B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I'm Brendan. Y: And wo shi Y. B: You know Y, to improve my Chinese I'm going to start watching more Chinese TV. And I've got some questions for you. Y: Good idea. Let's check our key words of the day.
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Key words of the day: Television 电视机. Program 电视节目. I like watching TV. 我喜欢看电视. What programs do you like watching? 你喜欢看什么电视节目?Sports 体育节目. News 新闻. I also like watching movies. 我也喜欢看电影。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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B: Television, that wonderful box we spend so much time in front of. What do we call it in Chinese Y? Y: it's 电视机。 B: dian4 shi4 ji1. Y: or you can say 电视dian4 shi4. B: dian4 shi4. I like to watch TV to relax after a hard day in the office. How can I say that? Y: 我喜欢看电视。 B: Let me try. 我喜欢看电视 Wo2 xi3 huan kan4 dian4 shi4. Y: 我 wo3 means I, B: wo3, Y: 喜欢 xi3 huan means like doing sth, B: xi3 huan. Y: 看 kan4 means watch, B: kan4, Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 is TV, B: dian4 shi4. Y: 我喜欢看电视。 B: Wo2 xi3 huan1 kan4 dian4 shi4. I like watching TV.
Conversation 1:
A: 我喜欢看电视。 B: 我也喜欢看电视。
B: What's the word for program Yaj? Y: It's 电视节目 B: dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4. Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 means TV, B: dian4 shi4 Y: 节目 jie2 mu4 means program, B: jie2 mu4. Y: 电视节目 dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4. B: dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4. TV program. And what programs do you like to watch Y? Y: You should say, 你喜欢看什么电视节目? B: let me try that: ni2 xi3 huan kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4? Y: 你 ni3 means you, B: ni3, Y: 喜欢xi3 huan means like to do sth, B: xi3 huan. Y: kan4 means watch, B: kan4, Y: 什么 shen2 me means what, B: shen2me, Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 means TV, B: dian4 shi4, Y: 节目 jie2 mu4 means program, B: jie2 mu4. Y: 你喜欢看什么电视节目?ni2 xi3 huan kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4? B: ni2 xi3 huan kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4? What programs do you like watching?
Conversation 2:
A: 你喜欢看什么电视节目? B: 我喜欢看体育节目。
B: Let's learn some different types of programs. I like sports. Y: Easy. 体育节目 Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4. B: Let me try that…..Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4. Y: 体育 Ti3 yu4 is sports, B: Ti3 yu4 Y: 节目 jie2 mu4 means program, B: jie2 mu4 Y: 体育节目 Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4. B: Ti3 yu4 jie2 mu4. Sports. And the news? Y: it's 新闻 xin1 wen2, B: xin1 wen2.
Conversation 3:
A: 我喜欢看体育节目。 B: 我喜欢看新闻。
B: You know Y, variety is the spice of life. I also like watching movies. How do I say that? Y: It's 我也喜欢看电影。 B: wo2 ye2 xi3 huan kan4 dian4 ying3. Y: 我 wo3 means I, B: wo3, Y: 也 ye3 means also, B: ye3, Y: 喜欢 xi3 huan means like doing sth, B: xi3 huan, Y: 看 kan4 means watch, B: kan4, Y: 电影 dian4 ying3 means film, B: dian4 ying3. Y: 我也喜欢看电影 B: wo2 ye2 xi3 huan kan4 dian4 ying3. I also like watching movies.
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Key words reminder:
Television 电视机. Program 电视节目. I like watching TV. 我喜欢看电视. What programs do you like watching? 你喜欢看什么电视节目?Sports 体育节目. News 新闻. I also like watching movies.我也喜欢看电影。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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B: Hey, my favorite tv program is coming on, gotta go. Better squeeze in our question of the day. Y: Here we go. Remind us, how do you say, "I like watching TV?" in Chinese of course. B: Mingtian jian. Y: Mingtian jian.