Lesson 313 Night Activities It

Y: Its almost the holiday and its time to get ready to go out and have fun. Dajia hao wo Shi Yajie.

R: And wo shi Raymond. After a hard days work in the office its time to get your game on and go out and party.

Y: That’s right, we’re going to teach you how to get out on your own, in Chinese Studio Night Activities. 

R: Here are some key words of the day.

 

Key Words of the Day

Massage 按摩 I’d like to have a foot massage.  我要做个足底按摩。Which bar is the popular? 哪间酒吧比较有名？Have fun! 玩儿得开心 All in today’s Chinese Studio. 

 

R: Hey Yajie, what do you like to do, I think its time to get out a bit.

Y: Yea I think so. What do you want to do?

R: Well lets just get out and see what we can do. Hey, my friend just said something in Chinese to me. What did he say?

Y: oh, he said “Have fun”.

R: How do you say that again in Chinese?

Y: It’s waner2 de kai1 xin1.

R:  waner2 de kai1 xin1.

Y: waner2, play or have fun,

R: waner2, 

Y: kai1 xin1, delighted, happy,

R: kai1 xin1,

Y:  waner2 de kai1 xin1.

R: waner2 de kai1 xin1. Have fun!

 

Conversation 1

A: 我要走了。

B: 玩得开心！

A: 谢谢。

 

Y: Hmm, we’ve been walking up and down this street and there’re so many choices for bars.

R: Yea I’m looking for the one with the most amounts of beautiful women.

Y: I’m also looking for the club with all the hunks.

R: Well I guess the best way that we can solve this problem is if we just go to the most popular bar.  How do you say “Which bar is the most popular?” in Chinese.

Y: You can ask: 哪间酒吧比较有名？

R: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 you3 ming2?

Y: nei3, colloquial pronunciation for na3, it means which or what,

R:  nei3, 

Y: jian1 is the measure word for bar,

R:  jian1,

Y: bar in Chinese is jiu3 ba1, as jiu3 stands for alcohol,

R:  jiu3 ba1,

Y: bi3 jiao4, relatively or comparatively,  

R:  bi3 jiao4, 

Y: you3 ming2, well-known,

R:  you3 ming2, 

Y:  nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 you3 ming2?

R:   nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 you3 ming2?  Which bar is the most popular?

 

Conversation 2

A: 哪间酒吧比较有名？

B: 这一带的酒吧都比较有名。

 

R: Oh ya, after all that dancing my feet need massaging. Do you do good massages?

Y: Oh no. I’m not going anywher near your feet, but I guess we can get massages because of all that hard work dancing.

R: Yea that sounds like a good idea.  I’ll have some massage on my feet. How do you say that in Chinese?

Y: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2.

R: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2.

Y: wo3 yao4, I want to do,
R: wo3 yao4,

Y: zuo4 an4 mo2, to have a massage,
R: zuo4 an4 mo2,

Y: zu2 di3,  feet,
R: zu2 di3,

Y: an4 mo2, a massage,
R: an4 mo2,

Y: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2.
R: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2. I’d like to have a foot massage.

 

Conversation 3

A: 我要做个足底按摩。

B: 您要做哪个价位的？

A: 200元的足底按摩。