Mandarin Chinese-- Lesson 58--The third and fouth special greetings you need to know in China

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Lesson 58 – The third and fouth special greetings you need to know in China

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time, I introduced the second special greeting you need to know in China. Today, we will talk about the third one and the fourth one.

·        nǐ zài nǎ ér fā cái？

·        你 在  哪 儿 发 财？(Where are you making a fortune?)

  

Conversation example:

A: nǐ zài nǎ ér fā cái？

     你 在  哪 儿 发 财？

     (Where are you making a fortune?)

B: nǎ lǐ,  nǎ lǐ,  zhǐ shì dǎ fēn xiǎo gōng.

     哪 里, 哪 里,  只  是  打  份　小　 工。

     (No, no. I am just working for others.)

·        nǐ zhè duàn shí jiān máng ma ？

·        你  这　 段　时　间　 忙　吗 ？

(Are you busy these days?)

Conversation example:

A:  nǐ zhè duàn shí jiān máng ma ？

      你  这　 段　时　间　 忙　吗 ？

      (Are you busy these days?)

B:  yǒu diǎn máng. / bù máng. / hái xíng. nǐ ne？

       有　 点　 忙。/    不　忙.  /    还　行。你 呢 ？

     (A little bit busy. / No, I am not busy. / Not too bad. You?)

Ok, today’s idiom is

                        kǒu ruò xuán hé

                         口    若    悬    河

---means“One's mouth is like a tumbling river -- talk rapidly. ”This idiom describes a person who is overly loquacious and tends to babble on.

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)