Lesson 197 Work 第一百九十七课 工作（2）
Cam: It's time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Welcome to the show everyone.
YJ: Ni shi Cam, and wo shi Yajie. Cam, ni gong zuo mang ma?
Cam: Whoa… what was that?
YJ: Listen up, I'll explain to you…
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Key Words of the Day
Are you busy at work?你工作忙吗? It's okay,还行 very busy 很忙。I often work overtime.我经常加班。 How long have you been working here?你在这儿工作多久了?All in today's Chinese Studio.
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Cam: Okay Yajie, let's review the question you asked me in the introduction.
YJ: Sure. I said ni gong zuo mang ma?
C:你工作忙吗?ni gong zuo mang ma?
Y:你 ni3 means you,
C: ni3,
Y:工作 gong1 zuo4 means work,
C: gong1 zuo4,
Y:忙 mang2 means busy,
C: mang2.
Y:你工作忙吗?ni gong zuo mang ma?
C: ni gong zuo mang ma? Are you busy at work?
Conversation 1:
(1)A:你工作忙吗?
B:还行。
(2)A:你工作忙吗?
B:最近挺忙的。
Y: Cam, are you busy at work?你工作忙吗?
C: Well sometimes it's okay, sometimes I'm very busy. How do I say these two situations in Chinese?
Y: you can say 还行 hai2 xing2. it means it's okay.
C: hai2 xing2.
Y:还 hai2 means the situation is still passable,
C: hai2,
Y:行 xing2 means okay,
C: xing2,
Y:还行 hai2 xing2.
C: hai2 xing2. it's okay.
Y: very busy in Chinese is 很忙 hen3 mang2.
C: hen3 mang2
Y:很 hen3 means very much,
C: hen3,
Y:忙 mang2 means busy,
C: mang2,
Y:很忙 hen3 mang2
C: hen3 mang2 very busy,
Conversation 2:
A:你工作忙吗?
B:有时候还行,有时候很忙。
A:那么这周工作忙吗?
B:这周还行。
Cam: Now, I am busy at work. I often work overtime. How do I say that?
YJ:我经常加班。
C: wo jing chang jia ban.
Y:我 wo3 mean I,
C: wo3,
Y:经常 jing1 chang2, often,
C: jing1 chang2.
Y:加班 jia1 ban1 means work overtime,
C: jia1 ban1.
Y:我经常加班。wo jing chang jia ban.
C: wo jing chang jia ban. I often work overtime.
Conversation 3:
A:你工作忙吗?
B:还行。你呢?你工作忙吗?
A:我真羡慕你。我可忙了,经常加班。
B:那你可要注意身体。
A:谢谢关心,我会照顾好自己的。
YJ: So Cam,你在这儿工作多久了?
C: what does that mean?
Y: it means How long have you been working here? How long in Chinese is 多久 duo1 jiu3,
C: duo1 jiu3
Y:在这儿 zai zhe4er means at here,
C: zai4 zhe4er,
Y:工作 gong zuo means work,
C: gong1 zuo4,
Y:你在这儿工作多久了? ni zai zher gong zuo duo jiu le,
C: ni3 zai4 zhe4er gong1 zuo4 duo1 jiu3 le? How long have you been working here?
Conversation 4:
A:你在这儿工作多久了?
B:快两年了。
Cam: Very useful stuff Yajie. Thanks for the lesson!
YJ: Time for our question of the day. How do you say "How long have you been working here" in Chinese?