Intermediate - Sneezing (C0934)

A 阿嚏!
ātì!
Ah-choo!
B 有人想你了吧?
yǒu rén xiǎng nǐ le ba?
Does someone miss you?
A 什么意思?
shénme yìsi?
What do you mean?
B 打一声喷嚏代表有人想你啊!
dǎ yī shēng pēntì dàibiǎo yǒu rén xiǎng nǐ a!
When you sneeze one time it means that someone is thinking of you!
A 阿嚏!阿嚏!
ātì! ātì!
Ah-choo! Ah-choo!
B 嗯,那么多喷嚏。应该是有人在背后骂你。
ng4, nàme duō pēntì. yīnggāi shì yǒu rén zài bèihòu mà nǐ.
Ah, so many sneezes. This means that someone is talking behind your back.
A 才不会呢!我人缘超好。阿嚏!
cái bù huì ne! wǒ rényuán chāo hǎo. ātì!
No way! I get along really well with people. Ah-choo!
B 也可能是你家要来客人了。
yě kěnéng shì nǐ jiā yào lái kèrén le.
Perhaps it means that you will be having a house guest.
A 你真迷信。阿嚏,阿嚏,阿嚏!
nǐ zhēn míxìn. ātì, ātì, ātì!
You are really superstitious. Ah-choo, ah-choo, ah-choo!
B 啊,你打得这么厉害,肯定是感冒了!离我远点儿,别传染给我。
ǎ, nǐ dǎ de zhème lìhai, kěndìng shì gǎnmào le! lí wǒ yuǎn diǎnr, bié chuánrǎn gěi wǒ.
Oh, you're sneezing like crazy! You must have the flu! Stand back a bit, I don't want to catch it.
A 别怕,我是......阿嚏!......花粉过敏。
bié pà, wǒ shì...... ātì! ...... huāfěn guòmǐn.
Don't worry, I'm... ah-choo... allergic to pollen.

Key Vocabulary

阿嚏 ātì ah-choo
打喷嚏 dǎ pēntì to sneeze
喷嚏 pēntì sneeze
背后 bèihòu behind
骂 mà to scold
人缘 rényuán relations with other people
迷信 míxìn superstitious
厉害 lìhai severe
肯定 kěndìng definitely
感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
传染 chuánrǎn to infect
花粉 huāfěn pollen
过敏 guòmǐn allergy

Supplementary Vocabulary

鼻涕 bítì nasal mucus
流鼻涕 liú bítì to have a runny nose
咳嗽 késou to cough
纸巾 zhǐjīn tissue
病毒 bìngdú virus
传染病 chuánrǎnbìng contagious disease