EP92 民宿 Homestay

 Chinese 101: Plan a travel to a river town in surburb Beijing

 

expressions: 怎么去、开多久、住哪儿;

 

Language Tips:Accommodation preference

 

Story of the Day:Make a bad choice because of a bad judgement 买椟还珠 mǎi dú huán zhū 

 

Dialogue:

 

A:我们周末去古北水镇吧!

 

Wǒmen zhōumò qù gǔ běi shuǐ zhèn ba!

 

Let's go to Beijing Water Town this weekend!

 

B:那是什么地方?

 

nà shì shí me dì fāng ?

 

What kind of place is that?

 

A:是长城脚下的一个度假小镇。

 

shì zhǎng chéng jiǎo xià de yī gè dù jiàxiǎo zhèn

 

It’s a travel town located at the foot of the Great Wall. 

 

B:好啊。怎么去?

 

hǎo a。zěnme qù?

 

Okay. How will we go?

 

A:租车吧!

 

zū chē ba。

 

Let's hire a car.

 

B:要开多久?

 

yào kāi duōjiǔ?

 

How long does it take to drive there?

 

A:大概3个小时。

 

dà gài sān gè xiǎo shí 

 

about 3 hours.

 

B:我们住哪儿?

 

Wǒmen zhù nǎ ér?

 

wher will we stay?

 

A:度假酒店、客栈、民宿、农家乐...选择很多啊!

 

Dù jiàjiǔ diàn 、kè zhàn 、mín sù 、 ...xuǎn zé hěn duō ā!

 

Resort hotels, inns, homestays, farmhouses....We’ve many choices!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【地方】dì fāng:place

 

【度假】dù jià:take a vacation; spend one’s holiday

 

【小镇】xiǎo zhèn: small town

 

【租车】zū chē: hire a car

 

【酒店】jiǔ diàn: hotel

 

【客栈】kè zhàn: inn, hostal, lodge

 

【民宿】mín sù: homestay, B&B

 

【农家乐】nóng jiā lè: happy farmhouse; homestay in a Chinese village

 

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Jessica

 

Programme Editor: Lu Chang

 

Producer: Lu Chang