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    1) The document discusses different weather-related phrases in Chinese including "it's windy" (今天刮风), "it rains a lot" (经常下雨), and "it snows heavily" (下很大的雪). 2) Key phrases covered include "to blow" (刮风), "to rain" (下雨), and "to snow" (下雪) as well as related terms like "spring" (春天), "summer" (夏天), "often" (经常), "very" (很), and "big" (大). 3) The conversation takes place between Yaj

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    1) The document discusses different weather-related phrases in Chinese including "it's windy" (今天刮风), "it rains a lot" (经常下雨), and "it snows heavily" (下很大的雪). 2) Key phrases covered include "to blow" (刮风), "to rain" (下雨), and "to snow" (下雪) as well as related terms like "spring" (春天), "summer" (夏天), "often" (经常), "very" (很), and "big" (大). 3) The conversation takes place between Yaj

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    talking about the weather

    Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Hi everyone, Welcome to this
    edition of Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
    Cam: 早上好(zaoshang hao). And I’m Cam. You know Yajie, I’m planning a trip to Chicago in
    the United States. Its nickname is the “windy city”. How do I say “windy” in Chinese?
    Yajie: Just listen up!

    ***************Key words of the day


    Today we’ll continue talking about the weather. 刮风, to blow. 春天北京经常刮风。It’s often
    windy during the spring in Beijing. 下雨, to rain. 下雪, to snow. All in today’s Chinese Studio.
    ****************

    Yajie: 刮, g-u-a, the first tone, means blow.


    Cam: 刮(guā).
    Yajie: 风, feng, the first tone, wind.
    Cam: 风 (fēng).
    Yajie: 刮风.
    Cam: 刮风(guā fēng).
    Yajie: So in Chinese “Today it’s windy” is 今天刮风。
    Cam: 今天刮风 (jīntiān guāfēng).
    Yajie: It’s often windy in Beijing during the spring.. 春天北京经常刮风。
    Cam: 春天北京经常刮风 (chūntiān Běijīng jīngcháng guāfēng).
    Yajie: 春天 means spring. And summer is 夏天(xiàtiān), ,fall is 秋天 and winter is 冬天
    (dōngtiaān)
    Cam: chun tian, xia tian, qiu tian, dong tian.
    Yajie: Very good. 经常 means often.
    Cam: 经常 (jīngcháng).
    Yajie: Could you read with me again the phrase 刮风 (guāfēng)?
    Cam: Sure, 刮风 (guāfēng).

    Conversations (1)

    Yajie: In recent years it’s becoming hotter and hotter in the summer of Shanghai, and it rains
    a lot there. So in Chinese we say, 夏天上海经常下雨。
    Cam: 夏天上海经常下雨 (xiàtiān Shànghǎi jīngchaáng xià yǔ)。
    Yajie: 经常 means often.
    Cam: 经常 (jīngcháng).

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    Yajie: 下雨 means to rain.
    Cam: 下雨 (xià yǔ).
    Yajie: 下, x-i-a, the fourth tone, to fall.
    Cam: 下(xià). And 雨 is rain, yes?
    Yajie: Right.

    Conversations (2)

    Yajie: 雪, x-u-e, the third tone.


    Cam: 雪(xuě).
    Yajie: We just learned 下雨,which means to rain. Can you guess how to say, today it’s snowing?
    Cam: Well, I think it should be 今天下雪, because the snow is also falling down from the sky,
    just like the rain. Am I right?
    Yajie: yes, very descriptive. For example, 哈尔滨冬天下很大的雪。It snows heavily in Harbin in
    the winter.
    Cam: 哈尔滨冬天下很大的雪 (Hāérbīn de dōngtiān xià hěn dà de xuě)。
    Yajie: 很大. 很, h-e-n, third tone means very.
    Cam: 很(hěn).
    Yajie: 大, d-a, the fourth tone, big or large.
    Cam: 大 (dà).
    Yajie:哈尔滨冬天下很大的雪。It snows heavily in Harbin in the winter.
    Cam: 哈尔滨冬天下很大的雪 (Hāérbīn de dōngtiān xià hěn dà de xuě)。

    Conversations (3)

    ***************Key words reminder


    刮风, to blow. 春天北京经常刮风。It’s often windy during the spring in Beijing. 下雨, to rain. 上
    海夏天经常下雨。It rains a lot during the summer in Shanghai. 下雪, to snow. 哈尔滨冬天下很
    大的雪。It snows heavily in Harbin in the winter.
    ****************

    Yajie: Cam, did you know that there is an annual Ice Festival in Harbin? Each year, the
    festival attracts a large number of visitors. Besides, people could go skiing in Harbin.
    Cam: I hope I have the chance to visit Harbin one day.
    Yajie: Me too. Ok, that’s all for this time. Our question of the day is: In Chinese, how do you
    say “It’s windy today”?

      Coryright 2007 cchello.com 

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