EP150 去唱歌 Go To Karaoke

 Chinese 101: Do you want to go to Karaoke with us?

 

Grammar: Comparing "要" and "想"; Expressing "not very" with "不太"

 

Language Tips：Go To Karaoke with your friends in China

 

Song: 《朋友》Friends周华健Emil Wakin Chau

 

Dialogue:

 

A：今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？

 

Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？

 

Lily and I want to go to Karaoke tonight, do you want to to join us?

 

B：我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。

 

Wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bú hǎo 。

 

I’m not good at singing, I’m afraid that I can’t sing well.

 

A：没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！

 

Méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！

 

Don’t worry, let’s just have fun together!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【今晚】jīn wǎn: tonight

 

【歌】gē: song

 

【唱歌】chàng gē: sing

 

【怕】pà：be afraid of, fear

 

【开心】kāi xīn : happy