Y: Dajia hao, hello everyone, perfect your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Wo shi Y., and how’s Dracula today? B: You’re so funny my dear, wo hai shi B, I’ve still B despite the lost tooth look. Guess what, I’ve got a dental appointment to get too. Y: I’ll come along for the ride, and I’ll bring a few keywords too, here they are.
Key words of the day Toothache, 牙疼 I’ve got a toothache 我牙疼。cavity, 蛀牙I need a filling.我要补牙。drill 牙钻,Open wide 嘴张大点儿。Just relax. 放松点儿. All in today’s Chinese Studio.
Y: Do you remember B we learned how to say, I’ve got a toothache. B: I think so, wo3 ya2 teng2. Y: Dui. Wo3 ya2 teng2. ya2 means tooth, B: ya2, Y: teng2 means ache, B: teng2, Y: wo3 ya2 teng2 B: wo3 ya2 teng2 I’ve got a toothache. The dentist told me I have a cavity. What do we call it Y? Y: you can say: zhu4 ya2. B: zhu4 ya2. Y: zhu4 means decay, B: zhu4, Y: ya2 means tooth, B: ya2, Y: zhu4 ya2. B: zhu4 ya2. a cavity, And I need a filling. How do I tell the dentist? Y: you can say: wo2 xiang3 bu3 ya2. B: wo2 yao4 bu3 ya2. Y: wo2 yao4 means I need to do something, B: wo2 yao4, Y: bu3 ya2 means to fill a tooth, B: bu3 ya2, Y: wo2 yao4 bu3 ya2 B: wo2 yao4 bu3 ya2. I need a filling.
Conversation 1 A: 大夫,我牙疼。 B: 我看看。。。你有颗蛀牙。
B: I can see that nasty weapon heading my way, the dreaded drill. Y: You are so melodramatic B, you’ve been watching too many b-rate movies. By the way, that thing you call a drill, is what we call ya2 zuan4 in Chinese, as zuan4 means drill, B: ya2 zuan4. What’s that the dentist just said? Y: I’ll repeat it, 嘴张大点. B: zui3 zhang1 da4 dianer3 Y: zui3 is mouth, B: zui3, Y: zhang1 means open, B: zhang1, Y: da4 means wide, B: da4, Y: dianer3 means a little bit, B: dianer3, Y: zui3 zhang1 da4 dianer3 B: zui3 zhang1 da4 dianer3, oh I get, time to open wide.
Conversation 2 A: 大夫,我牙疼。 B: 我看看。。。嘴张大点。
B: I’m still nervous. Since I always have goose skin when I heard the sound of the drill. Y: it’s okay, just relax, like what the dentist told you. fang4 song1 dianer3. B: fang4 song1 dianer3. Y: fang4 song1 means relax, B: fang4 song1, Y: dianer3 means a little bit, B: dianer3, Y: fang4 song1 dianer3. B: fang4 song1 dianer3. Just relax…I’ve made up my mind Y. After this, I’m gonna make a bigger effort to look after my teeth. The drill is slowly wearing off and how about this for a million dollar smile. Y: Yeah, that new tooth look’s pretty good, maybe not quite a million dollars worth, but certainly an improvement. B: So my Dracula impersonation is over for today. How about a quick question before we disappear Y? Y: Here we go, how do we say, “dental floss” in Chinese of course. B: send your email answer to Chinese@crifm.com. Hurry along and you could win yourself a prize. Mingtian jian. Y: Zai jian.
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