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In a Bar 1

Cam: Its time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day welcome to Chinese

Studio. Wo shi Cam.

YJ: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, what is your favorite drink at the bar?

Cam: Well, I always order a pi jiu, beer, because I dont know how to say anything else in

Chinese!

YJ: This week will be a big help to you then. Lets start with Key Words of the Day.

Key Words of the Day

Id like a scotch. On the rocks? I want it straight.

Red wine White wine. dry red wine, All in todays Chinese Studio.

Cam: Okay Yajie, lets say I walk into a bar, sit down at the counter, and tell the bartender

Id like a scotch.

Yajie: Sure you can say

Cam: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 su1 ge2 lan2 wei1 shi4 ji4.

YJ: wo3 yao4, Id like to have,

Cam: wo3 yao4.YJ: yi4 bei1, one glass of,

Cam: yi4 bei1.

YJ: su1 ge2 lan2 means Scotland.

Cam:su1 ge2 lan2

YJ: wei1 shi4 ji4, whisky,

Cam: wei1 shi4 ji4. Right, scotch is short for scotch whiskey.

YJ: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 su1 ge2 lan2 wei1 shi4 ji4

Cam: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 su1 ge2 lan2 wei1 shi4 ji4 Id like a scotch.

Conversation1:

A

B

A

B

YJ: He may ask, on the rocks? Which is

Cam: yao4 jia1 bing1 ma?

YJ: yao4 is short for xu1 yao4, which means do you need?

Cam: yao4.

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YJ: jia1, to put into, or to add,

Cam: jia1.

YJ: bing1 is ice,

Cam: bing1YJ: yao4 jia1 bing1 ma?

Cam: yao4 jia1 bing1 ma? On the rocks? And then Id say I want it straight. Whats the

Chinese for that?

YJ: you can say

Cam: bu4 jia1 bing1.

YJ: bu4 means no, dont do something,

Cam: bu4,

YJ: bu4 jia1, dont put in

Cam: bu4 jia1,

YJ: bing1 is ice,

Cam: bing1.

YJ: bu4 jia1 bing1.

Cam: bu4 jia1 bing1. I want it straight.

Conversation2:

A

B

A

B .

Cam: So tell me a couple more drinks what is white wine and red wine?

YJ: white wine is

Cam: bai2 pu2tao2 jiu3.

YJ: white in Chinese is bai2,

Cam: bai2,

YJ: pu2 tao2 means grape,

Cam: pu2 tao2

YJ: jiu3, means alcohol,

Cam: jiu3

Y: pu2tao2 jiu3, wine

C: pu2tao2 jiu3

YJ: bai2 pu2tao2 jiu3white wine

Cam: bai2 pu2tao2 jiu3. Then I know how to say red wine if you tell me the Chinese for red.

YJ: Sure. red is hong2,

Cam: hong2. then red wine is hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3. one last question for today, could

you tell me how to say dry red wine.

YJ: no problem. Its gan1 hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3

Cam: gan1 hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3

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YJ: since dry in Chinese is gan1.

Cam: I see. gan1 hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3

Y: or you can just say gan1 hong2 for short.

C: gan1 hong2 .

Conversation3:

A: ,

B:

Key Words Reminder

Id like a scotch. On the rocks? I want it straight.

Red wine White wine. dry red wine, All in todays Chinese Studio.

Yajie: Weve run out of time. Cam, whats our question of the day?

Cam: How do you say Id like a scotch in Chinese?