Learn Chinese L26: Let's go to see Beijing Opera tomorrow!

Dachuan comes to Wang Jun's home as a guest. Dachuan is very interested in the Peking Opera masks that addorn Wang Jun's home. They make an appointment to see Peking Opera together.

Dialogue One

zhè　 xiē　shì　 shén　 me
这　　些　 是　　什　　么？
What are these?
zhè　 xiē　shì　jīng　jù　liǎn　pǔ　nǐ　kàn　 guò　jīng　jù　ma
这　　些　 是　京　 剧　 脸　 谱。你　看　　过　 京　 剧　吗？
These are Peking Opera masks. Have you ever see the Peking Opera?
méi　 kàn　 guò
没　　看　　过。
Not yet.
míng　tiān　 zán　 men　 qù　 kàn　jīng　jù　ba
明　　 天　　咱　　们　　去　 看　 京　 剧　吧！
Let's go and see the Peking Opera tomorrow!
hǎo　a　jiào　lǐ　 méi　tā　men　yì　 qǐ　qù　ba
好　 啊！叫　 李　梅　 他　 们　 一　起　去　吧！
Ok. Ask Li Mei and them to go with us!
Dialogue Two
piào　mài　guāng　le
票　　卖　　光　　了。
The tickets are sold out.
méi　guān　 xi　wǒ　men　 kě　yǐ　qù　 bié　 de　 dì　fang
没　　关　　系，我　 们　　可　以　去　 别　 的　 地　 方。
No problem. We can go somewher else.
zán　men　 qù　xiāng　shān　ba
咱　　们　　去　 香　　 山　　吧！
Let's go to the Fragrant Hills then.
xiāng　shān　 tài　yuǎn　 le　 qù　yí　 hé　yuán　zěn　me　yàng
香　　　山　　太　 远　　了。去　颐　和　 园　　 怎　 么　　样？
They're too far from here. What about the Summer Palace?
wǒ　jué　de　qù　gù　gōng　gèng　yǒu　 yì　 si
我　 觉　 得　 去　故　 宫　　 更　　 有　 意　思。
I think the Forbidden City is more interesting.
zhēn　má　fan　 kuài　diǎnr　jué　 dìng　ba
真　　 麻　 烦，　快　 点儿　 决　　定　 吧！
Why are you so troublesome! Let's make a decision as soon as possible.
Explanation of difficult points


1. 叫
In this case "叫" (jiào) means "tell /ask (somebody to do something)", which is different to when it was used in "我叫大川" (wǒ jiào dà chuān).

2. 胡曼他们
"胡曼他们" (hú màn tā men) has a meaning similar to the casual "Hu Man and those guys/other people..."

3. ……光了
"(verb)……光了" (guāng le) means that the verb has caused there to be emptiness/no more/finished. "票卖光了" (piào mài guāng le) means that "all of the tickets have been sold".

4. 有意思
The phrase "有意思" (yǒu yì si) means "interesting", which is different from "意思" (yì si, meaning) and "不好意思" (bù hǎo yì si, I'm sorry/to be embarrassed).

5. 麻烦
"
麻烦" (má fan) is used differently than it was in Lesson 21. In this context "真麻烦" (zhēn má fan) it is an adjective that means "troublesome/annoying" but in "麻烦您" (má fan nín) it is a verb that means "to bother".