Learn how to talk to a coworker
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Maryssa: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ChineseClass101.com. This is Business Chinese for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 4 - Talking About Your Job in Chinese. Maryssa here. |
| Zeyu: 大家好！(Dàjiā hǎo!) I'm Zeyu. |
| Maryssa: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk to a coworker. The conversation takes place at an office. |
| Zeyu: It's between Linda and Mark. |
| Maryssa: The speakers are co-workers, therefore, they will speak informal Chinese. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| 马浩然: 和客人开会怎样了？ |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Hé kèrén kāihuì zěnyàngle?) |
| 张丽: 他对我们公司的服务有兴趣。 |
| (Zhāng lì: Tā duì wǒmen gōngsī de fúwù yǒu xìngqù.) |
| 马浩然: 你喜欢你的工作吗？ |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Nǐ xǐhuān nǐ de gōngzuò ma?) |
| 张丽: 还可以！我喜欢和其他人交流，而且薪水不错。 |
| (Zhāng lì: Hái kěyǐ! Wǒ xǐhuān hé qítā rén jiāoliú, érqiě xīnshuǐ bùcuò.) |
| 马浩然: 我呢就比较喜欢自己做自己的。 |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Wǒ ne jiù bǐjiào xǐhuān zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de.) |
| Maryssa: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| 马浩然: 和客人开会怎样了？ |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Hé kèrén kāihuì zěnyàngle?) |
| 张丽: 他对我们公司的服务有兴趣。 |
| (Zhāng lì: Tā duì wǒmen gōngsī de fúwù yǒu xìngqù.) |
| 马浩然: 你喜欢你的工作吗？ |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Nǐ xǐhuān nǐ de gōngzuò ma?) |
| 张丽: 还可以！我喜欢和其他人交流，而且薪水不错。 |
| (Zhāng lì: Hái kěyǐ! Wǒ xǐhuān hé qítā rén jiāoliú, érqiě xīnshuǐ bùcuò.) |
| 马浩然: 我呢就比较喜欢自己做自己的。 |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Wǒ ne jiù bǐjiào xǐhuān zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de.) |
| Maryssa: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| 马浩然: 和客人开会怎样了？ |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Hé kèrén kāihuì zěnyàngle?) |
| Mark: "And how did the meeting with the client go?" |
| 张丽: 他对我们公司的服务有兴趣。 |
| (Zhāng lì: Tā duì wǒmen gōngsī de fúwù yǒu xìngqù.) |
| Linda: "He is interested in our services." |
| 马浩然: 你喜欢你的工作吗？ |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Nǐ xǐhuān nǐ de gōngzuò ma?) |
| Mark: "Do you like your job?" |
| 张丽: 还可以！我喜欢和其他人交流，而且薪水不错。 |
| (Zhāng lì: Hái kěyǐ! Wǒ xǐhuān hé qítā rén jiāoliú, érqiě xīnshuǐ bùcuò.) |
| Linda: "Yes! I like to interact with others, and the salary is pretty good." |
| 马浩然: 我呢就比较喜欢自己做自己的。 |
| (Mǎ hàorán: Wǒ ne jiù bǐjiào xǐhuān zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de.) |
| Mark: "I prefer to work by myself." |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Maryssa: It’s always good to hear that someone enjoys their job, as Linda said she does in the conversation. |
| Zeyu: Yes, job satisfaction is important. |
| Maryssa: It was also interesting to hear that although Linda likes to work in a company, Mark prefers to work alone. |
| Zeyu: I think that lots of Chinese people would agree with Linda over Mark. |
| Maryssa: Why’s that? |
| Zeyu: Things such as company benefits, job security, and a company's reputation are important. |
| Maryssa: And you can find all of those at big companies, but they’re not really as common if you work by yourself. |
| Zeyu: No, they aren’t! |
| Maryssa: What companies do people want to work for? |
| Zeyu: Places like Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Baidu all rank highly in the preferred employer rankings. |
| Maryssa: There’s a lot of privately held Chinese companies now too, aren’t there? |
| Zeyu: Yes, there are. |
| Maryssa: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Maryssa: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Zeyu: 客人(kèrén) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "customer; client" |
| Zeyu: 客人(kèrén) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 客人(kèrén) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 开会(kāihuì) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "to have a meeting" |
| Zeyu: 开会(kāihuì) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 开会(kāihuì) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 怎样(zěnyàng) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "how" |
| Zeyu: 怎样(zěnyàng) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 怎样(zěnyàng) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 兴趣(xìngqù) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "interested (in)" |
| Zeyu: 兴趣(xìngqù) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 兴趣(xìngqù) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 喜欢(xǐhuān) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "to like" |
| Zeyu: 喜欢(xǐhuān) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 喜欢(xǐhuān) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 交流(jiāoliú) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "to interact" |
| Zeyu: 交流(jiāoliú) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 交流(jiāoliú) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 薪水(xīnshuǐ) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "salary" |
| Zeyu: 薪水(xīnshuǐ) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 薪水(xīnshuǐ) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 不错(bùcuò) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "not bad" |
| Zeyu: 不错(bùcuò) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 不错(bùcuò) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: Next we have... |
| Zeyu: 比较(bǐjiào) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "comparatively" |
| Zeyu: 比较(bǐjiào) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 比较(bǐjiào) [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: And last... |
| Zeyu: 自己 [natural native speed] |
| Maryssa: "myself, oneself, own" |
| Zeyu: 自己 [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Zeyu: 自己 [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Maryssa: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Zeyu: 怎样了？(zěnyàngle?) |
| Maryssa: meaning "How did the... go?" |
| Maryssa: Let’s break down this phrase. |
| Zeyu: First is 怎样(zěnyàng) |
| Maryssa: This means "how." The last part is an aspect marker that indicates a completed action. |
| Zeyu: That is 了(le). |
| Maryssa: You can use this phrase to ask how something went. |
| Zeyu: Just add a noun at the front. |
| Maryssa: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Zeyu: Sure. For example, you can say... 面试怎样了？(Miànshì zěnyàngle?) |
| Maryssa: ...which means "How did the interview go?" |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Zeyu: 自己做自己的(zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de) |
| Maryssa: meaning "to work by oneself; to work on one's own tasks." |
| Maryssa: Let’s break down this phrase, too. |
| Zeyu: First is 自己(zìjǐ), it means "self, own." Next is 做(zuò). |
| Maryssa: This means "do, act, make." The final part means "one’s own thing." |
| Zeyu: That is 自己的(zìjǐ de). Altogether it is 自己做自己的(zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de). |
| Maryssa: You can use this to say that you can work by yourself or can manage your own time. |
| Zeyu: You can also say 自己搞定(zìjǐ gǎodìng) |
| Maryssa: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Zeyu: Sure. For example, you can say... 不要自己做自己的，要和别人分工合作。(Bùyào zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de, yào hé biérén fēngōng hézuò.) |
| Maryssa: ...which means "Don't just work on your own thing, you should work with the team." |
| Maryssa: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Maryssa: In this lesson, you'll learn about chatting with coworkers about your job. |
| Maryssa: An easy topic of conversation with coworkers is about your preferences and likes. |
| Zeyu: The easiest way is to use the verb 喜欢 (xǐhuān) or if you don’t like something, 不喜欢 (bù xǐhuān). |
| Maryssa: But I’m sure that our listeners already know that way! There are ways to express your preferences that are better suited to a business setting. |
| Zeyu: You can say 我喜欢 (Wǒ xǐhuān) |
| Maryssa: "I like…" |
| Zeyu: 我不喜欢 (Wǒ bù xǐhuān) |
| Maryssa: "I don’t like…" We can also talk about our preferences. To say that we prefer one thing over another, |
| Zeyu: you use the adverb 比较 (bǐjiào) in front of 喜欢 (xǐhuān). |
| Maryssa: That adverb means "comparatively, relatively." So the phrase becomes... |
| Zeyu: 我比较喜欢 (Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān) |
| Maryssa: "I prefer…" Zeyu, can we have some examples? |
| Zeyu: 我喜欢蓝色。 (Wǒ xǐhuān lán sè.) |
| Maryssa: "I like the color blue." |
| Zeyu: 我比较喜欢蓝色。(Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān lán sè.) |
| Maryssa: "I prefer the color blue." |
| Zeyu: 我喜欢自己做自己的。 (Wǒ xǐhuān zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de.) |
| Maryssa: "I like to work by myself." |
| Zeyu: 我比较喜欢自己做自己的。 (Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān zìjǐ zuò zìjǐ de.) |
| Maryssa: "I prefer to work by myself." To finish this lesson, we will learn how to say and use "in addition to." |
| Zeyu: This is 而且 (érqiě). |
| Maryssa: There’s no limit to how many points you can list, but this is usually put in front of the last point. For example... |
| Zeyu: 他懂得用电脑，工作经验丰富，而且要求的薪水不太高。(Tā dǒngdé yòng diànnǎo, gōngzuò jīngyàn fēngfù, érqiě yāoqiú de xīnshuǐ bù tài gāo.) |
| Maryssa: "He is computer literate, has a lot of work experience, and his expected salary is not high." |
| Zeyu: 这公司福利很好，薪水高，而且很近我的家。(Zhè jiā gōngsī fúlì hěn hǎo, xīnshuǐ gāo, érqiě hěn jìn wǒ de jiā.) |
| Maryssa: "This company offers good benefits and high salary; moreover, it’s close to my home." |
Outro |
| Maryssa: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Zeyu: 再见！(Zàijiàn!) |
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