EP151 真厉害 Really Awesome

 How to use “厉害”in Chinese

 

How to say “impressive” or “awesome” in Chinese;

 

How tones matters in different scenarios;

 

Song: 王力宏《十八般武艺》18 Martial Arts by Leehom Wang

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你每天睡几个小时？

 

Nǐ měi tiān shuì jǐ gè xiǎo shí ？

 

How long do you usually sleep per day?

 

B：五个小时就够了。

 

Wǔ gè xiǎo shí jiù gòu le 。

 

5 hour is enogh for me.

 

B：你真厉害！

 

Nǐ zhēn lì hài ！

 

You’re really awesome!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【每天】měi tiān：everyday

 

【睡】shuì: sleep

 

【小时】xiǎo shí: hour

 

【够】gòu：enough

 

【厉害】lì hà：awesome; sharp ; fierce ; severe