R: Well guess what Yajie, I’m not homeless anymore! Daijai hao, wo shi Raymond. Y: That’s great Raymond, Wo Shi Yajie; however the adventure is not over. You’ve got to learn how to fill up your apartment, and Chinese Studio is going to help you do that. R: Alright, lets hear some of the key words to help fill an apartment.
Key Words of the Day a refrigerator 冰箱, a table lamp 台灯,Vases 花瓶,I would like to buy a refrigerator. 我要买个冰箱。I want a big washing machine. 我要买个大的洗衣机。 All in today’s Chinese studio
R: Hey this food looks good. How are we going to keep it from going bad? Y: Well what we could do is keep it in a cool place. R: Well I could just tie it in a bag and hang it outside my window in winter time, but instead I’m going to buy a refrigerator for my apartment. How do you say I want to buy a refrigerator? Y: Good idea. You can say: wo3 yao4 mai3 ge4 bing1 xiang1. R: wo3 yao4 mai3 ge4 bing1 xiang1. Y: wo3 means I, R: wo3, Y: yao4, would like to do sth, R: yao4, Y: mai3 to buy, R: mai3, Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, it’s one fridge. R: ge4, Y: bing1 is ice, and xiang1 is box, so refrigerator literally means “ice box” in Chinese, R: bing1 xiang1, Y: wo3 yao4 mai3 ge4 bing1 xiang1. R: wo3 yao4 mai3 ge4 bing1 xiang1. I would like to buy a fridge.
Conversation 1 A: 我要买个冰箱。 B: 那你要买个什么牌子的冰箱?
Y: Hey Raymond, you’ve been living there for a long time now. And。。。you smell. R: Hmm you’re right! I guess I should buy a washing machine. But I’m going to need a big one. How do you say I’d like to buy a big washing machine? Y: first of all, a big washing machine is: da4 de xi3 yi1 ji1. R: da4 de xi3 yi1 ji1. Y: da4 is big, R: da4, Y: xi3 yi1 ji1 the machine for washing clothes, so it’s xi3 yi1 ji1, R: xi3 yi1 ji1 Y: and we just learned how to say “I’d like to buy sth” in Chinese, R: yes, I remember it’s “wo3 yao4 mai3…” Y: Good. So I’d like to buy a big washing machine, in Chinese it’s wo3 yao4 mai3 ge4 da4 de xi3 yi1 ji1. R: wo3 yao4 mai3 ge4 da4 de xi3 yi1 ji1. I’d like to buy a big washing machine,
Conversation 2 A: 你要买个什么样的洗衣机? B: 我要买个大的洗衣机。
R: Whoa its getting dark in here. Winter is right around the corner and there’s so much to be done. Y: Are you tired of using candles? Maybe you need some Rays of Light. R: Well I guess a table lamp would suffice. How do you say a table lamp? Y: it’s tai2 deng1. R: tai2 deng1, Y: tai2 is table R: tai2, Y: deng1 is lamp, R: deng1, Y: tai2 deng1, R: tai2 deng1, a table lamp, Hmm your apartment is looking good so far Raymond. R: Thanks Yajie, and I still need a vase. How do you say vase? Y: it’s hua1 ping2. R: hua1 ping2. Y: hua1 literally means flower, R: hua1 Y: and ping2 is a bottle, R: ping2, Y: hua1 ping2 R: hua1 ping2, vase. Y: it could also stands for someone has stunning appearance without real ability, R: got it , hua1 ping2.
Conversation 3 A: 你要买什么? B: 我要买个台灯还有一个花瓶。
R: Whew, that’s a lot of things that I’m moving into this new apartment. Y: Yea but you’re not done yet. We’ve got to give the little quiz and then shop some more.R: Ok the quiz is how do you say “a refrigerator.” Send your answer to our email box at Chinese @crifm.com. Y: Don’t forget you can win a prize like some of our international listeners. Raymond, time get back to the store cause we’re still filling your apartment. Mingtian jian
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