Learn how to post comments about being injured
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Chinese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 9 - Talking About an Injury. |
| 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 being injured. 学友 (xué yǒu) suffers a painful injury, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Dehua: 打篮球摔伤了腿，真命苦！ (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ ， zhēn mìng kǔ ！ ) |
| Eric: Meaning - "I hurt my leg while playing basketball, so unlucky!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| 学友: 打篮球摔伤了腿，真命苦！ (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ ， zhēn mìng kǔ ！ ) |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 怎么这么不小心！ (zěn me zhè me bù xiǎo xīn ！ ) |
| 涛: 严重吗？ (yán zhòng mɑ ？ ) |
| 新新: 祝你早日康复！ (zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù ！) |
| 丽: 好可怜。 (hǎo kě lián 。) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| 学友: 打篮球摔伤了腿，真命苦！ (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ ， zhēn mìng kǔ ！ ) |
| Eric: "I hurt my leg while playing basketball, so unlucky!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 怎么这么不小心！ (zěn me zhè me bù xiǎo xīn ！ ) |
| Eric: "So careless!" |
| 涛: 严重吗？ (yán zhòng mɑ ？ ) |
| Eric: "Is it serious?" |
| 新新: 祝你早日康复！ (zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù ！) |
| Eric: "Get better soon!" |
| 丽: 好可怜。 (hǎo kě lián 。) |
| Eric: "Poor thing." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to 学友 (xué yǒu)'s post. |
| Dehua: 打篮球摔伤了腿，真命苦！ (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ ， zhēn mìng kǔ ！ ) |
| Eric: "I hurt my leg while playing basketball, so unlucky!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 打篮球摔伤了腿，真命苦！ (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ ， zhēn mìng kǔ ！ ) (Regular) 打篮球摔伤了腿，真命苦！ (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ ， zhēn mìng kǔ ！ ) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I hurt my leg while playing basketball." |
| Dehua: 打篮球摔伤了腿 (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ) |
| Eric: This sentence has the phrase… |
| Dehua: "摔伤" |
| Eric: Meaning “to hurt something.” Listen again- "I hurt my leg while playing basketball" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 打篮球摔伤了腿 (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ) (REGULAR) 打篮球摔伤了腿 (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "so unlucky." |
| Dehua: 真命苦 ( zhēn mìng kǔ) |
| Eric: This is commonly used in spoken language to mean “very unlucky” or “too bad.” Listen again- "so unlucky" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 真命苦 ( zhēn mìng kǔ) (REGULAR) 真命苦 ( zhēn mìng kǔ) |
| Eric: All together, "I hurt my leg while playing basketball, so unlucky!" |
| Dehua: 打篮球摔伤了腿，真命苦！ (dǎ lán qiú shuāi shāng le tuǐ ， zhēn mìng kǔ ！ ) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, 学友 (xué yǒu)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His neighbor, 若兰 (ruò lán), uses an expression meaning - "So careless!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 怎么这么不小心！ (zěn me zhè me bù xiǎo xīn ！ ) (REGULAR) 怎么这么不小心！ (zěn me zhè me bù xiǎo xīn ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 怎么这么不小心！ (zěn me zhè me bù xiǎo xīn ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling concerned. |
| Eric: His college friend, 涛 (tāo), uses an expression meaning - "Is it serious?" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 严重吗？ (yán zhòng mɑ ？ ) (REGULAR) 严重吗？ (yán zhòng mɑ ？ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 严重吗？ (yán zhòng mɑ ？ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling concerned. |
| Eric: His girlfriend's high school friend, 新新 (xīn xīn), uses an expression meaning - "Get better soon!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 祝你早日康复！ (zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù ！) (REGULAR) 祝你早日康复！ (zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù ！) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 祝你早日康复！ (zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù ！) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be encouraging. |
| Eric: His high school friend, 丽 (lì), uses an expression meaning - "Poor thing." |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 好可怜。 (hǎo kě lián 。) (REGULAR) 好可怜。 (hǎo kě lián 。) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 好可怜。 (hǎo kě lián 。) |
| Eric: Use this expression to to be sarcastic. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being injured, 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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