The Olympic Mascots
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ID: 0360
Intermediate
An overview of the “Fuwa,” the 5 official mascots for the Beijing Olympics.
They’re everywhere…as in: can’t-get-away-wake-up-in-cold-sweats-cause-they’re-chasing-you everywhere. We’re talking about “Fuwa”, the 5 official mascots of that small gathering happening next year in the capital. Listen in to this podcast to understand the significance of these cute little guys, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 福娃 | fúwá | fortune doll | |
| 吉祥物 | jíxiángwù | mascot | |
| 完美 | wánměi | faultlessly | |
| 结合 | jiéhé | to join up |
啊呀你有福娃它们就是北京奥运会的吉祥物吧真是太可爱了
āyā 啊呀nǐ 你yǒu 有fúwá 福娃tāmen 它们jiùshì 就是Běijīng Àoyùnhuì 北京奥运会de 的jíxiángwù 吉祥物ba 吧zhēnshì 真是tài 太kěài 可爱le 了
Oh my! You have the Fuwa? They’re the mascots for the Beijing Olympics, right? They really are so cute!
是啊这五个福娃把奥运文化和中国传统文化完美地结合在了一起
shìā 是啊zhè 这wǔ 五ge 个fúwá 福娃bǎ 把àoyùn 奥运wénhuà 文化hé 和Zhōngguó 中国chuántǒng wénhuà 传统文化wánměi de 完美地jiéhé 结合zài le yīqǐ 在了一起
Yeah. These five Fuwa perfectly combine traditional Chinese culture with the Olympic culture.
对了我听说它们的名字很有意思
duìle 对了wǒ 我tīngshuō 听说tāmen de 它们的míngzi 名字hěn 很yǒu yìsī 有意思
Oh right, I’ve heard that their names are very interesting.
没错它们叫贝贝晶晶欢欢迎迎和妮妮连在一起是不是跟北京欢迎您很像
méicuò 没错tāmen 它们jiào 叫Bèibei 贝贝Jīngjing 晶晶Huānhuan 欢欢Yíngying 迎迎hé 和Nīni 妮妮lián 连zài yīqǐ 在一起shì bu shì 是不是gēn 跟Běijīng 北京huānyíng 欢迎nín 您hěn 很xiàng 像
Exactly. Their names are “Beibei,” “Jingjing,” “Huanhuan,” “Yingying,” and “Nini.” When you put them together it sounds like “Beijing welcomes you.”
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