New Words

LAC1201 Interview with Native Speaker
New Words
1) 宝贝

     bǎobèi - darling (noun)

    Example: 宝贝，你好！

                     Bǎobèi, nǐ hǎo!
                     Hello darling!

                   

2) 电气工程
     diànqì gōngchéng – electrical engineering (adj)

     Example: 我喜欢学习电气工程。

                       Wǒ xǐhuan xuéxí diànqì gōngchéng.
                        I like to study electrical engineering.

 3) 住

      zhù – to live at (verb)

      Example: 你住在哪儿？我住在 Raffles 宿舍。

                        Nǐ zhù zài nǎr? Wǒ zhù zài Raffles sùshè.
                       Where do you live? I live in Raffles Hall.

 4) 吃饭

    chīfàn – to eat (a meal) (verb)

      Example: 我们去吃饭。

                        Wǒmen qù chīfàn.
                      We are going to eat lunch.

 5) 想念

      xiǎngniàn – to miss; to long for (verb)

     Example: 你想念你家人吗？是的，我想念我的家人。
                     Nǐ xiǎngniàn nǐ jiārén ma? Shì de, wǒ xiǎngniàn wǒ de jiārén.
                     Do you miss your family? Yes, I miss my family.

 6) 兄弟姐妹

     xiōngdì jiěmèi – brothers and sisters; siblings (noun)

     Example: 我没有兄弟姐妹。

                      Wǒ méiyǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi.
                            I do not have any siblings.

 7) 很有趣

      hěn yǒu qù – very interesting (adj)

        Example: 我喜欢我们教授。他很有趣。

                         Wǒ xǐhuan wǒmen jiàoshòu. Tā hěn yǒu qù.
                               I like our professor. He is very interesting.

8) 这样想
     zhèyàng xiǎng – to think so (verb)

      Example: 我也这样想。

                       Wǒ yě zhèyàng xiǎng.
                        I think so too.

Total: 9 New words