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Korean Wave

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ID: 2842 Upper Intermediate
In recent years, the wave of Korean exported entertainment has had unprecedented success. More and more nations are now listening to their hugely popular K-pop songs, as well as all the different TV shows they produce. In the past, Japanese songs and shows were all the rage, but for the younger generation, it is the Koreans that now have all the power and popularity. Tune in to learn some key vocabulary about this ever growing part of popular culture. photo by Nicolas Raymond
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
成天 chéngtiān all day long
拜讬 bàituō please!
刺激 cìjī exciting
堆 duī pile
你怎么成天都在看这个叫什么RunningMan的节目啊
nǐ 你zěnme 怎么chéngtiān 成天dōu 都zài 在kàn 看zhè ge 这个jiào 叫shénme 什么Running RunningMan Mande 的jiémù 节目ā 啊
Why are you watching that Running Man program from morning to night?
拜讬这个超好看的你不觉得刺激有趣吗
bàituō 拜讬zhè ge 这个chāo 超hǎokànde 好看的nǐ 你bù 不juéde 觉得cìjī 刺激yǒuqù 有趣ma 吗
Please, it's really good, you don't think it's exciting and interesting?
一堆人跑来跑去有什么好看的遥控给我我要看日本大胃王比赛
yīduīrén 一堆人pǎoláipǎoqù 跑来跑去yǒu shénme 有什么hǎokànde 好看的yáokòng 遥控gěi 给wǒ 我wǒ 我yào 要kàn 看Rìběn 日本dàwèiwáng 大胃王bǐsài 比赛
What's so good about a bunch of people running back and forth. Give me the remote control, I want to watch the Oogui Big Eater Japanese Eating Competition.
爸拜讬现在没有人在看日本综艺节目了啦你很落伍
bà 爸bàituō 拜讬xiànzài 现在méiyǒurén 没有人zài 在kàn 看Rìběn 日本zōngyìjiémù 综艺节目le 了la 啦nǐ 你hěn 很luòwǔ 落伍
Dad, please, nobody watches Japanese variety shows anymore! You're so out of touch.
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