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I'm Mary.
Welcome to ChinesePod, and I'm Charlie.
Oh wait, I'm going to use
my suspenseful voice.
Alright.
Today's lesson is based on a conversation
between two strangers.
The story unravels when one stranger
arrives at the doorstep.
A mysterious... Okay...
I think what Charlie is trying to say here
is that today's dialogue is about
a woman receiving a package.
Because nowadays people buy a lot of
things on the internet, so we're gonna
teach you about a dialogue, how to say
some words about receiving a package.
So please look out for the following words, like
"A foreigner".
"Delivery".
That's right.
So, let's take a look at the dialogue now.
Now that we've finished listening to
the dialogue, let's break it all down,
line by line.
It's such a suspenseful story.
It is...
Alright, but let's back that up and
take a look at the first sentence
that the delivery guy says.
Sure. So the first sentence is
Alright, we've got three words, let's
chop them up and look at
each word's individual meaning.
Okay, so the first word is
And that would be "there is",
or "there are"?
Or "to have".
Okay.
And the second word is
that means "people".
And right now, there we've got...
We've got "有人", that means
"there are people".
Or "there is a person".
But we've got a third word, which is?
That's just simply an ending particle that
transformed the whole statement into a...
into a question.
So now it becomes?
"Is there anybody", or...
or "is anyone home?"
Yeah, in the context it's "anybody home?"
That's right.
Okay.
So I think we did a quite great job,
Yeah, I think so.
I think people don't have questions, right?
No, no questions.
But just to make sure let's just ask.
Okay. Is there...
"Is there any questions?",
or "is there a question?"
No?
Three. Okay,
Two. fine.
One.
Perfect.
Great.
Are you okay Charlie?
Actually... I don't feel too good.
Oh, did you eat something funny at lunch?
Yeah, like, spicy stuff,
my stomach doesn't really...
No...
take spicy stuff so well, so
is there a bathroom or toilet?
I don't need you to translate it,
where is it, like...
Okay, it's over there.
There? Okay... wait, wait...
What's wrong.
Is there any toilet paper?
Well... I don't have any.
Oh I think I feel better now.
Really?
Yep. So lets'...
let's keep teaching, yeah.
So, the first question was that
"is anybody home?"
So what does the home owner
say to respond?
So she says,
Another three word combo, I see.
That's right.
Same thing, let's chop them up.
Okay so the first word is
That means "there is".
Alright, second word.
"Who".
It's a simple question word for who.
And right there we've got "is who",
so it's like, "who is it?"
But what about the third word?
So it's "啊" (short) and not "啊..." (long).
No, don't do that, you will scare people.
She said "啊..."
That's not a question or a statement.
I guess that this is another ending
particle that's just there to show the
listener that I'm really eager to
find out more about the question.
So...
I mean, without it, it still works, right?
It still works.
So, "是谁", how does that sound?
"是谁", it sounds a little bit rude.
When you say that it sounds like "是谁?"
A little direct.
With the "啊"?
So it sounds more politely.
Yeah, I think so... very good.
Wait, Charlie...
Really?
Yeah you can... there you go.
What...?
Hey, somebody's at the door.
Yeah, who is it?
It's okay, I think...
Joe just took care of that.
Really?
Yeah.
Okay.
Back to the dialogue, he's like,
"who is it?"
So how does the guy at the door answer?
Alright, so he answers,
Now, I know the first word.
means "fast", right?
That's right.
"Quick".
"Quickly", "fast", that's
Yep, but the second word?
It means "to hand something over"
to another person.
So together
means "delivery".
Yes, that's the noun, "delivery".
That's right.
And right after that he says...
Oh, he says,
Okay, forget the end part, just that
And that means "to look for"...
That's right.
...or "to find something".
Oh no, Charlie,
It's right over there, here!
Alright, a watch is obviously on my hand.
Yeah... Right...
Well... I'm looking for my watch,
but what about back to sentence?
Oh, so the delivery guy, he's
looking for a foreigner.
I think there's a story behind this, to help...
that can help us memorize
the word for foreigner.
That's right, so let's break it down.
The first word,
it means "outside".
Alright, we've got "outside", okay.
And the second word is
it means "country".
So we've got "outside country".
That's right.
And the third one is
it means "people".
"Outside country people".
So it's pretty obvious.
it means "foreigners".
Alright, so... but this part...
the whole part here is what
I really want to talk about.
Because the delivery guy, yeah, like,
he has a package or something, right?
And on the package there's
bound to be a name.
It is.
But he chooses to address the the person
from inside the house, "hey, I'm
looking for a foreigner".
Isn't that a bit rude, or even like...
Well, actually, it might be because that
he doesn't read English, so he doesn't
know how to pronounce the name?
Fair enough, but then again, like,
some English names there...
they have, like, directly translated
Chinese characters there, right?
You try.
Right, it's Gabriella, right?
So he could be, "oh, I'm looking for..."
找...钆...皮...
See?
You can't read it, so give him a break.
Alright, I get it, right.
So it's actually not rude.
Okay.
Well... the delivery guy he's looking for
a foreigner, so this non-foreigner
delivery guy is looking for a foreigner.
Uh-huh.
How does he reply? Okay, so.
The girl replies
And the third word
is simple enough, it means
"Me" Yep
But what I really want to know is
the difference between
"就是", or just, like, you know, "是"...
"就是我", "是我".
Oh, okay.
So when we say
it means "it's me".
But when you say "就是我", it means a
little bit like, "the one you're looking
for, that's me", "it would be me".
Okay, so it's pretty much the same,
it doesn't change the meaning...
It's very close.
Yeah, but the listener would get the
feeling that, oh, someone's calling out
my name, and I'm really eager to provide
an answer, like, "obviously, that's me".
But there's no negativity like...
No, not at all. No sarcasm...
This "eh, that would be me!"
sort of thing, right? That's right.
So for example, when I ask this question,
"well, who is the most
handsome guy in the office?"
No... not... not... 我, but...
I'm explaining.
Okay.
Okay, now let's go back to the dialogue
and listen to everything again.
So, the suspenseful story is
not so suspenseful after all.
Not at all.
It's just about a delivery guy.
That's right.
But then we did learn some useful
phrases and words that could potentially
help us when answering the door
or receiving a package.
That's right, such as
Yeah, "Anybody home?"
or..."who is it?" "I'm home!"
Yeah.
Well we also heard that it's not strange
or rude to address somebody
as "a foreigner".
That's right, so don't be shocked
when you hear somebody say
And if you have any other questions,
feel free to leave a comment below, and
we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
This is Mary.
And this is Charlie.
下次见！
Bye bye.