YJ: It's time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day.
Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI, wo shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie… Cam, let's continue with our lesson on asking for help!
Cam: Sounds good.
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Key words of the day
Let me know if I can help.要帮忙就通知我 You’ve been a great help.你真是帮了大忙了。 Call me if you need any help. 要帮忙就给我打电话。 I'd be glad to help. 我乐意帮忙。 All in today's Chinese Studio.
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Cam: We've learned many ways to ask for help this week… and one of them would be “let me know if I can help”.
Yajie: You would say that this way 要帮忙就通知我。
Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 tong1 zhi1 wo3.
YJ: 要 yao4 is short for 需要 xu1 yao4, which means need,
Cam: yao4,
YJ: 帮忙 bang1 mang2 means help,
Cam: bang1 mang2.
YJ: 就 jiu4 means as long as,
Cam: jiu4.
YJ: 通知 tong1 zhi1, to inform,
Cam: tong1 zhi1
YJ: 我 wo3 means I.
Cam: wo3.
YJ: 通知我 tong1 zhi1 wo3, means to let me know,
Cam: tong1 zhi1 wo3
YJ: 要帮忙就通知我 yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 tong1 zhi1 wo3.
Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 tong1 zhi1 wo3. Let me know if I can help.
Conversation1:
A:这次真是太谢谢你了!
B:别客气,要帮忙就通知我。
A:好的。
YJ: And if somebody helps you, you will want to thank them.
Cam: I can say fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4, which means thanks a million.
YJ: But you may want to say more than that, such as “You've been a great help.”
Cam: How do I say that?
YJ: it's 你真是帮了大忙了。
Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le.
YJ: 你ni3 means you,
Cam: ni3,
YJ: 真是zhen1 shi4, really,
Cam: zhen1 shi4,
YJ: 帮大忙 bang 1 da4 mang2, means a great help.
Cam: bang1 da4 mang2.
YJ: 你真是帮大忙了 ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le.
Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le. You’ve been a great help
Conversation2:
A:谢谢,这次你真是帮了大忙了。
B:别客气,要帮忙就给我打电话。
A:好的。
Cam: And there's always, “Call me if you need any help”.
Yajie: That's a good one. You can say要帮忙就给我打电话。
Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4.
YJ: 要帮忙yao4 bang1 mang2, need help,
Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2
YJ: 就 jiu4 means as long as,
Cam: jiu4.
YJ: 给我 gei3 wo3, to give me something,
Cam: gei3 wo3,
YJ: 打电话 da3 dian4 hua4, make a phone call,
Cam: da3 dian4 hua4
YJ: 给我打电话 gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4 give me a phone call.
Cam: gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4,
YJ: 要帮忙就给我打电话。yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4
Cam: yao4 bang1 mang2 jiu4 gei2 wo3 da3 dian4 hua4. Call me if you need any help.
Conversation3:
A:今天真是太谢谢你了,就留下来一起吃晚饭吧。
B:不了,我还得回去呢,要帮忙就给我打电话。
A:好的,谢谢。
B:不客气。
C: Yajie, how do I say “I'd be glad to help”?
Y: it's 我乐意帮忙 wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2.
C: wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2.
Y: 我乐意 wo3 le4 yi4 means I'd be glad to do something,
C: wo3 le4 yi4.
Y: 帮忙 bang1 mang2, means help,
C: bang1 mang2.
Y: 我乐意帮忙 wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2.
C: wo3 le4 yi4 bang1 mang2. I'd be glad to help.
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Key words reminder
Let me know if I can help.要帮忙就告诉我一声 You've been a great help.你真是帮了大忙了。 Call me if you need any help. 需要帮忙就给我打电话。 I'd be glad to help. 我乐意帮忙。All in today's Chinese Studio.
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YJ: We've run out of time already. Time for our question of the day.
CM: How do you say “call me if you need any help” in Chinese?
YJ: See you tmr!
CM: Ming tian jian!
