Lesson 202 Good Manners 第二百零二课 礼貌（3）

Y: It's our manners week on Chinese Studio… welcome everyone. Wo shi yajie.

B: da jia hao. Wo shi Brendan. We human beings need to know about good manners… it's very important wherever you are.

Y: Right, so let's continue our lessons.

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Key words of the day

Do you mind if I smoke?你介意我抽烟吗? No, I don't mind.不介意。Could you please pass me the ketchup?请把番茄酱递给我,好吗?

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B: Yajie, do you mind if I smoke?

Y: no… I don't mind… but Brendan, I don't know you smoke.

B: hehe I don't… I just want to know how to say it in Chinese.

Y: I see. You can say "你介意我抽烟吗?ni3 jie4 yi4 wo3 chou1 yan1 ma?”

B: ni3 jie4 yi4 wo3 chou1 yan1 ma?

Y:你 ni3 means you,

B: ni3,

Y:介意 jie4 yi4 means mind,

B: jie4 yi4,

Y:我 wo3 means I,

B: wo3,

Y:抽烟 chou1 yan1 means smoke,

B: chou1 yan1,

Y:吗 ma is often put at the end of a question.

B: ma.

Y:你介意我抽烟吗 ni3 jie4 yi4 wo3 chou1 yan1 ma?

B: ni3 jie4 yi4 wo3 chou1 yan1 ma? Do you mind if I smoke.

Conversation 1:

A:你介意我抽烟吗?

B:不介意。您随便。

B: Yajie, what if a Chinese asks me this question and I want to say "I don't mind".

Y: you can say "不介意 bu2 jie4 yi4."

B: bu2 jie4 yi4.

Y:不 bu2 means not,

B: bu2,

Y:介意 jie4 yi4 means mind,

B: jie4 yi4,

Y:不介意 bu2 jie4 yi4

B: bu2 jie4 yi4 I don't mind.

Conversation 2:

A:你介意我抽烟吗?

B:不介意。

B: Yajie, Could you please pass me the ketchup?

Y: Sure… here you are.

B: thanks. What if the person I ask don't understand English?

Y: then you can say it in Chinese, like this:请把番茄酱递给我,好吗?

B: qing3 ba3 fan1 qie2 jiang4 di4 gei3 wo3, hao3ma?

Y:请 qing3 means please,

B: qing3,

Y:番茄 fan1 qie2 means tomato,

B: fan1 qie2.

Y:酱 jiang4 means something paste like jam,

B: jiang4.

Y:番茄酱 fan1 qie2 jiang4, ketchup,

B: fan1 qie2 jiang4

Y:递 di4 means pass,

B: di4,

Y:给我 gei3 wo3 means give something to me,

B: gei3 wo3.

Y:好吗 hao3ma, is it okay?

B: hao3ma

Y:请把番茄酱递给我,好吗?qing3 ba3 fan1 qie2 jiang4 di4 gei3 wo3, hao3ma

B: qing3 ba3 fan1 qie2 jiang4 di4 gei3 wo3,hao3ma Could you please pass me the ketchup?

Conversation 3:

A:请把番茄酱递给我,好吗?

B:好的。给你,

A:谢谢,

B:不客气。

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Key words reminder

Do you mind if I smoke?你介意我抽烟吗? No, I don't mind.不介意。Could you please pass me the ketchup?请把番茄酱递给我,好吗?

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B: We've run out of time already. Let's get to our question of the day.

Y: Today's question is, how do you say "Do you mind if I smoke?" in Chinese?

B: Ming tian jian!

Y: Ming tian jian!