Chinese 101: Basic expressions on Going To the zoo
Grammar: Expressing completion with "了le"; Affirmative-negative question
Language Tips: Things You Should Know about Giant Panda
Story of the Day: A badly frightened person 惊弓之鸟 jīng gōng zhī niǎo
Dialogue:
A:周末你做了什么?
zhōu mò nǐ zuò le shén me?
What did you do during the weekend?
B:我去了北京动物园。
wǒ qù le běi jīng dòng wù yuán。
I went to The Beijing Zoo.
A:那里好玩儿吗?
nà lǐ hǎo wán-er ma?
Is it interesting there?
B:好玩儿!我看到了老虎,猴子,狮子,豹子.....还有大熊猫!
hǎo wán-er!wǒ kàn dào le lǎo hǔ,hóu zǐ,shī zǐ,bào zǐ .....hái yǒu dà xióng māo!
Of course! I saw tiger, monkey, lion, leopard...and the giant panda!
A:哇!大熊猫是不是很可爱?
wa!dà xióng māo shì bú shì hěn kě ài?
Wow! Is the giant panda very lovely?
B:可爱极了!
kě ài jí le !
Extremely lovely!
A:下次我也要去!
xià cì wǒ yě yào qù !
I’d like to go there either next time!
Words & expressions:
【动物园】dòng wù yuán:zoo
【老虎】lǎo hǔ:tiger
【猴子】hóu zi:monkey
【狮子】shī zi:lion
【豹子】bào zi:leopard
【大熊猫】dà xióng māo:panda; giant panda
Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica
Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu
Producer: Lu Chang
