Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Mandarin Chinese-- Lesson 59--Asking for help in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program
Lesson 59 – Asking for help in Chinese




Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Today, we will talk about asking for help in Chinese.

When you want to go to China for a vacation, you may need some help. So let’s look at how you can ask for help in Chinese.

 bāng gè máng hǎo ma
   帮  个  忙 好 吗 (Could you please do me a favor?)

 lè yì wèi nǐ xiào láowǒ néng zěn me bāng nǐ ne
    效 劳,  我 能  怎 么 帮 你 呢?
(I’d be glad to. What can I do?)

qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ xíng lǐ fàng dào xíng lǐ jià shàng hǎo ma?
请  帮           放  到 行   架 上  好 吗?
(Could you please help me put my luggage in the baggage rack)

qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ chuāng hù dǎ kāi hǎo ma
请   帮     窗             吗?
(Could you please help me open the window?)

Ok, let’s see two conversations:

1.      zuò dàn gāo 
           做 蛋 糕  (Making a cake)

Xiao Yan: bái xuěbāng gè máng hǎo ma
                   白 雪,    帮 个  忙  好 吗?
                 (Bai Xue, Could you please do me a favor?)

Bai Xuebù hǎo yì sī, shāo děng, wǒ zhèng zài jiē diàn huà.
                       思, 稍  ,        正           话。
                    (Sorry, a minute please. I am answering a call.) 
…………
Bai Xue: xiǎo yànnǐ ràng wǒ bāng shén me máng
                   小 燕, 你 让   我 帮    什  么 忙?
                  (Xiao Yan, What do you want me to do?)

Xiao Yan:  wǒ xiǎng zuò gè dàn gāo, zhè shì pèi fāng.
                       想      蛋  糕, 这 是      方。
                   (I want to make a cake. Here is the recipe.)
                        bāng wǒ cóng bīng xiāng ná liǎng gè 
                    帮  我 从  冰   箱 拿 两 个 
         jī dàn hǎo ma
         鸡蛋 好 吗
                   (Could you please take two eggs from the 
                    refrigerator for me?)
                                         
Bai Xue: dāng ránhái bāng shén me máng
                     当 然,   还 帮   什  么 忙?
                   (Sure. Anything else I can do for you?)

Xiao Yan:  bāng wǒ bǎ dàn bái hé dàn huáng fēn bié fàng
                    帮              蛋         别 放 
                    zài bù tóng de wǎn lǐ bɑ.
                         同 的      吧。
                   (Please help me put the egg whites and the yolks
                    in two different bowls. )

Bai Xue: hǎo bɑ.  xiǎo yànnǐ wèi shén me yào zuò dàn
                   好 吧。 小 燕,   为  什 么   要 做 蛋 
                   gāo ne
                   糕 呢?
                   (Ok, Xiao Yan. Why are you making a cake?)

Xiao Yan: jīn tiān shì fāng fāng de shēng rìwǒ xiǎng
                       天 是   芳  芳 的  生 日,    想 
                    gěi tā gè jīng xǐ.
                          喜。
                    (Today is Fang fangs birthday, I want to give her 
                     surprise.)

Bai Xue:  hǎo dewǒ huì bǎo mì de.
                   好 的,我   会 保   的。(Ok, Ill keep it a secret.)

2. bàn gōng shì tán huà
      办  公 室 谈 话 (Office Conversation)

Xin Lily, bāng gè máng hǎo ma?
 Lily,   帮  个 忙   好 吗?
 (Can you do me a favor?)

Lily wǒ zhèng zài máng zhe dǎ yìn ne, nǐ néng
   正   在 忙         ,    能  
 shāo děng yī huì er ma… hǎo lenǐ yào
   稍          好 了,你 要 
  wǒ gàn shén me
     干   什 么?
  (I am busy with printing now. Could you please
  wait a moment?... Well,What can I help?)

Xin nǐ néng bù néng gěi Lǐ xiān shēng dǎ gè diàn huà
你 能 不 能  李 先    生     电 话?
gào sù tā míng tiān de huì yì qǔ xiāo le.
    他 明          消 了。
          (Could you please call Mr. Li and tell him that
          tomorrow’s meeting is canceled.)

Lilyhǎo dezhè jiù qù dǎ.
 好 的,       打。(Ok, I will see to it.)

Xin hái yǒu, nǐ máng wán hòu, néng bù néng bāng wǒ dìng
 还 有,  你 忙   完 后,   能 不 能   帮  我 订 
liǎng zhāng jīn tiān wǎn shàng yīn yuè huì de piào
  两  张     天 晚   上   音 乐       票?
          (Another favor, after you finish the call, could you
           please book two tickets for the concert tonight?)

Lily hǎo de.
  好 的。(Ok.)

Xin duō xiè le.
  多 谢 了。(Thanks a lot.)

Lilyméi wèn tí.
  没 问  题。(No problem.)

Ok, today’s idiom is

                     rù guó wèn jìnrù xiāng suí sú.
                       国 问 禁,    乡    俗。

---meansWhen in Rome do as the Romans do ”

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!
     ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 
     !  (See you next time!)

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