Arriving in China on Business
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ID: 0404
Intermediate
Ride along with our Canadian businessman as he arrives in China on a business trip to source some products, and chats with the taxi driver about his plans. In this podcast, you will learn how to chat in Mandarin Chinese about some Canadian clichés and the quality, price and selection of goods manufactured in China. Stay tuned for more!
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 光 | guāng | only | |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think mistakenly | |
| 赖 | lài | bad | |
| 出差 | chūchāi | to go on a business trip |
师傅你好去展览馆
shīfu 师傅nǐhǎo 你好qù 去zhǎnlǎnguǎn 展览馆
Hello, driver. Take me to the Exhibition Center.
好的咦你的中文怎么说得这么标准如果光听你说话我还真以为你是中国人呢你这是在哪儿学的
hǎo de 好的yí 咦nǐ de 你的Zhōngwén 中文zěnme 怎么shuō 说de 得zhème 这么biāozhǔn 标准rúguǒ 如果guāng 光tīng 听nǐ 你shuōhuà 说话wǒ 我hái 还zhēn 真yǐwéi 以为nǐ 你shì 是Zhōngguórén 中国人ne 呢nǐ 你zhè 这shì 是zài 在nǎr5 哪儿xué 学de 的
All right. Wow, how come you speak Chinese so well? If I had just heard you speaking, I really would have thought you were Chinese! Where did you learn?
加拿大我是加拿大人
Jiānádà 加拿大wǒ 我shì 是Jiānádàrén 加拿大人
In Canada. I am Canadian.
噢那你可是第二个大山了对了大山你听说过吗是你的老乡
ō 噢nà 那nǐ 你kě 可shì 是dì èr 第二ge 个Dàshān 大山le 了duìle 对了Dàshān 大山nǐ 你tīngshuō guo 听说过ma 吗shì 是nǐ de 你的lǎoxiāng 老乡
Whoa! Well, then you must be the second Dashan! Oh right, have you heard of Dashan before? He is your fellow countryman.
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