Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including words for musical instruments and hotel amenities
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| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 萨克斯 |
| (sàkèsī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "saxophone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 萨克斯 |
| (SLOW) |
| 萨克斯 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| saxophone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吹萨克斯 |
| (chuī sàkèsī ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "play the saxophone" |
| (SLOW) |
| 吹萨克斯 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼓 |
| (gǔ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drums" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鼓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| drums |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打鼓 |
| (dǎ gǔ ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "play the drums" |
| (SLOW) |
| 打鼓 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 口琴 |
| (kǒuqín) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "harmonica" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 口琴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 口琴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| harmonica |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吹口琴 |
| (chuī kǒuqín ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "play the harmonica" |
| (SLOW) |
| 吹口琴 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 客房服务 |
| (kèfáng fúwù |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "room service" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 客房服务 |
| (SLOW) |
| 客房服务 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| room service |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 客房服务餐 |
| (kèfáng fúwù cān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "room service meal" |
| (SLOW) |
| 客房服务餐 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 发票 |
| (fāpiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "receipt" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 发票 |
| (SLOW) |
| 发票 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| receipt |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 酒店发票 |
| (jiǔdiàn fāpiào ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hotel receipt" |
| (SLOW) |
| 酒店发票 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 无线网络 |
| (wúxiàn wǎngluò |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Wi-Fi" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 无线网络 |
| (SLOW) |
| 无线网络 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wi-Fi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 无线网络路由器 |
| (wúxiàn wǎngluò lùyóuqì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Wi-Fi router" |
| (SLOW) |
| 无线网络路由器 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 垃圾桶 |
| (lājītǒng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "garbage pail" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 垃圾桶 |
| (SLOW) |
| 垃圾桶 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| garbage pail |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 每周二把垃圾桶拿出去放在路边等待清理。 |
| (Měi zhōu èr bǎ lājītǒng ná chūqù fàng zài lùbiān děngdài qīnglǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put the garbage pail out by the curb every Tuesday to be emptied." |
| (SLOW) |
| 每周二把垃圾桶拿出去放在路边等待清理。 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信封 |
| (xìnfēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "envelope" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信封 |
| (SLOW) |
| 信封 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| envelope |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 红色信封 |
| (hóngsè xìnfēng ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "red envelope" |
| (SLOW) |
| 红色信封 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 纸 |
| (zhǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "paper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 纸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 纸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| paper |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一张纸 |
| (yī zhāng zhǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "piece of paper" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一张纸 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 订婚 |
| (dìnghūn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "engage" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 订婚 |
| (SLOW) |
| 订婚 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| engage |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你订婚了？恭喜！ |
| (Nǐ dìnghūn le? Gōngxǐ!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Are you engaged? Congratulations!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你订婚了？恭喜！ |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Chinese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "saxophone?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 萨克斯 |
| (1) |
| 萨克斯 |
| (And how to say "drums?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 鼓 |
| (1) |
| 鼓 |
| (What about "harmonica?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 口琴 |
| (1) |
| 口琴 |
| (Do you remember how to say "room service?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 客房服务 |
| (1) |
| 客房服务 |
| (Let's try "receipt!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 发票 |
| (1) |
| 发票 |
| (What about "Wi-Fi?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 无线网络 |
| (1) |
| 无线网络 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "garbage pail!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 垃圾桶 |
| (1) |
| 垃圾桶 |
| (Another one! What about "envelope?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 信封 |
| (1) |
| 信封 |
| (Do you remember how to say "paper?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 纸 |
| (1) |
| 纸 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "engage?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 订婚 |
| (1) |
| 订婚 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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