May Holiday I
By admin on 2015-01-29

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.

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.

B: May Day Holiday is very soon Yajie, what do you call it in Chinese?
Y: it’s wu3 yi1 jie2. 
B: Let me try that. wu5 yi1 jie2. 
Y: wu3 means May,
B: wu3,
Y: yi1 means 1st,
B: yi1,
Y: wu3 yi1 May 1st, 
B: wu3 yi1
Y: jie2 means holiday,
B: jie2,
Y: 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: ni3 means you,
B: ni3,
Y: you3 means have,
B: you3,
Y: shen2me means what,
B: shen2me,
Y: ji4 hua4 means plan,
B: ji4 hua4.
Y: 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: wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: yet in Chinese is hai2,
B: yet,
Y: mei2 is short for mei you, which means not,
B: mei2,
Y: jue2 ding4, decide,
B: jue2 ding4.
Y: I haven’t decided yet in Chinese is: 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, ni2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2.
B: Let me try that… wo2 xiang3 qu4 lv3 xing2
Y: very good. Wo2 means I, and ni3 means you,
B: wo2,
Y: xiang3 means want to,
B: xiang3,
Y: qu4 means go to,
B: qu4,
Y: lv3 xing2, travel,
B: lv3 xing2.
Y: 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。

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.

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: Do decide to send your answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. and a prize might be coming your way. Mingtian jian.
Y: Mingtian jian