EP56 第几声 Which Tone?

Lu Chang China Plus Published: 2017-12-08 16:42:39
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EP56 第几声 Which Tone?

EP56 第几声 Which Tone?

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Dialogue:

A: 我换了新眼睛。

wǒ huàn le xīn yǎn jīng。

I’ve changed new eyes.

B:你说什么?

nǐ shuō shén me?

What? 

A:我换了新眼睛。

wǒ huàn le xīn yǎn jīng 。

I’ve changed new eyes.

B:你是不是想说,你换了新眼镜,eyeglasses?

nǐ shì bú shì xiǎng shuō ,nǐ huàn le xīn yǎn jìng ?

Are you trying to say, that you’ve just changed new “yǎn jìng”, eyeglasses?

A:是的!可以再说一遍吗?

shì de !kě yǐ zài shuō yī biàn ma?

Yes! Could you say it one more time?

B:眼镜。

yǎn jìng 。

Eyeglasses.

A:第几声?

dì jǐ shēng?

Which tone is it?

B:眼睛,睛是第一声;眼镜,镜是第四声。

yǎn jīng ,jīng shì dì yī shēng ;yǎn jìng ,jìng shì dì sì shēng

yǎn jīng ,jīng is the first tone ;yǎn jìng ,jìng is the fourth tone.

A:我换了新眼镜。

wǒ huàn le xīn yǎn jìng 。

I’ve changed new eyeglasses.

Words & Expressions:

【换】huàn:change

【新】xīn:new

【眼睛】yǎn jīng:eyes

【眼镜】yǎn jìng:eyeglasses

【再说一遍】zài shuō yī biàn:say one more time

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang

EP56 第几声 Which Tone?

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