Cam: Dajia hao, Wo shi Cam. Another weekend has come.
Yajie: Yes. And during the week we mainly focused on topic relating to gym.
Cam: Now I need to review those lessons. Shall we begin now?
Yajie: Sure. Here comes sentences in the week.
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Sentences In the Week
How much do you weigh? 你体重多少?(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?) I often go to the gym. 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chang2 qu4 jian4 shen1 fang2) Where is a good gym? 哪儿有好的健身房?(Nar3 you3 hao3de jian4shen1fang2?) What is the yearly cost? 年费多少?(nian2fei4 duo1shao) All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Cam: Before going on to the sentences, I’d like to have a brief review of key words in the week.
Yajie: Ok. The first one健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2), gym.
Cam: 健身房 (jian4 shen1 fang2).
Yajie: Next one 举重(ju3zhong4),weightlifting.
Cam: 举重(ju3zhong4)
Yajie: Third one: treadmill 跑步机。(pao3bu4ji1)
Cam: 跑步机。(pao3bu4ji1)
Yajie: And last one: yearly cost年费(nian2fei4)
Cam: 年费(nian2fei4)
Yajie: How much do you weigh? 你体重多少?(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?)
Cam: 你体重多少?(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?)
Yajie: 体重 (ti3zhong4), weight.
Cam: 体重 (ti3zhong4)
Yajie: 多少 (duo1shao), how much?
Cam: 多少 (duo1shao
Yajie: 你体重多少?(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?)
Cam: 你体重多少?(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?) How much do you weigh?
Conversation 1:
Cam: I often go to the gym. And I remember in Chinese it’s 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chagn2 jian4 shen1 fang2.) Right?
Yajie: Yes. 经常(jing1chang2), often.
Cam: 经常(jing1chang2)
Yajie: 去 (qu4), to go to.
Cam: 去 (qu4)
Yajie: 健身房(jian4 shen1 fang2), gym.
Cam健身房(jian4 shen1 fang2)
Yajie: 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chagn2 jian4 shen1 fang2.) I often go to the gym.
Cam: 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chagn2 jian4 shen1 fang2.)
Conversation 2:
Cam: But the problem is I forgot how to say “where is a good gym?” in Chinese.
Yajie: No worry. For that you can ask your Chinese friends. For instance you can ask哪儿有好的健身房?(Nar3 you3 hao3de jian4shen1fang2?)
Cam: 哪儿有好的健身房?(Nar3 you3 hao3de jian4shen1fang2?)
Yajie: 哪儿 (nar3), where.
Cam: 哪儿 (nar3)
Yajie: 有 (you3), the third tone, to have.
Cam: 有 (you3)
Yajie: 好的 (hao3de), good.
Cam: 好的 (hao3de).
Yajie: 健身房 (jian4shen1fang2), gym.
Cam: 健身房 (jian4shen1fang2)
Yajie: 哪儿有好的健身房?(Nar3 you3 hao3de jian4shen1fang2?)
Cam: 哪儿有好的健身房?(Nar3 you3 hao3de jian4shen1fang2?) Where is a good gym? Then how about asking the yearly cost?
Yajie: We learned that. yearly cost, 年费(nian2fei4) Now you know how to ask about that?
Cam: Yes. I think it’s年费多少?(nian2fei4 duo1shao)
Yajie: Absolutely right!
Conversation 3:
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Sentences In the Week
How much do you weigh? 你体重多少?(ni3 ti3zhong4 duo1shao?) I often go to the gym. 我经常去健身房。(wo3 jing1chang2 qu4 jian4 shen1 fang2) Where is a good gym? 哪儿有好的健身房?(Nar3 you3 hao3de jian4shen1fang2?) What is the yearly cost? 年费多少?(nian2fei4 duo1shao)
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Cam: Ok. That’s it for this week’s Chinese Studio. Now question of the week: How do you say How much do you weigh?
Yajie: Till next week, bye for now!
Cam: Zhoumo yukuai!
