SPEAK MANDARIN

谢天谢地，飞机总算来了。

Thank goodness the plane is finally here.

How to say “toilet” in Chinese?

MǍTǑNG 马桶

lit. horse + barrel (from horse-shaped chamber pot)

咱们去喝杯咖啡吧。

Let’s go to have a cup of coffee.

唉，飞机又晚点了。

Well, the plane was delayed again.

How to say “windy” in Chinese?

刮风了

WINDY

lit. blowing + wind

How to say “coin” in Chinese?

GĀNG BÈNG ER

钢镚儿

COIN

lit. steel + coin

我会每天发布一段15秒的视频，学习一个短语或短句。
I will post a 15-second video each day that teaches a phrase or short sentence.
帮助朋友们练习口语。
It will help friends to practice speaking Chinese.
如果喜欢，请订阅我的YouTube频道哟。
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel, if you like.

没辙！起个大早，赶了晚集。

No luck! Got up early and caught a late start (literally, got up early and arrived at the farmer’s market late)

欢迎来到玩儿去频道

Welcome to Wanqu’s Channel

今天带大家去逛逛故宫

Today I will take you to the Palace Museum

故宫

The Palace Museum

故宫又叫紫禁城

The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City

它坐落在北京，为明、清两朝的皇宫

It is located in Beijing and was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties

始建于1406年，今年615岁

It was built in 1406 and is 615 years old this year

太和门前有两只铜狮子

In front of the Taihe Gate there are two bronze lions

号称中国最大

which are said to be the largest in China

铜狮子

Bronze lion

东侧的一只为雄狮

The one on the east side is a male

他脚踩一只绣球

He stepped on an embroidered ball

细瞅一下绣球

Take a closer look at the ball

上有古老钱菱花纹

It has the ancient coin and diamond patterns

绣球

Embroidered ball

狮子头上有多少烫发卷

How many curls are there on the lion’s head?

数了一下，总共70个

I counted, a total of 70

西侧一只为雌狮

The one on the west side is a female

脚踩一只幼崽

She stepped on a cub

幼崽嘴啃母狮的脚趾头

The cub nibbled on the mother’s toe

细看狮身

Look closely at the body

上面有无数的补丁

There are countless patches on it

从背后看太和门

view of Taihe Gate from behind

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Subscribe if you like my video

可不，恐怕我的正事儿也要给耽误了。That’s true. I’m afraid my business will be delayed as well.