Monday, May 30, 2016

Beginner Spoken Chinese-lesson 027-could you give me a discount




Hello Dajia hao. This is John. We will learn how to the following sentences in Chinese:

l         Could you give me a discount?
l         20% off

Here we go

l         Could you give me a discount?
kěyǐ ɡěi wǒ dǎzhé ma?可以给我打折吗?
dǎzhé means discount. dǎ means to hit, to fight or do the actions with your hands. zhé means break. So it is to hit and break the price.


l         20% off
dǎ 8 zhé 打八折
As you already know, dǎ is to hit, zhé is to break. But different with in English, we say dǎ 8 zhé for 20% off, it shows you will get 8/10 of the price.

l         Could it be a little cheaper?
kěyǐ piányì yìdiǎnr ma? 可以便宜一点儿吗?
Piányì means cheap. Yìdiǎnr means a little bit. yī means one, diǎn basically means a dot. So yī diǎn got the meaning of a little bit. And when yī and diǎn were put together, you will pronounce yī in fourth tone.

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Beginner Spoken Chinese-lesson 026- I‘d like to have my hair cut

l         I'd like to have my hair cut
l         I'd like to have my hair dyed
l         I'd like to have my hair permed
And you will know how to say Long Hair, Short Hair, Curly Hair and Straight Hair.
l         I hope you will find they are interesting.
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Here we go


l         I'd like to have my hair cut
wǒ xiǎnɡ jiǎn tóufa。我想剪头发。
wǒ = I
xiǎnɡ = d like to
jiǎn = to cut with scissorsnot knife
tóufa = hair by the way tóu = head

l         I'd like to have my hair dyed
wǒ xiǎnɡ rǎn tóufa 我想染头发
.wǒ = I
xiǎnɡ = d like to
rǎn= to dye
tóufa = hair

l         I'd like to have my hair permed
Wō xiǎnɡ tànɡ tóufa。我想烫头发
.wǒ = I
xiǎnɡ = d like to
tànɡ = to perm If you use tànɡ as an adj. It means very hot
tóufa = hair

l         Long Hair
Chánɡfà 长发
Chánɡ = long
Fa = hair

l         Short Hair
Duǎnfa 短发
Duǎn = short
Fa = hair

l         Curly Hair
Juǎnfa 卷发
Juǎn = curly
Fa = hair

l         Straight Hair.
Zhífa 直发
zhí = straight
fa = hair







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