A Flat Bicycle Tire
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ID: 0400
Intermediate
A flat bike tire is like a bad hair day, in that… erm, neither are…. uh, fun. In this podcast, learn how to tell the repairman that you have a flat tire (which is inevitable!), and how to ask him to help you repair it, and your bicycle, using Mandarin Chinese.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 轮胎 | lúntāi | tire | |
| 顺便 | shùnbiàn | while you're at it | |
| 漏气 | lòuqì | to leak air | |
| 链条 | liàntiáo | chain |
师傅我自行车的轮胎没气了帮我打一下气吧前后轮都要
shīfu 师傅wǒ 我zìxíngchē 自行车de 的lúntāi 轮胎méiqì 没气le 了bāng 帮wǒ 我dǎ 打dǎ yīxià 一下qì 气ba 吧qiánhòu 前后lún 轮dōu 都yào 要
Sir, my bikes' tires are flat, could you pump some air for me? The front and back tire both needs air.
好我现在就给你打你这车好久没打气了吧
hǎo 好wǒ 我xiànzài 现在jiù 就gěi 给nǐ 你dǎ 打nǐ 你zhè 这chē 车hǎojiǔ 好久méi 没dǎqì 打气le 了ba 吧
Sure, I can do it for you right now. You haven’t pump air in them in a long time, have you?
是啊您顺便帮我检查一下还有没有其它问题
shì 是ā 啊nín 您shùnbiàn 顺便bāng 帮wǒ 我jiǎnchá 检查yīxià 一下hái 还yǒumeiyǒu 有没有qítā 其它wèntí 问题
Yeah. While you’re at it, could you check it for me, to see if there are any other problems?
行瞧你的前轮漏气了这里有好大一个洞
xíng 行qiáo 瞧nǐ de 你的qiánlún 前轮lòuqì le 漏气了zhèlǐ 这里yǒu 有hǎo 好dà 大yī 一ge 个dòng 洞
Sure. Look, your front tire is leaking air. There is a big hole here.
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