Lesson 179 Congratulations 第一百七十九课 祝贺复习课

YJ: It's been a fun week here on Chinese Studio.  Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Yajie.
CM: And wo shi Cam.  We are talking about celebrations this week Yajie, which is very timely.
YJ: Why is that?
CM: Because this is our 200th show together!

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Sentences in the week 
Congratulations! 祝贺你! I'm so happy for you. 我真为你高兴! Here's to everyone's health. 为了大家的健康干杯。Have a good time! 祝你玩儿得开心。All in today's Chinese Studio.  

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Cam: Yajie, What's the Chinese for Congratulations?
YJ: it's "祝贺你! "
Cam: zhu4 he4 ni3.
YJ: 祝贺 zhu4 he4 means congratulate.
CM: zhu4 he4.
YJ: 你 ni3 means you,
CM: ni3.
YJ: 祝贺你 zhu4 he4 ni3.
CM: zhu4 he4 ni3. Congratulations.
YJ: Remember we can also say "恭喜你 gong1 xi3 ni3"
CM: gong1 xi3 ni3
YJ: 恭喜 gong1 xi3 also means congratulate.
CM: gong1 xi3.
YJ: 恭喜你 gong1 xi3 ni3
CM: gong1 xi3 ni3 Congratulations. 

Conversation 1:

(1)A: 我通过测试了!
B: 祝贺你!
(2)A: 我终于拿到驾照了。
B: 恭喜你。

YJ: Cam, you know one of my best friends just got engaged.
CM: Right. How did you respond to this great news in Chinese?
YJ: I said to her "我真为你高兴!", which means I'm so happy for you.
CM: wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4.
YJ: 我 wo3 means I,
CM: wo3,
YJ: 真 zhen1 means so,
CM: zhen1.
YJ: 为你 wei4 ni3, for you,
CM: wei4 ni3.
YJ: 高兴 gao1 xing4, happy.
CM: gao1 xing4.
YJ: 我真为你高兴! wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4.
CM: wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4. I’m so happy for you.  

Conversation 2:

(1)A: 我马上就要结婚了。
B: 是吗?我真为你高兴。
(2)A:我和他和好了。
B:真好!我真为你们高兴。

Cam: Yajie, we also learned how to propose a toast. Such as, here's to everyone's health, what's the Chinese for that again?
YJ: 为了大家的健康,干杯。
Cam: wei4le da4jia1 de jian4kang1, gan1 bei1. 
YJ: 为了 wei4le, for,
CM: wei4le,
YJ: 大家 da4 jia1 means everyone,
CM: da4 jia1.
YJ: 健康 jian4kang1, health
CM: jian4kang1
YJ: 干杯 gan1 bei1, bottoms up
CM: I heard it quite a lot. Gan1 bei1.
YJ: 为了大家的健康,干杯。
CM: wei4le da4jia1 de jian4kang1, gan1 bei1. Here’s to everyone’s health.

Conversation 3:

A: 为了大家的健康,干杯。
B: 好主意,干杯!  

CM: Yajie, let's review how to say "Have a good time" in Chinese.
YJ: Okay. It's 祝你玩儿得开心.
CM: zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1
YJ: zhu4 ni3 means wish you,
CM: 祝你 zhu4 ni3.
YJ: wan2erde, play,
CM: 玩儿得 wan2erde,
YJ: kai1 xin1 means happy,
CM: 开心 kai1 xin1,
YJ: 祝你玩儿得开心. zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1
CM: zhu4 ni3 wan2er de kai1 xin1 Have a good time!

Conversation 4:

A: 咱们一起去海边度假吧。
B: 我去不了了,你去吧。祝你玩儿得开心。

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Sentences in the week 
Congratulations! 祝贺你! I'm so happy for you. 我真为你高兴! Here's to everyone's health. 为了大家的健康干杯。Have a good time! 祝你玩儿得开心。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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Cam: We've run out of time for another week.  Yajie, give our listeners the question of the day.
YJ: Sure. How do you say "have a good time" in Chinese? See you next week!