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Whats wrong

Cam: Cam. Hello, Im Cam. Welcome to join us on Chinese Studio.

Yajie: , Im Yajie. Time now to perfect Chinese your way, in only

5 minutes a day. Cam, ni zen me le?

Cam: What does that mean?

Yajie: It means, whats wrong with you?

Cam: Why does my hair look different? Do I smell?

Yajie: yi diar a little lets check key words of the day.

Key Words of the Day

Whats wrong with something or somebody. Headache, ; a little, ; hurt

from a fall, ; All in todays Chinese Studio on China Radio International.

Yajie: means What happened.., Whats wrong with... means how, and is a

particle word in a light tone. .

Cam: If we want to ask Whats wrong with you?, we just need to put YOU, in front of

. So it becomes? Whats wrong with you? Oh, Yajie, you dont look good?

Yajie: My old problem, I have a headache. , means head. . It means pain, ache.

is headache. It also means to have a headache. I have a headache.

Cam: Is it serious?

Yajie: No, just a little bit, .

Cam: , a little bit. Is it (yo dian) attached with(er)?

Yajie: Youre right. (er ) doesnt change the meaning of the phrase. is not typical

Chinese. It should be. I have a little bit of a headache.

Cam: So Yajie, since , (ni yo dianer tou teng) why not have a short break for

some conversations

Yajie: Good times. Xie xie.

Conversation 1:

Cam: So how do you ask whats wrong with him then? Right, (ta zen me le)

Yajie: He hurt himself in a fall. , to fall. sh-u-ai, flat first tone, . , to hurt.

, to hurt upon a fall.

Cam: (ta zen me le) Whats wrong with him? He hurt himself in a fall. . (ta

shuai shang le) In this case, in the reply can be omitted. So the answer can be shortened

to just : .

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Conversation 2:

Yajie: Wed better send him to the hospital. Remember, we learned , hospital,last week. Go to the hospital. hurry. Go to the hospital right now.

Cam: Where is the hospital? This is also what we learned last week. Hope you didnt forget it.

Yajie: Its ahead. .

Conversation 3:

Cam: Just now, we learned how to ask about whats wrong with sb. or sth. in Chinese. There

is a handy pattern: Somebody or something + . For instance,

Now lets have some drills to replace the subject.

Yajie: Whats wrong there? Whats wrong on the left?

Cam: Yajie zen me le? Whats wrong with Yajie?

Yajie: Oh, I have a headache. You remind me of the pain again.

Cam: Youd better take some medicine after the show. But before we sign off, lets review the

key words of the day.

Key Words Reminder

Whats wrong with you? Whats up with him?

Headache, ; a little, ; hurt from a fall, ;

Cam: Todays question is how to ask Whats wrong with him in Chinese.