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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Praise or a Dig

Go on stage with Mister Hou: address the house, hear that today you do a crosstalk routine, say you are a foreigner whose Chinese is not too good, hear it is more authentic than his, ask whether that is praise or a dig, hear Grandpa Guan call for an encore, say you only know one routine, and bow.

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THE STORY

The little stage of the crosstalk teahouse on a Saturday night, every table full, Grandpa Guan and Auntie Feng in the front row, Owen in a long gown beside Mister Hou.

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观众。guānzhòngthe audience, word for word watch crowd
各位 观众， 大家 好！gèwèi guānzhòng, dàjiā hǎoLadies and gentlemen, hello everyone!
我 第 一 次 上 台。wǒ dì yī cì shàng táiIt's my first time on stage.
今天 说 一 段 相声。jīntiān shuō yí duàn xiàngshengToday we do a crosstalk routine.
我 是 老外， 中文 不 太 好。wǒ shì lǎowài, zhōngwén bú tài hǎoI'm a foreigner, my Chinese isn't too good.
比 我 还 地道！bǐ wǒ hái dìdaoMore authentic than mine!
夸 我。kuā wǒpraise me
损 我？sǔn wǒneedle me, with the northern word for a dig
您 这 是 夸 我 还是 损 我？nín zhè shì kuā wǒ háishi sǔn wǒIs that praise or a dig? Politely.
笑 死 我 了！xiào sǐ wǒ leI'm dying laughing!

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