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Jan 2022
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S2 ~ 10 ~ 你要提醒我啦!You've got to remind me...

Isaac Myers
About this episode

Xiao-Li (小李) goes to get some water at Mrs. Kang's (康太太) house, but it seems that something else is on her mind...

Lesson Outline:

  1. [00:21] Introduction to the dialogue
  2. [00:53] Dialogue (normal speed)
  3. [03:46] Slow version
  4. [06:30] Useful vocabulary and phrases from the dialogue

Words and phrases from the dialogue, with examples (Chinese characters only):

  1. 孩子, 小朋友
    1. 我有三個孩子
    2. 我不喜歡孩子 
    3. 小朋友好可愛
  2. 孫子, 孫女
    1. 這是你的孫女嗎? 
    2. 你有孫子孫女嗎?
    3. 你的孫子幾歲? 
  3. 結婚 
    1. 你結婚了嗎?
    2. 我們五月要結婚  
    3. 你結婚多久了?
  4. 男朋友, 女朋友 
    1. 你有男朋友嗎?
    2. 這是我的男朋友  
    3. 你的女朋友在哪?
  5. 找 
    1. 去找女朋友 
    2. 我找不到
    3. 找到了!終於找到了!
  6. 介紹 
    1. 讓我介紹一下 
    2. 讓我來自我介紹 
    3. 我想把我的朋友介紹給你 
  7. 聊天
    1. 跟你聊天好開心  
    2. 你們聊好久!
    3. 你要不要跟我聊天?
    1. 要走很遠嗎? 
    2. 還好,不會太遠 
    3. 我家離我辦公室很遠  
  8. 馬上 
    1. 馬上好!
    2. 你的晚餐馬上來了!
    3. 好,我馬上過去 
  9. 提醒 
    1. 謝謝你提醒我!
    2. 我常常要提醒他  
    3. 如果我忘記,你可以提醒我嗎 


Words and phrases from the dialogue, with examples (w/ pinyin and translation):

  1. 孩子, 小朋友 / háizi, xiǎopéngyǒu / child or children
    1. 我有三個孩子 / wǒ yǒusān gè háizi / I have three kids.
    2. 我不喜歡孩子 / wǒ bù xǐhuān háizi / I don't like kids. 
    3. 小朋友好可愛 / xiǎopéngyǒu hǎo kě'ài / (The) little kid (or kids) is so cute!
  2. 孫子, 孫女 / sūnzi, sūnnǚ / grandson, granddaughter
    1. 這是你的孫女嗎?/ zhè shì nǐ de sūnnǚ ma? / Is this your granddaughter? 
    2. 你有孫子孫女嗎?/ nǐ yǒu sūn zǐ sūnnǚ ma? / Do you have any grandchildren?
    3. 你的孫子幾歲?/ nǐ de sūnzi jǐ suì? / How old is your grandson? 
  3. 結婚 / jiéhūn / to marry, to get married
    1. 你結婚了嗎?/ nǐ jiéhūnle ma? / Are you married?
    2. 我們五月要結婚 / wǒmen wǔ yuè yào jiéhūn / We're getting married in May. 
    3. 你結婚多久了?/ nǐ jiéhūn duōjiǔle? / How long have you been married?
  4. 男朋友, 女朋友 / nán péngyǒu, nǚ péngyǒu / boyfriend, girlfriend
    1. 你有男朋友嗎?/ nǐ yǒu nán péngyǒu ma? / Do you have a boyfriend?
    2. 這是我的男朋友 / zhè shì wǒ de nán péngyǒu / This is my boyfriend. 
    3. 你的女朋友在哪?/ nǐ de nǚ péngyǒu zài nǎ? / Where's your girlfriend?
  5. 找 / zhǎo / to search, to look for
    1. 去找女朋友 / qù zhǎo nǚ péngyǒu / Go find a girlfriend. 
    2. 我找不到 / wǒ zhǎo bù dào / I can't find (it)!
    3. 找到了!終於找到了!/ zhǎodàole! zhōngyú zhǎodàole! / I found (it)! I finally found (it)! 
  6. 介紹 / jièshào / to introduce
    1. 讓我介紹一下 / ràng wǒ jièshào yīxià / Let me introduce (it/them) for a second.
    2. 讓我來自我介紹 / ràng wǒ láizì wǒ jièshào / Let me introduce myself. 
    3. 我想把我的朋友介紹給你 / wǒ xiǎng bǎ wǒ de péngyǒu jièshào gěi nǐ / I want to introduce my friend to you. 
  7. 聊天 / liáotiān / to chat
    1. 跟你聊天好開心 / gēn nǐ liáotiān hǎo kāixīn / I'm so happy chatting with you. 
    2. 你們聊好久!/ nǐmen liáo hǎojiǔ! / You guys are chatting for such a long time!
    3. 你要不要跟我聊天?/ nǐ yào bùyào gēn wǒ liáotiān? / Do you want to talk with me? 
  8. 遠 / yuǎn / far
    1. 要走很遠嗎?/ yào zǒu hěn yuǎn ma? / Do we need to walk far? 
    2. 還好,不會太遠 / hái hǎo, bù huì tài yuǎn / Not really, it's not too far. 
    3. 我家離我辦公室很遠 / wǒjiā lí wǒ bàngōngshì hěn yuǎn / My home is far away from my office. 
  9. 馬上 / mǎshàng / right away (lit. "on a horse") 
    1. 馬上好!/ mǎshàng hǎo! / (it will be ready) right away!
    2. 你的晚餐馬上來了!/ nǐ de wǎncān mǎshàng láile! / Your dinner is coming right away!
    3. 好,我馬上過去 / hǎo, wǒ mǎshàng guòqù / Okay, I'll go there right away. 
  10. 提醒 / tíxǐng / to remind
    1. 謝謝你提醒我!/ xièxiè nǐ tíxǐng wǒ! / Thanks for reminding me!
    2. 我常常要提醒他 / wǒ chángcháng yào tíxǐng tā / I often have to remind him. 
    3. 如果我忘記,你可以提醒我嗎 / rúguǒ wǒ wàngjì, nǐ kěyǐ tíxǐng wǒ ma / If I forget, can you remind me? 


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