When people have free time they often like to do something—maybe go out or stay in. If they plan to go out, who will suggest where to go and what to do? Learn how to make suggestions or listen and understand whilst someone else does!
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(1) To discuss some options about what activities to do
(2) How to suggest some ideas of things to do, places to go
Dialogue:
A:今天晚上你想干嘛？Jīntiān wǎnshàng nǐ xiǎng gàn ma?
What do you want to do tonight?
B:嗯……不知道。En……bù zhīdào.
Er… I have no idea
A:咱们在家看电视好么？Zánmen zàijiā kàn diànshì hǎo me?
Shall we just stay in and watch TV at home?
B嗯……不想看。要不咱们出去吧？En……bùxiǎng kàn. Yào bù zánmen chūqù ba?
No. How about we go out?
A:哦好啊。那咱们去喝一杯怎么样？Ó hǎo a. Nà zánmen qù hè yībēi zěnme yàng?
Good. Shall we go out to have a drink?
B:嗯……没兴趣。En……méi xìngqù.
No, not interesting
A:对了，要不咱们去吃新开的那家意大利餐厅吧？
Oh right, so why don’t we go to that new Italian restaurant?
B:哎好主意，咱们走吧。Duìle, yào bù zánmen qù chī xīn kāi dì nà jiā yìdàlì cāntīng ba?
Great idea. Let’s go!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
今天晚上：tonight
你想干嘛：what do you want to do?
不知道：don’t know, no idea
咱们：we
在家：at home
好主意：good idea
意大利：Italian
新开：newly opened
新开的意大利餐厅：newly opened Italian restaurant