EP46 三里屯儿 Go To The Bar

• Chinese 101: Say “Go To The Bar” in Chinese; Talk about pub street in Beijing

• Grammar: 一般as “usually, often”；“好”as easy

• Language Tips: Chinese pub culture; Interesting Beijing Dialect - Erhua 儿化

• Story of The Day: The pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù

Dialogue:

A：你一般去哪儿泡吧？

nǐ yī bān qù nǎ ér pào bā ？

Where do you usually go to have a drink?

B：三里屯儿。你呢？

sān lǐ tún ér 。nǐ ne？

Sanlitun Village. How about you?

A：我认为后海更好玩儿。

wǒ rèn wéi hòu hǎi gèng hǎo wán ér.

I think houhai is more interesting.

Words & Expressions:

【一般】yī bān: usually; often

【哪儿】nǎ ér：where

【泡吧】pào bā: clubbing; bar hopping

【三里屯】sān lǐ tún: a pub street in Beijing

【海】hǎi: sea

【认为】rèn wéi：think, believe

【玩】wán: play

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang