YJ: And wo shi Yajie. It’s a brand new week, and we’re going to learn all about work this week.
Cam: I don’t like work Yajie!
YJ: I know. But these are important lessons, so listen up!
Key Words of the Day
teacher, 老师, policeman, 警察, journalist, 记者 lawyer律师, What do you do? 你是做什么工作的？ I work at a bank.我在银行工作。I work at a radio station.我在电台工作。All in today’s Chinese Studio
Cam: Okay Yajie, a common question to ask is, what do you do?
YJ: Right, if somebody asks you this, you will hear ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
Cam: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
YJ: ni3 means you,
Cam: ni3.
YJ: zuo4 means do,
Cam: zuo4,
YJ: shen2me means what,
Cam: shen2me,
YJ: gong1 zuo4 means job.
Cam: gong zuo,
YJ: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
Cam: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de? What do you do?
Conversation 1:
A: 你是做什么工作的？
B: 我在大学教书。你呢？你是做什么工作的？
A：我是一名医生。
Cam: Now let’s say I work at a bank.
YJ: Okay. You would answer wo zai yinhang gong zuo.
Cam: wo zai yinhang gong zuo.
YJ: wo means I,
Cam: wo,
YJ: zai4 means at,
Cam: zai4.
YJ: yin2 hang2 is bank,
Cam: yin2 hang2.
YJ: gong1 zuo4 means work,
Cam: gong1 zuo4,
YJ: wo zai yinhang gong zuo.
Cam: wo zai yinhang gong zuo. I work at a bank.
Conversation2:
（1）A: 你是做什么工作的？
B: 我在银行工作。
（2）A: 听说你在这家银行上班？
B: 是啊，昨天刚刚开始的。
YJ: Well I work at a radio station
Cam: then what’s the Chinese for radio station?
YJ: it’s guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2.
Cam: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2.
YJ: guang3 bo1 means broadcast,
Cam: guang3 bo1
YJ: dian4 tai2 means radio station,
Cam: dian4 tai2.
YJ: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2. radio station,
Cam: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2.
YJ: or you can just say dian4 tai2 for short.
Cam: dian4 tai2.
YJ: now Cam, what’s the Chinese for “I work at a radio station”?
Cam: it’s wo zai dian4 tai2 gong zuo.
YJ: wo zai dian4 tai2 gong zuo. Very good.
Conversation3:
(1)A：你是做什么工作的？
B: 我在电台工作。
(2)A:在电台工作感觉如何？
B: 在电台工作很有意思。
Cam: And what about teacher, lawyer or policeman?
YJ: teacher is lao3 shi1,
Cam: lao3 shi1 and student is xue2 sheng1.
YJ: That’s right. Lawyer is lv4 shi1.
Cam: lv4 shi1.
YJ: policeman is jing3 cha2.
Cam: jing3 cha2.
YJ: what is your dream career, Cam?
Cam: well, I go with journalist. What’s the Chinese for that?
YJ: it’s ji4 zhe3.
Cam: ji4 zhe3. Yaj, we just mentioned a lot of professions.
YJ: don’t worry. Let’s review all of them in the following key words reminder.
Key words reminder:
teacher, 老师, policeman, 警察, journalist, 记者lawyer律师, What do you do? 你是做什么工作的？ I work at a bank.我在银行工作。I work at a radio station.我在电台工作。All in today’s Chinese Studio
