Lesson 212 Television 第二百一十二课 电视 (1)

B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I'm Brendan.
Y: And wo shi Y.
B: You know Y, to improve my Chinese I'm going to start watching more Chinese TV. And I've got some questions for you.
Y: Good idea. Let's check our key words of the day.

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Key words of the day:
Television 电视机. Program 电视节目. I like watching TV. 我喜欢看电视. What programs do you like watching? 你喜欢看什么电视节目?Sports 体育节目. News 新闻. I also like watching movies. 我也喜欢看电影。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: Television, that wonderful box we spend so much time in front of. What do we call it in Chinese Y?
Y: it's 电视机。
B: dian4 shi4 ji1.
Y: or you can say 电视dian4 shi4.
B: dian4 shi4. I like to watch TV to relax after a hard day in the office. How can I say that?
Y: 我喜欢看电视。
B: Let me try. 我喜欢看电视 Wo2 xi3 huan kan4 dian4 shi4.
Y: 我 wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: 喜欢 xi3 huan means like doing sth,
B: xi3 huan.
Y: 看 kan4 means watch,
B: kan4,
Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 is TV,
B: dian4 shi4.
Y: 我喜欢看电视。
B: Wo2 xi3 huan1 kan4 dian4 shi4. I like watching TV.

Conversation 1:

A: 我喜欢看电视。
B: 我也喜欢看电视。

B: What's the word for program Yaj?
Y: It's 电视节目
B: dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4.
Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 means TV,
B: dian4 shi4
Y: 节目 jie2 mu4 means program,
B: jie2 mu4.
Y: 电视节目 dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4.
B: dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4. TV program. And what programs do you like to watch Y?
Y: You should say, 你喜欢看什么电视节目?
B: let me try that: ni2 xi3 huan kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4?
Y: 你 ni3 means you,
B: ni3,
Y: 喜欢xi3 huan means like to do sth,
B: xi3 huan.
Y: kan4 means watch,
B: kan4,
Y: 什么 shen2 me means what,
B: shen2me,
Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 means TV,
B: dian4 shi4,
Y: 节目 jie2 mu4 means program,
B: jie2 mu4.
Y: 你喜欢看什么电视节目?ni2 xi3 huan kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4?
B: ni2 xi3 huan kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4? What programs do you like watching?

Conversation 2:

A: 你喜欢看什么电视节目?
B: 我喜欢看体育节目。

B: Let's learn some different types of programs. I like sports.
Y: Easy. 体育节目 Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4.
B: Let me try that…..Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4.
Y: 体育 Ti3 yu4 is sports,
B: Ti3 yu4
Y: 节目 jie2 mu4 means program,
B: jie2 mu4
Y: 体育节目 Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4.
B: Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4. Sports. And the news?
Y: it's 新闻 xin1 wen2,
B: xin1 wen2.

Conversation 3:

A: 我喜欢看体育节目。
B: 我喜欢看新闻。

B: You know Y, variety is the spice of life. I also like watching movies. How do I say that?
Y: It's 我也喜欢看电影。
B: wo2 ye2 xi3 huan kan4 dian4 ying3.
Y: 我 wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: 也 ye3 means also,
B: ye3,
Y: 喜欢 xi3 huan means like doing sth,
B: xi3 huan,
Y: 看 kan4 means watch,
B: kan4,
Y: 电影 dian4 ying3 means film,
B: dian4 ying3.
Y: 我也喜欢看电影
B: wo2 ye2 xi3 huan kan4 dian4 ying3. I also like watching movies.

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Key words reminder:

Television 电视机. Program 电视节目. I like watching TV. 我喜欢看电视. What programs do you like watching? 你喜欢看什么电视节目?Sports 体育节目. News 新闻. I also like watching movies.我也喜欢看电影。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: Hey, my favorite tv program is coming on, gotta go. Better squeeze in our question of the day.
Y: Here we go. Remind us, how do you say, "I like watching TV?" in Chinese of course.
B: Mingtian jian.
Y: Mingtian jian.