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您好睡觉多少钱一晚
Hello, how much is it to sleep here per night?
睡觉?这里是饭馆呀
Sleep? This is a restaurant!
我很饿,想吃一碗‘睡觉’
I'm hungry, I want a bowl of 'sleep'.
啊那叫水饺不叫睡觉
Ah, that's called dumplings, not sleep.
水饺和睡觉有什么不同
What's the difference between dumplings and sleep?
水饺是吃的,睡觉是去床上
Dumplings are for eating, sleep is for going to bed.
明白了,一个是吃的,一个是动作
I see, one is for eating, the other is an action.
没错那你现在想吃什么呢
Exactly, so what would you like to eat now?
我要一碗热热的水饺
I'd like a bowl of hot dumplings.
好的马上给你送过来
Okay, I'll bring it to you right away.
我可以吻你一下吗
Can I kiss you?
吻我,这可不行
Kiss me? That's not okay.
我只是有一个小问题
I just have a small question.
啊你想说的是‘问’
Ah, you mean 'ask'.
问和吻听起来一样吗
Do "ask" and "kiss" sound the same?
不一样,声调完全不同
They aren't the same, the tones are completely different.
问是什么声调
What tone is "ask"?
问是第四声,是提问的意思
'Ask' is the fourth tone, it means to pose a question.
问,向下读是提问题
"Ask" (wèn), read with a downward tone, is to pose a question.
吻是第三声,是亲吻的意思
'Kiss' is the third tone, it means to kiss.
吻是用嘴亲
"Kiss" (wěn) is done with the mouth.
刚才对不起,让你生气了
Sorry about just now, I made you angry.
没关系,现在我明白了
No worries, I understand now.
那么我想问你一个问题
So, I'd like to ask you a question.
好的你问吧
Okay, go ahead and ask.
你好,有热的报纸吗
Hello, do you have any hot newspapers?
热的报纸,我们这里不卖
Hot newspapers? We don't sell those here.
我想吃两个牛肉味的
I want to eat two beef-flavored ones.
哈哈你想买包子吧
Haha, you want to buy steamed buns, right?
对对,包子和报纸很像
Right, right, steamed buns and newspapers are very similar.
包子是一声,是好吃的
'Steamed bun' is the first tone, it's delicious.
报纸是四声,是看的
'Newspaper' is the fourth tone, it's for reading.
对了报纸可不能拿来吃
Right, you can't eat newspapers.
还好你提醒我,太尴尬了
Good thing you reminded me, that was so embarrassing.
现在要两个牛肉包子吗
Do you want two beef steamed buns now?
是的我要两个热包子
Yes, I want two hot steamed buns.
好的这就给你拿
Okay, I'll get them for you.
这个‘胸毛’真可爱
This 'chest hair' is really cute.
什么,你在看哪里
What? Where are you looking?
看前面那只黑白色的
Look at that black and white one in front.
天呐那叫熊猫
Oh my god, that's called a panda.
熊猫和胸毛不一样吗
Aren't panda and chest hair different?
熊猫是动物
A panda is an animal.
胸毛是胸前的毛
Chest hair is the hair on your chest.
哎呀我刚才说错了
Oh, I said it wrong just now.
哈哈没关系学会就好
Haha, no worries, it's good that you learned it.
那只黑白熊猫真可爱
That black and white panda is really cute.
是的我们去拍张照
Yes, let's go take a photo.
老板请多给我糖
Boss, please give me more sugar.
在面里加糖那很甜
Adding sugar to noodles, that's very sweet.
我很渴我想多喝一点
I'm very thirsty, I want to drink more.
你想喝面汤吧
You want to drink noodle soup, right?
汤和糖不是一样的吗
Aren't soup and sugar the same?
汤是一声,是热热的汁
"Soup" (tāng) is the first tone, it's a hot liquid.
汤是喝的
Soup is for drinking.
糖是二声,是甜甜的
"Sugar" (táng) is the second tone, it's sweet.
糖是甜的调料
Sugar is a sweet seasoning.
对面里加糖就不好喝了
Right, adding sugar to noodles wouldn't taste good.
多亏你问我,我要汤
Thanks for asking me, I want soup.
好的多给你加点热汤
Okay, I'll add some more hot soup for you.
谢谢我记住了
Thanks, I've remembered it.
客气慢慢吃
You're welcome, eat slowly.
我想买一个新的‘眼睛’
I want to buy a new pair of 'eyes'.
买眼睛,这可买不到
Buy eyes? You can't buy those.
我近视看不清字
I'm nearsighted and can't see the words clearly.
啊那叫眼镜
Ah, that's called glasses.
眼镜和眼睛有什么不同
What's the difference between glasses and eyes?
眼镜是工具
Glasses are a tool.
眼镜,镜字要往下读
Glasses, the "glass" character should be read downwards.
眼睛是身体部位
Eyes are a body part.
眼睛后面要读得又轻又短
Eyes, the end should be read lightly and shortly.
没错现在你明白了吧
Exactly, do you understand now?
明白了我想买一副眼镜
I see, I want to buy a pair of glasses.
走吧我带你去挑
Let's go, I'll take you to pick some out.
你好能给我被子吗
Hello, can you give me a quilt?
被子咖啡馆没有被子
Quilt? The cafe doesn't have quilts.
没有被子怎么喝咖啡
How can you drink coffee without a cup?
啊你要的是杯子吧
Ah, you want a cup, right?
对对,我发音又错了
Right, right, I got the pronunciation wrong again.
杯子是装水的
A cup is for holding water.
被子是睡觉盖的
A quilt is for covering yourself while sleeping.
对这两个字声调不同
Right, these two words have different tones.
我想要一个喝咖啡的杯子
I want a cup for drinking coffee.
好的这就拿给你
Okay, I'll get it for you.
你好这里卖蜜蜂吗
Hello, do you sell bees here?
蜜蜂,那是一种昆虫呀
Bee, that's a type of insect.
我想把它抹在面包上吃
I want to spread it on bread to eat.
哈哈那叫蜂蜜,不是蜜蜂
Haha, that's called honey, not bee.
这两个词不是一样的吗
Aren't these two words the same?
字是一样的,但是顺序相反
The characters are the same, but the order is reversed.
蜜蜂蜜字在前面
Honey (fēngmì), the "honey" character is in front.
对蜜蜂是会飞会咬人的
Right, bees can fly and sting people.
蜂蜜蜂字在前面
Bee-honey (mìfēng), the "bee" character is in front.
是的蜂蜜是甜甜的食品
Yes, honey is a sweet food.
太有趣了,顺序变了意思变
That's so interesting, the order changes the meaning.
所以一定要记清楚顺序
So you must remember the order clearly.
我要买一瓶甜甜的蜂蜜
I want to buy a bottle of sweet honey.
好的给你蜂蜜
Okay, here is your honey.
你好,您是我的老鼠吗
Hello, are you my mouse?
老鼠,你在开玩笑吗
Mouse? Are you joking?
您不是教我写中文的人吗
Aren't you the person who teaches me Chinese?
我是老师,不是老鼠
I am a teacher, not a mouse.
抱歉,老师和老鼠太像了
Sorry, "teacher" and "mouse" sound too similar.
老师是教知识的人
A teacher is someone who teaches knowledge.
老师后面声音平平的
"Teacher" (lǎoshī) has a flat sound at the end.
老鼠是一只小动物
A mouse is a small animal.
老鼠后面要转弯读
"Mouse" (lǎoshǔ) needs a turn in the tone at the end.
没错,叫错的话很不礼貌
Exactly, it's very impolite to call someone the wrong name.
对不起尊敬的老师
Sorry, respected teacher.
没关系现在我们上课
No worries, let's start the lesson now.
你好我要一份‘红烧鞋子’
Hello, I'd like an order of 'braised shoes'.
红烧‘鞋子’,我们不能吃‘鞋子’
Braised 'shoes'? We can't eat 'shoes'.
那是一道紫色的菜呀
That's a purple-colored dish!
啊那叫茄子,不是鞋子
Ah, that's called eggplant, not shoes.
茄子和鞋子声母不同
Eggplant and shoes have different initials.
是的,一个是q,一个是x
Yes, one starts with 'q', the other with 'x'.
茄子是蔬菜
Eggplant is a vegetable.
鞋子是穿在脚上
Shoes are worn on the feet.
那我要一份红烧茄子
Then I'll have an order of braised eggplant.
好的马上送来
Okay, I'll bring it right away.
不好了,我要死掉了
Oh no, I'm going to die.
啊你怎么了哪里疼
Ah, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?
我打不开门
I can't open the door.
天呐你想说的是钥匙吧
Oh my god, you mean 'key', right?
钥匙和要死听起来差不多
'Key' and 'want to die' sound almost the same.
差远了,钥匙是轻声,是开门的
Not even close, 'key' is a neutral tone, it's for opening doors.
要死是生命结束
'Want to die' is the end of life.
对说错了会让人很害怕
Right, saying it wrong will scare people.
我懂了我的钥匙不见了
I get it, my key is missing.
别急我帮你找
Don't worry, I'll help you find it.
我们去床上吧
Let's go to the bed.
床上,你要干什么
On the bed? What are you going to do?
我看大家都坐在上面漂流
I see everyone sitting on it drifting.
哈哈那叫船上,不叫床上
Haha, that's called on the boat, not on the bed.
有什么区别
What's the difference?
船是交通工具
A boat is a means of transportation.
那床呢
What about the boat?
床是睡觉的地方
A bed is a place for sleeping.
啊太不好意思了
Ah, I'm so embarrassed.
我明白了,我想去坐船
I understand, I want to go ride a boat.
好的这里买票上船
Okay, buy a ticket to get on the boat here.