Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 113 – Future activities in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 113 – Future activities in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about past activities. Today, we will talk about future activities.

nǐ míng tiān dǎ suàn zuò shén me?

你    明    天   打    算    做      什    么？

(What are you going to do tomorrow?)

wǒ míng tiān xiǎng qù cháng chéng.

我     明    天      想    去      长         城。

(I want to go to the Great Wall tomorrow.)

xià gè yuè yǒu gè guó jì huì yì yào zài běi jīng zhào kāi.

 下  个  月    有   个   国 际 会  议 要   在   北   京     召    开。

(There will be an international conferenct in Beijing next month.)

nǐ bì yè hòu xiǎng zuò shén me?

你毕 业   后     想      做      什   么？

(What do you want to do after you graduate?)

bái xuě yī huǐ'er jiù dào.

 白   雪  一  会 儿 就   到。

(Baixue will be here soon.)

wǒ méi xiǎng dào wǒ huì zài měi guó shēng huó.

 我   没     想     到   我   会  在   美    国      生       活。

(I never thought I would be living in United States.)

zhōu mò yǒu shé me ān pái ma?

   周    末   有    什   么 安   排  吗？

(Do you have any plans for this weekend?)

wǒ míng tiān qù běi jīng, liǎng tiān hòu cái huí lái.

我     明    天    去  北   京，  两     天    后   才   回  来。

(I will be leaving for Beijing tomorrow, and will be 

back in two days.)

xià bān hòu wǒ xiǎng mǎi dōng xī,  nǐ ne?

 下  班     后   我    想      买     东    西,  你 呢？

(I want to go shopping after work. How about you?)

Today’s idiom is:

xīn huā nù fang

 心   花   怒   放 (burst with joy, be beside oneself with joy, be highly delighted, be so pleased that one's heart sang)

tā shōu dào de dà xué lù qǔ tōng zhī shū shǐ  tā de

她   收     到   的 大   学  录  取  通     知   书   使   她 的

mā mā xīn huā nù fàng.

妈   妈   心   花   怒   放.

(The admission notice her received from the university

rejoiced her mother's heart.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)

Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 112 – Past activities in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 112 – Past activities in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we had a Chinese ancient poem. Today, we will talk about past activities.

nǐ shàng  zhōu  rì qù nǎ lǐ le?

你    上         周   日 去 哪 里了？

(Where were you last Sunday?)

wǒ qù niǔ yuē le.

我   去  纽   约  了。(I went to New York.)

bái xuě zài  nǎ'er?  tā gāng cái hái zài zhè'er ne.

 白   雪   在   哪儿？ 她   刚    才  还  在    这 儿 呢。

(Where is Bai Xue? She was here a minute ago.)

bái  yī shēng liǎng nián qián tuì xiū le.

 白  医     生      两      年    前    退   休 了。

(Dr. Bai retired two years ago.)

wǒ dà xué de shí hòu zhuān yè shì lín chuáng yī xué.

我   大  学   的  时    候      专    业  是  临       床      医  学。

(I majored in clinical medicine when I was in college.)

wǒ zǎo zhī dào huì zhè yàng.

 我   早   知   道   会    这   样。

(I told you so.)

bái lěi yǐ qián shì gè IT,  xiàn zài tā zì jǐ kāi gōng sī lǐ.

 白  磊 以  前    是  个IT，  现   在 他 自己 开    公   司了。

(Bai Lei used to be a IT, now opened his own company.)

zhè lǐ yuán lái shì gè chí táng.

  这里   原    来  是  个  池   塘。

(This uses to be a pond.)

  

wǒ xiàng nǐ zhè me dà de shí hòu yǐ jīng gōng zuò le.

 我    像    你   这   么 大  的  时   候   已  经     工     作  了。

(I worked at your age.)

wǒ zǎo jiù shuō guò nǐ de xié zi bù shì hé pá shān.

 我   早  就    说      过 你  的 鞋  子不   适  合  爬   山。

(I told you your shoes are not suitable for climbing.)

wǒ yǐ qián cháng cháng lái zhè'er.

我  以   前      常         常     来   这 儿。

(I used to come here a lot.)

wǒ hěn xiǎng zhǎo huí yǐ qián de zì jǐ.

 我   很      想      找    回  以  前    的 自己。

(I want to be what I was.)

wǒ guò qù xiǎng chéng wéi xiàn zài de yàng zi.

 我   过   去    想        成      为    现    在  的    样   子。

(I really wanted to be what I am.)

wǒ men yǐ qián jiàn guò miàn.

 我   们   以  前    见     过    面。

 (We met before.)

Today’s idiom is:

nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

   弄     巧       成       拙

(do a seemingly clever thing which turns out to be a foolish one instead； get into trouble through clever means。)

tā nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō.

他   弄      巧       成       拙。

(He contrived to make matters worse.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)