Lesson 224 Bicycles & Cycling 第二百二十四课 自行车 (1)

B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I'm Brendan.
Y: ni hao B. wo shi Y, le's find out what Brendan would like to learn this week.
B: You know Y, the weather is great for being outside, and there's nothing I like more than being on a bike, a bicycle. I know how to cycle around the city, I'd love to be able to talk my way around my bike. Y: Good idea, let's check our key words of the day.

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Key words of the day :

Bicycle 自行车. Seat 车座. Brakes 刹车. Tires 车胎. Where can I get the bike repaired? 哪儿有修车的? I've got a flat tire. 我的车胎没气了。My brakes don't work. 刹车失灵了。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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B: So le's begin at the beginning, what do we call a bike Y?
Y: we call it 自行车 zi4 xing2 che1.
B: zi4 xing2 che1. And what about, Where can I get the bike repaired?
Y: You can ask: 哪儿有修车的?
B: na3er you3 xiu1 che1 de?
Y: 哪儿 na3er means where,
B: na3er,
Y: 有 you3, literally means have,
B: you3,
Y: 修 xiu1 means repair,
B: xiu1,
Y: 车che1 means bike,
B: che1,
Y: 哪儿有修车的?na3er you3 xiu1 che1 de?
B: na3er you3 xiu1 che1 de? Where can I get the bike repaired?

Conversation 1:

A: 哪儿有修车的?
B: 前面就有一个修车铺。

B: I'd better learn a few important parts of the zixingche. The seat please Y.
Y: it's 车座 che1 zuo4,
B: che1 zuo4, as 车 che1 is bicycle,
Y: right. And 座 zuo4 means seat,
B: zuo4,
Y: 车座 che1 zuo4,
B: che1 zuo4, seat. And the brakes,Y?
Y: You can say: 刹车 sha1 che1.
B: sha1 che1. And how about the tires?
Y: It's 车胎 che1 tai1. As tai1 means tire in Chinese,
B: che1 tai1. Got it…

Conversation 2:

A: 看看我新买的自行车。
B: 真漂亮!不过车座好像有点高。

B: Oops! I think I've got a flat tire, how do I say that Y?
Y: 我的车胎没气了 wo3 de che1 tai1 mei2 qi4 le.
B: Let me try that: wo3 de che1 tai1 mei2 qi4 le.
Y: 我的 wo3 de means mine,
B: wo3 de,
Y: 车胎 che1 tai1 means tires,
B: che1 tai1,
Y: 没气 mei2 qi4, of course it's not that 煤气 mei2 qi4 which means natural gas, here it means a flat tire,
B: mei2 qi4 ,
Y: 我的车胎没气了
B: wo3 de che1 tai1 mei2 qi4 le. I've got a flat tire.
Y: besides, there is another Chinese adjective which is very suitable to describe a flat tire…
B: Tell me Yajie.
Y: Okay, it's 瘪 bie3,
B: bie3.
Y: That's right…我的车胎瘪了 wo3 de che1 tai1 bie3 le.
B: wo3 de che1 tai1 bie3 le. I've got a flat tire.

Conversation 3:

A: 我的车胎没气了。
B: 别急,我来帮你打气。

B: I'm afraid that my brake doesn't work. It's very dangerous and I need someone to fix it for me… How do I tell shifu that Y?
Y: here we go. 刹车失灵了 sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le.
B: sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le.
Y: 刹车 sha1 che1 is brakes,
B: sha1 che1,
Y: 失灵 shi1 ling2 means the brake doesn't work,
B: shi1 ling2,
Y: 刹车失灵了 sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le.
B: sha1 che1 shi1 ling2 le. My brake doesn't work.

Conversation 4:

A: 哎呀,好疼啊,你轧着我的脚了!
B: 对不起, 刹车失灵了。

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Key words reminder:
Bicycle 自行车. Seat 车座. Brakes 刹车. Tires 车胎. Where can I get the bike repaired? 哪儿有修车的? I've got a flat tire. 我的车胎没气了。My brakes don't work. 刹车失灵了。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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B: Time to leave by bike. Gotta go Y.
Y: Let's not forget our question of the day. How do you say, "I've got a flat tire?" in Chinese?