Chinese Studio 汉语对话 Lesson 142 Movie (2)

Cam:  It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day.  Welcome to Chinese Studio, wo shi Cam.
Yajie:  And wo shi Yajie.  Cam, what is your favorite movie genre?
Cam: …I believe it’s comedy. But I don’t know how to say it in Chinese!
Yajie: Don’t worry. Listen up!

Key Words of the Day
comedy喜剧，tragedy.悲剧 action film 动作片 horror movie恐怖片，animation动画片 What’s your favorite genre? 你最喜欢什么类型的电影？All in today’s Chinese Studio.

YJ: Cam, as we heard in key words of the day, comedy is 喜剧 (xi3 ju4)
Cam: 喜剧(xi3 ju4). 
YJ: 喜(xi3 )means happy,
Cam: 喜(xi3 )
YJ: 剧 (ju4)means film
Cam:剧 (ju4)
YJ: 喜剧 (xi3 ju4) comedy.
Cam: 喜剧 (xi3 ju4). And my favorite 喜剧(xi3 ju4) is … Yajie, then what is the opposite of 喜剧 (xi3 ju4).
YJ: It’s 悲剧 （bei1 ju4）,tragedy.  
Cam: 悲剧（bei1 ju4）
YJ: 悲（bei1）means sad, sorrowful,
Cam: 悲 （bei1）. 
YJ: so tragedy is 悲剧 （bei1 ju4）
Cam: 悲剧（bei1 ju4）.

Conversation1:
A：我爱看喜剧，你呢?
B：我也爱看喜剧。我不喜欢悲剧。

YJ: Cam, I can’t figure out why so many people like horror films. They are so scary and bloody sometimes…
Cam: Yes, but it’s always been a conflict between good and evil, and you may learn something from it. Yajie, I’d like to know the Chinese for horror film.
YJ:  it’s 恐怖片(kong3 bu4 pian1)
Cam: 恐怖片(kong3 bu4 pian1)
YJ: 恐怖(kong3 bu4) means horrified, scary,
Cam: 恐怖 (kong3 bu4 )
YJ: 片 (pian1) means film
Cam: 片( pian1), I guess it has the same meaning with 剧(ju4), which means film，right?
YJ: Yes, almost. 恐怖片(kong3 bu4 pian1), horror film,
Cam: 恐怖片 (kong3 bu4 pian1). And another movie genre is action film, what’s the Chinese for that?
YJ: it’s 动作片(dong4 zuo4 pian1)
Cam: 动作片(dong4 zuo4 pian1)
YJ: 动作(dong4 zuo4 )means action,
Cam: 动作(dong4 zuo4 )
YJ: 动作片(dong4 zuo4 pian1)
Cam: 动作片 (dong4 zuo4 pian1) action film.

Conversation2:
A: 我不喜欢恐怖片，但我喜欢动作片。
B: 那你可以看看成龙的动作片。

YJ: Cam, I know a movie genre which is good for both kids and adults. Animation!
Cam: That’s true. What’s the Chinese for animation?
YJ: it’s 动画片(dong4 hua4 pian1)。
Cam: 动画片(dong4 hua4 pian1)
YJ: So I have to say that animation is my favorite genre. Cam，What’s your favorite genre? 你最喜欢什么类型的电影？(ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)
Cam: 你最喜欢什么类型的电影? (ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)
YJ: 你 (ni3) means you ,
Cam: 你(ni3)。
YJ: 最喜欢(zui4 xi3 huan1 )，like something the best, favorite,
Cam: 最喜欢(zui4 xi3 huan1)
YJ: 什么(shen2me),what
Cam: 什么 (shen2me)
YJ: 类型 (lei4xing2 ) type , genre.
Cam: 类型(lei4xing2 )
YJ: 电影 (dian4 ying3)，film,
Cam: 电影(dian4 ying3)。
YJ: 你最喜欢什么类型的电影？(ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)
Cam: 你最喜欢什么类型的电影(ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 shen2me lei4 xing2 de dian4ying3)？What is your favorite genre?

Conversation3:
A: 你最喜欢什么类型的电影？
B: 我最喜欢动画片，你呢？
A：我最喜欢喜剧。

Key Words Reminder
comedy喜剧，tragedy.悲剧action film动作片 horror film. 恐怖片，animation动画片 What’s your favorite genre? 你最喜欢什么类型的电影？All in today’s Chinese Studio.