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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Chinese Season 1, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Chinese. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Do you have a pen?' in Chinese. |
| Cho: [Normal] 有笔吗？(yǒu bǐ ma ?) |
| Eric: First is a verb meaning 'to have' |
| Cho: [Normal] 有 [Slow] 有 (yǒu) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning 'pen' |
| Cho: [Normal] 笔 [Slow] 笔(bǐ) |
| Eric: Last is the question marker. |
| Cho: [Normal] 吗 [Slow] 吗(ma) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?' |
| Cho: [Slow] 有笔吗？ [Normal] 有笔吗？ |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to ask 'Do you have a pen?' |
| Cho: [Normal] 你有笔吗？(nǐ yǒu bǐ ma ?) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'you' |
| Cho: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你 (nǐ) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to have' |
| Cho: [Normal] 有 [Slow] 有(yǒu) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning 'pen' |
| Cho: [Normal] 笔 [Slow] 笔(bǐ) |
| Eric: Last is the question marker. |
| Cho: [Normal] 吗 [Slow] 吗(ma) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?' |
| Cho: [Slow] 你有笔吗？ [Normal] 你有笔吗？ |
| Eric: Next, we’ll learn how to say 'Yes, I have.' |
| Cho: [Normal] 有啊。(yǒu ā .) |
| Eric: First is a verb meaning 'to have' |
| Cho: [Normal] 有 [Slow] 有(yǒu) |
| Eric: Last is the mood particle. |
| Cho: [Normal] 啊 [Slow] 啊(a) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Yes, I have.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 有啊。 [Normal] 有啊。 |
| Eric: Finally, we have a formal way to say 'Yes, here you are.' |
| Cho: [Normal] 有，给你。(yǒu , gěi nǐ .) |
| Eric: First is a verb meaning 'to have' |
| Cho: [Normal] 有 [Slow] 有(yǒu) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to give' |
| Cho: [Normal] 给 [Slow] 给(gěi) |
| Eric: Last is the pronoun meaning 'you' |
| Cho: [Normal] 你 [Slow] 你(nǐ) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Yes, here you are.' |
| Cho: [Slow] 有，给你。 [Normal] 有，给你。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Cho: Although Nǐ yǒu qìchē ma? and Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu qìchē? both mean “do you have a car?”, Nǐ yǒu qìchē ma? is a little more formal than Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu qìchē? When you say Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu qìchē ?, you should be be careful about your tone, or you might sound rude. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Cho: 再见 |
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