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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Backstage

Be taken backstage after a crosstalk show: hear Grandpa Guan bring you in, be asked who you are, give your name, be told your Chinese is authentic, say you understood half, hear the four skills of crosstalk, and be offered a couple of routines.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The back room of an old crosstalk teahouse in Beijing, after the last act, where Mister Hou is folding his long gown and Grandpa Guan pushes the curtain aside.

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后台。hòutáibackstage, word for word behind the stage
带 个 朋友 来 后台。dài gè péngyou lái hòutáiI've brought a friend backstage.
您 哪 位？nín nǎ wèiAnd who might you be? Politely.
侯 老师。hóu lǎoshīMister Hou, the surname rising, then teacher, as pupils address a master of any art
侯 老师， 我 叫 欧文。hóu lǎoshī, wǒ jiào ōuwénMister Hou, I'm Owen.
您 中文 真 地道！nín zhōngwén zhēn dìdaoYour Chinese is really authentic! Politely.
我 第 一 次 来 后台。wǒ dì yī cì lái hòutáiIt's my first time backstage.
您 说 得 太 快 了。nín shuō de tài kuài leYou speak too fast. Politely.
我 听 懂 了 一半。wǒ tīng dǒng le yíbànI understood half of it.
相声。xiàngshengcrosstalk, the two-man comic act, word for word mutual voice

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