China Chat

The phrase of the day is, “It’s okay”, “meiguanxi” 没关系. Jiajia says it’s a good way to respond if someone accidentally slaps you. Jiajia and Chris also extol the virtues of earplugs. 

Tommy and Lucky are very lively today. Lots of dog and cat shenanigans keep disrupting our recording! The phrase of the day is “duibuqi“对不起 “I’m sorry” or “excuse me”. You can contact us at: [email protected]

The words of the day are “please” “qing” 请 and “thank you” 谢谢 “xiexie”. Jiajia and Chris talk about pet shenanigans, oatmeal and happy chickens. 

The word of the day is “earrings” 耳环 “er huan”. Jiajia and Chris talk about missing earrings, long hair, and Jiajia with long, permed blonde hair, piercing his ear with a needle back in his 20s.

The phrase of the day is “roll over”, “dagun”, 打滚. Chris also recounts again how Jiajia got into big trouble and her early experiences with the iPhone.

The word of the day is “What”, “shenme”  什么 which is useful for a myriad of situations. There’s a myriad of new coffee shops throughout Lishui and Shiqiu including the new Sky Pool Coffee, the Migrant Cafe and East Shijiu Lake Restaurant Tea Coffee Drinks where Jiajia had the best dessert cake of his life!

Today’s phrase is “too hot” 太热了 “tai re le”. It works for weather, food and handsome people. [呲牙] Jiajia gives an update on his mom, and Chris corrects herself.

JiaJia’s mom calls him to beg him to not go fishing. That’s a switch! She’s afraid the hungry ghosts will get him! The word of the day is, “ghost” 鬼 “gui”.  You can contact us at: [email protected] Please like and follow! 

Jiajia and Chris talk about “cups” 杯 “bei” and “bottles” 瓶 “ping” as well as the movie “Project Hail Mary” which they both adore. You can contact us at: [email protected]

The most important word in the English language is “coffee” 咖啡 “ka fei”. Okay.  At least it is to Chris. JiaJia’s favorite word is “fish” 鱼 “yu” and since his birthday is coming he’s angling for a new fishing pole, despite his denials!