Jīntiān hěn ɡāoxìnɡ yāoqǐnɡ Lónɡ Tāo xiān shenɡ lái ɡēn wǒmen fēnxiǎnɡ yíxià tā xué hànyǔ de xīndé. Nǐ hǎo, Lónɡ Tāo.
今天很高兴邀请龙涛先生来跟我们分享一下他学汉语的心得。你好，龙涛。
Today we are very happy to have invited Mr. Long Tao to share with us his tips of learning Chinese. Hello, Long Tao.
A:
Nǐ hǎo.
你好。
Hello
Q:
Lónɡ Tāo, nǐ lái zì nǎ yī ɡè ɡuójiā?
龙涛，你来自哪一个国家？
Which country do you come from, Long Tao?
A:
Wǒ lái zì Yīnɡɡuó.
我来自英国。
I come from the UK.
Q:
Nà nǐ wèishénme yào xué Hànyǔ ne?
那你为什么要学汉语呢？
So, why did you learn Chinese?
A:
Yīnwèi wǒ juédé wǒ yào xué yí ɡe wánquán xīn de wénhuà（de huà）, yào xué de hěn shēn, yídìnɡ yào xuéxí yǔyán.
因为我觉得我要学一个完全新的文化（的话），要学的很深，一定要学习语言。
Because I think (if) I need to understand a brand-new culture, to understand it thoroughly, (I) must learn its language.
Q:
Suǒyǐ nǐ juédìnɡ xué hànyǔ.
所以你决定学汉语。
So you decided to learn Chinese.
A:
Ng
嗯。
Em.
Q:
Nǐ xuéxí hànyǔ yǒu duōjiǔ le？
你学习汉语有多久了？
How long you have learnt Chinese?
A:
yíɡònɡ wǔ nián 。
一共五年。
Totally 5 years.
Q:
Wǔ nián le? Zài zhè wǔ nián de xuéxí ɡuòchénɡ dānɡzhōnɡ, nǐ yùdào le shénme xuéxí kùnnán？
五年了? 在这五年的学习过程当中，你遇到了什么学习困难？
5 years? Within these 5 years of learning Chinese, what difficulties did you encounter?
A:
Wǒ juédé wàiɡuórén lái shuō, zuì dà de kùnnán shì xiě hànzì, háiyǒu bǎwò shēnɡdiào.
我觉得外国人来说，最大的困难是写汉字，还有把握声调。
I think to foreigners, the biggest difficulties are writing Chinese characters and mastering the tones.
Q:
Nà zuì dà de zhànɡ’ài shì shénme？
那最大的障碍是什么？
Then, what was the biggest obstacle?
A:
Duì wǒ lái shuō shì（xiě）hànzì, yīnwèi hànzì dōuhěn fùzá. Yóuqíshì fántǐzì.
对我来说是（写）汉字，因为汉字都很复杂，尤其是繁体字。
To me, it is (writing) Chinese characters, because they are quite complicated. Especially Traditional Chinese.
Q:
hái huì xiě fán tǐ zì ？
还会写繁体字？
(You) even know how to write Traditional Chinese?
A:
Yìdiǎndiǎn lɑ.
一点点啦。
A little bit.
Q:
Nà nǐ rúhé kèfú zhè ɡe zuì dà de zhànɡ’ài?
那你如何克服这个最大的障碍？
So how did you overcome this biggest problem?
A:
Zhèɡe zhǐyǒu yí ɡe bànfǎ, nàjiùshì měitiān dōuyào liànxí, měitiān yào xiě, měitiān yào chāo.
这个只有一个办法，那就是每天都要练习，每天要写，每天要抄。
There is only one method: that is daily practice. Write everyday. Copy everyday.
Q:
Bùtínɡ de chónɡfù liànxí.
不停地重复练习。
Non-stop practice and revision.
A:
Duì duì duì.
对对对。
Yes, yes.
Q:
Zài xuéxí hànyǔ fānɡmiàn, yǒu shénme zìjǐ de xuéxí xīndé mɑ？
在学习汉语方面，有什么自己的学习心得吗？
Talking about learning Chinese, do you have any learning tips (to share)?
A:
Wǒ juédé jiāo Zhōnɡɡuó pénɡyou bǐjiào hǎo, yīnwèi nǐ kěyǐ ɡēn tāmen xué rìchánɡ yònɡyǔ, érqiě yǒu yíɡe yǔyán de huánjìnɡ, bānɡ nǐ duō tīnɡ duō shuō duō liànxí.
我觉得交中国朋友比较好，因为你可以跟他们学日常用语，而且有一个语言的环境，帮你多听多说多练习。
I think making Chinese friends is rather well, because you can learn commonly-used words from them, and this provides a language environment and enables you speak more, listen more and practice more.
Q:
Hěn hǎo. Nà nǐ juédé nǐ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī duì nǐ zuì dà de bānɡzhù shì shénme？
很好。那你觉得你的汉语老师对你最大的帮助是什么？
Very good. And in your opinion, what did your Chinese teachers help you the most?
A:
Yīnwèi wǒmen bān yǒu hěn duō láizì bùtónɡ ɡuójiā de rén, bǐrúshuō Hán ɡuó, Rìběn, Yìdàlì, Éluósī, tāmen bùyídìnɡ huì shuō Yīnɡyǔ, lǎoshī zhǐnénɡ yònɡ Zhōnɡwén lái jiǎnɡkè, lái jiěshì yìxiē nán de cíyǔ.
因为我们班有很多来自不同国家的人，比如说韩国、日本、意大利、俄罗斯，他们不一定会说英语，老师只能用中文来讲课，来解释一些难的词语。
Because in our class, there were many people from difficult countries, e.g. Korea, Japan, Italy and Russia. They did not all speak English and our teachers could only explain difficult vocabulary with simple Chinese.
Q:
Suǒyǐ bānɡzhù bǐjiào dà de jiùshì tā yònɡ Hànyǔ duō yìdiǎn.
所以帮助比较大的就是他用汉语多一点。
So their biggest help was talking to you in Chinese more often.
A:
Duì
对。
Yes
Q:
Nnà nǐ jué dé nǐ de hàn yǔ lǎo shī zuì dà de jiào xué tè diǎn shì shén me ？
那你觉得你的汉语老师最大的教学特点是什么？
To you, what is their most impressive characteristic of their teaching methodology?
A:
Yǒu yí wèi lǎoshī, tā měitiān dài bàozhǐ rànɡ wǒmen tīnɡyitīnɡ yì piān wénzhānɡ, zhèɡe yěshì rànɡ wǒmen mànmànde xíɡuàn le bàozhǐ shɑnɡ de zhènɡshì yònɡfǎ, duì wǒmen xué xiě hànzì yěyǒu bānɡzhù.
有一位老师，他每天带报纸让我们听一听一篇文章，这个也是让我们慢慢地习惯了报纸上的正式用法，对我们学写汉字也有帮助。
One of the teacher brought us Chinese newspaper and read an article to us everyday. This enabled us to get familiar of usage of formal Chinese on newspaper. It also help us learning Chinese writing.
Q:
kěyǐ xué yìxiē bǐjiào nán de shēnɡzì.
可以学一些比较难的生字。
(And you) can learn more advanced vocabulary.
A:
Shì de, érqiě měitiān kàn xīnwén yěshì hǎoshì 。
是的，而且每天看新闻也是好事。
Yes. It was good to watch news report as well.
Q:
Nà nǐ juédé xuéxí Hànyǔ duì nǐ de ɡōnɡzuò hé shēnɡhuó yǒu shénme bānɡzhù mɑ？
那你觉得学习汉语对你的工作和生活有什么帮助吗？
Do you feel learning Chinese useful to your job or daily life?
A:
Zhèɡe duì wǒ ɡōnɡzuò yǒu hěn hǎo de bānɡzhù, yīnwèi wǒ xiànzài zài Yīnɡɡuó de mǒu yì suǒ dàxué fùzé zhāoshēnɡ, zài Zhōnɡɡuó hé Xiānɡɡǎnɡ shìchǎnɡ zhāoshēnɡ,， suǒyǐ wǒ měicì lái Zhōnɡɡuó chūchāi, wǒ ǒu’ěr yào ɡēn xuéshenɡ de fùmǔ yào jiāoliú, tāmen yě bùyídìnɡ huì shuō Yīnɡyǔ, suǒyǐ zhǐnénɡ yònɡ Zhōnɡwén, suǒyǐ hěn zhònɡyào.
这个对我工作有很好的帮助，因为我现在在英国的某一所大学负责招生，在中国和香港市场招生，所以我每次来中国出差，我偶尔要跟学生的父母要交流，他们也不一定会说英语，所以只能用中文，所以很重要。
This is very useful to my job, because I am now working in a university in UK and my duty is to recruit new students in Mainland China and Hong Kong markets. So when I make business trip to China, I occasionaly need to communicate with Chinese parents who may not speak English. We can only speak in Mandarin and so it is very important.
Q:
Fēichánɡ ɡǎnxiè Lónɡ Tāo xiānshenɡ ɡēn wǒmen fēnxiǎnɡ le tā xuéxí Hànyǔ de xīndé, xīwànɡ kěyǐ duì dàjiā yǒusuǒ bānɡzhù. Xièxie (shōukàn), zàijiàn.
非常感谢龙涛先生跟我们分享了他学习汉语的心得，希望可以对大家有所帮助。谢谢(收看)，再见。
Thanks Mr. Long Tao very much for sharing his learning tips of Chinese with us. Hope they are useful for you. Thanks (for watching). Goodbye.
词语：
Yīnɡɡuó
英国
United Kingdom
wénhuà
文化
culture
yídìnɡ
一定
must
yǔyán
语言
language
yíɡònɡ
一共
totally
wàiɡuórén
外国人
foreigners
kùnnán
困难
difficulty
bǎwò
把握
to master
shēnɡdiào
声调
Tones of Mandarin
hànzì
汉字
Chinese characters
fùzá
复杂
complicated
fán tǐ zì
繁体字
Traditional Chinese
Yìdiǎndiǎn
一点点
a little bit
bànfǎ
办法
method
liànxí
练习
practice
chāo
抄
copy
pénɡyou
朋友
friends
rìchánɡ yònɡyǔ,
日常用语
commonly-used words
huánjìnɡ
环境
environment
ɡuójiā
国家
country
bǐrúshuō
比如说
for example
Hán ɡuó
韩国
Korea
Rìběn
日本
Japan
Yìdàlì
意大利
Italy
Éluósī
俄罗斯
Russia
Yīnɡyǔ
英语
English
jiǎnɡkè
讲课
teach
jiěshì
解释
explain
cíyǔ
词语
vocabulary
bàozhǐ
报纸
newspaper
wénzhānɡ
文章
article
zhènɡshì yònɡfǎ
正式用法
formal usage
bānɡzhù
帮助
help
hǎoshì
好事
good thing/ good experience
ɡōnɡzuò
工作
job
zhāoshēnɡ
招生
recruit students
shìchǎnɡ
市场
market
chūchāi
出差
make a business trip
ǒu’ěr
偶尔
occasional(ly)
fùmǔ
父母
parents
jiāoliú
交流
communicate
zhònɡyào
重要
important
A Trip to Beijing 北京旅游
Dialogue 原文：
A = Colleague who comes from Mainland China (sitting to the right) 來自內地的同事(右)
B = Colleague who comes from Australia (sitting to the left) 從澳大利亚來的同事(左)
A:
Hey! Emcee!
B:
Hi! I was about to call you!
A:
Sorry! The traffic was crazy.
B:
It’s ok.
A:
Okay, since we are going to Beijing next week. How’s your Mandarin now?
B:
I think we should practice.
Nà wǒmen liànxí yíxià bɑ.
A:
那我们练习一下吧。
Let’s practice then.
Běijīnɡ yǒu shénme hǎo de dìfɑnɡ qù ɑ?
B:
北京有什么好的地方去啊？
Is there any nice place to visit in Beijing?
Nǐ shì dì yí cì qù Běijīnɡ mɑ?
A:
你是第一次去北京吗？
Is this your first time to Beijing?
Duì ɑ, dì yí cì ɑ, yǒu shénme yídìnɡ yào qù de (dìfɑnɡ ne)?
B:
对啊，是我第一次啊，有什么一定要去的（地方呢）？
Yeah, this is my first time. Is there any place that I have to see?
Nà wǒmen yídìnɡ yào qù Gùɡōnɡ, (yějiùshì) Zǐjìnchénɡ ɑ, háiyǒu Chánɡchénɡ, zhèshì zuì yǒumínɡ de dìfɑnɡ ɑ.
A:
那我们一定要去故宫，（也就是）紫禁城啊、还有长城，这是最有名的地方啊。
Then we have to visit the Imperial Palace, i.e. the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall these most famous places.
Guànɡjiē ne? Wǒ hěn xǐhuɑn ɡuànɡjiē ɑ.
B:
逛街呢？我很喜欢逛街啊。
Where to go for shopping? I really like to go shopping.
I like shopping, too. If we go to Beijing, we can go to Wangfujing Street, Xidan Area and Wudaokou District, Wudaokou is a district that many young people likes, cause they have many clothes and accessories that are imported from Korea. They all look quite nice.
Nɡ, búcuò búcuò. Nà rúɡuǒ shì chī de ne?
B:
嗯，不错不错。那如果是吃的呢？
Umm. Not bad. What about the food then?
Chī de huà, Běijīnɡ kǎoyā shì yídìnɡ yào chī de, ránhòu hái kěyǐ qù chī shuǐjiǎo ɑ, nǐ xǐhuɑn chī là de mɑ?
A:
吃的话，北京烤鸭是一定要吃的，然后还可以去吃水饺啊，你喜欢吃辣的吗？
For the food, Beijing Roasted Duck is a must, and also we can get some dumplings. Do you like spicy food?
Là de hái kěyǐ ɑ.
B:
辣的还可以啊。
I can take some spicy/
Hái kěyǐ …… Nà yào shì yíxià málà xiāngɡuō, má là xiāngɡuō, tèbié hǎochī, hěn là.
A:
还可以……那要试一下麻辣香锅，麻辣香锅特别好吃，很辣。
You can？ Then we can try spicy pot, the spicy pot taste really good, very spicy.
For handmade accessories, we can go check the 798 art district. Because there are many young aritist and they make some really nice habdmade accessories, very pretty.
Ok let’s go grab a bite, afterward we can go to the travel agency and book the ticket. Oh by the way, I need to remind you that because Beijing’s gonna be really cold next month, you must bring more clothes with you.
Okay! Miss Young. Allow me to repeat your information, tonight at 8 o’clock, table for eight, 888 dollar dinner set, your phone number is 98865433. Am I right?
Duì.
B:
对。
Yes.
Hǎo de, xièxie, Yánɡ xiǎojie, wǎnshɑnɡ jiàn.
A:
好的，谢谢，杨小姐，晚上见。
Okay! Thank you! Miss Young. See you tonight.
Wǎnshɑnɡ jiàn, xièxie,
B:
晚上见，谢谢。
See you later. Thank you.
词语：
cāntīnɡ.
餐厅
restaurant
dìnɡ
订
(v) book or reserve
zhuōzi
桌子
table
tàocān
套餐
set meal
Chuāncài
川菜
Sichuanese cuisine
Xiānɡcài
湘菜
Hunan cuisine
jiǔ
酒
alcoholic drink
yǐnliào
饮料
beverage
máotái
茅台
Maotai, a famous Chinese alcoholic drink
liánxì fānɡshì
联系方式
contact method
chónɡfù
重复
(v) repeat
Leave a message 电话留言
Dialogue 原文：
A = Secretary of Jianhua Group江华集团秘书
B = Secretary Zhang from Xinhua Company新华公司张秘书。
My number is 97641100. I was supposed to have dinner with Mr. Wang. But because my boss just gave me some work to do, so I was call to ask if we can postpone it to tomorrow night.
Hǎo de, wǒ chónɡfù yíxià nín de xìnxī. Nín shì Xīnhuá ɡōnɡsī de Zhānɡ xiǎo jie, diànhuà hàomǎ shì 97641100. Yīnwèi nín línshí yǒushì, suǒyǐ yào bǎ jīnwǎn de wǎncān ɡǎidào mínɡwǎn, duì mɑ?
Okay, let me repeat your message. Miss Zhang from Xinhua Company, telephone number is 97641100. Because you just received some work to do, so you would like to postpone tonight’s dinner to tomorrow right?
Méi cuò.
B:
没错。
That is correct.
Hǎo de, děnɡ kāi wán huì hòu wǒ huì tōnɡzhī Wánɡ jīnɡlǐ ɡěi nín huí diànhuà de.
A:
好的，等开完会后我会通知王经理给您回电话的。
Okay. I’ll tell Mr. Wang to call you back once the meeting’s over.
Hǎo de, xièxie.
B:
好的，谢谢。
Okay! Thank you!
Bú kèqi. Zàijiàn.
A:
不客气。再见。
You are welcome! Goodbye!
词语：
jítuán
集团
corporate group
kāihuì.
开会
(v) to attend or hold a meeting
liúyán
留言
(v) to leave a message
chēnɡhu
称呼
(n) title of a person
mìshū
秘书
secretary
línshí
临时
temporary
tōnɡzhī
通知
(v) notify
Asking for Direction 指路
Dialogue 原文：
A = Wang Fang (right) 王芳（右）
B = Li Jia, a colleague of Wang (left) 李嘉（左）
If you go from…… here is our company. If you start from our company, come out of the building, then turn right, then go straight. Pass two crossings then you’ll arrive the closest subway station, Dongzhimen station, then take line 2 to jian’guomen station. Then exchange to line one to the Dawanglu station. Take exit A, go straight and across the street. You won’t miss it.
Nà hái hěn fānɡbiàn. Wǒ chónɡfù yí xià, wǒmen chū le ɡōnɡsī wǎnɡ yòu ɡuǎi, ránhòu zhí zǒu, ɡuò liǎnɡ ɡè shízì lùkǒu dào dìtiězhàn, zuò èr hào xiàn dào Jiànɡuómén, zhuǎn yī hào xiàn dào Dàwànɡlù zhàn, A chūkǒu chūlái hòu zhízǒu, ɡuò mǎlù jiù dào le, duì mɑ?
It’s quite convenient. Let me repeat it again. I turn right after I come out of company, go straight and pass two crossings to the nearest subway station. Take line 2 to Jian’guomen then exchange line 1 to Dawanglu station. Exit A, go straight and cross the street. Is that correct?
