dāng dì
当地
rén
jiāo liú
交流
Chatting with Locals
liú lǎo shī刘老师jiàodà wèi大卫zàilǚ xíng旅行shírú hé如何yòngjiǎn dān简单dezhōng wén中文dāng dì当地rénliáo tiān聊天

Teacher 刘 teaches David how to use simple Chinese to chat with locals while traveling.

刘娜
dà wèi大卫lǚ xíng旅行deshí hòu时候xiǎngdāng dì当地rénliáo tiān聊天ma

David, when you're traveling, do you want to chat with locals?

大卫
xiǎngakě shì可是zhōng wén中文bù tài hǎo不太好

Yes, but my Chinese isn't very good.

刘娜
méi guān xì没关系kě yǐ可以xiānwènyī xiē一些jiǎn dān简单dewèn tí问题

It's okay. You can start by asking some simple questions.

大卫
bǐ rú shuō比如说shén me什么

Like what?

刘娜
bǐ rú比如nǐ hǎo你好zhèfù jìn附近yǒushén me什么hǎo chī好吃de

For example: 'Hello, what good food is around here?'

大卫
óháikě yǐ可以wènzhè lǐ这里yǒu míng有名dedì fāng地方shìnǎ lǐ哪里

Oh, then I can also ask: 'What is a famous place around here?'

刘娜
duìshuōhěnhǎokě yǐ可以shuōxiè xiè谢谢rénzhēnhǎo

Yes, very good! You can also say: 'Thank you, you are so nice.'

大卫
hā hā哈哈jué de觉得zhè yàng这样liáo tiān聊天hěnyǒu yì sī有意思

Haha, I think chatting like this is really fun.

刘娜
shìdeyòngzhōng wén中文dāng dì当地rénjiāo liú交流huìrànglǚ xíng旅行gèngtè bié特别

Yes, using Chinese to talk to locals can make your trip more special.

大卫
huìduōliàn xí练习dexiè xiè谢谢lǎo shī老师

I will practice more. Thank you, teacher!

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