Takeaway Chinese

This episode talks about some useful expressions in airports! nǐ hǎo, huān yíng chéng zuò zhōng guó guó jì háng kōng gōng sī de háng bān qǐng chū shì jī piào hé hù zhào 。 你好，欢迎乘坐中国国际航空公司的航班，请出示机票和护照。 Hello, welcome to the flight of Air China. Please show me your ticket and passport. hǎo de ， gěi nǐ 好的，给你。 Okay, here you go. qǐng wèn nǐ yǒu xíng lǐ yào tuō yùn me ？ 请问你有行李要托运么？ Do you have any luggage to check? méi yǒu ， wǒ zhǐ yǒu yī jiàn suí shēn xíng lǐ 。 没有，我只有一件随身行李。 No, I only have one piece of carry-on luggage. hǎo de ， zhè shì nín de dēng jī pái ， nín de háng bān jiāng zài bàn xiǎo shí hòu kāi shǐ dēng jī ， zhù nín lǚ tú yú kuài 。 好的，这是您的登机牌，您的航班将在半小时后开始登机，祝您旅途愉快。 OK, here is your boarding pass. Your flight will start boarding in half an hour. Have a nice trip.

jīntiān tiānqì hǎo lěng a ， wǒmen chī jiǎozi ba ！ 今天天气好冷啊，我们吃饺子吧！ It's so cold today. Let's eat dumplings. wǒ zài nǐ zhīqián jiù xiǎngdàole. jiǎozi zàiyǒu bànfēnzhōng jiù chūguō la 我在你之前就想到了！饺子再有半分钟就出锅啦！ I’m way ahead of you! The dumplings will be ready in half a minute! tài hǎo le ， wǒmen yīrén bànguō ！ 太好了，我们一人半锅！ Great, we each can have a half pot of dumplings! nǐtài bǎoshǒu le ， wǒ juéde wǒ néng chī yīguōbàn ！ 你太保守了，我觉得我能吃一锅半！ You're too conservative. I think I can eat a pot and a half!

Are you an organized person or someone who likes to go with the flow? nián dǐ le ， yòu yào zuò nián dù zǒng jié hé xià yī nián de jì huà le 年底了，又要做年度总结和下一年的计划了。 It’s the end of the month already. I have to make a summary of this month and a plan for next month. nǐ zǒng shì zhè yàng me ？ hǎo yǒu guī huà a 你总是这样么？好有规划啊！ Do you do this every month? So organized! wǒ yǐ qián shì yī gè hěn suí xìng de rén ， dàn shì zǒng diū sān là sì 我以前是一个很随性的人，但是总丢三落四。 I used to be a very casual person, but I always lose stuff and forget things. yǐ hòu wǒ yě yào zuò gè yǒu tiáo lǐ de rén 以后我也要做个有条理的人。 I'm going to be an organized person in the future, too.

This episode discusses different ways of responding to “thanks” in Chinese. xiè xiè nǐ bāng wǒ xiū diàn nǎo ！ 谢谢你帮我修电脑！ Thank you for helping me with my computer! bù yòng xiè ， zhè shì wǒ yīng gāi zuò de ！ 不用谢，这是我应该做的！ You're welcome, that's what I'm supposed to do! bù bù bù ， yào bù shì nǐ ， wǒ de wén jiàn dōu huì diū ！ duō kuī nǐ le ！ 不不不，要不是你，我的文件都会丢！多亏你了！ No, if it hadn't been for you, all my files would have been lost! Thank you so much! nǐ tài kè qì le ！ 你太客气了！ You are very welcome!

wǒ zuó tiān yuē le zhāng sān jiàn miàn ， lù shàng yù jiàn le xiǎo wáng 我昨天约了张三见面，路上遇见了小王。 I made an appointment to meet Zhang San yesterday and I met with Xiao Wang on the way. hǎo qiǎo a 。 wǒ dōu méi hé xiǎo wáng jiàn guò miàn 好巧啊。我都没和小王见过面。 What a coincidence. I haven't even met Xiao Wang. wǒ men yě shì dì yī cì jiàn ， zhī qián dōu shì wǎng shàng gōu tōng 我们也是第一次见，之前都是网上沟通。 It's the first time for us too. We used to communicate online before.

Learn the must-know Chinese antonyms here! zhè gè duō shǎo qián ？ 这个多少钱？ How much is this? 50 kuài 50块。 50 yuan. tài guì le ！ pián yí diǎn ba ！ 太贵了！便宜点吧！ That's too expensive! Let's make it cheaper. bù néng pián yí le ， zhè zhǒng zhì liàng hǎo 。 不能便宜了，这种质量好。 It can't be cheaper. It's of good quality. nà wǒ bù yào le 。 那我不要了。 Then I don't want it. nǐ yīng gāi duì zì jǐ dà fāng yī diǎn ， bié zhè me xiǎo qì ！ 你应该对自己大方一点，别这么小气！ You should be generous to yourself and don't be so stingy!

Today is the International Day for Tolerance, let’s learn to forgive in Chinese! wǒ gēn wǒ de hé zuò huǒ bàn hé hǎo le 我跟我的合作伙伴和好了 I made up with my business partner. rú guǒ shì wǒ de huà ， kěn dìng méi bàn fǎ yuán liàng bèi pàn guò wǒ de rén 如果是我的话，肯定没办法原谅背叛过我的人。 If it were me, there would be no way to forgive those who betrayed me. nǐ tài kuān róng le 你太宽容了！ You are too forgiving!

This episode discusses some interesting Chinese expressions related to music! A:我已经等了两个小时了。 wǒ yǐ jīng děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí le。 I’ve been waiting you for two hours. B:对不起,闹钟坏了,我睡过头了! duì bú qǐ,nào zhōng huài le,wǒ shuì guò tóu le! Sorry, my alarm clock didn’t work, then I slept over. A:你太不靠谱了! nǐ tài bú kào pǔ le! You are totally unreliable!

So how are you planning to spend your holiday? 假期你计划做什么？
Jiàqī nǐ jìhuà zuò shénme? Staying home. You? 待在家。你呢？ Dāi zàijiā. Nǐ ne? Really?? I plan to go to the beach in Thailand. 真的吗？ 我准备去泰国的海滩 Zhēn de ma? Wǒ zhǔnbèi qù tàiguó de hǎitān Wow, that’s great! I think quarantines there are only about 10 days. 哇，太棒了！我觉得那里的隔离只有大约十天吧。 Wa, tài bàngle! Wǒ juéde nàlǐ de gélí zhǐyǒu dàyuē shí tiān ba. Quarantine?? Oh I forgot. 隔离？ 哦，我忘了 Gélí? ò, wǒ wàngle Lol, so will you be staying home after all? 哈哈，所以最后你也是待在家了？ Hāha, suǒyǐ zuìhòu nǐ yěshì dāi zàijiāle? Yeah, I guess so…. 嗯，我想是的。。。 ǹg, wǒ xiǎng shì de...

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐！ Zhōng qiū jié kuài lè Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 谢谢！同乐！ Xièxiè! Tóng lè! Thanks! Same to you! 也祝你中秋快乐！ Yě zhù nǐ zhōngqiū kuàilè! Wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival too! 你吃月饼了吗？ Nǐ chī yuèbǐng le ma? Have you had any mooncakes yet? 吃了！ Chī le! I did! 没吃呢！你吃了？ Méi chī ne! Nǐ chīle? Not yet! Have you had it yet? 你喜欢吃什么馅儿的月饼呀？ Nǐ xǐhuān chī shénme xiàn er de yuèbǐng ya? What kind of filling is your favorate? 蛋黄的！ Dànhuáng de! Egg-yolk! 你呢？你喜欢吃什么样的月饼？ Nǐ ne? Nǐ xǐhuān chī shénme yàng de yuèbǐng? What about you? What kind of moon cakes do you like? 我喜欢吃冰淇淋月饼。 Wǒ xǐhuān chī bīngqílín yuèbǐng. I like ice cream moon cakes. 你知道还有韭菜馅儿的月饼呢！ Nǐ zhīdào huán yǒu jiǔcài xiàn er de yuèbǐng ne! Do you know there are some mooncakes with the filling of leek. 不知道啊！那多难吃啊 Bù zhīdào a! Nà duō nàn chī a. I didn’t know! That could taste very bad. 嗯，口味真重。 En, kǒuwèi zhēn zhòng. Yep. That’s a very special taste.