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[ Dialog 1 ] Love Eating Fruits 爱吃水果 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

今天是我们的新的对话专栏的第一期

jīn tiān | shì | wǒ men | de | xīn de | duì huà | zhuān lán | de | dì yī qī

Today is the first episode of our new dialogue column.

这个专栏就是我录的真实的对话

zhè ge | zhuān lán | jiù shì | wǒ | lù de | zhēn shí | de | duì huà

This column features real conversations I recorded.

通过不同的人之间的对话

tōng guò | bù tóng | de | rén | zhī jiān | de | duì huà

Through conversations between different people,

来感受真实的日常说话

lái | gǎn shòu | zhēn shí | de | rì cháng | shuō huà

we can experience real daily speech.

第一期,是我和我孩子的睡前聊天

dì yī qī | shì | wǒ | hé | wǒ | liǎng gè | hái zi | de | shuì qián | liáo tiān

The first episode is a bedtime chat between me and my kids.

我们第一遍先拉通听一遍

wǒ men | dì yī biàn | xiān | lā tōng | tīng | yī biàn

First, we’ll listen to it all the way through once,

第二遍再来拆解

dì èr biàn | zài | lái | chāi jiě

and then break it down in the second pass.

我们(在)幼儿园还吃过石榴呢

wǒ men | (zài) | yòu ér yuán | hái | chī guo | shí liu | ne

We even ate pomegranates at kindergarten before.

石榴就是秋天的啦

shí liu | jiù shì | qiū tiān | de | la

Pomegranates are a fruit of autumn.

现在冬天没石榴啦

xiàn zài | dōng tiān | méi | shí liu | la

There are no pomegranates in winter now.

(现在)不是秋天吗

(xiàn zài) | bù shì | qiū tiān | ma

Isn’t it autumn now?

又不是冬天,今天是秋天

yòu | bù shì | dōng tiān | jīn tiān | shì | qiū tiān

It’s not winter—today is autumn.

现在肯定没吃石榴了吧

xiàn zài | kěn dìng | méi | chī | shí liu | le | ba

There must be no pomegranates to eat now, right?

春夏秋冬

chūn | xià | qiū | dōng

Spring, summer, autumn, winter.

对呀

duì ya

That’s right.

最后一个就是冬天啦

zuì hòu | yī gè | jiù shì | dōng tiān | la

The last one is winter.

现在就该吃柚子啦

xiàn zài | jiù gāi | chī | yòu zi | la

Now it’s time to eat pomelos.

柚子是哪天[哪个季节]成熟的

yòu zi | shì | nǎ tiān | [nǎ ge | jì jié] | chéng shú | de

Which season do pomelos ripen in?

是春天还是夏天还是秋天还是冬天

shì | chūn tiān | hái shì | xià tiān | hái shì | qiū tiān | hái shì | dōng tiān

Is it spring, summer, autumn, or winter?

对,就是秋天呀

duì | jiù shì | qiū tiān | ya

Yes, it’s autumn!

秋天冬天就一直在吃柚子

qiū tiān | dōng tiān | jiù | yī zhí | zài | chī | yòu zi

We eat pomelos constantly from autumn to winter.

柚子(我)觉得好好吃呀

yòu zi | (wǒ) | jué de | hǎo hǎo chī | ya

I think pomelos are so delicious.

我都流口水了

wǒ | dōu | liú kǒu shuǐ | le

I’m already salivating.

妈妈今天又买了一个

mā ma | jīn tiān | yòu | mǎi le | yī gè

Mom bought another one today.

明天剥起来吃哈

míng tiān | bō qǐ lái | chī | hā

We’ll peel and eat it tomorrow.

那是我们买了好柚子

nà | shì | wǒ men | mǎi le | hǎo | yòu zi

We bought good pomelos—

那些不好的柚子还很酸呢

nà xiē | bù hǎo | de | yòu zi | hái | hěn | suān | ne

those bad ones are still very sour.

你猜为什么我流了很多口水

nǐ | cāi | wèi shén me | wǒ | liú le | hěn duō | kǒu shuǐ

Guess why I’m salivating so much?

因为有很多水果

yīn wèi | yǒu | hěn duō | shuǐ guǒ

Because there are a lot of fruits,

因为有很多很多好吃的水果

yīn wèi | yǒu | hěn duō | hěn duō | hǎo chī | de | shuǐ guǒ

because there are so many delicious fruits.

好了,这个专栏怎么样呢

hǎo le | zhè ge | zhuān lán | zěn me yàng | ne

Okay, what do you think of this column?

希望你能喜欢

xī wàng | nǐ | néng | xǐ huān

I hope you like it.

也欢迎给我反馈哦

yě | huān yíng | gěi | wǒ | fǎn kuì | ó

Feedback is also welcome!