Yajie: Hello, every one. Welcome to Chinese Studio. 我是 Yajie.
Cam:大家好(dajia hao), 我是(wo shi) Cam. What’s on our agenda today, Yajie?
Yajie: Well, last time we learned how to ask questions in the negative form, and we’ll learn more about that today.
Cam: Perfect.

***************Key words of the day****************
Today we’ll learn more questions in the negative form. 医院, hospital. 长城, the Great Wall.  烤鸭, Beijing Duck. 京剧, Beijing Opera. All in today’s Chinese Studio.

Yajie: 今天你不去医院吗？Won’t you go to the hospital today?
Cam: 今天你不去医院吗？(jintian ni bu qu yiyuan ma?)
Yajie: 今天, today.
Cam: 今天.( jintian)
Yajie: 你 (ni), you.
Cam: 你 (ni)
Yajie: 不去, not going
Cam: 不去(bu qu)
Yajie: 医院(yiyuan), hospital.
Cam: 医院(yiyuan)
Yajie: 今天你不去医院吗？Won’t you go to the hospital today?
Cam: 今天你不去医院吗？(jintian ni bu qu yiyuan ma?)
Yajie: So Cam, if you aren’t going to the hospital today, how would you answer?
Cam:  We learned this last time… it’s:  (shi de, jintian wo bu qu yiyuan) right?
Yajie: Very good. 是的，今天我不去医院。So let’s say the doctor asked you to go to the hospital tomorrow.  In Chinese, it would be “医生让我明天去” (yisheng rang wo mingtian qu yiyuan)
Cam: “医生让我明天去” (yisheng rang wo mingtian qu yiyuan)
Yajie: Now let’s hear some conversations.

Conversations(1):

Yajie: There is another Chinese character meaning no. And it’s “没” (mei).
Cam: 没 (mei). Like meiyou .
Yajie: 没, m-e-i, the second tone.
Cam: 没, (mei)
Yajie: 你还没去过长城？Haven’t you been to the Great Wall yet?
Cam: 你还没去过长城? (ni hai mei qu guo Changcheng?)
Yajie: 你, you.
Cam: 你(ni), the third tone.
Yajie: 还没, not yet.
Cam: 还没(hai mei).
Yajie: 去过 (qu guo), have been to.
Cam: 去过 (qu guo).  
Yajie: 长城, the Great Wall.
Cam: 长城(Chang cheng).

Conversations(2):

Yajie: Cam, you’ve been in Beijing for a while now.  Have you tried Beijing Duck?
Cam: No, I still haven’t had it!
Yajie: I’ll teach you how to say that.  Beijing Duck is 北京烤鸭, the third tone, and the first tone.
Cam: 烤鸭 (kǎo yā), Roast Duck.
Yajie: 吃, to eat. The first tone.
Cam: 吃 (chi).
Yajie: 你还没吃过北京烤鸭？Haven’t you eaten Beijing Duck?
Cam: 你还没吃过烤鸭？(ni hai mei chi guo Beijing Kaoya?)
Yajie: If you have not eaten it, you may say “是的，我还没吃过北京烤鸭”. Or you may say是的，我还没吃过 for short.
Cam: 是的，我还没吃过烤鸭。(shi de, wo hai mei chi guo kaoya)

Conversations(3):

***************Key words Reminder
医院, hospital. 长城, the Great Wall.  烤鸭, Beijing Duck. 京剧, Beijing Opera. 今天你不去医院吗？Won’t you go to the hospital today? 你还没去过长城？Haven’t you visited to the Great Wall?
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Yajie: Well, for those who are interested in Chinese culture, please do not miss 京剧, the Beijing Opera.
Cam: 京剧. I like to watch京剧. (jin ju)
Yajie: Ok. That’s all for it today. 再见!
Cam: 明天见！(mingtian jian)