Key words of the day
Bike lane 自行车道 Bell 车铃 Helmet 头盔 Pump 打气筒 Could you please pass me the pump?请把打气筒递给我。The tires need pumping up. 车胎该打气了。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
B: I want to buy a bell for my bike Y.
Y: Ah, you mean a 车铃。
B: che1 ling2.
Y: 车 che1 means bicycle,
B: che1
Y: 铃 ling2 means bell,
B: ling2,
Y: 车铃 che1 ling2.
B: che1 ling2. bell And what about a helmet?
Y: That’s a 头盔 tou2 kui1.
B: tou2 kui1, helmet.
Conversation 1
A: 我得去买个车铃。
B: 走吧,我正好要买个头盔。
B: Ok, just about ready to hit the road. I can’t help noticing all the bike lanes in Beijing, great to see.
Y: Yeah, we call those 自行车道 zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.
B: zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.
Y: 自行车 zi4 xing2 che1 is bicycle,
B: zi4 xing2 che1
Y: 道 dao4 means lane,
B: dao4,
Y: 自行车道 zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.
B: zi4 xing2 che1 dao4. bike lanes.
Conversation 2
A: 不好,我们违反交通规则了。
B: 怎么了?你超速了吗?
A: 不是。我开到自行车道上去了。
B: Y, Could you please pass me the pump? What’s the Chinese for a pump?
Y: it’s 打气筒 da3 qi4 tong3.
B: da3 qi4 tong3.
Y: 打气 da3 qi4 means to pump,
B: da3 qi4
Y: 筒 tong3 means a tube-shaped object.
B: tong3
Y: 打气筒 da3 qi4 tong3.
B: da3 qi4 tong3. a pump. Let me practice… “Could you please pass me the pump?” should be… 请把打气筒递给我 qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3…给我 gei2 wo3…
Y: 递 di4. di4 means pass. The whole sentence is: 请把打气筒递给我 qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3… 递给我 di4 gei2 wo3 means pass me something,
B: di4 gei2 wo3,
Y: 把 ba3 is often put before the object,
B: ba3,
Y: 打气筒 da3 qi4 tong3 is pump,
B: da3 qi4 tong3.
Y: 请把打气筒递给我 qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3
B: qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3 Could you please pass me the pump?
Conversation3
A: 请把打气筒递给我。
B: 好的,给你。
B: We’ve just learned how to say pump. And now it’s time to use it because the tires need pumping up. Can you help me out Y?
Y: You can pump them up yourself B, but I will teach you to say 车胎该打气了。
B: che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le.
Y: Bu cuo, 车胎 che1 tai1 means tire,
B: che1 tai1,
Y: 该 gai1 means require or demand,
B: gai1
Y: 打气 da3 qi4 means to pump,
B: da3 qi4.
Y: 车胎该打气了。che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le.
B: che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le. The tires need pumping up.
Conversation 4
A: 车胎该打气了。能借用一下你的打气筒吗?
B: 当然可以了,给你。