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Night Activities 1

Y: Its almost the holiday and its time to get ready to go out and have fun. Dajia hao wo Shi
Yajie.
R: And wo shi Raymond. After a hard days work in the office its time to get your game on and
go out and party.
Y: That’s right, we’re going to teach you how to get out on your own, in Chinese Studio Night
Activities.
R: Here are some key words of the day.

Key Words of the Day

Massage 按摩 I’d like to have a foot massage. 我要做个足底按摩。Which bar is the popular? 哪
间酒吧比较有名？Have fun! 玩儿得开心 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

R: Hey Yajie, what do you like to do, I think its time to get out a bit.
Y: Yea I think so. What do you want to do?
R: Well lets just get out and see what we can do. Hey, my friend just said something in
Chinese to me. What did he say?
Y: oh, he said “Have fun”.
R: How do you say that again in Chinese?
Y: It’s waner2 de kai1 xin1.
R: waner2 de kai1 xin1.
Y: waner2, play or have fun,
R: waner2,
Y: kai1 xin1, delighted, happy,
R: kai1 xin1,
Y: waner2 de kai1 xin1.
R: waner2 de kai1 xin1. Have fun!

Conversation 1
A: 我要走了。
B: 玩得开心！
A: 谢谢。

Y: Hmm, we’ve been walking up and down this street and there’re so many choices for bars.
R: Yea I’m looking for the one with the most amounts of beautiful women.
Y: I’m also looking for the club with all the hunks.
R: Well I guess the best way that we can solve this problem is if we just go to the most

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popular bar. How do you say “Which bar is the most popular?” in Chinese.
Y: You can ask: 哪间酒吧比较有名？
R: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 you3 ming2?
Y: nei3, colloquial pronunciation for na3, it means which or what,
R: nei3,
Y: jian1 is the measure word for bar,
R: jian1,
Y: bar in Chinese is jiu3 ba1, as jiu3 stands for alcohol,
R: jiu3 ba1,
Y: bi3 jiao4, relatively or comparatively,
R: bi3 jiao4,
Y: you3 ming2, well-known,
R: you3 ming2,
Y: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 you3 ming2?
R: nei3 jian1 jiu3 ba1 bi3 jiao4 you3 ming2? Which bar is the most popular?

Conversation 2
A: 哪间酒吧比较有名？
B: 这一带的酒吧都比较有名。

R: Oh ya, after all that dancing my feet need massaging. Do you do good massages?
Y: Oh no. I’m not going anywhere near your feet, but I guess we can get massages because
of all that hard work dancing.
R: Yea that sounds like a good idea. I’ll have some massage on my feet. How do you say that
in Chinese?
Y: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2.
R: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2.
Y: wo3 yao4, I want to do,
R: wo3 yao4,
Y: zuo4 an4 mo2, to have a massage,
R: zuo4 an4 mo2,
Y: zu2 di3, feet,
R: zu2 di3,
Y: an4 mo2, a massage,
R: an4 mo2,
Y: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2.
R: wo3 yao4 zuo4 ge4 zu2 di3 an4 mo2. I’d like to have a foot massage.

Conversation 3
A: 我要做个足底按摩。
B: 您要做哪个价位的？
A: 200 元的足底按摩。

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Y: Well that wraps up today’s Chinese studio. Hope you can go out, start dancing, and start
getting massages.
R: And while we are busy getting our massages, here is the quiz of the day. How do you say
“I’d like to have a foot massage.” in Chinese? We’re giving away a very handy book on
Chinese Idioms.

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