B: And, wo shi B, ni hao Y. We’re talking about TV this week. Of course we all know that radio is better, but tv’s pretty good all the same.
Y: Let’s check our key words of the day.
Key words of the day
Channel, 频道，Which channel? 哪个台，哪个频道。What time is it on? 几点开始。 Turn on the tv 打开电视。Turn off the tv 关上电视 Are there any good programs on TV? 有什么好看的节目吗? All in today’s Chinese Studio
B: Hey Y, there’s a great program on soon. Turn on the TV. Oops, don’t know how to say that.
Y: Mei shi, no problem. You can say 打开电视。
B: da3 kai1 dian4 shi4
Y: da3 kai1 means turn on,
B: da3 kai1,
Y: dian4 shi4 is TV,
B: dian4 shi4.
Y: da3 kai1 dian4 shi4
B: da3 kai1 dian4 shi4 turn on TV.
Conversation 1
A: 电视剧几点开始？
B: 马上就要开始了，快打开电视！
Y: So, which channel B?
B: I’ve got the answer, but I don’t know how to ask that question. Firstly, what’s the word for channel?
Y: it’s pin2 dao4.
B: pin2 dao4 And, which channel?
Y: 哪个频道？
B: nei3 ge4 pin2 dao4?
Y: nei3 ge4 means which,
B: nei3 ge4
Y: pin2 dao4 means channel,
B: pin2 dao4
Y: nei3 ge4 pin2 dao4
B: nei3 ge4 pin2 dao4 which channel?
Y: or you can say nei3 ge4 tai2, since tai2 also means channel.
B: nei3 ge4 tai2?
Conversation 2
A: 你要看哪个频道？
B: 5 频道。
B: I want to catch today’s news Y. What time is it on?
Y: In Chinese you can ask: 几点开始？
B: ji2 dian3 kai1 shi3?
Y: ji2 dian3 means what time,
B: ji2 dian3,
Y: kai1 shi3 means start,
B: kai1 shi3.
Y: ji2 dian3 kai1 shi3?
B: ji2 dian3 kai1 shi3? What time is it on?
Conversation3
A: 新闻几点开始？
B: 7点。
B: We’ve learned how to say turn on the TV. Let’s not forget to turn it off. How can I say that?
Y: Try this, guan1 shang4 dian4 shi4.
B: guan1 shang4 dian4 shi4
Y: Bu cuo, not bad.guan1 shang4 mean turn off,
B: guan1 shang4
Y: dian4 shi4 means TV.
B: dian4 shi4
Conversation 4
A: 关上电视. 你该休息了。
B: 稍等一下，马上就完了。
B: Yajie, are there any good programs on TV? If not, I’ll watch a movie. How do I ask it in Chinese?
Y: you can say: 有什么好看的节目吗?
B: you3 shen2me hao3 kan4 de jie2 mu4 ma?
Y: you3 shen2 me means are there anything?
B: you3 shen2 me
Y: hao3 kan4 means good,
B: hao3 kan4.
Y: jie2 mu4 means program,
B: jie2 mu4.
Y: ma is put at the end of a question.
B: ma,
Y: 有什么好看的节目吗?
B: you3 shen2me hao3 kan4 de jie2 mu4 ma? Are there any good programs on TV?
Key words reminder
Channel, 频道，Which channel? 哪个台，哪个频道。What time is it on? 几点开始。 Turn on the tv 打开电视。Turn off the tv 关上电视 Are there any good programs on TV? 有什么好看的节目吗? All in today’s Chinese Studio
