Chinese 101: How to say “Let’s take a selfie” in Chinese
Grammar: Measure word “个”; Use“得”after verbs
Language Tips:Selfies and editing seflies
Story of the Day:To give the final touches 画龙点睛
Dialogue:
A:我们来合个影吧!
wǒ men lái hé gè yǐng ba!
Let’s take a photo together!
B:好啊,找个路人给我们拍照吧。
hǎo ā,zhǎo gè lù rén gěi wǒ men pāi zhào ba。
Okay, let’s find some one who passes by to take it.
A:不用,我们自拍!来,看镜头,一,二,三~
bú yòng ,wǒ men zì pāi!lái,kàn jìng tóu,yī,èr,sān ~
No need. We'll take a selfie. Here we go, look at the camera, one, two, three!
B:拍得怎么样?
pāi de zěn me yàng?
How it looks?
A:你看一下。
nǐ kàn yī xià。
Have a look.
B:不错!你用微信发给我吧。
bú cuò !nǐ yòng wēi xìn fā gěi wǒ ba 。
Good! Send it to me through wechat.
Words & expressions:
【合影】hé yǐng:group photo; photo together
【路人】lù rén: passerby ; stranger
【拍照】pāi zhào: photo, take a photo
【自拍】zì pāi: selfie
【镜头】jìng tóu: shot ; scene;camera lens
【微信】wēi xìn:wechat (Chinese versio of what’sapp)
