EP160 新年计划 New year's resolution

 Chinese 101: What’s your new year’s resolution?

 

Grammar: Comparing "会hui," "能neng," "可以keyi"

 

Language Tips：Top new year’s resolutions in Chinese

 

Song: 《庆祝》杨丞琳 Celebration by Rainie Yang

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你的新年计划是什么？

 

Nǐ de xīn nián jì huà shì shén me ？

 

What’s your new year’s resolution?

 

B：我希望在新的一年里能够多读书。你呢？

 

Wǒ xī wàng zài xīn de yī nián lǐ néng gòu duō dú shū。

 

I wish I can read more books in the coming year. How about you?

 

A：我希望明年可以早睡早起。

 

Wǒ xī wàng míng nián kě yǐ zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ.

 

I wish I can go to bed early and get up early next year.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【新年】xīn nián: new year

 

【计划】jì huà: plan

 

【希望】xī wàng: wish, hope

 

【能够】néng gòu: be able to, can

 

【读书】dú shū: read book

 

【明年】míng nián: next year

 

【早睡早起】zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ: go to bed early and get up early