Lesson 126 Cars (2) 第一百二十六课 车（2）

Cam: Welcome to another edition of Chinese Studio on CRI – wo shi Cam.
Yajie: And wo shi Yajie.  So Cam, if you are getting your driver’s license, you are going to need some driving lessons.
Cam: Right – and I need some relevant Chinese lessons. So let’s check key words of the day.

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Key Words of the Day 
Stop at a red light. 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) You are speeding. 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.) Slow down. 减速!(Jian3 su4!) When should I change lanes? 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?) Use your turn signal. 请打转向灯。 (Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.) All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Yajie: Stop at a red light. 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) 
Cam: 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) 
Yajie: 红灯(hong2deng1), red light. 
Cam: 红灯(hong2deng1) Then how do you say green and yellow light? 
Yajie: green light is 绿灯 (lv4deng1). 
Cam: 绿灯 (lv4deng1)
Yajie: Yellow light is黄灯 (huang2 deng1),
Cam: 黄灯 (huang2 deng1)
Yajie: 停 (ting2), to stop. 
Cam: 停 (ting2)
Yajie: So stop at red light is 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2)
Cam: 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) Stop at a red light.

Conversation 1:

Yajie: You are speeding. 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.)
Cam: 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.)
Yajie: 你(ni3), you. 
Cam: 你(ni3)
Yajie: 超速(chao1su4), speeding 
Cam: 超速(chao1su4)
Yajie: 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.)
Cam: 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.) You are speeding.
Yajie: so I think you need to slow down. 减速!(Jian3 su4!) 
Cam: 减速!(Jian3 su4!)
Yajie: 减 (Jian3) means to slow down. 
Cam: 减 (Jian3). 
Yajie: 速 (su4) is short for 速度, which means speed. 
Cam: 速 (su4)
Yajie: 减速!(Jian3 su4!) Slow down.
Cam: 减速!(Jian3 su4!)

Conversation 2:

Cam: I’m not sure when I should change lanes.  
Yajie: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?)
Cam: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?)
Yajie: 我 (wo3), I.
Cam: 我 (wo3)
Yajie: 什么时候 (shen2me shi2hou), when. 
Cam: 什么时候 (shen2me shi2hou)
Yajie: 并线(bing4 xian4), to change lanes. 
Cam: 并线(bing4 xian4)
Yajie: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?)
Cam: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?) When should I change lanes?

Conversation 3:

Yajie: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.) Use your turn signal.
Cam: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
Yajie: 请 (qing3), please. 
Cam: 请 (qing3)
Yajie: 打 (da3), here it means to turn on. 
Cam: 打 (da3)
Yajie: 转向灯(zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.), turn signal
Cam: 转向灯(zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
Yajie: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
Cam: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.) Use your turn signal.

Conversation 4:

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Key Words Reminder 
Stop at a red light. 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) You are speeding. 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.) Slow down. 减速!(Jian3 su4!) When should I change lanes? 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?) Use your turn signal. 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
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Cam: We’ve run out of time for another class.
Yajie: Before we go, we have the question of the day… How do you say “Use your turn signal” in Chinese?
Cam: See ya tomorrow! 
Yajie: Ming tian jian.