EP126 老乡 From same hometown

EP126 老乡 From same hometown

• Chinese 101: Meet a “老乡” by asking “Where do you come from”

• Language Tips: 扎心了老铁!Interesting “Old老”in Chinese culture

• Song: 王铮亮《老朋友》 Old friends by Wang Zhengliang

Dialogue:

A:你是哪里人?

Nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén ?

Where do you come from?

B:我是四川人,我来自成都。你呢?

Wǒ shì sì chuān rén,wǒ lái zì chéng dōu 。Nǐ ne?

I’m from Chengdu, Sichuan province. How about you?

A:我们是老乡!我老家也是成都的。

Wǒ men shì lǎo xiāng!wǒ lǎo jiā yě shì chéng dōu de 。

We’re from the same hometown! My home town is Chengdu either.

B:真是太巧了!

Zhēn shì tài qiǎo le !

What a coincidence!

Words & Expressions:

【哪里】nǎ lǐ:where

【来自】lái zì: come from

【老乡】lǎo xiāng: people from the same hometown

【老家】lǎo jiā: hometown

【巧】qiǎo: artful ; clever ; cunning ; skillful

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Presenter: Niu Honglin; Jessica; Carl

Producer: Lu Chang