Y: It's TV watching week on Chinese Studio. Welcome in everyone. Wo shi Y. B: Da jia hao, wo shi B. Great, it's the weekend and a bit more time to catch up on my favourite tv shows. Let's review what we've learned during the week. Y: Bring it on!
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Sentences of the week: I like watching TV. 我喜欢看电视. Which channel? 哪个台,哪个频道。Turn on the tv 打开电视。 Let's change channel. 咱们换个台吧。Turn off the tv, 关上电视。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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B: Yajie, let's first review the Chinese for Television, Y: Okay, it's 电视机。 B: dian4 shi4 ji1. Y: or you can say 电视 dian4 shi4. B: dian4 shi4. How do I say "I like watching TV" in Chinese? Y: it's 我喜欢看电视。 B: Wo2 xi3 huan1 kan4 dian4 shi4. Y: 我 wo3 means I, B: wo3, Y: 喜欢 xi3 huan1 means like doing sth, B: xi3 huan1. 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: Hey Y, there's a great program on soon. Turn on the TV. Y: okay, 打开电视。 B: da3 kai1 dian4 shi4 Y: 打开 da3 kai1 means turn on, B: da3 kai1, Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 is TV, B: dian4 shi4. Y: 打开电视 da3 kai1 dian4 shi4 B: da3 kai1 dian4 shi4 turn on TV.
Conversation 2:
A: 那个电视剧几点开始? B: 马上就要开始了,快打开电视!
Y: Now I turned on TV. 哪个频道? B: You mean Which channel is the great program on? Y: yes. 哪个频道? B: nei3 ge4 pin2 dao4? Y: 哪个 nei3 ge4 means which, B: nei3 ge4 Y: 频道 pin2 dao4 means channel, B: pin2 dao4 Y: 哪个频道 nei3 ge4 pin2 dao4? B: nei3 ge4 pin2 dao4? which channel? Y: or you can say 哪个台 nei3 ge4 tai2, since 台 tai2 also means channel. B: nei3 ge4 tai2?
Conversation 3:
A: 你要看哪个频道? B: 5频道。
B: Actually the program is not that good, so let's change channel. Y: Hao de. zan2men huan4ge tai2 ba. B: 咱们换个台吧 zan2men huan4ge tai2 ba. Y: zan2men means we, B: 咱们 zan2men , Y: huan4 means change, B: 换 huan4. Y: 个 ge4 is short for 一个 yi2 ge4, which means one, B: ge4, Y: 台 tai2 means channel, B: tai2, Y: 咱们换个台吧 zan2men huan4ge tai2 ba. B: zan2men huan4ge tai2 ba. Let's change channel,
Conversation 4:
A: 咱们换个台把。 B: 别阿,我正看得起劲呢。
B: There're not good programs all the time... Let's turn off the TV. How can I say that? Y: 关上电视 guan1 shang4 dian4 shi4. B: guan1 shang4 dian4 shi4 Y: Bu cuo, not bad. 关上 guan1 shang4 mean turn off, B: guan1 shang4 Y: 电视 dian4 shi4 means TV. B: dian4 shi4
Conversation 5:
A: 你该休息了。关上电视。 B: 稍等一下,马上就完了。
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Sentences of the week: I like watching TV. 我喜欢看电视. Which channel? 哪个台,哪个频道。Turn on the tv 打开电视。 Let's change channel. 咱们换个台吧。Turn off the tv, 关上电视。All in today'sChinese Studio.
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Y: What are we watching tonight B? B: We don't always agree, so we better discuss that later. How about our question though? Y: Here we go: how do we say "Turn on the TV"?