Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Hi, everyone, glad to have you with us again on Chinese Studio. I'm Yajie.
C: Good morning, I'm Cam. Last time we learned some numbers. 0 l¨ªng, 1 y¨©, 2 ¨¨r, 3 s¨¡n, 4 s¨¬, 5 w¨³,and what¡¯s the topic this time?
Y: Today will learn the remaining numbers! Let's check the Key words of the day!
Key words of the day
This time we'll learn five more numbers, and they are: 6 7 8 9 10. All in today's Chinese Studio.
C: Yajie, how do you say 6 and 7 in Chinese?
Y: 6 is li¨´, forth tone, li¨´. And 7 is q¨©, first tone. (starting to imitate the sound sent by a pan when the food's boiling. )
C: li¨´, q¨©.
Y: Right, for example, you can say "liu ben shu" or "qi ben shu" B¨§n is a measure word for books, and sh¨± means book. So "liu ben shu" "qi ben shu"
C: liu ben shu, qi ben shu
C: Good, then what's 8 and 9 in Chinese?
Y: 8 is b¨¡.And 9 is ji¨³, third tone. b¨¡ , ji¨³.
C: b¨¡, ji¨³.And what happens if we put these two the other way around, as in, jiu ba?
Y: That means bar!It's a totally different word!
C:?I will have to remember that!
Y:?And you might go to the bar at 8 o'clock or 9 o'clock. Ba Dian , Jiu Dian .Di¨£n means o'clock. Ba Dian,eight o'clock Jiu Dian, nine o'clock.
C: Ba Dian, Jiu Dain
C: OK, we have only 10 left. What's 10?
Y: 10 is sh¨ª, second tone. Sh¨ª.
C: sh¨ª.
Y: Yeah, then how do you say "10 books" and "10 o'clock" in Chinese?
C: I see. It's "Shi ben shu" and "Shi dian"?
Y: Right, Shi ben shu, shi dian
Key words reminder
6 7 8 9 10£¬Liu ben shu, qi ben shu, ba ben shu, ba dian , shi dain
Y: Now let's review.Today we learned how to say another five more numbers in Chinese. And they are 6 7 8 9 10 (li¨´ q¨© b¨¡ ji¨³ sh¨ª).
C: 6 7 8¡(li¨´ q¨© b¨¡). Sorry, I can't follow you. 6 (li¨´) is six, and 7(q¨©) is seven, 8 (b¨¡) is eight.? How do you say nine and ten again?
Y: nine is 9 (ji¨³) in Chinese. 9 (ji¨³).
C: 9 (ji¨³).
Y: And ten is 10 (sh¨ª).The second tone,10 (sh¨ª).
C: 10 (sh¨ª).
Y: Right. We also learned some phrases. How do you say six books?
C: Let me see. Is it li¨´ b¨§n sh¨±?
Y: Well done. It is liu ben shu. Then how do you say eight o'clock?
C: It's b¨¡ di¨£n. di¨£n here means o'clock.
Y: And nine o'clock is?
C: It's ji¨³ di¨£n
Y: What about ten o'clock?
C: Is it sh¨ª di¨£n?