YJ: And wo shi Yajie… it’s time for a review of everything we’ve learned this week.
Cam: Right, it’s been all ab0ut how to ask for help. So let’s get started.
Sentences in the week
Would you do me a favor? 能帮我个忙吗? Sure当然可以 Can you fix the computer for me？能帮我修一下电脑吗？Thanks a million, 非常感谢。You’ve been a great help.你真是帮了大忙了。 All in today’s Chinese Studio.
Cam: Yajie, in many cases, whether at the chao shi, bank, restaurant, or whatever, we need to ask for help.
Yajie: Right. You can say能帮我个忙吗?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma?
YJ: neng2 means would you?
Cam: neng2.
YJ: bang1 wo3 means to help me,
Cam: bang1 wo3,
YJ: ge4 is short for yi2ge4, which means one,
Cam: ge4.
YJ: bang1 mang2, help.
Cam: bang1 mang2.
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma? Would you do me a favor?
Conversation1:
A：能帮我个忙吗?
B：当然可以。 怎么了？
A：你能替我寄封信吗？
B： 好的，没问题。
A: 谢谢。
B: 不客气。
Cam: And if I ask somebody to do me a favor, what will their response be?
Yajie: Most friendly people will say 当然可以, which means Sure.
Cam: dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3.
YJ: dang1 ran2 means of course,
Cam: dang1 ran2.
YJ: ke2 yi3 imply that I can help,
Cam: ke2 yi3
YJ: dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3.
Cam: dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3. of course I can.
Conversation3:
A：能帮我个忙吗?
B：当然可以了，怎么了？
A：能帮我去楼下取个快件吗？
B： 没问题。
Cam: Yajie, my computer isn’t working, so I need someone to help me with that. How do I say that in Chinese?
YJ: you can say “能帮我修一下电脑吗？”
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma?
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3, would you help me,
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3,
YJ: xiu1 yi2xia4, to fix,
Cam: xiu1 yi2xia4
YJ: dian4 nao3, computer,
Cam: dian4 nao3
YJ: xiu1 dian4 nao3, to fix the computer,
Cam: xiu1 dian4 nao3
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma? Can you fix the computer for me?
Conversation3:
Ａ：能帮我修一下电脑吗？
Ｂ：没问题。
Ａ：非常感谢，
Ｂ：不客气。
YJ: And if somebody helps you, you will want to thank them.
Cam: I can say fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4, which means thanks a million.
YJ: fei1 chang2 means very much,
Cam: fei1 chang2
YJ: gan3 xie4. thanks
Cam: gan3 xie4.
YJ: fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4.
Cam: fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. Thanks a million.
YJ: But you may want to say more than that, such as “You’ve been a great help.”
Cam: What’s the Chinese for that?
YJ: it’s 你真是帮了大忙了。
Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le.
YJ: ni3 means you,
Cam: ni3,
YJ: zhen1 shi4, really,
Cam: zhen1 shi4,
YJ: bang 1 da4 mang2, means a great help.
Cam: bang1 da4 mang2.
YJ: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le.
Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le. You’ve been a great help
Conversation 4
Ａ：非常感谢！你真是帮了大忙了。
Ｂ：别客气，要帮忙就给我打电话。
Ａ：好的。
Sentences in the week
Would you do me a favor? 能帮我个忙吗? Sure当然可以 Can you fix the computer for me？能帮我修一下电脑吗？Thanks a million, 非常感谢。You’ve been a great help.你真是帮了大忙了。All in today’s sentences in the week.
