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Key Words of the Day

Where do you want to go on vacation? 你想去哪儿度假? beach 海滩. I want to go to the beach on my vacation. 我想去海边度假.  Skiing. 滑雪 Mountain climbing. 登山 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

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Yajie: So Cam… 你想去哪儿度假? Ni3 xiang3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4?

Cam: Woah… you’ll have to explain that one.

YJ: ok, it means where do you want to go on vacation.

Cam: I see,

YJ: 你 ni3 means you,

Cam: ni3,

YJ: 想去 xiang3 qu4, want to go,

Cam: xiang3 qu4

YJ: 哪儿 na3er, where,

Cam: na3er

YJ: 度假 du4 jia4 have a vacation,

Cam: du4 jia4.

YJ: 你想去哪儿度假? Ni3 xiang3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4?

Cam: 你想去哪儿度假? Ni3 xiang3 qu4 na3er du4 jia4?. Where do you want to go on vacation?

Conversation 1:

A:你想去哪儿度假?

B:我想去九寨沟度假。

A:你呢?你想去哪儿度假?

B:我只想呆在家里。

Cam: My favorite spot for vacation is definitely the beach.

YJ: beach? I love beach.

Cam: Yajie, what’s the Chinese for that?

YJ: it’s hai3 tan1. 海滩.

Cam: hai3 tan1.

YJ: 海 hai3 means the sea or the ocean,

Cam: hai3,

YJ: 海滩 hai3 tan1, beach,

Cam: hai3 tan1. So I want to go to hai3 tan1 on my vacation.

YJ: Usually you should say hai3 bian1 in oral Chinese.

Cam: So how do I say this sentence in Chinese?

YJ: you can say 我想去海边度假.

Cam: wo3 xiang3 qu4 hai3 bian1 du4 jia4.

YJ: 我想 wo3 xiang3 I want to do something,

Cam: wo3 xiang3,

YJ: 去海边 qu4 hai3 bian1, go to the beach,

Cam: qu4 hai3 bian1

YJ: 度假 du4 jia4, have a vacation.

Cam: du4 jia4

YJ: 我想去海边度假 wo3 da3 suan4 qu4 hai3 bian1 du4 jia4.

Cam: wo3 da3 suan4 qu4 hai3 bian1 du4 jia4. I want to go to the beach on my vacation.

Conversation 2:

A: 你想去哪儿度假?

B: 我想去海边度假.

A: 太好了,我想去海边度假.

B: 那咱们就一起去吧。

Cam: Some people like to go skiing.  Skiing is very popular in my hometown, and I know Beijing has some great ski hills as well.  How do I say skiing in Chinese?

YJ: we learned skiing before, it’s hua2 xue3. 滑雪

Cam: hua2 xue3.

YJ: 滑 hua2, means to slide,

Cam: hua2.

YJ: 雪 xue3, means snow,

Cam: xue3, snow.

YJ: 滑雪 hua2 xue3,

Cam:hua2 xue3. then what’s the Chinese for mountain climbing?

YJ: you can say deng1 shan1. 登山

Cam: deng1 shan1.

YJ: 登 deng1 means to climb,

Cam:deng1

YJ: 山 shan1 means mountain,

Cam: shan1.

YJ: 登山 deng1 shan1.

Cam: deng1 shan1. mountain-climbing,

Conversation 3:

A: 你想去滑雪还是去登山?

B: 我想去登山。

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Key Words Reminder

Where do you want to go on vacation? 你想去哪儿度假? beach 海滩 . I want to go to the beach on my vacation. 我想去海边度假.  Skiing. 滑雪 Mountain climbing. 登山 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

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