EP47 尴尬 So Embarrassing

 Chinese 101: Describe an embarrassing moment in Chinese

 

Grammar: Express “just now” with “刚才”; Say “I”with “人家”

 

Language Tips: Chinese buzz word “尬 ga”and the social background behind it

 

Story of The Day: Feed on illusions 画饼充饥 huà bǐng chōng jī 

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：刚才真是太尴尬了。

 

gāng cái zhēn shì tài gān gà le 。

 

It’s so embarrassing!

 

B：怎么了？

 

zěn me le ？

 

What happened?

 

A：我遇见了老同学，却忘了人家的名字。

 

wǒ yù jiàn le lǎo tóng xué ，què wàng le rén jiā de míng zì 。

 

I met my former classmate, but I forgot his name.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【刚才】gāng cái: just then

 

【尴尬】gān gà: Embarrassing; awkward

 

【遇见】yù jiàn：meet

 

【同学】tóng xué：classmate

 

【却】què: but

 

【忘】wàng: forget

 

【人家】rén jiā: others

 

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang