Note: The spoken Chinese Mandarin language has 4 spoken tones.
We have attempted to re-create those below
where after each syllable we tell you (1),
(2), (3), or (4) as they correspond to each
of the 4 tones. We encourage you to complement
your Xianzai.com Emergency Chinese newsletter
with a good offline study program.
NEW
WORDS
(1) Door charge: men(2)
piao(4)
(2) Free: mian(3) fei(4)
(3) Drink: yin(3) liao(4)
(4) Beer: pi(2) jiu(3)
(5) Cocktail: ji(1) wei(2) jiu(3)
(6) Dance: tiao(4) wu(3)
(7) Coat-room: da(4) yi(1) jian(1)
LESSON
- How much is the door charge?
men(2) piao(4) duo(1) shao(3) qian(2)?
- Do I get a free drink?
wo(3) ke(2) yi(3) yao(4) yi(4) bei(1) mian(3)
fei(4) yin(3) liao(4) ma?
- Two beers please.
liang(3) bei(1) pi(2) jiu(3).
- Would you like a cocktail?
ni(2) yao(4) yi(4) bei(1) ji(1)wei(2) jiu(3)
ma?
- Will you dance with me?
ni(2) he(2) wo(3) tiao(4) wu(3) ma?
- Where is the coat-room?
da(4) yi(1) jian(1) zai(4) na?
* Tip: Every large town and city
in China has at least one nightclub, and often
many more, and they are quickly becoming one
of the most popular forms of entertainment
in China. Drinks tend to be a little more
expensive in nightclubs compared with restaurants
and you will often be asked to pay a cover
or door charge.
Some nightclubs have live bands and some
play disco, 80's, house, trip, hip-hop - the
list goes on. Some play exclusively western
music while others play a mixture of western,
canto-pop and mainland disco.
