Learn how to ask, "Where are you going?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Chinese Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Chinese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Chinese. |
| Cho: [Normal] 你上哪儿去？(nǐ shàng nǎr qù ?) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'you' |
| Cho: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nǐ) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'face on' |
| Cho: [Normal] 上 [Slow] 上(shàng) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'where' |
| Cho: [Normal] 哪儿 [Slow] 哪儿(nǎr) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'to go' |
| Cho: [Normal] 去 [Slow] 去(qù) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Cho: [Slow] 你上哪儿去？ [Normal] 你上哪儿去？ |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?' |
| Cho: [Normal] 您要去哪里？(nín yào qù nǎlǐ ?) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'you' |
| Cho: [Normal] 您 [Slow] 您 (nín) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to be going to' |
| Cho: [Normal] 要 [Slow] 要(yào) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to go' |
| Cho: [Normal] 去 [Slow] 去(qù) |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning 'where' |
| Cho: [Normal] 哪里 [Slow] 哪里(nǎlǐ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Cho: [Slow] 您要去哪里？ [Normal] 您要去哪里？ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我正要去超市。(Wǒ zhèng yào qù chāoshì .) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(wǒ) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'just' |
| Cho: [Normal] 正 [Slow] 正(zhèng) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to be going to' |
| Cho: [Normal] 要 [Slow] 要(yào) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to go' |
| Cho: [Normal] 去 [Slow] 去(qù) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'supermarket' |
| Cho: [Normal] 超市 [Slow] 超市(chāoshì) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning ‘I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 我正要去超市。 [Normal] 我正要去超市。 |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我正要去工作。(Wǒ zhèng yào qù gōngzuò .) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I' |
| Cho: [Normal] 我 [Slow] 我(wǒ) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'just' |
| Cho: [Normal] 正 [Slow] 正(zhèng) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to be going to' |
| Cho: [Normal] 要 [Slow] 要(yào) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to go' |
| Cho: [Normal] 去 [Slow] 去(qù) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'work' |
| Cho: [Normal] 工作 [Slow] 工作(gōngzuò) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 我正要去工作。 [Normal] 我正要去工作。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Cho: Nǎlǐ can be replaced by nǎr or nǎ almost all the time in daily conversations. But in the sentence Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén? you can say Nǐ shì nǎr rén? but not Nǐ shì nǎ rén? The listener might understand what you’re trying to say, but it’s not good Chinese. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Cho: 再见 |
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