Y: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, do you think you can mail a package now?
C: Absolutely! I’m an expert!
Y: Then let’s have a little test.
Sentences in the week
Post Office. 邮局 where is the post office? 邮局在哪？ I’d like to mail a letter. 我要寄封信
I want to send a package. 我要寄个包裹 I’d like to pick up a package. 我要取包裹。All in today's Chinese studio.
C: Yajie, first of all, remind me… how do I say Post Office?
Y: it’s called you2 ju2.
C: you2 ju2.
Y: you2 means post,
C: you2.
Y: ju2, a subdivision of a governmental department.
C: ju2.
Y: you2 ju2.
C: you2 ju2, so if I wanted to go to a post office, I could say you ju zai nar?
Y: exactly. You2 ju2 zai4 nar3?
C: zai4 nar3 means at where,
Y: and post office is you2 ju2, so where is the post office is you2 ju2 zai4 nar3?
C: right. you2 ju2 zai4 nar3
Conversation 1:
A：请问邮局在哪？
B：就在前面拐角处。
C: So once I’m inside the post office, I’ll want to mail a letter.
Y: You can say wo3 yao4 ji4 feng1 xin4.
C: wo3 yao4 ji4 feng1 xin4.
Y: wo3 means I,
C: wo3,
Y: yao4 means want to
C: yao4.
Y: ji4 means mail,
C: ji4.
Y: feng1 is short for yi4 feng1, which means one,
C: feng1.
Y: and letter is xin4.
C: xin4.
Y: wo3 yao4 ji4 feng1 xin4.
C: wo3 yao4 ji4 feng1 xin4. I want to mail a letter.
Conversation 2:
A：我要寄封信。你知道邮局在哪吗？
B: 就在前面。
C: Now what if I want to send a package?
Y: Well, you can say “wo3 yao4 ji4 ge4 bao1 guo3.”
C: wo3 yao4 ji4 ge4 bao1 guo3.
Y: wo3 means I
C: wo3.
Y: yao4 means want to,
C: yao4.
Y: ji4 means mail,
C: ji4.
Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one,
C: Right. Then ge4 is the measure word for package.
Y: Right. Package in Chinese is bao1 guo3,
C: bao1 guo3.
Y: wo3 yao4 ji4 ge4 bao1 guo3.
C: wo3 yao4 ji4 ge4 bao1 guo3. I want to send a package.
Conversation 3:
A：我要寄个包裹。
B：寄到哪？
A：寄到香港。
C: You know what, someone sent me a package! Now I have to go to pick it up. Let’s review this sentence again.
Y: Okay, it’s “wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3”
C: wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3.
Y: wo3 yao4 , I’d like to do something,
C: wo3 yao4,
Y: qu3 means take,
C: qu3. and package and bao1 guo3.
Y: yes. Wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3.
C: Wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3. I’d like to pick up a package.
Conversation 4: A:我要取包裹。
B:请给我看一下你的包裹单和身份证。
Sentences in the week
Post Office. 邮局 where is the post office? 邮局在哪？ I’d like to mail a letter. 我要寄封信。
I want to send a package. 我要寄个包裹。I’d like to pick up a package. 我要取包裹。All in today's Chinese Studio.
