Learn how to post comments about returning home after a trip
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Chinese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 20 - Arriving Home. |
| 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 returning home after a trip. 静 (jìng) returns home after a vacation, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Dehua: 没办法，该回到现实了！ (méi bàn fa ， gāi huí dào xiàn shí le ！ ) |
| Eric: Meaning - "Nothing to be done, time to go back to reality!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
Lesson conversation |
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| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 没办法，该回到现实了！ (méi bàn fa ， gāi huí dào xiàn shí le ！ ) |
| (clicking sound) |
| 丽: 悠长假期。一定玩痛快了吧！ (yōu cháng jià qī 。 yī dìng wán tòng kuài le ba ！ ) |
| 若兰: 都晒黑了！ (dōu shài hēi le ！ ) |
| 涛: 有没有礼物给我？ (yǒu méi yǒu lǐ wù gěi wǒ ？ ) |
| 新新: 离开了这么久。 (lí kāi le zhè me jiǔ 。 ) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 没办法，该回到现实了！ (méi bàn fa ， gāi huí dào xiàn shí le ！ ) |
| Eric: "Nothing to be done, time to go back to reality!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| 丽: 悠长假期。一定玩痛快了吧！ (yōu cháng jià qī 。 yī dìng wán tòng kuài le ba ！ ) |
| Eric: "A long vacation. You must have enjoyed yourself!" |
| 若兰: 都晒黑了！ (dōu shài hēi le ！ ) |
| Eric: "Got tanned!" |
| 涛: 有没有礼物给我？ (yǒu méi yǒu lǐ wù gěi wǒ ？ ) |
| Eric: "Any gifts for me?" |
| 新新: 离开了这么久。 (lí kāi le zhè me jiǔ 。 ) |
| Eric: "You've been gone so long." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to 静 (jìng)'s post. |
| Dehua: 没办法，该回到现实了！ (méi bàn fa ， gāi huí dào xiàn shí le ！ ) |
| Eric: "Nothing to be done, time to go back to reality!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 没办法，该回到现实了！ (méi bàn fa ， gāi huí dào xiàn shí le ！ ) (Regular) 没办法，该回到现实了！ (méi bàn fa ， gāi huí dào xiàn shí le ！ ) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "nothing to be done." |
| Dehua: 没办法 (méi bàn fa ) |
| Eric: This expression is used when you have to do something and want to show your reluctance. Listen again- "nothing to be done" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 没办法 (méi bàn fa ) (REGULAR) 没办法 (méi bàn fa ) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "time to go back to reality." |
| Dehua: 该回到现实了 (gāi huí dào xiàn shí le) |
| Eric: Here, we have the phrase.. |
| Dehua:回到现实 |
| Eric: Which means "getting back into your usual routine". Listen again- "time to go back to reality" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 该回到现实了 (gāi huí dào xiàn shí le) (REGULAR) 该回到现实了 (gāi huí dào xiàn shí le) |
| Eric: All together, "Nothing to be done, time to go back to reality!" |
| Dehua: 没办法，该回到现实了！ (méi bàn fa ， gāi huí dào xiàn shí le ！ ) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, 静 (jìng)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her husband's high school friend, 丽 (lì), uses an expression meaning - "A long vacation. You must have enjoyed yourself!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 悠长假期。一定玩痛快了吧！ (yōu cháng jià qī 。 yī dìng wán tòng kuài le ba ！ ) (REGULAR) 悠长假期。一定玩痛快了吧！ (yōu cháng jià qī 。 yī dìng wán tòng kuài le ba ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 悠长假期。一定玩痛快了吧！ (yōu cháng jià qī 。 yī dìng wán tòng kuài le ba ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling funny. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, 若兰 (ruò lán), uses an expression meaning - "Got tanned!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 都晒黑了！ (dōu shài hēi le ！ ) (REGULAR) 都晒黑了！ (dōu shài hēi le ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 都晒黑了！ (dōu shài hēi le ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her college friend, 涛 (tāo), uses an expression meaning - "Any gifts for me?" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 有没有礼物给我？ (yǒu méi yǒu lǐ wù gěi wǒ ？ ) (REGULAR) 有没有礼物给我？ (yǒu méi yǒu lǐ wù gěi wǒ ？ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 有没有礼物给我？ (yǒu méi yǒu lǐ wù gěi wǒ ？ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, 新新 (xīn xīn), uses an expression meaning - "You've been gone so long." |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 离开了这么久。 (lí kāi le zhè me jiǔ 。 ) (REGULAR) 离开了这么久。 (lí kāi le zhè me jiǔ 。 ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 离开了这么久。 (lí kāi le zhè me jiǔ 。 ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be show you missed someone. |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, 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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