Learn Chinese L8: Please speak more slowly.

Dachuan and Sun Dawei sit on the campus lawn. Dachuan asks Sun Dawei some questions.

Dialogue One

zhè　shì　shén　me　yì　si
这　 是　　什　 么　 意　思？
What does this mean?
qǐng　màn　yì　diǎnr　shuō
请　　 慢　 一　点儿　说。
Please speak more slowly.
Dialogue Two

qǐnɡ　bú　yào　dǎ　kāi　kōnɡ　tiáo
请　　不　 要　 打　开　 空　　调！
Please do not turn on the air conditioner.

bù　hǎo　yì　si　wǒ　bù　zhī　dào　nǐ　ɡǎn　mào　le
不　好　 意　思。我　不　知　 道　 你　 感　 冒　　了。
Sorry. I didn't know you had a cold.
méi　ɡuān　xi
没　　关　 系。
It's all right.
Explanation of difficult points


1. 一点儿
"一点儿"(yī diǎnr) means "a little bit". You can put it behind a verb, adverb, or adjective. "儿"(ér) does not have an exact meaning. It's just a kind of language habbit.

2. 不要……
"不要……"(bú yào) here is commanding, meaning not "don't" instead of "don't want".

3. 打开
When "打开"(dǎ kāi) used as a term, it means "to turn on". "开"(kāi) itself can be a verb or an adjective. For example, "开空调"(kāi kōng tiáo) ("开" as a verb), "空调是开的"(kōng tiáo shì kāi de) ("开" as an adjective).

4. 了
"了"(le) in "你感冒了"(nǐ gǎn mào le) can be used after a verb to indicate that the action has been finished or has already been a certain state.