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Lesson 204 May Holiday 第二百零四课 五一假期 (1)

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B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I'm Brendan.

Y: And, wo shi Y, ni hao B. What would you like to learn this week?

B: You know Y, we have a holiday coming up in a couple of weeks. I'd love to talk about what to do in that time.

Y: Good idea, let's check our key words of the day.

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Key words of the day:

May Day Holiday "五一"节,What are you planning?你有什么计划?I haven't decided yet.我还没决定。I want to travel 我想去旅行。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: May Day Holiday is very soon Yajie, what do you call it in Chinese?

Y: it's 五一节 wu3 yi1 jie2.

B: Let me try that. wu5 yi1 jie2.

Y:五 wu3 means May,

B: wu3,

Y:一 yi1 means 1st,

B: yi1,

Y:五一 wu3 yi1 May 1st,

B: wu3 yi1

Y:节 jie2 means holiday,

B: jie2,

Y:五一节 wu3 yi1 jie2.

B: wu3 yi1 jie2.May Day Holiday

Conversation 1:

A:五一节你休息几天?

B:七天。你呢?

A:我得加班,所以只能休息三天。

B: What are you planning Yajie?

Y: I haven't decided.

B: Run that past me again.

Y: Okay. You asked me "你有什么计划?"

B: ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4.

Y:你 ni3 means you,

B: ni3,

Y:有 you3 means have,

B: you3,

Y:什么 shen2me means what,

B: shen2me,

Y:计划 ji4 hua4 means plan,

B: ji4 hua4.

Y:你有什么计划?ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4 What are you planning?

B: ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4

Conversation 2:

A:五一节快到了,你有什么计划?

B:我打算去草原看看。

B: So Yajie, ni2 you3 shen2me ji4 hua4 What are you planning?

Y: Like I said, I haven't decided yet.我还没决定。

B: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4.

Y:我 wo3 means I,

B: wo3,

Y: yet in Chinese is 还 hai2

B: yet,

Y:没 mei2 is short for 没有 mei you, which means not,

B: mei2,

Y:决定 jue2 ding4, decide,

B: jue2 ding4.

Y: I haven't decided yet in Chinese is:我还没决定。wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4

B: wo3 hai2 mei2 jue2 ding4.

Conversation 3:

A:五一节你有什么计划?

B:我还没决定。

Y: Then how about Brendan?你有什么计划?

B: I want to travel.

Y: oh,你想去旅行 ni2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2.

B: Let me try that… wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2

Y: very good.我 Wo2 means I, and 你 ni3 means you,

B: wo2,

Y:想 xiang3 means want to,

B: xiang3,

Y:去 qu4 means go to,

B: qu4,

Y:旅行 lv3 xing2, travel,

B: lv3 xing2.

Y:我想去旅行 wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2

B: wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2 I want to travel.

Conversation 4:

A:你呢?你有什么计划?

B:我想去旅行。

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Key words reminder

May Day Holiday"五一"节,What are you planning?你有什么计划? I haven't decided yet.我还没决定。I want to travel 我想去旅行。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: Wow, I'm in countdown mode. Can't wait for May to arrive.

Y: Before that we've got a question to ask. How do you say,"I haven't decided yet?" in Chinese?

B: Mingtian jian.

Y: Mingtian jian.

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