Learn how to post comments about a smiling baby picture
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Chinese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Baby. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Dehua: And I'm Dehua. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Chinese about a smiling baby picture. 静 (jìng) plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Dehua: 我的萌宝宝还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (wǒ de méng bǎo bao hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！ ) |
| Eric: Meaning - "My adorable baby even knows to smile at the camera!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 我的萌宝宝还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (wǒ de méng bǎo bao hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！ ) |
| (clicking sound) |
| 丽: 好可爱！ (hǎo kě ài ！ ) |
| 新新: 真想捏捏它的小脸。 (zhēn xiǎng niē nie tā de xiǎo liǎn 。 ) |
| 若兰: 笑得真坏。 (xiào de zhēn huài 。 ) |
| 涛: 超级宝宝！ (chāo jí bǎo bao ！ ) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 我的萌宝宝还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (wǒ de méng bǎo bao hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！ ) |
| Eric: "My adorable baby even knows to smile at the camera!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| 丽: 好可爱！ (hǎo kě ài ！ ) |
| Eric: "So cute!" |
| 新新: 真想捏捏它的小脸。 (zhēn xiǎng niē nie tā de xiǎo liǎn 。 ) |
| Eric: "Really want to squeeze its little face." |
| 若兰: 笑得真坏。 (xiào de zhēn huài 。 ) |
| Eric: "Such a wicked grin." |
| 涛: 超级宝宝！ (chāo jí bǎo bao ！ ) |
| Eric: "Super baby!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to 静 (jìng)'s post. |
| Dehua: 我的萌宝宝还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (wǒ de méng bǎo bao hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！ ) |
| Eric: "My adorable baby even knows to smile at the camera!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我的萌宝宝还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (wǒ de méng bǎo bao hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！ ) (Regular) 我的萌宝宝还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (wǒ de méng bǎo bao hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！ ) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "my adorable baby." |
| Dehua: 我的萌宝宝 (wǒ de méng bǎo bao) |
| Eric: In recent years, Chinese people have often used the word |
| Dehua: 萌 |
| Eric: on social media to express someone or something is very cute. For example… |
| Dehua: 这只小狗很萌 |
| Eric: It means “this puppy is so cute.” Listen again- "my adorable baby" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我的萌宝宝 (wǒ de méng bǎo bao) (REGULAR) 我的萌宝宝 (wǒ de méng bǎo bao) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "even knows to smile at the camera." |
| Dehua: 还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！) |
| Eric: In China, young parents like to share their baby's photos on social media. Some parents may even update those photos every day to record their baby's development. Listen again- "even knows to smile at the camera" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！) (REGULAR) 还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！) |
| Eric: All together, "My adorable baby even knows to smile at the camera!" |
| Dehua: 我的萌宝宝还知道对着镜头笑呢！ (wǒ de méng bǎo bao hái zhī dào duì zhe jìng tóu xiào ne ！ ) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, 静 (jìng)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her husband's high school friend, 丽 (lì), uses an expression meaning - "So cute!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 好可爱！ (hǎo kě ài ！ ) (REGULAR) 好可爱！ (hǎo kě ài ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 好可爱！ (hǎo kě ài ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, 新新 (xīn xīn), uses an expression meaning - "Really want to squeeze its little face." |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 真想捏捏它的小脸。 (zhēn xiǎng niē nie tā de xiǎo liǎn 。 ) (REGULAR) 真想捏捏它的小脸。 (zhēn xiǎng niē nie tā de xiǎo liǎn 。 ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 真想捏捏它的小脸。 (zhēn xiǎng niē nie tā de xiǎo liǎn 。 ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, 若兰 (ruò lán), uses an expression meaning - "Such a wicked grin." |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 笑得真坏。 (xiào de zhēn huài 。 ) (REGULAR) 笑得真坏。 (xiào de zhēn huài 。 ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 笑得真坏。 (xiào de zhēn huài 。 ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her college friend, 涛 (tāo), uses an expression meaning - "Super baby!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 超级宝宝！ (chāo jí bǎo bao ！ ) (REGULAR) 超级宝宝！ (chāo jí bǎo bao ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 超级宝宝！ (chāo jí bǎo bao ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a smiling baby picture, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Dehua: 再见。 (zài jiàn) |
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