EP140 谐音 Homophones

Lu Chang China Plus Published: 2018-09-30 16:55:50
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EP140 谐音 Homophones

EP140 谐音 Homophones

  • Chinese 101: Is the soup “Fresh” or “Salty”? 

  • Grammar: Rhetorical questions with "难道"

  • Language Tips:Interesting Chinese Homophones

  • Song: 《中国话》S.H.E  Chinese Language

Dialogue:

A:你做的汤好鲜啊!

Nǐ zuò de tāng hǎo xiān ā !

The soup you made is so delicious!

B:什么?难道我放盐放多了吗?

Shén me?Nán dào wǒ fàng yán fàng duō le ma?

What? Does it mean I’ve put too much salt in it?

A:不,我是说,你做的汤很鲜,不是咸。

Bù,wǒ shì shuō, nǐ zuò de tāng hěn xiān ,bú shì xián 。

No, I was saying, the soup you made taste so delicious, not salty.

Words & Expressions:

【汤】tāng:soup

【鲜】xiān: fresh

【难道】nán dào: does it mean...; surely it doesn’t mean that...

【盐】yán: salt

【咸】xián: salty

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EP140 谐音 Homophones

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Jessica & Carl

Producer: Lu Chang

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