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Lesson 190 Happy New Year! 第一百九十课 新年快乐复习课

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Lesson 190 Happy New Year! 第一百九十课 新年快乐复习课

YJ: 新年快乐 xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4 (Cam) Happy New Year!
YJ: Welcome to the first Chinese Studio in 2006, as always, wo3 shi4 Yajie,
Cam: and wo shi Cam.
YJ: I can't believe it's January again already!
Cam: Yes, indeed, A year goes by so quickly!
YJ: let's have a review of the past wonderful week.
Cam: let's do it!

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Sentences in the week

party,聚会, 派对,countdown 倒数,Happy New Year! 新年快乐, Fireworks 烟花,What is your new year's resolution? 你有什么新年打算?All in today's Chinese Studio.

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YJ: Cam, did you go to a party as you planned?
Cam: Yes, I went to a wonderful new year's party.
YJ: Party is “聚会 ju4 hui4”
Cam: ju4 hui4
YJ: both 聚 ju4 and 会 hui4 means to get together,
Cam: ju4 hui4
YJ: or you can say “派对 pai4 dui4”,
Cam: pai4 dui4, party…a similar of English and Chinese.
YJ: 聚会 ju4 hui4
Cam: ju4 hui4, party.

Conversation 1:

A: 31号晚上你是怎么过的?
B: 我去参加了一个新年聚会。

YJ: Did you countdown to the New Year on Dec 31st?
Cam: Of course, it's a lot fun. What's the Chinese for countdown again, Yajie?
YJ: it's 倒数 dao4 shu3.
Cam: dao4 shu3.
YJ: 倒 dao4 means backwards,
Cam: dao4
YJ: 数 shu3 means to count,
Cam: shu3
YJ: 倒数 dao4 shu3.
Cam: dao4 shu3, countdown. Then after the countdown we also watched fantastic fireworks. How do you say fireworks in Chinese?
YJ: We say 烟花 yan1 hua1.
Cam: yan1 hua1.
YJ: 烟 yan1 means the smoke
Cam: yan1.
YJ: 花 hua1 means flower. You know many fireworks take the shape of flowers on New Years.
Cam: right, hua1
YJ: 烟花 yan1 hua1.
Cam: yan1 hua1, fireworks.

Conversation 2:

A:31号晚上你看烟花了吗?
B:看了,烟花真漂亮。

Cam: Yajie, we learned how to ask others what their new years resolutions are.
YJ: Yes, "你有什么新年打算?"
Cam: ni2 you3 shen2me xin1 nian2 da3 suan4?
YJ: 你 ni3 means you,
Cam: ni3,
YJ: 有 you3 means to have,
Cam: you3,
YJ: 什么 shen2me, what,
Cam: shen2me ,
YJ: 新年 xin1 nian2, new year,
Cam: xin1 nian2,
YJ: 打算 da3 suan4, resolution, plan,
Cam: dan2 suan4.
YJ: 你有什么新年打算? ni2 you3 shen2me xin1 nian2 da3 suan4?
Cam: ni2 you3 shen2me xin1 nian2 da3 suan4? What is your new year's resolution?

Conversation 3:

A: 你有什么新年打算呢?
B: 我打算学做饭。
A:我打算戒烟。

YJ: Cam, what's the Chinese for "Happy New Year"?
Cam: it's "xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4"
YJ: Very good. 新 xin1 means new,
Cam: xin1
YJ: 年 nian2 means year,
Cam: nian2,
YJ: 快乐 kuai4 le4 means happy,
Cam: kuai4 le4,
YJ: 新年快乐 xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4
Cam: xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4, Happy New Year! Everyone.

Conversation 4

A: 祝你新年快乐!

B: 也祝你新年快乐!

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Sentences in the week

party, 聚会, 派对, countdown 倒数, Happy New Year! 新年快乐, Fireworks 烟花, What is your new year's resolution? 你有什么新年打算?All in today's Chinese Studio,

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YJ: May 2006 be one of the best years of your life…
Cam: Question of the day "happy New Year" .
YJ: Happy New Year to you again!
Cam: Bye for now.

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