R: Well that wraps up an excellent week in the office. Da jia hao, wo shi R.

Y: wo shi Y. Working can be so fun that I’ll never wanna leave.

R: Coffee machine is working, so that means I’m working. Let’s review what we’ve learned in this great week.

 

Sentences of the week

What is your extension? 你的分机号是多少？I have a meeting right now. 我马上要开个会。 Can you fax this for me? 能帮我发个传真吗？All in today’s Chinese Studio.

 

R: Yajie, what’s your extension?... right I should ask you in Chinese… sorry I forgot. How do you say that again?

Y: That’s what a review lesson is for:  ni3 de fen1 ji1 hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3?

R:  ni3 de fen1 ji1hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3

Y: ni3 de is your,

R: ni3 de,

Y: fen1 ji1 hao4, the extension number,

R: fen1 ji1 hao4,

Y: shi4 duo1 shao3, is what,

R: shi4 duo1 shao3,

Y: ni3 de fen1 ji1 hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3?

R: ni3 de fen1 ji1 hao4 shi4 duo1 shao3? What is your extension?

 

Conversation 1

A: 你的分机号是多少？

B: 应该和你的一样。

 

R: Hey Yajie, why you are in such a hurry?

Y:  Because “I have a meeting right now”. Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4.

R: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4. 

Y: wo3 means I,

R:  wo3,

Y: ma3 shang4, right now,
R: ma3 shang4,

Y: yao4 is going to do something,

R: yao4,

Y: kai1, literally means to open, in this case it means to have a meeting, 

R: kai1,

Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one,

R: ge4,

Y: hui4 is meeting,

R: hui4, 

Y: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4. 

R: Wo2 ma3 shang4 yao4 kai1 ge4 hui4.  I have a meeting right now.

 

Conversation 2

A: 对不起，我马上要开个会。

B: 那我晚点再来找你。

 

Y: Hey, Raymond, neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma?  “Can you fax this for me?”

R: Glad to help, only if you tell me how to say that again in Chinese.

Y: Sure. neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma?

R:  neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma?

Y: neng2 bang1 wo3, could you help me,

R: neng2 bang1 wo3,

Y: fa1 is to send,

R: fa1,

Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one,

R: ge4, 

Y: chuan2 zhen1, the fax,

R: chuan2 zhen1, 

Y: the syllable ma is put at the end of a question,

R: ma, 

Y: neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma?

R: neng2 bang1 wo3 fa1 ge4 chuan2 zhen1 ma? Can you fax this for me?

 

Conversation 3

A: 能帮我发个传真吗？

B: 好的，没问题。

 

Sentences of the week

What is your extension? 你的分机号是多少？I have a meeting right now. 我马上要开个会。 Can you fax this for me? 能帮我发个传真吗？All in today’s Chinese Studio.