China Chat

Television 电视dian shi, is the word of the day. Chris and Jiajia talk about television in the olden days and how it’s changed. Jiajia cooks up some youpi loofa for Chris to eat. Delicious! 

The word of the day is movie电影 dian ying. Chris and Jiajia reminisce about their movie childhood memories and Lucky the cat makes a cameo appearance.

The phrase of the day is Let’s go eat, 我门去吃饭吧, women qu chi fan ba. Jiajia and Chris obsess over water chestnuts, Charlie and Lucky make a brief appearance and a big thank you to Eileen who taught Jiajia how to make his spoken Chinese super cute! 

The word of the day is restaurant, 餐厅, can ting. Chris and Jiajia reminisce about holiday meals and decide to host a family dinner during Spring Festival.

The word of the day is elevator,电梯, dian ti. Chris dreamt about elevators all night for some reason, but of course she can’t remember any of the details. 

The phrase of the day is annoyed to death, 烦死了, fan si le. Jiajia beat Chris like a drum playing backgammon and she was severely annoyed! Still thinking about it! [发怒]

The word of the day is married, 结婚了, jie hun le. Since everyone has a vacation week, lots of people are getting married! Congratulations to everyone!

I’m full!  吃饱了！ chi bao le! Jiajia feels better after eating his meat mooncake, Chris starts drooling thinking of all the delicious treats awaiting them, and Jiajia manages to remain focused the entire episode! 

I’m hungry! 我饿了! wo e le! A very good phrase to know when you’re on the go. Chris talks about memories of her mother, who adored liver, Jiajia gives some cooking tips, and Lucky the cat turns on the fan! 

It’s raining! 下雨了. Xia yu le. That’s the phrase of the day because it is indeed raining. Chris recounts her visits to see the doctor after chugging water (typical), and Jiajia shares some childhood memories.