Lesson 314 Night Activities II

Y: Its almost the holiday and its time to get ready

R: Hey welcome everyone to another edition of Chinese Studio. Wo shi Raymond.
Y: And wo Shi Yajie. We’ve got an incredible show as we’re continuing our Chinese about Night Activities.
R: Yep and what are we doing tonight?
Y: Well we’re all tired out from the clubbing and massages, so lets do something that doesn’t involve dancing.
R: Ok lets check out the key words of the day.

Key Words Of the Day
Which bar is the cheapest? 哪间酒吧比较便宜？ Go and watch a movie 去看电影吧。
Go and sing karaoke 去k歌吧。 All in today’s Chinese. 

Y: I’m running low on dough. Maybe we should go to a different place this time.
R: Yea, I don’t want to be broke. I do have to eat for the rest of the month.
Y: Well we could go to a cheaper place?
R: Ok good idea. Lets go to a cheap bar. Lets ask this guy. Wait before that how do you say “Which bar is the cheapest” in Chinese?
Y: you’d better have me ask this question: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 pian2 yi4?
R: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 pian2 yi4?
Y: Remember last time, we learned that nei3, is the colloquial pronunciation for na3, and it means which or what,
R: nei3, 
Y: jian1 is the measure word for bar,
R:  jian1,
Y: bar in Chinese is jiu3 ba1,
R:  jiu3 ba1,
Y: bi3 jiao4, relatively or comparatively,  
R:  bi3 jiao4, 
Y: pian2 yi4, is cheap,
R:  pian2 yi4,
Y: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 pian2 yi4?
R: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 pian2 yi4?  Which bar is the cheapest?

Conversation 1
A: 哪间酒吧比较便宜？
B: 这间酒吧好像比较便宜。

R: Hey I think I’ve had too much to drink.
Y: Me too. Those mixed drinks were definitely mixed.
R: Yea, I think we need to go rest. What time is it?
Y: 8:30 pm.
R: Oh my gosh, we got plastered and its only 8:30. I guess we should do something else.
Y: Yea lets go watch a movie and kill some more time.
R: Ok how do you say “Go and watch a movie”?
Y: qu4 kan4 dian4 ying3 ba. 
R:  qu4 kan4 dian4 ying3 ba.
Y: qu4 kan4, go and watch, 
R:  qu4 kan4,
Y: dian4 ying3, a movie,
R:  dian4 ying3,
Y: ba is used to indicate suggestion,
R:  ba,
Y: qu4 kan4 dian4 ying3 ba. 
R: qu4 kan4 dian4 ying3 ba.  Go and watch a movie.

Conversation 2
A: 才8点，时间还早呢。
B: 去看电影吧。
A: 好啊。

Y: Well that was an interesting movie.
R: Yea, I dunno if I really like Josie and the Pussycats.
Y: It was so much fun! But hey its only 10:30.
R: Dang, its still too early to go in. I think my roommates would laugh at me if I got home this early.
Y: I know, I love singing. Lets go and sing some karaoke!
R: Ok how do you say “Go and sing Karaoke” in Chinese?
Y: Listen up, here is a trendy way: qu4 K ge1 ba.
R:  what? 
Y: well, let me explain for you. k ge1: is a trendy way for singing karaoke, instead of saying: ka3 la1 okay.
R:  k ge1.
Y: qu4 is go,
R:  qu4, 
Y: qu4 K ge1 ba.
R:  qu4 K ge1 ba.  Go and sing karaoke.

Conversation 3
A: 去k 歌吧。
B: 好的，很久没k歌了。