Video Lesson: Let’s Buy Some Beer, Shall W e?

You know the Chinese usually communicate in an indirect style and they really care about "guanxi"–relationship among them. So how do you soften your statements and make them more euphemistic? Click the photo below to watch today's video lesson and stick around for the useful Quiz afterwards.

Exercises in the Video:

1. A: Usain Bolt is really a fast runner! Lydia, nǐ zhīdào tā mɑ?
A: Usain Bolt is really a fast runner! Lydia, 你知道他吗？

B: Zhīdào yì diǎnr. Tā hěn lìhai!
B: 知道一点儿。他很厉害！

Which of the following can be inferred from the dialogue? Please choose the best answer.

A. Lydia knows Usain Bolt very well.
B. Lydia knows nothing about Usain Bolt.
C. Lydia knows a little bit about Usain Bolt.

2. A: Joanna, xià ɡe yuè wǒ yào qù Xībānyá, wǒ xiǎnɡ xiān xué diǎnr Xībānyáyǔ.
A: Joanna, 下个月我要去西班牙，我想先学点儿西班牙语。

B: En, Lisa, Xībānyáyǔ bù nán, nǐ huì hěn kuài xué huì de.
B: En, Lisa, 西班牙语不难，你会很快学会的。

Which of the following statements is true according to the dialogue? Please choose the best answer.

A. Lisa de Xībānyáyǔ hěn hǎo.
Lisa的西班牙语很好。
B. Lisa bú huì Xībānyáyǔ.
Lisa 不会西班牙语。
C. Lisa xué le Xībānyáyǔ.
Lisa学了西班牙语。