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Lesson 052 Are Eight Dishes Enough?
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying nimen dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Dajia hao, wo shi Stuart. 今天我们学第五十二课。 M: Lesson 52 is a revision lesson. Di wu shi er ke shi ge fuxi ke, fuxi ke. S: Remember to repeat everything out loud with us. ML, women zai nar? M: We’ve arrived at the restaurant. 我们到了餐馆 women dao le canguan. S: Na hen hao, yinwei wo e le! M: And the…...
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Lesson 055 I Like Garlic.
M: Pengyoumen, nimen hao. Woshi ML. S: Wo shi Stuart. 今天我们学第五十五课, lesson 55, di wu shi wu ke. M: Now I’ll ask you all a question. 我问你们 一个问题 wo wen nimen yi ge wenti. S: 什么问题, shenme wenti? M: What did we learn yesterday? Zuo tian women xue le shenme? S: Wo xiang yi xiang. Wo zhidao! Zuo tian women xue le Chuan cai he Guangdong cai de tese. M: Dui l…...
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Lesson 054 Hot and Spicy Sichuan Cuisine
M: Pengyoumen, nimen hao. Woshi ML. S: Wo shi Stuart. 今天我们学第五十四课, di wu shi si ke. M: 所以, yesterday we learnt what lesson? 昨天我们学了第几课? Zuo tian women xue le di ji ke? S: Zuo tian women xue le di wu shi san ke. M: Mei cuo. S: mei cuo! Wo hen gao xing. M: Xianzai Stuart hen gaoxing, so we can get on and learn the special characteristics, the 特色,tese,…...
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Lesson 053 Do You Have Sichuan Cuisine?
M: Pengyoumen, nimen hao. Woshi ML. S: Wo shi Stuart. 今天我们学第五十三课, di wu shi san ke. M: Therefore, 所以, Ming tian women xue di wu shi si ke, lesson 54, di wu shi si ke. S: But, 但是, what will we do now? 但是,现在我们干什么, xianzai women gan shenme? M: 现在我们点菜, xianzai women dian cai. And then, we eat! 然后,我们吃饭, ran hou, women chi fan. S: Dui, women…...
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Lesson 051 We Want to Use Choposticks.
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying nimen dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Dajia hao, wo shi Stuart. M: 今天我们学第五十一课di wu shi yi ke. We’re ordering food. Can’t use our fingers, suoyi, so we’d better learn things like ‘chopsticks’, and ‘bowl’. S: ML wants to order – would you believe – eight dishes, ba ge cai. M: Tian a, I forgot! 我忘了 wo wang le. We also want a soup.…...
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Lesson 045 Let’s Enjoy Chinese Food.
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Nimen hao, wo shi S. Now to study, hao hao xue xi. Repeat everything. M: Stuart, what lesson do we learn today? 今天我们学第几课, jin tian women xue di ji ke? S: Jin tian women xue di si shi wu ke, di si shi wu ke. M: 没错, not wrong, mei cuo! Lesson 45, di si shi wu ke. S: Now, now repeat everything, new words and all. T…...
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Lesson 041 Where Are You From?
M: Pengyoumen, huanying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML S: Wo shi Stuart. We’re in the bar with Mary and Li xiansheng. Mary is a teacher, laoshi, and some of her foreign students are joining us. I wonder where they’re from? Try to pick out 学生 XUE SHENG, xuesheng, which means ‘student’. MARY: My students are here! 我的学生来了, wo de xuesheng lai le. FOREIGNERS: Hi Mary, hi gu…...
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Lesson 042 What’s Your Nationality?
M: Pengyoumen, huanying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML S: Wo shi Stuart. Let’s not waste time, wo men bu yao langfei shijian. M: yi er san, kaishi! S: And we kaishi with the your homework, nimen de gongke. M: Yes, you should have been speaking loudly to yourself in Chinese for at least 15 minutes. S: Now, we’ll ask you, 他, or 他们,是哪国人? Ta, or tamen, shi nei guo ren? M: A…...
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Lesson 043 I’m Hungry.
M: Pengyoumen, huanying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML S: Wo shi Stuart. Repeat everything. Women mashang, immediately, mashang kaishi, start. Women bu yao langfei shijian. M: 为什么,wei shenme? S: 因为我饿了, yinwei wo e le. M: 哦, 你饿了,ni e le! S: 是的,非常饿, feichang e. M: 好,我们吃饭去, women chi fan qu. S: Hao zhuyi. M: And what did that all mean? S: Let’s dissect wh…...
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Lesson 044 Revision of Nationalities
S: Dajia hao. Huan ying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi Stuart. M: Nimen hao, wo shi ML. S: ML, would you believe it, this is our 44th lesson! ‘Lesson’ in Putonghua is ke KE ke 4th tone, ke. I wonder how many of our listeners can say ‘lesson 44’, or, as it goes in Chinese, ‘44th lesson’. M: Well, some lessons back we learnt to say 1st di yi ge, like in ‘1st question’ di yi ge w…...
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Lesson 050 I Want to Eat Fish.
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying ni dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Nimen hao, wo shi Stuart. First, Say, ‘I fancy eating meat'. M: Hen hao. Wo xiang chi rou. Wo xiang chi rou. S: Now, ‘do you fancy fish?' M: Dui le. 你想吃鱼吗, ni xiang chi yu ma? S: And ‘menu' is? mei cuo. Caidan, caidan. M: Hao. Zhe shi caidan. Wo kan yi kan. S: Now we'll order some food. 现在我们点菜, xianzai w…...
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Lesson 046 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Nimen hao, wo shi S. Now to study hard, haohao xuexi. Repeat everything. M: Stuart, what lesson do we learn today? 今天我们学第几课, jin tian women xue di ji ke? S: 今天我们学第四十六课xue di si shi liu ke. M: 没错, not wrong, mei cuo! Lesson 46, di si shi liu ke. S: Hey, this is a good time so learn to say ‘yesterday’ …...
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Lesson 047 Are You Tired?
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Nimen hao, wo shi Stuart. M: Stuart, what lesson do we learn today? 今天我们学第几课, jin tian women xue di ji ke? S: 今天我们学第四十七课. M: 没错, not wrong, mei cuo! Lesson 47, di si shi qi ke. Jin tian women xue di si shi qi ke. S: Now, you guys at home try to answer this. ‘Yesterday, what lesson did we learn?’ Zuo…...
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Lesson 048 Revision of Expressions for the Days
Dajia hao. Huan ying ni dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Nimen hao, wo shi Stuart. Lesson 48 today. M: So, answer everyone. What lesson do we learn today? 今天我们学第几课, jin tian women xue di ji ke? S: Dui le. 今天我们学第四十八课xue di si shi ba ke. Now answer this one. Zuo tian, women xue le di ji ke? ………. M: 没错,not wrong, right, mei cuo. 昨天我们学了第四十七课, zuo…...
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Lesson 049 To Order Dish
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying ni dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Nimen hao, wo shi Stuart. Women kaishi. Jin tian women xue di ji ke? So today what lesson do we learn? M: Jin tian women xue di si shi jiu ke. S: Di si shi jiu ke. Lesson 49. M: 我们到了餐馆 women dao le canguan. S: Na hen hao, yinwei wo e le! M: Hungry, as usual! Waitress: 你们好!你们几位呀? M: 两位。 Waitress: 请坐…...
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Lesson 033 What Do You Want to Drink?
S: 朋友们,你们好! Wo shi Stuart. M: Wo shi ML. And let's not waste time. 我们不要浪费时间 women bu yao langfei shijian. S: Because we're in the bar. Yinwei women zai jiuba. You'll never find me wasting time in a bar. And the most important thing here is probably to get a drink. Now listen carefully. M: Stuart, what do you want to drink? 你想喝什么? ni xiang he shenme? S: I want a …...
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Lesson 034 Nice to Meet You .
M: 朋友们,你们好! 我是曼丽. Wo shi ML. S: Wo shi Stuart. ML, 我们在哪儿? M: We're in the hotel bar. Women zai bin'guan de jiuba. S: Waiting for a few friends. Women zai deng ji ge peng you. M: And maybe some strangers, so we might have to learn how to make introductions. S: Right. M: Ah, 玛丽来了. Mali lai le. S: With a pengyou. Now, try to pick out how we say ‘to recognize' or ‘k…...
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Lesson 035 I Want Cola.
S: 请来一个可乐, and, pay attention, listeners! 两个啤酒, liang ge pijiu. WAITRESS: 一个可乐, 两个啤酒, yi ge kele, liang ge pi jiu. S: Dui, xiexie. S: Here come our drinks. So what's the word for ‘two' when you ask for two beers? It's not the er, as in yi er san si. Listen carefully. WAITRESS: 一个可乐, 两个啤酒. liang ge pijiu. M: Dui le, it's liang LIANG liang. We always use lia…...
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Lesson 036 Revision of Ordering Drinks
M: 朋友们,你们好. 我是曼丽. With wo de tongshi, Stuart. S: Da jia hao! M: We'll start with a puzzle. I work with Stuart. Stuart是我的同事, Stuart shi wo de tongshi. S: What does 同事, tongshi mean? M: A clue: tongyi, meaning ‘agree', literally means, ‘same idea'. And tongshi literally means ‘same business'. S: So tongshi is? Dui le, colleague, or co-worker. So say, ‘he is my co…...
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Lesson 037 You Are All Clever.
M: Da jia hao! Huanying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu,Learn Chinese Now! Who am I? 我是谁, wo shi shei? Do you know? 你知道吗, ni zhidao ma? S: 我不知道, wo bu zhidao. M: 你不知道吗, ni bu zhidao ma? I'll tell you. 我告诉你, wo gaosu ni. Wo shi manli. 我知道你是谁, wo zhidao ni shi shei. S: Oh, you know? Who am I? Wo shi shei? M: Ni shi Stuart, Bai Junshi, Bai xiansheng. S: Dui le. …...