RTHK:Naked Mandarin

RTHK:Naked Mandarin

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RTHK:Naked Mandarin episodes

  • Naked Mandarin - Foot Massage
    Massage (press stroke) – An mo
    Hard enough? (enough or not enough strength) – Gou bu gou li?
    Enough! – Gou!
    Not Enough! - Bu gou!
    Press Harder (A little more strength) - Da li yi dian
    Water – Shui
    Tickle - Yang
    Does it tickle? - Yang bu yang?
    D...
    9 min
  • Naked Mandarin - Dim Sum
    What do you want to eat? – Ni xiang chi shenme?
    Dim Sum - Dian xin
    Shanghai dumplings - Shanghai jiaozi
    Ha gow Shrimp dumplings - Xia jiao
    Wonton (cloud swallow) - Yun tun
    98 qwai! – Jiu shi ba kuai!
    How can that be? – Zenme keyi?
    Really common ...
    7 min
  • Naked Mandarin - In the park
    So So (Horse Horse Tiger Tiger) - Ma Ma hu hu
    No signs - mei you pai
    People - Ren min
    People’s currency – Ren min bi
    Park – Gong yuan
    Go to where? – Qu na li?
    Where are we going to eat? Women chi shenme ne?
    I don’t know – bu zhi dao
    Is not is? ...
    9 min
  • Naked Mandarin - At the teahouse
    What’s this one? - Zhe shi shen me?
    Lake Centre/Heart - Hu xin
    Now pay - Xian zai fu qian
    How much is it? - Duo shao qian?
    136 kuai - Yi bai san shi liu kuai
    Pagoda - Da / ta
    Tea - Cha
    Cheers! - Gan bei!
    Drink - He
    Drink tea –He cha
    Cup/gla...
    8 min
  • Naked Mandarin - Numbers and dumplings
    Where are we now?
    South Market - Nan shi
    One -Yi
    Two -Er
    Three - San
    Four - Si
    Five- Wu
    Six - Liu
    Seven -Qi
    Eight -Ba
    Nine - Jiu
    Ten - Shi
    Eleven - Shi yi
    Twelve - Shi er
    Thirteen - Shi san
    Fourteen - Shi si
    Forty Four - Si shi si
    Sun...
    13 min
  • Naked Mandarin - At the hotel
    Passport – hu zhao
    One (piece of) person -yi ge ren
    Live two days (stay two days) - Liu liang tian
    One -Yi
    Two -Er
    Three - San
    Four - Si
    Five- Wu
    Six - Liu
    Seven -Qi
    Eight -Ba
    Nine - Jiu
    Ten - Shi
    Two of - Liang (ge)
    Foreigners - Lao Wai ...
    11 min
  • Naked Mandarin - In the train station
    We are now in Shanghai Train Station - Women xianzai zai Shanghai huoche zhan
    You - Ni
    I - wo
    We - women
    Is, not is? (isn’t that right) - Shi bu shi
    Buy - Mai
    Train Ticket - Huoche piao
    Want - yao
    Want not want - yao bu yao
    Chopsticks - kuaizi...
    8 min
  • Naked Mandarin - On the train
    Lesson 1: On the Train
    Ni Hao – Hello
    Putonghua – Common Language (Mandarin)
    Ni – you
    How do you say? - ... zenme shuo?
    What does it mean? - Shenme yisi
    Train - Huoche
    Correct! - Dui
    How to - Zenme
    What - Shenme
    Sister – jiemen
    Brother - ...
    17 min

About RTHK:Naked Mandarin

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As the Shanghai Expo celebrates Hong Kong Week, the Naked Cantonese team Cecilie Gamst Berg and Sarah Passmore decide they should focus on the mother tongue of the Mainland, Putonghua. In a ten part…