EP47 尴尬 So Embarrassing

EP47尴尬 So Embarrassing

Chinese 101: Describe an embarrassing moment in Chinese

Grammar: Express “just now” with “刚才”; Say “I”with “人家”

Language Tips: Chinese buzz word “尬 ga”and the social background behind it

Story of The Day: Feed on illusions 画饼充饥 huà bǐng chōng jī

Dialogue:

A：刚才真是太尴尬了。

gāng cái zhēn shì tài gān gà le 。

It’s so embarrassing!

B：怎么了？

zěn me le ？

What happened?

A：我遇见了老同学，却忘了人家的名字。

wǒ yù jiàn le lǎo tóng xué ，què wàng le rén jiā de míng zì 。

I met my former classmate, but I forgot his name.

Words & Expressions:

【刚才】gāng cái: just then

【尴尬】gān gà: Embarrassing; awkward

【遇见】yù jiàn：meet

【同学】tóng xué：classmate

【却】què: but

【忘】wàng: forget

【人家】rén jiā: others

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang