Lesson 173 Compliment 第一百七十三课 赞美（2）

YJ: We are talking about compliments all this week on huan le han yu. Welcome to the show everyone. Wo shi Yajie.

Cam: Dajia hao. Wo shi Cam. Today we will continue the topic.

YJ: Let's get started.

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Key words of the day

I like your athletic shoes.我喜欢你的运动鞋。The pants suit you very well.裤子很适合你。You have a good taste.你很有品位。That is a very cute skirt.裙子很可爱。All in today's Chinese studio.

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Cam: Yajie, we've learned how to say "I like" in Chinese. I remember… it's 我喜欢 wo xi huan, right?

YJ: Right. Let's say you like somebody's athletic shoes…

CM: I know shoes in Chinese is 鞋 xie2, right?

YJ: exactly.鞋 Xie2. shoes.

CM: then what's the Chinese for athletic?

YJ: it's 运动 yun4 dong4.

CM: yun4 dong4,

YJ: then athletic shoes in Chinese is 运动鞋 yun4 dong4 xie2.

CM: yun4 dong4 xie2.

YJ:你的 ni3 de, your,

CM: ni3 de.

YJ:我喜欢 wo3 xi3 huan1. I like,

CM: wo3 xi3 huan1.

YJ: I like your athletic shoes.我喜欢你的运动鞋。Wo3 xi3 huan1 ni3de yun4 dong4 xie2.

Cm: Wo3 xi3 huan1 ni3de yun4 dong4 xie2.

Conversation 1:

A:我喜欢你的运动鞋。

B:是吗?我也觉得不错。

YJ: You could also tell the person the pants suit them well. Which is 裤子很适合你

Cam: ku4zi hen3 shi4 he2 ni3.

YJ: pants in Chinese is 裤子 ku4zi,

CM: right. ku4zi.

YJ:很 hen3 means very much,

CM: hen3

YJ:适合你 shi4 he2 ni3, suit you

CM: shi4 he2 ni3.

YJ:很适合你 hen3 shi4 he2 ni3. suit you very well,

CM: hen3 shi4 he2 ni3.

YJ:裤子很适合你 ku4zi hen3 shi4 he2 ni3.

CM: ku4zi hen3 shi4 he2 ni3. the pants suit you very well.

Conversation 2:

A:这条裤子很适合你.

B:谢谢,这是我专门定做的。

Cam: Girls in Beijing dress very well… so how could I tell a girl she' s wearing a cute skirt?

YJ: you can say "裙子很可爱."

CM: qun2zi hen3 ke3 ai4.

YJ:裙子 qun2zi skirt,

CM: qun2zi

YJ:很 hen3 means very much,

CM: hen3.

YJ:可爱 ke3 ai4 means cute,

CM: ke3 ai4.

YJ: qun2zi hen3 ke3 ai4.

CM: qun2zi hen3 ke3 ai4.裙子很可爱。

Conversation 3:

A:看看我的裙子可爱吗?

B: wow,裙子很可爱。

YJ: Cam,you can tell people they have good taste,

CM: I do need to learn how to say that in Chinese!

YJ: okay. You can say "你很有品位."

CM: ni3 hen2 you3 pin3 wei4.

YJ:你 ni3 means you,

CM: ni3.

YJ:很 hen3 means very much,

CM: hen3

YJ:有 you3 means have,

CM: you3.

YJ: taste in Chinese is 品味 pin3 wei4.

CM: pin3 wei4.

YJ:你很有品位 ni3 hen2 you3 pin3 wei4.

CM: ni3 hen2 you3 pin3 wei4. You have good taste.

Conversation 4:

A:你很有品位。

B:过奖过奖。

Cam: I have a compliment for you Yajie… ni shi fei cheng hao de laoshi!

YJ: Thanks! Okay, time for our question of the day.

Cam: How do you say "You have a good taste" in Chinese?

YJ: Mingtian jian!