EP139 单身狗 Single Dog

 Chinese 101: 光棍&单身狗，How to say “I’m single” in Chinese

 

Language Tips：Useful and unique Chinese animal-related expressions

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你有女朋友了吗？

 

Nǐ yǒu nǚ péng yǒu le ma?

 

Do you have a girlfriend?

 

B：没有，我还是个光棍儿. 你呢？

 

Méi yǒu, wǒ hái shì gè guāng gùn-er. Nǐ ne?

 

Not yet, I’m still single, how about you?

 

A：我也还是只单身狗。

 

Wǒ yě hái shì zhī dān shēn gǒu.

 

I’m still a single dog, either.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【女朋友】nǚ péng yǒu：girlfriend

 

【光棍】guāng gùn：single (especially for male)

 

【单身】dān shēn：single

 

【狗】gǒu：dog