Lesson 162 In a Bar 第一百六十二课 酒吧 (2)

YJ: Dajia hao, welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.

Cam: And wo shi Cam. We learned about beer yesterday Yajie, now time to move to the hard stuff. I want to learn how to order a g ‘n t!

YJ: Then listen up!

*******************

Key Words of the Day

I’d like a glass of long island iced tea.我要一杯长岛冰茶“Rum and coke.”郎姆酒加可乐“Do you serve soft drinks?”有没有碳酸饮料 Can I get an ashtray?请给我一个烟灰缸 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

*******************

C: Yaj, I want to buy my friend a glass of long island iced tea, how do I tell bartender that?

Y: oh. You can say “我要一杯长岛冰茶”

C: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 chang2 dao3 bing1 cha2.

Y: wo3 yao4, I’d like to…

C: wo3 yao4

Y: yi4 bei1, a glass of

C: yi4 bei1

Y: chang2 dao3, long island, since chang2 means long and dao3 means island

C: chang2 dao3

Y: bing1 cha2, iced tea

C: bing1 cha2.

Y: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 chang2 dao3 bing1 cha2

C: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 chang2 dao3 bing1 cha2 I’d like a glass of long island iced tea.

Conversation 1

A:您要点什么?

B:我要一杯长岛冰茶

A:好的,请稍等。

B:谢谢。

Cam: So Yajie, not everyone likes beer… sometimes we need a good spirit to end the day.

Yajie: What is your favorite?

Cam: Probably a rum and coke.

YJ: Rum and coke is 郎姆酒加可乐.

Cam: lang2 mu2 jiu3 jia1 ke3 le4

YJ: lang2 mu3 jiu3 is rum,

Cam: lang2 mu3 jiu3

Y: jia1 means to add

C: jia1,

Y: coke is ke3 le4

C: coke

Y: lang2 mu2 jiu3 jia1 ke3 le4

C: lang2 mu2 jiu3 jia1 ke3 le4 a rum and coke

Conversation 1:

A:您要点什么?

B:我要郎姆酒加可乐。

A:好的,马上就来。

B:谢谢。

YJ: Now, not everyone will want to drink in the bar. Some will just want a soft drink.

Cam: Right… I have friends like that. What should they say to the bartender?

YJ: they can say “有没有碳酸饮料”

Cam: you3 mei2 you3 tan4 suan1 yin3 liao4?

YJ: you3 mei2 you3 it’s a common sentence structure, which means do you have something or not?

Cam: you3 mei2 you3.

YJ: tan4 suan1 means carbonated, beverage like soda and these soft drinks.

Cam: tan4 suan1

YJ: yin3 liao4 means beverage.

Cam: yin3 liao4.

YJ:tan4 suan1 yin3 liao4 soft drinks

Cam: tan4 suan1 yin3 liao4

YJ: you3 mei2 you3 tan4 suan1 yin3 liao4?

Cam: you3 mei2 you3 tan4 suan1 yin3 liao4? Do you serve soft drinks?

Conversation 2:

A:有没有碳酸饮料?

B:有,您要哪种?

A:我要一瓶可乐。

B:好的,请稍等。

Cam: Bars are often filled with smokers.

YJ: If you need an ashtray, you can say 请给我一个烟灰缸

Cam: qing3 gei2 wo3 yi2 ge4 yan1 hui1 gang1.

YJ: qing3 means please,

Cam: qing3,

YJ: gei3 wo3, give me something,

Cam: ge3 wo3.

YJ: yi2 ge4 means one,

Cam: yi2 ge4.

YJ: yan1 hui1 gang1, ashtray, yan1 hui1 is smoke ash,

Cam: yan1 hui1 gang1

YJ: qing3 gei2 wo3 yi2 ge4 yan1 hui1 gang1

Cam: qing3 gei2 wo3 yi2 ge4 yan1 hui1 gang1 Can I get an ashtray?

Conversation 3:

A:您好,需要帮忙吗?

B:请给我一个烟灰缸

A:好的。

*******************

Key Words Reminder

I’d like a glass of long island iced tea.我要一杯长岛冰茶“Rum and coke.”郎姆酒加可乐“Do you serve soft drinks?”有没有碳酸饮料 Can I get an ashtray?请给我一个烟灰缸 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

*******************

Yajie: Time for our question of the day.

Cam: How do you say “Can I get an ashtray” in Chinese?

YJ: See ya tomorrow!

CM: Ming tian jian.