Do you have a pen?
The first 45 seconds of conversation from this FluentU video uses lots of words we have learned so far. There are also a handful of new words (high lighted in bold), check the vocabulary list below for the words you don’t know or can’t remember.
Please note, the actors are using a different pronunciation for “zhè” (this). In class, the pronunciation like the j-u in “just”, but the actors pronounce it more like the “jay” in “scrub-jay”. This is a regional dialect of Norther speakers.
Click on the player button and read the transcript while listening to the dialog. The recording is 20% slower than the video. Listen a few times, until you can pick up all the words. Then click on the video link and watch. This will help you move the material into long term memory.
男 | Hèi. Bù hǎo yìsi | 嘿。不好意思 | Hey. Excuse me … |
男 | Nǐ yóu bǐ ma? | 你有笔吗? | Do you have a pen? |
女 | Děng yíxià, wǒ kàn kan | 等一下,我看看 | Wait, let me see |
女 | Yǒu, yóu liǎng zhī | 有, 我有两支 | Yes, have two |
女 | Zhèi zhī shì lán sè de | 这支是蓝色的 | This one is blue |
女 | Zhèi zhī bǐ shì hēi sè de | 这支笔是黑色的 | This pen is black |
女 | Nǐ yào nǎ yì zhī | 你要哪一支 | Which do you want one |
男 | Dōu kéyǐ, suíbiàn | 都可以,随便 | Both are acceptable, up to you |
女 | Nà, wǒ géi nǐ hēisè de ba | 那我给你黑色的吧 | In that case, I’ll give you the black one |
男 | Xièxiè nǐ | 谢谢你 | Thank you |
女 | Bú kèqì | 不客气 | You’re welcome (Don’t be polite) |
Extra Credit
女 | Nǐ zài zuò gōngkè ma? | 你在做功课吗? | Are you doing your homework? |
男 | En | 嗯 | Yes. |
女 | Nà, ní zěnme méiyóu bǐ? | 那,你怎么没有笔? | Then how (is it possible) you do not have a pen? |
男 | Wó yǒu, dànshì bú jiàn tà. | 我有,但是不见它。 | I have, but it disappeared. |
Vocabulary
nà那in that case
bù hǎo yì si | 不好意思 | Excuse me/forgive me |
yǒu | 有 | have |
bǐ | 笔 | pen/pencil/writing brush |
děng yī xià | 等一下 | Wait a moment |
kàn kan | 看看 | to take a look |
zhè, zhèi | 这 | this |
zhī | 支 | classifier for pens |
lán sè | 蓝色 | blue (color) |
hēi sè | 黑色 | black (color) |
sè | 色 | color (used a suffix for color words) |
nǎ | 哪 | which |
dōu | 都 | both/all |
kéyǐ | 可以 | okay/can/allowed |
suí biàn | 随便 | as you wish/your choice |
xiè xie | 谢谢 | to thank/thanks |
bù kè qi | 不客气 | you’re welcome |
zuò | 做 | do |
zài zuò | 在做 | doing |
èn | 嗯 | yes/okay |
gōng kè | 功课 | homework |
zěn me | 怎么 | how |
bā; ba | 吧 | (suggestion) |
dàn shì | 但是 | but/however |
jiàn | 见 | one of many words for “see” |