EP98 先和再 First and then

 Chinese 101: Learn how to say “first” and “then”

 

Grammar: Different “but” in Chinese: 可是 (kěshì) and 但是 (dànshì)

 

Language Tips:The orders while eating tells your personality

 

Story of the Day:To lap up information without digesting it 囫囵吞枣 hú lún tūn zǎo

 

Dialogue:

 

A:晚上怎么安排?

 

wǎn shàng zěn me ān pái?

 

What’s the plan(arrangement) for tonight?

 

B:先吃饭,再看电影?

 

xiān chī fàn ,zài kàn diàn yǐng?

 

Let’eat first, then watch a movie, shall we?

 

A:可是我想去逛街。

 

kě shì wǒ xiǎng qù guàng jiē。

 

But I want to go shopping.

 

B:好啊,那就先吃饭,再逛街。

 

hǎo ā ,nà jiù xiān chī fàn ,zài guàng jiē 。

 

Sure, let’s have dinner first, then go shopping.

 

A:去哪里逛?

 

qù nǎ lǐ guàng ?

 

wher shall we go?

 

B:吃完饭再看看吧。

 

chī wán fàn zài kàn kàn ba 。

 

I'll go have a look after we’ve finished diner.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【晚上】wǎn shàng: night, evening

 

【安排】ān pái: arrange, arrangement, plan

 

【先】xiān: fist

 

【吃饭】chī fàn: have a meal, eat

 

【再】zài : then

 

【看电影】kàn diàn yǐng: watch a film

 

【可是】kě shì:but

 

【逛街】guàng jiē : go shopping