EP126 老乡 From same hometown

 Chinese 101: Meet a “老乡” by asking “wher do you come from”

 

Language Tips: 扎心了老铁!Interesting “Old老”in Chinese culture

 

Song: 王铮亮《老朋友》 Old friends by Wang Zhengliang

 

Dialogue:

 

A:你是哪里人?

 

Nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén ?

 

wher do you come from?

 

B:我是四川人,我来自成都。你呢?

 

Wǒ shì sì chuān rén,wǒ lái zì chéng dōu 。Nǐ ne?

 

I’m from Chengdu, Sichuan province. How about you?

 

A:我们是老乡!我老家也是成都的。

 

Wǒ men shì lǎo xiāng!wǒ lǎo jiā yě shì chéng dōu de 。

 

We’re from the same hometown! My home town is Chengdu either.

 

B:真是太巧了!

 

Zhēn shì tài qiǎo le !

 

What a coincidence!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【哪里】nǎ lǐ:wher

 

【来自】lái zì: come from

 

【老乡】lǎo xiāng: people from the same hometown

 

【老家】lǎo jiā: hometown

 

【巧】qiǎo: artful ; clever ; cunning ; skillful