Y: Send your answer to Chinese@crifm.com
R: You have a great chance of learning our handy Chinese idiom books.