Lesson 175 Compliment 第一百七十五课 赞美复习课

Cam: Yajie, it's time to take a look back at the past week.

YJ: Yes it is. It's our review show, and we've been talking about compliments for the last seven days.

Cam: Let's begin.

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Sentences in the week

You look great today.你今天看上去真不错。You have good taste.你很有品位。I envy you very much.我真羡慕你。Your kid is so adorable.你的孩子真可爱 All in today's Chinese studio.

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Cam: Let's review the first compliment that I learned.

YJ: okay, I remember it's "you look great today."

Cam: Right, How do I say it in Chinese?

YJ: It's 你今天看上去真不错。

CM: ni3 jin1 tian1 kan4 shang4 qu4 zhen1 bu2 cuo4.

YJ:你 ni3 is you,

CM: ni3.

YJ:今天 jin1 tian1, today

CM: jin1 tian1

YJ:看上去 kan4 shang4 qu4, look like,

CM: kan4 shang4 qu4

YJ:真不错 zhen1 bu2 cuo4 means great.

CM: zhen1 bu2 cuo4

YJ:你今天看上去真不错。 ni3 jin1 tian1 kan4 shang4 qu4 zhen1 bu2 cuo4

CM: ni3 jin1 tian1 kan4 shang4 qu4 zhen1 bu2 cuo4 You look great today!

Conversation 1:

A:你今天看上真不错。

B:谢谢。

YJ: Cam,do you remember how to say "You have good taste" in Chinese,

CM: it's used to be our question of the day. Let me see… ni3 you3 something.

YJ: it's "你很有品位."

CM: Right, 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 pin3 wei4.

CM:品味 pin3 wei4.

YJ:你很有品位 ni3 hen2 you3 pin3 wei4.

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

Conversation 2:

A:你很有品位。

B:过奖过奖。

YJ: Cam, I'm going to have a vacation soon.

CM: now it's my turn to say "I envy you very much" in Chinese. What is it?

YJ: it's 我真羡慕你

CM: can you say that again?

YJ: of course.我真羡慕你 Wo3 zhen1 xian4 mu4 ni3.

CM: Wo3 zhen1 xian4 mu4 ni3.

YJ:我 wo3 means I,

CM: wo3.

YJ:真 zhen1 means very much,

CM: zhen1.

YJ:羡慕 xian4 mu4 means envy,

CM: xian4 mu4,

YJ:你 ni3 means you,

CM: ni3.

YJ:我真羡慕你 Wo3 zhen1 xian4 mu4 ni3.

CM: Wo3 zhen1 xian4 mu4 ni3. I envy you very much.

Conversation 3:

A:我就要休假了。

B:是吗,我真羡慕你。

CM: Yajie, Chinese kids are really adorable.

YJ: Yes, they are.

CM: how should I tell their parents in Chinese?

YJ: you can say "你的孩子真可爱."

CM: ni3de hai2zi zhen1 ke3ai4.

YJ:你的 ni3de, your,

CM: ni3de,

YJ:孩子 hai2zi, kid,

CM: hai2zi,

YJ:真 zhen1 means really,

CM: zhen1,

YJ:可爱 ke3ai4, cute,

CM: ke3ai4.

YJ:你的孩子真可爱. ni3de hai2zi zhen1 ke3ai4.

CM: ni3de hai2zi zhen1 ke3ai4. Your kid is so adorable.

Conversation 4:

A:你的孩子真可爱。

B:谢谢.

Cam: That wraps up this great week on Chinese Studio.

YJ: Time for our question of the week. How do you say "your kid is so adorable" in Chinese? See you next week!