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Lesson 209 Making Travel Arrangements 第二百零九课 旅行计划 (2)

China PlusPublished: 2019-05-30 13:00:00
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Y: Dajia hao, hello everyone, perfect your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Wo shi Y.

B: And, wo shi B. We're making travel arrangements this week, Come and join us.

Y: Here are our key words of the day.

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Key words of the day:

Luggage 行李, Suitcase 手提箱, Backpack 背包, Air hostess 空姐, I'd love a drink please.请给我来杯饮料。I need a blanket.请给我拿条毯子。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: Earlier in the week we visited a travel agengy, now we've even got a ticket. Time to pack the luggage. What's luggage Y?

Y: That's easy… luggage in Chinese is 行李 xing2 li3.

B: xing2 li3. And what about suitcase?

Y: it's 手提箱 shou3 ti2 xiang1.

B: shou3 ti2 xiang1

Y:手提 shou3 ti2 means portable,

B: shou3 ti2,

Y:箱 xiang1 means case or box,

B:手提箱 shou3 ti2 xiang1.

Y: shou3 ti2 xiang1. suitcase.

B: …. And back pack ?

Y: it's 背包 bei1 bao1.

B: bei1 bao1

Y:背 bei1 means back,

B: bei1,

Y:包 bao1 means pack,

B: bao1,

Y:背包 bei1 bao1

B: bei1 bao1 backpack.

Conversation 1:

A:你的行李多吗?

B:还行,有一个手提箱。你呢?

A:我只有一个背包。

B: It's always exciting being on a plane. Lots of expectation and a few nerves too. Just as well the air hostesses are so warm and friendly. What do we call them in Chinese?

Y:空姐 kong1 jie3,

B: kong1 jie3,

Y:空 kong1 means air,

B: kong1,

Y:姐 jie3 means young lady,

B: jie3.

Y:空姐 kong1 jie3,

B: kong1 jie3, air hostesses. And now I'm quite thirsty after boarding the flight. I'd love a drink.

Y: You should say 请给我来杯饮料。

B: qing3 gei2 wo3 lai2 bei1 yin3 liao4.

Y:请 qing3 means please,

B: qing3,

Y:给我 gei2 wo3 means to me,

B: gei2 wo3,

Y:来 lai2 means bring,

B: lai2,

Y:杯 bei1 is the measure word of drink, which means one,

B: bei1,

Y:饮料 yin3 liao4 means drink,

B: yin3 liao4.

Y:请给我来杯饮料 qing3 gei2 wo3 lai2 bei1 yin3 liao4

B: qing3 gei2 wo3 lai2 bei1 yin3 liao4 I’d love a drink please.

Conversation 2:

A:请给我来杯饮料。

B:好的,你要哪种的?

A:我要一杯可乐。

B: Yajie, what if I need a blanket? You know sometimes I feel cold aboard.

Y: you can say 请给我拿条毯子。

B: qing3 gei2 wo3 na2 tiao2 tan3 zi.

Y:请 qing3 means please,

B: qing3,

Y:拿给我 na2 gei2 wo3 means bring me, since na2 means bring,

B: na2 gei2 wo3.

Y:条 tiao2 is the measure word of blanket, which means one,

B: tiao2,

Y:毯子 tan3 zi means blanket,

B: tan3 zi.

Y:请给我拿条毯子。qing3 gei2 wo3 na2 tiao2 tan3 zi

B: qing3 gei2 wo3 na2 tiao2 tan3 zi I need a blanket.

Conversation 3:

A:请给我拿条毯子,我觉得有点冷。

B:好的,您稍等。

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Key words reminder

Luggage 行李, Suitcase 手提箱, Backpack 背包, Air hostess 空姐, I'd love a drink please.请给我来杯饮料。I need a blanket.请给我拿条毯子。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: I need to start packing or I'll really miss my flight Y. Do we have a question of the day?

Y: We always do. Remind us how to say, "air hostess" in Chinese.

B: Mingtian jian.

Y: Zai jian.

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