Lesson 179 Congratulations 第一百七十九课 祝贺复习课
YJ: It's been a fun week here on Chinese Studio. Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Yajie.
CM: And wo shi Cam. We are talking about celebrations this week Yajie, which is very timely.
YJ: Why is that?
CM: Because this is our 200th show together!
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Sentences in the week
Congratulations!祝贺你! I'm so happy for you.我真为你高兴! Here's to everyone's health.为了大家的健康干杯。Have a good time!祝你玩儿得开心。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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Cam: Yajie, What's the Chinese for Congratulations?
YJ: it's "祝贺你!"
Cam: zhu4 he4 ni3.
YJ:祝贺 zhu4 he4 means congratulate.
CM: zhu4 he4.
YJ:你 ni3 means you,
CM: ni3.
YJ:祝贺你 zhu4 he4 ni3.
CM: zhu4 he4 ni3. Congratulations.
YJ: Remember we can also say "恭喜你 gong1 xi3 ni3"
CM: gong1 xi3 ni3
YJ:恭喜 gong1 xi3 also means congratulate.
CM: gong1 xi3.
YJ:恭喜你 gong1 xi3 ni3
CM: gong1 xi3 ni3 Congratulations.
Conversation 1:
(1)A:我通过测试了!
B:祝贺你!
(2)A:我终于拿到驾照了。
B:恭喜你。
YJ: Cam, you know one of my best friends just got engaged.
CM: Right. How did you respond to this great news in Chinese?
YJ: I said to her "我真为你高兴!", which means I'm so happy for you.
CM: wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4.
YJ:我 wo3 means I,
CM: wo3,
YJ:真 zhen1 means so,
CM: zhen1.
YJ:为你 wei4 ni3, for you,
CM: wei4 ni3.
YJ:高兴 gao1 xing4, happy.
CM: gao1 xing4.
YJ:我真为你高兴! wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4.
CM: wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4. I’m so happy for you.
Conversation 2:
(1)A:我马上就要结婚了。
B:是吗?我真为你高兴。
(2)A:我和他和好了。
B:真好!我真为你们高兴。
Cam: Yajie, we also learned how to propose a toast. Such as, here's to everyone's health, what's the Chinese for that again?
YJ:为了大家的健康,干杯。
Cam: wei4le da4jia1 de jian4kang1, gan1 bei1.
YJ:为了 wei4le, for,
CM: wei4le,
YJ:大家 da4 jia1 means everyone,
CM: da4 jia1.
YJ:健康 jian4kang1, health
CM: jian4kang1
YJ:干杯 gan1 bei1, bottoms up
CM: I heard it quite a lot. Gan1 bei1.
YJ:为了大家的健康,干杯。
CM: wei4le da4jia1 de jian4kang1, gan1 bei1. Here’s to everyone’s health.
Conversation 3:
A:为了大家的健康,干杯。
B:好主意,干杯!
CM: Yajie, let's review how to say "Have a good time" in Chinese.
YJ: Okay. It's 祝你玩儿得开心.
CM: zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1
YJ: zhu4 ni3 means wish you,
CM:祝你 zhu4 ni3.
YJ: wan2erde, play,
CM:玩儿得 wan2erde,
YJ: kai1 xin1 means happy,
CM:开心 kai1 xin1,
YJ:祝你玩儿得开心. zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1
CM: zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1 Have a good time!
Conversation 4:
A:咱们一起去海边度假吧。
B:我去不了了,你去吧。祝你玩儿得开心。
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Sentences in the week
Congratulations!祝贺你! I'm so happy for you.我真为你高兴! Here's to everyone's health.为了大家的健康干杯。Have a good time!祝你玩儿得开心。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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Cam: We've run out of time for another week. Yajie, give our listeners the question of the day.
YJ: Sure. How do you say "have a good time" in Chinese? See you next week!