Television I: Key Words of The Day
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Television I
B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese
Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan.
Y: And wo shi Y.
B: You know Y, to improve my Chinese I’m going to start watching more Chinese TV. And I’ve
got some questions for you.
Y: Good idea. Let’s check our key words of the day.
B: Television, that wonderful box we spend so much time in front of. What do we call it in
Chinese Y?
Y: it’s 电视机。
B: dian4 shi4 ji1.
Y: or you can say dian4 shi4.
B: dian4 shi4. I like to watch TV to relax after a hard day in the office. How can I say that?
Y: 我喜欢看电视。
B: Let me try. Wo2 xi3 huan1 kan4 dian4 shi4.
Y: wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: xi3 huan1 means like doing sth,
B: xi3 huan1.
Y: kan4 means watch,
B: kan4,
Y: dian4 shi4 is TV,
B: dian4 shi4.
Y:我喜欢看电视。
B: Wo2 xi3 huan1 kan4 dian4 shi4. I like watching TV.
Conversation 1
A: 我喜欢看电视。
B: 我也喜欢看电视。
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B: dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4.
Y: dian4 shi4 means TV,
B: dian4 shi4
Y: jie2 mu4 means program,
B: jie2 mu4.
Y: dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4.
B: dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4. TV program. And what programs do you like to watch Y?
Y: You should say, 你喜欢看什么电视节目?
B: let me try that: ni2 xi3 huan1 kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4?
Y: ni3 means you,
B: ni3,
Y: xi3 huan1 means like to do sth,
B: xi3 huan1.
Y: kan4 means watch,
B: kan4,
Y: shen2 me means what,
B: shen2me,
Y: dian4 shi4 means TV,
B: dian4 shi4,
Y: jie2 mu4 means program,
B: jie2 mu4.
Y: ni2 xi3 huan1 kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4?
B: ni2 xi3 huan1 kan4 shen2me dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4? What programs do you like watching?
Conversation 2
A: 你喜欢看什么电视节目?
B: 我喜欢看体育节目。
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Conversation 3
A: 我喜欢看体育节目。
B: 我喜欢看新闻。
B: You know Y, variety is the spice of life. I also like watching movies. How do I say that?
Y: It’s 我也喜欢看电影。
B: wo2 ye2 xi3 huan1 kan4 dian4 ying3.
Y: wo3 means I,
B: wo3,
Y: ye3 means also,
B: ye3,
Y: xi3 huan1 means like doing sth,
B: xi3 huan1,
Y: kan4 means watch,
B: kan4,
Y: dian4 ying3 means film,
B: dian4 ying3.
Y: 我也喜欢看电影
B: wo2 ye2 xi3 huan1 kan4 dian4 ying3. I also like watching movies.
B: Hey, my favorite tv program is coming on, gotta go. Better squeeze in our question of the
day.
Y: Here we go. Remind us, how do you say, “I like watching TV”? in Chinese of course.
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