Learn how to post comments about an unusual thing found at a local market
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Chinese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 17 - At the Local Market. |
| 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 an unusual thing found at a local market. 学友 finds an unusual item at a local market, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Dehua: 刚淘到的好东西。让你们开开眼！ (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi 。 ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ！ ) |
| Eric: Meaning - "Just got some great stuff. Behold!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
Lesson conversation |
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| (clicking sound) |
| 学友: 刚淘到的好东西。让你们开开眼！ (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi 。 ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ！ ) |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 什么宝贝？ (shén me bǎo bei ？ ) |
| 新新: 你好厉害！ (nǐ hǎo lì hai ！ ) |
| 丽: 真精致。一定价值不菲吧？ (zhēn jīng zhì 。 yī dìng jià zhí bù fěi ba ？ ) |
| 涛: 是要送给我的吧？ (shì yào sòng gěi wǒ de ba ？ ) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| 学友: 刚淘到的好东西。让你们开开眼！ (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi 。 ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ！ ) |
| Eric: "Just got some great stuff. Behold!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 什么宝贝？ (shén me bǎo bei ？ ) |
| Eric: "What did you get?" |
| 新新: 你好厉害！ (nǐ hǎo lì hai ！ ) |
| Eric: "Impressive!" |
| 丽: 真精致。一定价值不菲吧？ (zhēn jīng zhì 。 yī dìng jià zhí bù fěi ba ？ ) |
| Eric: "Really exquisite. Must cost a fortune, right?" |
| 涛: 是要送给我的吧？ (shì yào sòng gěi wǒ de ba ？ ) |
| Eric: "A present for me, right?" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to 学友 (xué yǒu)'s post. |
| Dehua: 刚淘到的好东西。让你们开开眼！ (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi 。 ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ！ ) |
| Eric: "Just got some great stuff. Behold!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 刚淘到的好东西。让你们开开眼！ (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi 。 ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ！ ) (Regular) 刚淘到的好东西。让你们开开眼！ (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi 。 ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ！ ) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "just got some great stuff." |
| Dehua: 刚淘到的好东西 (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi) |
| Eric: Here, we have the word |
| Dehua: 淘到的 |
| Eric: It’s often used on social media to indicate something you bought. It should be followed by a noun such as dress, bag, and so on. Listen again- "just got some great stuff" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 刚淘到的好东西 (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi) (REGULAR) 刚淘到的好东西 (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "behold." |
| Dehua: 让你们开开眼 (ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ) |
| Eric: This expression is often used to show off the things you like. It indicates that you want to gain admiration. Listen again- "behold" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 让你们开开眼 (ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ) (REGULAR) 让你们开开眼 (ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ) |
| Eric: All together, "Just got some great stuff. Behold!" |
| Dehua: 刚淘到的好东西。让你们开开眼！ (gāng táo dào de hǎo dōng xi 。 ràng nǐ men kāi kāi yǎn ！ ) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, 学友 (xué yǒu)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His neighbor, 若兰 (ruò lán), uses an expression meaning - "What did you get?" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 什么宝贝？ (shén me bǎo bei ？ ) (REGULAR) 什么宝贝？ (shén me bǎo bei ？ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 什么宝贝？ (shén me bǎo bei ？ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show your interest. |
| Eric: His wife's high school friend, 新新 (xīn xīn), uses an expression meaning - "Impressive!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 你好厉害！ (nǐ hǎo lì hai ！ ) (REGULAR) 你好厉害！ (nǐ hǎo lì hai ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 你好厉害！ (nǐ hǎo lì hai ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be sarcastic. |
| Eric: His high school friend, 丽 (lì), uses an expression meaning - "Really exquisite. Must cost a fortune, right?" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 真精致。一定价值不菲吧？ (zhēn jīng zhì 。 yī dìng jià zhí bù fěi ba ？ ) (REGULAR) 真精致。一定价值不菲吧？ (zhēn jīng zhì 。 yī dìng jià zhí bù fěi ba ？ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 真精致。一定价值不菲吧？ (zhēn jīng zhì 。 yī dìng jià zhí bù fěi ba ？ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling sensitive. |
| Eric: His college friend, 涛 (tāo), uses an expression meaning - "A present for me, right?" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 是要送给我的吧？ (shì yào sòng gěi wǒ de ba ？ ) (REGULAR) 是要送给我的吧？ (shì yào sòng gěi wǒ de ba ？ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 是要送给我的吧？ (shì yào sòng gěi wǒ de ba ？ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an unusual thing found at a local market, 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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