Chinese 101: How Chinese People Talk about Health Matters
Grammar: Expressing "not very" with "不太"
Language Tips:养生之道Chinese Health Concepts You Should Know about
Song: 《本草纲目》 周杰伦 Compendium of Materia Medica Jay chou
Dialogue:
A:你感冒了吗?说话声音不太对。
Nǐ gǎn mào le ma ?Shuō huà shēng yīn bú tài duì 。
Did you caught a cold? Your voice sounds ill.
B:我昨晚睡觉吹了一夜空调,可能是着凉了。
Wǒ zuó wǎn shuì jiào chuī le yī yè kōng tiáo,kě néng shì zháo liáng le 。
I kept the air-condition opening for a whole night during my sleep,
May be I caught a chill.
Words & expressions:
【感冒】gǎn mào: catch a cold
【说话】shuō huà: speak, talk
【声音】shēng yīn: voice
【昨晚】zuó wǎn: last night
【睡觉】shuì jiào: sleep
【吹】chuī:blow
【空调】kōng tiáo: air-condition
【可能】kě néng: maybe
【着凉】zháo liáng: catch a chill
