Intermediate - Bangkok (C0916)

A哇,这么多车!
wā, zhème duō chē!
Wow, there are so many cars!
B堵车是曼谷的特色。
dǔchē shì màngǔ de tèsè.
Bangkok is known for its traffic jams.
A我们会经过皇宫吗?
wǒmen huì jīngguò huánggōng ma?
Will we pass by the palace?
B应该会。你看,这么多庙!
yīnggāi huì. nǐ kàn, zhème duō miào!
We should. Look at all the temples!
A佛教国家嘛。我们应该去参观一下。
fójiào guójiā ma. wǒmen yīnggāi qù cānguān yīxià.
It's a Buddhist nation. We should go and take a look around.
B嗯,我还想去坐船。
ng4, wǒ hái xiǎng qù zuò chuán.
OK, I also want to go on a boat.
A晚上去吧。
wǎnshang qù ba.
Let's go at night.
B然后再去做按摩。
ránhòu zài qù zuò ànmó.
After that we'll go and get a massage.
A好!午饭吃什么?饿死了!
hǎo!wǔfàn chī shénme? è sǐ le!
All right! What should we have for lunch? I'm starving.
B听说马路边的小饭店特别好。
tīngshuō mǎlù biān de xiǎo fàndiàn tèbié hǎo.
I hear that the roadside restaurants are especially good.
A那我们找一家吧。
nà wǒmen zhǎo yī jiā ba.
Let's go find one.

Key Vocabulary

堵车dǔchētraffic jam
曼谷màngǔBangkok
特色tèsècharacteristic
经过jīngguòto pass by
皇宫huánggōngpalace
miàotemple
佛教fójiàoBuddhist
应该yīnggāishould
参观cānguānto tour
坐船zuò chuánto take a boat
然后ránhòuand then
按摩ànmómassage
马路mǎlùroad
小吃xiǎochīsnack
特别tèbiéespecially

Supplementary Vocabulary

泰国TàiguóThailand
泰铢TàizhūThai baht
拳击quánjīboxing
玉佛寺YùfósìTemple of the Emerald Buddha
普吉岛PǔjídǎoPhuket
芭堤雅BādīyǎPattaya