YJ: 圣诞快乐wo shi Yajie. It is Christmas Day today, and thanks for spending it with us.
Cam: That’s right Yajie, it is sheng4 dan4 jie2 A Time for us to relax AND to have a quick review about this week’s lesson.
YJ: All righty, let’s get started!
Sentences in the Week
Christmas day 圣诞节, Merry Christmas 圣诞快乐，Christmas present圣诞礼物， Santa Claus圣诞老人Can you please pass the salt and pepper? 请把盐和胡椒递给我好吗？
Cam: Yajie. Today is Christmas day,
YJ: it’s sheng4 dan4 jie2,
YJ: sheng4 dan4 means Christmas,
Cam: sheng4 dan4
YJ: jie2, means festival,
Cam: jie2 .
YJ: sheng4 dan4 jie2,
Cam: sheng4 dan4 jie2, Christmas day. Then I need to know how to say “Merry Christmas” in Chinese, because I want to say it to all the Chinese people.
YJ: Cam, that’s a very good idea! it’s 圣诞快乐（sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4）
Cam: 圣诞快乐（sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4）
YJ: sheng4 dan4 we just mentioned it’s Christmas.
Cam: sheng4 dan4
YJ: kuai4 le4 means merry or happy
Cam: kuai4 le4
YJ: 圣诞快乐（sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4）, let’s say it together, Cam.
Cam/YJ: 圣诞快乐（sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4）
Cam: Merry Christmas everyone!
Conversation1:
A：今天是圣诞节。
B：祝你圣诞快乐！
A：也祝你圣诞快乐！
Cam: Yajie, what did you get for Christmas?
YJ: Oh, I got an ipod shuffle! Now I can download all my favorite music! How about you?
Cam: I got a wonderful new laptop computer! I love it. Yajie, what’s the Chinese for Christmas present?
YJ: it’s圣诞礼物 (sheng4 dan4 li3 wu4)
Cam: sheng4 dan4 li3 wu4
YJ: sheng4 dan4 is Christmas,
Cam: sheng4 dan4
YJ: li3 wu4 means present.
Cam: li3 wu4.
YJ: sheng4 dan4 li3 wu4
Cam: sheng4 dan4 li3 wu4 Christmas present.
YJ: Cam, do you still believe in Santa?
Cam: Of course! He comes down the chimney and eats milk and cookies!
YJ: Anyway, Santa in Chinese is 圣诞老人(sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2)
Cam: sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2
YJ: Christmas in Chinese is…
Cam: …sheng4 dan4!
YJ: lao3 ren2 in Chinese means an old man,
Cam: 老人( lao3 ren2)
YJ: 圣诞老人(sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2)
Cam: 圣诞老人(sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2), Santa Claus.
Conversation2:
A：你相信圣诞老人吗？
B：我相信圣诞老人。
A：那你也相信他会带来圣诞礼物喽？
B： 那当然。
Cam: Yajie, we learned a very long sentence this week, I think we’d better review it now.
YJ: OK. It’s 请把盐和胡椒递给我, 好吗？(qing3 ba3 yan2 he2 hu2jiao1 di4gei3wo3 hao3 ma?) which means “Can you please pass the salt and pepper?”
Cam: I still don’t get it.
YJ: haha, only if you know what it means. qing3 means please.
Cam: qing3
YJ: Salt is yan2
Cam: yan2
YJ: pepper is hu2jiao1
Cam: hu2jiao1
YJ: he2 means and
Cam: he2
YJ: pass is chuan2 di4, here is short as di4.
Cam: di4
YJ: hao3 ma? it’s a polite way of asking.
Cam: hao3 ma?
YJ: 请把盐和胡椒递给我, 好吗？(qing3 ba3 yan2 he2 hu2jiao1 di4gei3wo3 hao3 ma?)
Cam: 请把盐和胡椒递给我, 好吗？(qing3 ba3 yan2 he2 hu2jiao1 di4gei3wo3 hao3 ma?) “Can you please pass the salt and pepper?”
Conversation3:
A: 请把盐和胡椒递给我, 好吗？
B: 好的，给你。
Sentences in the Week
Christmas day 圣诞节, Merry Christmas 圣诞快乐，Christmas present圣诞礼物， Santa Claus圣诞老人Can you please pass the salt and pepper? 请把盐和胡椒递给我好吗？
