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R: Welcome to Chinese studio, this is Raymond.

Y: Wo shi Yajie. And we’re going to review some the things that we’ve been breaking, er I
mean fixing.
R: Ya ok, we’ll get to revisit all the fun stuff that you’ve all learned.

Sentences of the week

I need to take my car to the shop. 我得把车送去修一下。 The toilet is stuck. 厕所堵了I need a
cleaning lady 得找个清洁工. All in today’s Chinese Studio.

R: Y, just in case, let’s review the sentence: I need to take my car to the shop
Y: here it is: wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
Y: wo2 dei3 is I need to do sth,
R: wo2 dei3,
Y: ba3 is often put before the object,
R: ba3,
Y: che1 is car,
R: che1,
Y: song4 qu4 is send the car to the shop,
R: song4 qu4,
Y: xiu1 yi2 xia4 is to fix sth or get sth fixed,
R: xiu1 yi2 xia4,
Y: Wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: Wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4. I need to take my car to the shop.

Conversation 1
A: 我明天去不了了。
B: 为什么？
A: 车坏了。我得把车送去修一下。

Y: What kind of smell is this!

R: sorry, the toilet is stuck.
Y: Again? Call a plumber then.
R: what should I say to him?
Y: Let’s review this sentence: ce4 suo2 du3 le
R: ce4 suo2 du3 le

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Y: ce4 suo3, the toilet,
R: ce4 suo3
Y: du3 le means stuck,
R: du3 le,
Y: ce4 suo2 du3 le
R: ce4 suo2 du3 le the toilet is stuck.

Conversation 2
A: 真难闻！是不是厕所堵了？
B: 没错，是厕所堵了。

Y: Its still a mess around here.

R: How do I say “I need a cleaning lady”?
Y: “dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1”
R: “dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1”
Y: dei2 means need,
R: dei2,
Y: zhao3 is to look for someone,
R: zhao3,
Y: ge4 is short for yi2 ge4, which means one,
R: ge4,
Y: qing1 jie2 gong1, a cleaning lady,
R: qing1 jie2 gong1,
Y: dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1
R: dei2 zhao3 ge4 qing1 jie2 gong1 I need a cleaning lady.

Conversation 3
A: 这儿太脏了！
B: 是啊，得找个清洁工。

R: Last but not least, let’s review this one: “fix the window screen”.
Y: Sure, ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
Y: ba3 is put before the object,
R: ba3,
Y: sha1 chuang1 is the window screen,
R: sha1 chuang1,
Y: xiu1 yi2 xia4. to fix,
R: xiu1 yi2 xia4.
Y: ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4
R: ba3 sha1 chuang1 xiu1 yi2 xia4 Fix the window screen.

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Conversation 4
A: 纱窗也坏了。
B: 那就把纱窗也修一下。

Y: We will need to keep these things in tact. You think duct tape will keep the stove together?
R: I hope so. Or how about we staple part of the toilet so that it doesn’t fall apart.
Y: Well anyways we’re going to use some bubble gum to stick my motorcycle’s seat back on.
R: but before that lets do a quiz of the day… I need to take my car to the shop.

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