EP101 吃醋 Be Jealous

 Chinese 101: Talk about things that make someone’s girlfriend angry

 

Grammar: How to use “生气”“让...生气”“生..的气”

 

Language Tips: Why “drink vinegar 吃醋” means jealous; expressions related to“吃”;

 

Story of the Day:To lap up information without digesting it 囫囵吞枣 hú lún tūn zǎo 

 

Dialogue:

 

A:我的女朋友不理我了。

 

wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu bù lǐ wǒ le。

 

My girlfriend’s not talking to me. 

 

B:为什么?你让她生气了吗?

 

wéi shí me?nǐ ràng tā shēng qì le ma?

 

Why? Did you make her angry?

 

A:我昨天夸另一个女孩很漂亮。

 

wǒ zuó tiān kuā lìng yī gè nǚ hái hěn piāo liàng。

 

Yesterday I praised another girl for her beauty.

 

B:她一定是吃醋了!

 

tā yī dìng shì chī cù le !

 

She must be jealous!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【女朋友】nǚ péng yǒu

 

【生气】shēng qì: be angry

 

【昨天】zuó tiān: yesterday

 

【夸】kuā: praise

 

【另一个】lìng yī gè: another

 

【女孩】nǚ hái: girl

 

【漂亮】piāo liàng: pretty, beautiful

 

【一定】yī dìng: must be

 

【吃醋】chī cù: (a metaphor) be jealous (in a relationship)