YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Wo shi Cam. Yajie, this week has been great. I don’t often go to the tourist attractions in Beijing anymore because I live here. But these words and phrases will sure help when I have visitors. YJ: Now let’s check today’s Key Words of the Day
******************** Key Words of the Day I'd like to visit more places. 我想多去些地方。(wo3 xiang3 duo1 qu4 xie1 di4fang.) Where can I purchase some souvenirs? 哪儿卖纪念品?(Na3er mai4 ji4nian4pin3?) Do you have a map for Beijing? 你有北京地图吗?(Ni3 you3 Bei3jing1di4 tu2 ma1?) All in today’s Chinese Studio. ********************
Cam: Yajie, I’d like to visit more places in China, but how do I tell that to my friends in Chinese? Yajie: It’s 我想多去些地方。(wo3 xiang3 duo1 qu4 xie1 di4fang.) Cam: 我想多去些地方。(wo3 xiang3 duo1 qu4 xie1 di4fang.) YJ: 我 (wo3), I. Cam: 我 (wo3). YJ: 想 (xiang3), want to. Cam: 想 (xiang3) YJ: 多 (duo1), more or many. Cam: 多 (duo1). YJ: 去(qu4), means to go to, here it means to visit. Cam: 去(qu4). YJ: 些 (xie1), a little bit. Cam: 些 (xie1) YJ: 地方 (di4fang), places. Cam: 地方 (di4fang) YJ: 我想多去些地方。(wo3 xiang3 duo1 qu4 xie1 di4fang.) I’d like to visit more places. Cam: 我想多去些地方。(wo3 xiang3 duo1 qu4 xie1 di4fang.)
Conversation 1:
Cam: Yajie, I want to buy some souvenirs when I'm at these places. Where can I purchase them? Of course the first thing I need to know the way to say souvenirs in Chinese. YJ: it’s 纪念品. (ji4 nian4 pin3). Cam: 纪念品. (ji4 nian4 pin3). YJ: Then you can ask 哪儿卖纪念品?(Na3er mai4 ji4nian4pin3?) Cam: 哪儿卖纪念品?(Na3er mai4 ji4nian4pin3?) I know 哪儿 (Na3er) is where. YJ: Right. You know 卖 (mai4) means to sell. Cam: Yes. 卖 (mai4), to sell. And 买(mai3), the third tone, is to buy. YJ: Right. 卖 (mai4), to sell. YJ: 纪念品(ji4nian4pin3)is souvenirs, we've just mentioned that. Cam: 纪念品(ji4nian4pin3) YJ: 哪儿卖纪念品?(Na3er mai4 ji4nian4pin3?) Cam: 哪儿卖纪念品?(Na3er mai4 ji4nian4pin3?) where can I buy souvenirs?
Conversation 2:
Cam: Yajie. you have a map or guidebook for Beijing? YJ: Sorry. I don’t. How about asking someone else for that? Cam: I know, I know. But I don’t know how to ask that in Chinese? YJ: You can say你有北京地图吗?(Ni3 you3 Bei3jing3 di4tu2 ma?)) Cam: 你有北京地图吗?(Ni3 you3 Bei3jing3 di4tu2 ma?) YJ: 你 (ni3) is you. Cam: 你 (ni3) YJ: 有 (you3), to have. Cam: 有 (you3) YJ: 北京(Bei3jing1) Cam:北京(Bei3jing1) YJ: 地图 (di4 tu2) is map. Cam: 地图 (di4 tu2) YJ: As usual, 吗 (ma) is a question mark. Cam: 吗 (ma). YJ: 你有北京地图吗?(Ni3 you3 Bei3jing3 di4 tu2 ma?) Do you have a map of Beijing? Cam: 你有北京地图吗?(Ni3 you3 Bei3jing3 di4 tu2 ma?) YJ: And Cam, do you have a map of China would be… Cam: 你有中国地图吗?(Ni3 you3 zhong1guo2 di4 tu2 ma?)
Conversation 3:
******************** Key Words Reminder I’d like to visit more places. 我想多去些地方。(wo3 xiang3 duo1 qu4 xie1 di4fang.) Where can I purchase some souvenirs? 哪儿卖纪念品?(Na3er mai4 ji4nian4pin3?) Do you have a map for Beijing? 你有北京地图吗?(Ni3 you3 Bei3jing1di4 tu2 ma1?) All in today’s Chinese Studio. ********************
Cam: That was a busy show, now we come to the end of it. So let’s get to our question of the day, Yajie, go ahead. YJ: How do you say “Do you have a map of Beijing?” in Chinese? Cam: See ya tomorrow! Cam: Zai jian.
