Y: We’ve been catching up with our reading at the bookstore this week on Chinese Studio. Da jia hao. Wo shi Y.
B: Da jia hao, wo shi B. Yeah, the weekend’s here again, and now I’ve got time to sink my teeth into the books we bought. And let’s also review what we’ve learned during the week.

Sentences of the week
 wher’s a good bookstore?  哪儿有好的书店？ I’d like a map of Beijing please我要一张北京地图。 I’d like a guide book for Beijing. 我想买本北京导游手册. All in today’s Chinese Studio

B: First up, what’s a book. Yajie.
Y: it’s shu1,
B: shu1. And what about a bookstore?
Y: it’s shu1 dian4. as dian4, here it means a shop selling books,
B: I see… shu1 dian4. Then wher’s a good bookstore?
Y:  In Chinese you can ask 哪儿有好的书店？ 
B:  na2er you3 hao3 de shu1 dian4.
Y: na2er means wher,
B: na2er,
Y: you3 literally means have,
B:  you3,
Y: hao3 de means good,
B: hao3 de,
Y:  shu1 dian4 is bookstore,
B:  shu1 dian4, 
Y: na2er you3 hao3 de shu1 dian4.
B: na2er you3 hao3 de shu1 dian4. wher is a good bookstore?

Conversation 1
A: 哪儿有好的书店？
B: 去王府井看看. 那儿有个不错的书店。.

B: While I’m here Y. I’m really after a map.
Y: Okay. a ditu
B: ditu, and it’s a city map of Beijing I want.
Y: You can say: 我要一张北京地图。
B:  wo3 yao4 yi4 zhang1 bei3 jing1 di4 tu2.
Y: wo3 yao4 means I’d like to buy something,
B:  wo3 yao4,
Y: yi4 zhang1 means one,
B: yi4 zhang1 
Y: di4 tu2 is map,
B: di4 tu2.
Y: wo3 yao4 yi4 zhang1 bei3 jing1 di4 tu2.
B: wo3 yao4 yi4 zhang1 bei3 jing1 di4 tu2.  I’d like a map of Beijing.

Conversation3
A: 我要一张北京地图。
B: 好的。您看这张行吗？
A: 行，就要这张。

B: Also I’d like a guide book for Beijing.
Y: Okay. that’s 我想买本北京导游手册。
B:  wo2 xiang3 mai2 ben3 bei jing dao3 you2 shou3 ce4.
Y: wo2 xiang3 means I’d like to do something,
B: wo2 xiang3,
Y: mai3 means to buy,
B: mai3,
Y: ben3 is the measure word for book, here it’s short for yi2 ge3, which means one,
B: ben3.
Y: dao3 you2 means guide,
B: dao3 you2,
Y: shou3 ce4 means a brochure,
B: shou3 ce4.
Y: wo2 xiang3 mai2 ben3 bei jing dao3 you2 shou3 ce4.
B: wo2 xiang3 mai2 ben3 bei jing dao3 you2 shou3 ce4. I’d like a guide book for Beijing.

Conversation 3
A: 您好。
B: 您好。 我想买本北京导游手册。
A: 那您直接上二层，就在电梯左边。

Sentences of the week
 wher’s a good bookstore?  哪儿有好的书店？ I’d like a map of Beijing please我要一张北京地图。 I’d like a guide book for Beijing. 我想买本北京导游手册. All in today’s Chinese Studio