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
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