EP46 三里屯儿 Go To The Bar

 Chinese 101: Say “Go To The Bar” in Chinese; Talk about pub street in Beijing

 

Grammar: 一般as “usually, often”；“好”as easy

 

Language Tips: Chinese pub culture; Interesting Beijing Dialect - Erhua 儿化

 

Story of The Day: The pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你一般去哪儿泡吧？

 

nǐ yī bān qù nǎ ér pào bā ？

 

wher do you usually go to have a drink?

 

B：三里屯儿。你呢？

 

sān lǐ tún ér 。nǐ ne？

 

Sanlitun Village. How about you?

 

A：我认为后海更好玩儿。

 

wǒ rèn wéi hòu hǎi gèng hǎo wán ér.

 

I think houhai is more interesting.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【一般】yī bān: usually; often

 

【哪儿】nǎ ér：wher

 

【泡吧】pào bā: clubbing; bar hopping

 

【三里屯】sān lǐ tún: a pub street in Beijing

 

【海】hǎi: sea

 

【认为】rèn wéi：think, believe

 

【玩】wán: play

 

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang