Chinese Language Convo Club Lindi P and Vicky Z

We're learning some cell phone related words today! I was realizing recently that I still struggle to say commonly used words like, "swipe left/swipe right" or "I have you on speaker", etc, and yet with our smart phones literally being next to us everywhere we go, I thought it was time to dig into some related expressions. Come join me as I learn all about smart phones in Chinese.

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Vocabulary:
1. 设置 (shèzhì) To Set Up, also means “settings”
2. 手动设置 (shǒudòng shèzhì) Manual Set-Up
3. 提示(tíshì) Prompt(s)
4. 面部识别 (miànbù shíbié) Facial Recognition
5. 解锁 (jiěsuǒ) To Unlock
6. 下载 (xiàzài) To Download
7. 免提 (miǎn tí)Hands-Free, Speaker Phone
8. 静音 (jìngyīn) Mute
9. 音量键(yīnliàng jiàn) Volume Key
10. 滑动 (huádòng) To Slide, or Sliding Movement
11. 模式 (móshì) Mode

老奶奶: 我刚买了一部新手机，但有一些功能不太懂。你能帮我设置一下吗？(Wǒ gāng mǎile yī bù xīn shǒujī, dàn, yǒu yīxiē gōngnéng bù tài dǒng. Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shèzhì yīxià ma) I just bought a new mobile phone, but I don't understand some of its functions. Can you help me set it up?

小洋: 当然可以！你先开机，然后选择语言和地区，接下来选择手动设置。下一步，加入你的Wi-Fi。之后，你就可以根据它的提示一步一步进行操作。比如说，设置面部识别、密码解锁等等，最后选择想下载的App。这样就设置完了。(Dāngrán kěyǐ! Nǐ xiān kāijī, ránhòu xuǎnzé yǔyán hé dìqū, jiē xiàlái xuǎnzé shǒudòng shèzhì. Xià yībù, jiārù nǐ de Wi-Fi. Zhīhòu, nǐ jiù kěyǐ gēnjù tā de tíshì yībù yībù jìnxíng cāozuò. Bǐrú shuō, shèzhì miànbù shíbié, mìmǎ jiěsuǒ děng děng, zuìhòu xuǎnzé xiǎng xiàzài de App. Zhèyàng jiù shèzhì wán le.) Of course! You first turn it on, then select language and region, and then select manual settings. Next, join your Wi-Fi. After that, you can follow its prompts step by step. For example, set up facial recognition, password unlocking, etc., and finally select the Apps you want to download. This completes the setup.

老奶奶: 好的，好的，明白了！还有什么其他常用操作吗？比如怎么开免提，怎么开静音或者调音量？(Hǎo de, míngbáile! Hái yǒu qítā chángyòng de cāozuò ma? Bǐrú zěnme kāi miǎn tí, zěnme kāi jìngyīn huòzhě tiáo yīnliàng?) Okay, I got it! Are there other commonly used features? For example, how to use hands-free, mute, or how to adjust the volume?

小洋: 当你接电话的时候，可以滑动屏幕选择“免提”或者“静音”模式。也可以按手机侧面的音量键调整音量大小。(Dāng nǐ jiē diànhuà de shíhòu, kěyǐ huádòng píngmù xuǎnzé “miǎn tí” huòzhě “jìngyīn” móshì. Yě kěyǐ àn shǒujī cèmiàn de yīnliàng jiàn tiáozhěng yīnliàng dàxiǎo.) When you answer the phone, you can slide the screen to select "hands-free" or "silent" mode. You can also press the volume keys on the side of the phone to adjust.

老奶奶: 学会了！如果我还有其他问题的话，再来找你吧！(Xuéhuìle! Rúguǒ wǒ hái yǒu qítā wèntí dehuà, zàilái zhǎo nǐ ba) Got it! If I have any other questions, I’ll come find you!

小洋：好的。随时！(Hǎo de. Suíshí!) Okay. Anytime!

The Straw The Broke the Camel's Back: 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草

Dialogue:

Vicky: 你知道吗？迈克马上要辞职了。
( Nǐ zhīdào ma? Màikè'ěr mǎshàng yào cízhíle. )
Hey did you know that Mike's about to quit?

Lindi: 我没听说呀，到底是怎么回事啊？我知道他不太喜欢他的工作，因为公司离他住的地方太远，而且他也常常抱怨说工作时间太长了。
(Wǒ méi tīng shuō ya, dàodǐ shì zěnme huí shì a? Wǒ zhīdào tā bù tài xǐhuān tā de gōngzuò, yīnwèi gōngsī lí tā zhù dì dìfāng tài yuǎn, érqiě tā yě chángcháng bàoyuàn shuō gōngzuò shíjiān tài chǎngle.)
I haven't heard. What could be the reason? I know he doesn't like his job all that much because it's far from where he lives, and he's often complaining that the work hours are too long)

Vicky: 是啊，特别是最近他做的一个项目又被他的老板派给了别人，这就成了压死骆驼的最后一根稻草，他就决定辞职了啊.
( Shì a, tèbié shì zuìjìn tā zuò de yīgè xiàngmù yòu bèi tā de lǎobǎn pài gěile biérén, zhè jiù chéngle yā sǐ luòtuó de zuìhòu yī gēn dàocǎo, tā jiù juédìng cízhíle a)
Right, and just recently yet another project that he was working on, the boss assigned to someone else. That was the last straw. He decided to resign.

Lindi: 太可惜了，希望他能尽快找到自己喜欢的工作
(Tài kěxíle, xīwàng tā néng jǐnkuài zhǎodào zìjǐ xǐhuān de gōngzuò.)
Oh that's too bad. Hope he finds another job that he likes soon.

Vicky: 嗯，是的.
( Ń, shì de)
Mm, yeah...

Wrong Number Speech Training:
1. 男性： 我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。预约。。前两天。。。前两天预约。。。。在周二早上。。。。去检查。。去检查的小李。。。。。在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。。我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。。。。。。。。。。。
女性：你好！哪位？。。。。。。。。。。
男性： 我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李。

2. 女性：因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点,您看可以嗎？。。协调。。想协调一下。。。。下午三点。。。。把时间定到下午三点。。。。。。 想协调一下，把时间订到下午三点。。。。。。。因为工作原因。。。。。。 因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点。。。。。。。。。。。 您看可以嗎。。。。
因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间订到下午三点,您看可以嗎？。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
男性：请问，您为什么要改预约的时间？。。。。。。。。。。。
女性： 因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点,您看可以嗎？

3.男性： 我是土生土长的美国人，但是在中国学习过一段时间。。。土生土长。。。美国人。。。土生土长的美国人。。。。。。。 我是土生土长的美国人。。。。。。。一段时间。。。学习过一段时间。。。。。。
但是在中国学习过一段时间。。。。。。。。 我是土生土长的美国人，但是在中国学习过一段时间。。。。。。。。。。
女性：你的中文很好。看你也好像也是华人。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
男性： 我是土生土长的美国人，但是在中国学习过一段时间。

4.女性： 不好意思，的确是我输入错了号码，误打误撞发错信息给你了。。误打误撞。。。发错信息。。。
误打误撞发错信息。。。。。。 误打误撞发错信息给你了。。。。。。。输入错了号码。。。。。 的确是我输入错了号码。。。。。。。 的确是我输入错了号码，误打误撞发错信息给你了。。。。。。。。。。
不好意思，的确是我输入错了号码，误打误撞发错信息给你了。。。。。。。。。。。
男性： 你好像发错了电话。 我不是林医生。。。。。。。。。。。。。
女性： 不好意思，的确是我输入错了号码，误打误撞发错信息给你了。

5.男性： 昨天的冒失打扰到您了，不好意思。。冒失。。昨天的冒失。。。打扰到您了。。。。昨天的冒失打扰到您了。。。。。。 昨天的冒失打扰到您了，不好意思。。。。。。。。。。
女性：为什么你半夜给我发短信？。。。。。。。。。。。。。
男性： 昨天的冒失打扰到您了，不好意思

Who Are You Kidding Speech Training:
1. 男性： 没怎么, 我就是昨天从电影院离开的时候撞到门上了 。。没怎么。。。 。。我就是。。。。昨天。。。。从电影院。。。。。。离开的时候。。。 。。。昨天从电影院离开的时候。。。。。。。。撞到门上了。。。。。没怎么, 我就是昨天从电影院离开的时候。。。。。。。。。。撞到门上了。。。 没怎么, 我就是昨天从电影院离开的时候撞到门上了。。。。。。。。。。。。
女性：你的脸怎么了?。。。。。。。。。。。
男性：没怎么, 我就是昨天从电影院离开的时候撞到门上了。

2. 女性： 你骗谁呢? 撞门能撞到下巴?。。。骗。。谁。。骗谁呢。。。。 你骗谁呢。。。。。撞。。撞门。。。能撞到。。。。撞门能撞到。。。。。下巴。。。 撞门

Is today's protagonist Xiao Yang, a bit accident prone? Or did he get into a fight? In today's beginner level episode, we learn to ask certain questions such as "What happened (to your face)"? "What's the matter"? and responses that down-play it, like "Nothing" or "Nothing much". Today's key sentence structure is "Can you really (do this)..by (doing that)?"

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Vocabulary:
脸 (liǎn) - face
昨天 (zuótiān) - yesterday
电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn) - cinema
离开 (líkāi) - leave
撞 (zhuàng) - bump into
骗 (piàn) - deceive, cheat
下巴 (xiàba) - chin
车祸 (chēhuò) - car accident
医院 (yīyuàn) - hospital

Dialogue:

高月：诶？。。你的脸怎么了?
小样：没怎么, 我就是昨天从电影院离开的时候撞到门上了。
高月：你骗谁呢? 撞门能撞到下巴?
小样：（叹气。。。）好吧, 我昨天回家的时候被车撞了。
高月：你昨天发生了车祸? 那你去医院了吗?
小样：没去, 我只是被撞了一下, 没怎么样。

Gāo Yuè: Nǐ de liǎn zěnme le?
Xiǎo Yáng: Méi zěnme, wǒ jiùshì zuótiān cóng diànyǐngyuàn líkāi de shíhou zhuàng dào ménshàngle.
Gāo Yuè: Nǐ piàn shuí ne? Zhuàng mén néng zhuàng dào xiàba?
Xiǎo Yáng: Hǎo ba, wǒ zuótiān huí jiā de shíhou bèi chē zhuàngle.
Gāo Yuè: Nǐ zuótiān fāshēngle chēhuò? Nà nǐ qù yīyuànle ma?
Xiǎo Yáng: Méi qù, wǒ zhǐshì bèi zhuàngle yīxià, méi zěnme yàng.

Gao Yue: What happened to your face?
Xiǎo Yáng: Nothing, I just ran into the door when I was leaving the movies yesterday.
Gao Yue: Who are you kidding? Can you hit your chin by running into the door?
Xiǎo Yáng: Okay.. When I was going home yesterday, a car bumped into me.
Gao Yue: You were in a car accident yesterday? Did you go to the hospital?
Xiǎo Yáng: I didn’t go. It just bumped into me, nothing serious.

A former friend of the show, Kapa Zhao is back for a special episode about nearly being scammed. This one will be a great test for your listening comprehension, as we mostly speak Chinese throughout (stopping in just a few places for translation)

Vocabulary:
调整(Tiáozhěng) – to adjust
协调 (xiétiáo)– to coordinate (Taiwan style)
查看 (chákàn) – to examine, look over
素质 (sùzhì)– person of good character, a person who has inner quality, integrity
土生土长(tǔshēngtǔzhǎng) – born and raised
输入(shūrù) – to input
误打误撞(wù dǎ wù zhuàng) – accidentally, unintentionally
冒失(màoshī) (– (in this context) careless, but can also mean “rash, abrupt, or reckless)
打扰(dǎrǎo) – to disturb, to bother someone
问候(wènhòu) – to extend greetings to
祝福 (zhùfú) - wishes

Dialogue:

骗子: 林医生您好,我是前两天预约在周二早上去检查的小李,您可以帮我把时间调整到下午吗?🙂因为工作原因,想协调一下，把时间定到下午三点,您看可以嗎?😊(^y^)⊙⊙
(Piànzi: Lín yīshēng nín hǎo, wǒ shì qián liǎng tiān yùyuē zài zhōu'èr zǎoshang qù jiǎnchá de Xiǎo Lǐ, Nín kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ shíjiān tiáozhěng dào xiàwǔ ma?🙂 Yīnwèi gōngzuò yuányīn, xiǎng xiétiáo yīxià bǎ shíjiān dìng dào xiàwǔ sān diǎn, nín kàn kěyǐ ma?😊)
Scammer: Hello Dr. Lin, I am Xiao Li who made an appointment two days ago for a checkup on Tuesday morning. Can you help me adjust the time to the afternoon? 🙂⊙Due to work reasons, I would like to coordinate and book the time until three in the afternoon. Do you think it is okay? 😊(^y^)

林洁: 你好，你好像发错了电话。 我不是林医生。(Lín jié: Nǐ hǎo, nǐ hǎoxiàng fā cuòle diànhuà. Wǒ bùshì lín yīshēng.) Hello. You seem to have contacted the wrong number. I am not Dr. Lin.

骗子: 谢谢你，我去查看一下号码，祝你周末愉快.(Xièxiè nǐ, wǒ qù chákàn yīxià hàomǎ, zhù nǐ zhōumò yúkuài.) Thank you. I will check the number. Hope you have a good weekend.

林洁: 没事啊，祝你周末愉快. (Méishì a, zhù nǐ zhōumò yúkuài.) No problem. Hope you have a good weekend.

骗子: 谢谢，你也是太客气了，很有素质
看你也好像也是华人. (Xièxiè, nǐ yěshì tài kèqìle, hěn yǒu sùzhì kàn nǐ yě hǎoxiàng yěshì huárén).
Thanks, that’s very gracious of you. You have a lot of integrity.

林洁: 不客气。其实，我不是华人。 土生土长的美国人，但是在中国学习过一段时间. (Qíshí, wǒ bùshì huárén. Tǔshēngtǔzhǎng dì měiguó rén, dànshì zài zhōngguó xuéxíguò yīduàn shíjiān.) You’re welcome. Actually, I’m not Chinese. I was born and raised in the U.S., but I studied in China for a time.

骗子: 不好意思，的确是我输入错了号码，误打误撞发错信息给你了，我的冒失没有打扰到您吧
看你中文很好的，你很厉害👍 (Bù hǎoyìsi, díquè shì wǒ shūrù cuòle hàomǎ, wù dǎ wù zhuàng fā cuò xìnxī gěi nǐle, wǒ de màoshī méiyǒu dǎrǎo dào nín ba kàn nǐ zhōngwén hěn hǎo de, nǐ hěn lìhài 👍)
Sorry, I entered the wrong number and sent you the wrong message by mistake. I hope I didn’t bother you with my recklessness. It seems that your Chinese is very good. That’s awesome👍

林洁: 没事. 我得走了-马上要和家人出去吃饭。 也希望你找到林医生 😁 (Méishì. Wǒ déi zǒule-mǎshàng yào hé jiārén chūqù chīfàn. Yě xīwàng nǐ zhǎodào lín yīshēng 😁
No worries. I need to go – about to head out with my family for dinner. I hope you’re able to find Dr. Lin.

骗子: 好的，祝你玩得愉快，你有Whats App吗？我加你，以后有空互相学习和交流. (Hǎo de zhù nǐ wán de yúkuài, nǐ yǒu Whats App wǒ jiā nǐ, yǐhòu yǒu kòng hù xiàng xuéxí hé jiāoliú) Okay, Have a good time. If you have Whats App, I will add you. Whenever we’re free later on, we can learn from each other and chat.

旁白： 第二天 ：五月14号星期天， 下午：5:09

骗子: 轻轻的问候