R: Well that wraps up an excellent week in the office. Da jia hao, wo shi R.
Y: wo shi Y. Working can be so fun that I’ll never wanna leave.
R: Coffee machine is working, so that means I’m working. Let’s review what we’ve learned in this great week.
Sentences of the week
What is your extension? 你的分机号是多少?I have a meeting right now. 我马上要开个会。 Can you fax this for me? 能帮我发个传真吗?All in today’s Chinese Studio.
R: Yajie, what’s your extension?... right I should ask you in Chinese… sorry I forgot. How do you say that again?
Y: That’s what a review lesson is for: ni3 de fen1 ji1 hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3?
R: ni3 de fen1 ji1hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3
Y: ni3 de is your,
R: ni3 de,
Y: fen1 ji1 hao4, the extension number,
R: fen1 ji1 hao4,
Y: shi4 duo1 shao3, is what,
R: shi4 duo1 shao3,
Y: ni3 de fen1 ji1 hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3?
R: ni3 de fen1 ji1 hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3? What is your extension?
Conversation 1
A: 你的分机号是多少?
B: 应该和你的一样。
R: Hey Yajie, why you are in such a hurry?
Y: Because “I have a meeting right now”. Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4.
R: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4.
Y: wo3 means I,
R: wo3,
Y: ma3 shang4, right now,
R: ma3 shang4,
Y: yao4 is going to do something,
R: yao4,
Y: kai1, literally means to open, in this case it means to have a meeting,
R: kai1,
Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one,
R: ge4,
Y: hui4 is meeting,
R: hui4,
Y: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4.
R: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4. I have a meeting right now.
Conversation 2
A: 对不起,我马上要开个会。
B: 那我晚点再来找你。
Y: Hey, Raymond, neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma? “Can you fax this for me?”
R: Glad to help, only if you tell me how to say that again in Chinese.
Y: Sure. neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma?
R: neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma?
Y: neng2 bang1 wo3, could you help me,
R: neng2 bang1 wo3,
Y: fa1 is to send,
R: fa1,
Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one,
R: ge4,
Y: chuan2 zhen1, the fax,
R: chuan2 zhen1,
Y: the syllable ma is put at the end of a question,
R: ma,
Y: neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma?
R: neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma? Can you fax this for me?
Conversation 3
A: 能帮我发个传真吗?
B: 好的,没问题。
Sentences of the week
What is your extension? 你的分机号是多少?I have a meeting right now. 我马上要开个会。 Can you fax this for me? 能帮我发个传真吗?All in today’s Chinese Studio.