Lesson 205 May Holiday 第二百零五课 五一假期 （2）

Y: Dajia hao, hello everyone, perfect your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Wo shi Y.

B: And, wo shi B, ni hao Y. May Day holiday is on the horizon and this week we're planning our May getaway.

Y: It's a great opportunity to see something different. Let's check our key words of the day.

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Key words of the day

Airplane 飞机 Airport 机场 Are you flying?你坐飞机吗?I'm taking the train.我打算坐火车。I'm going to the grassland .我要去草原。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: I'm thinking of flying out of Beijing in the coming holiday Yajie; I've forgotten, what are the words for airplane and airport?

Y: You need to fly more B, plane is 飞机 fei1 ji1.

B: fei1 ji1.

Y:飞 fei1 means flying,

B: fei1,

Y:机 ji1 means plane,

B: ji1,

Y:飞机 fei1 ji1.

B: fei1 ji1. airplane. Then what's airport?

Y: it's 机场 ji1 chang3.

B: ji1 chang3.

Y:机 ji1means plane,

B: ji1

Y:场 chang3 means an open space,

B: chang3,

Y:机场 ji1 chang3.

B: ji1 chang3. airport.

Conversation 1:

A:你好,请问您去哪儿?

B:首都机场。

B: How about Yajie? Are you flying? How do I ask you that in Chinese?

Y: it's 你坐飞机吗?

B: ni3 zuo4 fei1 ji1 ma?

Y:你 ni3 means you,

B: ni3,

Y:坐 zuo4 means take

B: zuo4,

Y:飞机 fei1 ji1 means plane,

B: fei1 ji1.

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

B: ma

Y:你坐飞机吗? ni3 zuo4 fei1 ji1 ma?

B: ni3 zuo4 fei1 ji1 ma? Are you flying?

Conversation 2:

A:你坐飞机吗?

B:我打算坐火车。

Y: Ok, I'm thinking of flying. But I'm also thinking of taking the train.

B: How do I say that in Chinese Yajie?

Y:我打算坐火车

B: wo3 da3 suan4 zuo4 huo3 che1.

Y:我 wo3 means I,

B: wo3

Y:打算 da3 suan4 means plan to do sth,

B: da3 suan4.

Y:坐 zuo4 means take,

B: zuo4.

Y:火车 huo3 che1, train,

B: huo3 che1.

Y:我打算坐火车 wo3 da3 suan4 zuo4 huo3 che1

B: wo3 da3 suan4 zuo4 huo3 che1 I'm thinking of taking the train.

Conversation 3:

A:五一节你有什么计划?

B:我打算去草原看看

A:你坐飞机去吗?

B:不,我打算坐火车。

B: Yajie, then where would you like to go by train during the May day holiday?

Y:我要去草原"I'm going to the grassland."

B: wo3 yao4 qu4 cao3 yuan2.

Y: wo3 means I,

B: wo3,

Y: yao4 means will do something,

B: yao4.

Y: qu4 means go somewhere,

B: qu4,

Y: cao3 yuan2 means grassland,

B: cao3 yuan2

Y: wo3 yao4 qu4 cao3 yuan2

B: wo3 yao4 qu4 cao3 yuan2 I'm going to the grassland.

Conversation 4:

A:五一节快到了,你有什么计划?

B:我要去草原。

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Key words reminder

Airplane 飞机 Airport 机场 Are you flying?你坐飞机吗?I'm taking the train.我打算坐火车。I'm going to the grassland.我要去草原。 All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: Those travel plans are gradually taking shape. But, it's time for us to go. Y, what's our question of the day?

Y: Remind us how to say, "Are you flying?" In Chinese.

B: Mingtian jian.

Y: Until tomorrow.