YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone. Wo shi Yajie. Cam: Dajia hao. Wo shi Cam. Yajie, we have been doing this show now for well over a year… that’s cause for a celebration! YJ: It certainly is. Let's get started.
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Key words of the day Congratulations! 祝贺你! This calls for a celebration. 这值得庆祝一下. I'm so happy for you. 我真为你高兴! All in today's Chinese studio.
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Cam: Yajie, my friend just passed a very important company test. How should I say congrats to him in Chinese? YJ: You can say “祝贺你! ” Cam: zhu4 he4 ni3. YJ: 祝贺 zhu4 he4 means congratulate. CM: zhu4 he4. YJ: 你 ni3 means you, CM: ni3. YJ: 祝贺你 zhu4 he4 ni3. CM: zhu4 he4 ni3. Congratulations. YJ: You can also say “恭喜你 gong1 xi3 ni3” CM: gong1 xi3 ni3 YJ: 恭喜 gong1 xi3 also means congratulate. CM: gong1 xi3. YJ: 恭喜你 gong1 xi3 ni3 CM: gong1 xi3 ni3 Congratulations.
Conversation1:
(1)A: 我通过测试了! B: 祝贺你! (2)A: 我终于拿到驾照了。 B: 恭喜你。
YJ: Cam, we have been doing Chinese Studio for a year, which calls for a celebration. Cam: That's right. How do I say that? YJ: You can say 这值得庆祝一下。 CM: zhe4 zhi2de2 qing4zhu4 yi2xia4. YJ: 这 zhe4 means it, CM: zhe4. YJ :值得 zhi2de2, call for, CM: zhi2de2. YJ: 庆祝 qing4zhu4 means a celebration, CM: qing4zhu4. YJ: 一下 yi2xia4, a little bit, CM: yi2xia4. YJ: 这值得庆祝一下。 zhe4 zhi2de2 qing4zhu4 yi2xia4. CM: zhe4 zhi2de2 qing4zhu4 yi2xia4. This calls for a celebration.
Conversation2:
A: 合同终于签下来了。 B: 这值得庆祝一下.
YJ: Cam, one of my best friends just got engaged. CM: That's really great. How did you respond to this great news? YJ: I said to her “我真为你高兴!”, which means I'm so happy for you. CM: wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4. YJ: 我 wo3 means I, CM: wo3, YJ: 真 zhen1 means so, CM: zhen1. YJ: 为你 wei4 ni3, for you, CM: wei4 ni3. YJ: 高兴 gao1 xing4, happy. CM: gao1 xing4. YJ: 我真为你高兴 wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4. CM: wo3 zhen1 wei4 ni3 gao1 xing4. I’m so happy for you.
Key words reminder Congratulations! 祝贺你! This calls for a celebration. 这值得庆祝一下. I'm so happy for you. 我真为你高兴! All in today's Chinese studio.
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Cam: We've run out of time. YJ: Time for our question of the day. How do you say “I'm so happy for you” in Chinese? CM: Now Yajie and I will go and celebrate for Chinese Studio…Mingtian jian!