Cam: Welcome to another edition of Chinese Studio on CRI – wo shi Cam.
Yajie: And wo shi Yajie. So Cam, if you are getting your driver’s license, you are going to need some driving lessons.
Cam: Right – and I need some relevant Chinese lessons. So let’s check key words of the day.
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Key Words of the Day
Stop at a red light. 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) You are speeding. 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.) Slow down. 减速!(Jian3 su4!) When should I change lanes? 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?) Use your turn signal. 请打转向灯。 (Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.) All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Yajie: Stop at a red light. 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2)
Cam: 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2)
Yajie: 红灯(hong2deng1), red light.
Cam: 红灯(hong2deng1) Then how do you say green and yellow light?
Yajie: green light is 绿灯 (lv4deng1).
Cam: 绿灯 (lv4deng1)
Yajie: Yellow light is黄灯 (huang2 deng1),
Cam: 黄灯 (huang2 deng1)
Yajie: 停 (ting2), to stop.
Cam: 停 (ting2)
Yajie: So stop at red light is 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2)
Cam: 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) Stop at a red light.
Conversation 1:
Yajie: You are speeding. 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.)
Cam: 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.)
Yajie: 你(ni3), you.
Cam: 你(ni3)
Yajie: 超速(chao1su4), speeding
Cam: 超速(chao1su4)
Yajie: 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.)
Cam: 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.) You are speeding.
Yajie: so I think you need to slow down. 减速!(Jian3 su4!)
Cam: 减速!(Jian3 su4!)
Yajie: 减 (Jian3) means to slow down.
Cam: 减 (Jian3).
Yajie: 速 (su4) is short for 速度, which means speed.
Cam: 速 (su4)
Yajie: 减速!(Jian3 su4!) Slow down.
Cam: 减速!(Jian3 su4!)
Conversation 2:
Cam: I’m not sure when I should change lanes.
Yajie: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?)
Cam: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?)
Yajie: 我 (wo3), I.
Cam: 我 (wo3)
Yajie: 什么时候 (shen2me shi2hou), when.
Cam: 什么时候 (shen2me shi2hou)
Yajie: 并线(bing4 xian4), to change lanes.
Cam: 并线(bing4 xian4)
Yajie: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?)
Cam: 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?) When should I change lanes?
Conversation 3:
Yajie: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.) Use your turn signal.
Cam: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
Yajie: 请 (qing3), please.
Cam: 请 (qing3)
Yajie: 打 (da3), here it means to turn on.
Cam: 打 (da3)
Yajie: 转向灯(zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.), turn signal
Cam: 转向灯(zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
Yajie: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
Cam: 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.) Use your turn signal.
Conversation 4:
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Key Words Reminder
Stop at a red light. 红灯停。(hong2deng1 ting2) You are speeding. 你超速了。(Ni3 chao1su4 le.) Slow down. 减速!(Jian3 su4!) When should I change lanes? 我什么时候并线?(wo3 shen2me shi2hou bing4 xian4?) Use your turn signal. 请打转向灯。(Qing3 da3 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1.)
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Cam: We’ve run out of time for another class.
Yajie: Before we go, we have the question of the day… How do you say “Use your turn signal” in Chinese?
Cam: See ya tomorrow!
Yajie: Ming tian jian.
