B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan.

Y: And, wo shi Y, ni hao B. What would you like to learn this week?

B: You know Y, Easter is on us this week, so how about talking about Easter activities.

Y: Good idea, let’s check our key words of the day.

Key words of the day
Easter
Happy Easter
Easter eggs
Here’s an Easter egg for you
Here are some painted Easter eggs for you.
Let’s paint some Easter eggs
Good idea
All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: After Christmas, Easter is the second major religious and cultural festival in western countries. How do we say Easter in Chinese Y?
Y:
B: .. and what about, Happy Easter?
Y:
B: And how do I say, have a Happy Easter?

Conversation 1
A: Happy Easter.
B: You too, have a Happy Easter.

B: Easter is at heart a religious celebration. There’s also the cultural component of Easter eggs. What do we call those in Chinese?
Y:
B: Here’s an Easter egg for you Y.
Y: You mean …

Conversation 2
A: Here are some Easter eggs.
B: Thank you, and here are some for you too.

B: And, there’s a special thing to do with Easter eggs, apart from eating them of course, and that’s to paint them, to decorate them. Shall we do it together Y? How do I say, let’s paint some Easter eggs.
Y:
B: Let me try that…..

Conversation 3
A: Let’s paint some Easter eggs.
B: Yes, that’s a good idea.

B: So you’ve asked me to paint some Easter eggs, I’d love to. That’s a good idea. How can I say that Y?
Y:

Conversation 4
A: Happy Easter.
B: You too. Here are some painted Easter eggs for you.

Key words reminder
Easter
Happy Easter
Easter eggs
Let’s paint some Easter eggs
Here’s an Easter egg for you
Here are some painted Easter eggs for you.
Good idea
All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: Great, I’ve got some painted Easter eggs, and I now know how to wish friends Happy Easter.
Y: There’s lots more to learn about painting eggs. We’ll leave that for later. Now for our question though. How do you say, “Happy Easter” in Chinese?

B: You’ve got a few days to practise before the big occasion. And you can send us the correct answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. There may be an Easter egg or two as a prize. Mingtian jian.
Y: Mingtian jian.