Y: It's travel preparation week on Chinese Studio. 5 minutes a day, and you will be perfecting your Chinese. Wo shi Y.

B: Da jia hao, wo shi B. Welcome along for the ride. I've got a few more questions for you today Y, ke2 yi3 ma?

Y: That's always a good sign. Let's look at our key words of the day.

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Key words of the day

Passport 护照, visa 签证, I've got a multiple entry visa. 我的是多次入境签证。Customs 海关, I've got nothing to declare. 我没有什么东西要申报。Souvenirs 纪念品。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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B: let's say I want to fly to HK, with my passport too of course. Yajie, what's the Chinese word for passport?

Y: it's 护照 hu4 zhao4. We've mentioned it before.

B: hu4 zhao4 I've got my hu4 zhao4, I also need a visa.

Y: Ah, you mean a 签证 qian1 zheng4.

B: qian1 zheng4. I'm lucky; I've actually got a multiple entry visa. How do I say that?

Y: 多次入境签证is a multiple entry visa.

B: duo1 ci4 ru2 jing4 qian1 zheng4.

Y: 多次 duo1 ci4 means multiple,

B: duo1 ci4

Y: 入境 ru2 jing4 means entry,

B: ru2 jing4

Y: 签证 qian1 zheng4 means visa,

B: qian1 zheng4

Y: 多次入境签证 duo1 ci4 ru2 jing4 qian1 zheng4

B: duo1 ci4 ru2 jing4 qian1 zheng4 a multiple entry visa. Then how do I say I’ve got a multiple entry

visa.

Y: And you can say, 我的是多次入境签证

B: wo3 de shi4 duo1 ci4 ru2 jing4 qian1 zheng4

Y: 我的 wo3 de means mine, my passport,

B: wo3 de,

Y: 是 shi4 means is.

B: shi4.

Y: 我的是多次入境签证。wo3 de shi4 duo1 ci4 ru2 jing4 qian1 zheng4.

B: wo3 de shi4 duo1 ci4 ru2 jing4 qian1 zheng4 I've got a multiple entry visa.

Conversation 1:

(1)A: 请出示您的护照。

B: 好的,给你。

(2)A:你的签证是哪种的?

B:我的是多次入境签证。

B: When we fly internationally we need to pass through customs. What's that Y?

Y: it's 海关 hai3 guan1.

B: hai3 guan1. And I'll say, I've got nothing to declare.

Y: you mean我没有什么东西要申报.

B: wo3 mei2 you3 shen2me dong1xi yao4 shen1 bao4.

Y: 我 wo3 means I,

B: wo3,

Y: 没有 mei2 you3 means not,

B: mei2 you3,

Y: 什么 shen2me dong1xi anything,

B: shen2me dong1 xi

Y: 没有什么东西 mei2 you3 shen2me dong1xi, have nothing,

B: mei2 you3 shen2me dong1xi

Y: 要 yao4 means need,

B: yao4

Y: 申报 shen1 bao4 means declare,

B: shen1 bao4,

Y: 我没有什么东西要申报。wo3 mei2 you3 shen2me dong1xi yao4 shen1 bao4.

B: wo3 mei2 you3 shen2me dong1xi yao4 shen1 bao4 I've got nothing to declare.

Conversation 2:

A:有需要申报的东西吗?

B: 我没有什么东西需要申报。

B: I usually end up with far more luggage to come home with than I took.

Y: Ah, you like souvenirs,

B: Right, Souvenirs. They make great gifts and provide wonderful memories. How do you say that in

Chinese Yajie?

Y: it's 纪念品 ji4 nian4 pin3.

B: ji4 nian4 pin3.

Y: 纪念 ji4 nian4 means memorable.

B: ji4 nian4

Y: 品 pin3 means gift,

B: pin3,

Y: 纪念品 ji4 nian4 pin3

B: ji4 nian4 pin3 souvenirs.

Conversation 3:

A: 你的行李怎么这么重?

B: 因为我买了很多纪念品。

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Key words reminder

Passport 护照, visa 签证, I've got a multiple entry visa. 我的是多次入境签证。Customs 海关, I've got nothing to declare. 我没有什么东西要申报。Souvenirs 纪念品。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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