CLO_125: What sports can you play?
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Ni3 hui4 da3 wang3 qiu2 ma?
B: Wo3 bu2 hui4 da3. Ke3shi4 wo3 xi3huan1 kan4 peng2you3 men da3.
A: Na4 ni3 xi3huan1 zuo4 shen2me yun4dong4?
B: You3 hen3duo1. Xiang4 lan2 qiu2, bang4 qiu2, zu2 qiu2, wo3 dou1 hui4.
A: Na4 ni3 wei4 shen2me bu4 da3 wang3 qiu2 ne?
B: Yin1wei4 wo3 jue2de hen3 nan2 xue2.
Dialogue: Tones
A: Nǐ huì dǎ wǎng qiú ma?
B: Wǒ bú huì dǎ. Kěshì wǒ xǐhuān kàn péngyǒu men dǎ.
A: Nà nǐ xǐhuān zuò shénme yùndòng?
B: Yǒu hěnduō. Xiàng lán qiú, bàng qiú, zú qiú, wǒ dōu huì.
A: Nà nǐ wèi shénme bù dǎ wǎng qiú ne?
B: Yīnwèi wǒ juéde hěn nán xué.
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I cannot figure out what word you guys are saying: rang wo men xian ting yi ci jin tian zheng chang _________ de dui hua. It sounds like yu sou but I can’t find that in any dictionary. As far as I can tell, this is the first time it’s used in the lessons and there’s no explanation. Please help.
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Hi Rich,
It’s yǔsù, and was first taught in lesson 103. The first character comes from the word for spoken language - yǔyán, while the second comes from the word for speed - sùdù. So together it refers to the speed at which the language is spoken. We use this word in lessons that have dialogues (and later lessons that have articles) - where we first listen to the dialogue at a normal speed, and later at a slower speed.
The previous few lessons here didn’t have dialogues, which is why you didn’t see this word. However we’ve used it before that - the next lesson before this was 120. From that lesson down to 103, most lessons (if not all) should have that word used in them.
Adam,
Thanks so much for your insightful and quick response. I love this website.
-Rich