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S01E22【ENG】April Fool’s Day Tricks! 🎭 Learn Mandarin for Pranks and Jokes


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April Fool’s Day is here! 🤡 Have you ever been fooled by a prank? Or maybe you love playing tricks on your friends? In today’s episode, we’re diving into April Fool’s Day in Mandarin—how to say “You tricked me!” (你骗我了!) and “I was fooled!” (我被骗了!), plus fun expressions and grammar that will help you react to jokes like a native speaker! 🎭

We’ll also explore 被 (bèi), the passive voice in Mandarin, perfect for talking about being tricked. And of course, lots of useful words and phrases for playing around in Mandarin!

👉 Listen now and get ready for some fun (but harmless) pranks! 🎙️

Check the episode description for today’s key vocabulary and grammar to help you review!

愚人节到了!🤡 你有没有被朋友捉弄过?还是你更喜欢整蛊别人?在今天的节目中,我们要聊一聊 “愚人节” 的中文表达——你会学到 “你骗我了!”“我被骗了!” 怎么说,还会学习一些关于玩笑和恶作剧的实用表达!🎭

我们还会讲解 被 (bèi) 这个语法,它表示被动句,非常适合用来描述“被骗”这种情况!当然,也有很多有趣的词汇和例句,让你的中文更地道!

📖 Grammar of the Day: 被 (bèi) – Passive Voice

In Mandarin, 被 (bèi) is used to express passive sentences, often in negative situations like being fooled or tricked.

🔹 Structure:
Subject + 被 (bèi) + Agent + Verb + 了 (le)

🔹 Examples:

  • 我被骗了! (Wǒ bèi piàn le!) – I was tricked!
  • 她被朋友骗了。 (Tā bèi péngyǒu piàn le.) – She was fooled by her friend.
  • 手机被偷了! (Shǒujī bèi tōu le!) – My phone was stolen!


📝 Key Vocabulary & Sentence Examples:

1️⃣ 愚人节 (yúrénjié) – April Fool’s Day

  • 今天是愚人节,小心别被骗了!
    (Jīntiān shì yúrénjié, xiǎoxīn bié bèi piàn le!) – Today is April Fool’s Day, be careful not to be tricked!

2️⃣ 骗 (piàn) – To trick, deceive

  • 他骗我说今天不上课。
    (Tā piàn wǒ shuō jīntiān bú shàngkè.) – He tricked me into thinking there was no class today.

3️⃣ 开玩笑 (kāiwánxiào) – To joke

  • 别开玩笑了,我信了!
    (Bié kāiwánxiào le, wǒ xìn le!) – Stop joking, I believed it!

4️⃣ 真的假的?(Zhēn de jiǎ de?) – Really? Are you serious?

  • 朋友:你知道吗?明天放假!
    (Péngyǒu: Nǐ zhīdào ma? Míngtiān fàngjià!) – Friend: Did you know? No school tomorrow!
  • 你:真的假的? (Nǐ: Zhēn de jiǎ de?) – You: Really?

5️⃣ 不会吧!(Bú huì ba!) – No way!

  • 你被骗了! (Nǐ bèi piàn le!) – You got tricked!
  • 不会吧! (Bú huì ba!) – No way!

6️⃣ 小心被骗!(Xiǎoxīn bèi piàn!) – Be careful not to be fooled!

  • 愚人节到了,小心被骗!
    (Yúrénjié dào le, xiǎoxīn bèi piàn!) – April Fool’s Day is here, be careful not to be tricked!

7️⃣ 不要相信他!(Bú yào xiāngxìn tā!) – Don’t believe him!

  • 他爱开玩笑,不要相信他。
    (Tā ài kāiwánxiào, bú yào xiāngxìn tā.) – He loves to joke, don’t believe him.
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