Intermediate - Karaoke (C1062)

A小姐,小包厢有吗?
xiǎojie, xiǎo bāoxiāng yǒu ma?
Miss, do you have a small room?
B有,这边请。喂喂喂,可以开始唱了,祝你们玩得愉快!
yǒu, zhèbiān qǐng. wéi wéi wéi, kěyǐ kāishǐ chàng le, zhù nǐmen wán de yúkuài!
Yes, right this way. Hello, hello, hello. You can start singing. Have a great time!
A耶!快点歌吧。
yē! kuài diǎn gē ba.
Ai-ya! Hurry up and punch in some songs!
C我要阿牛的《桃花朵朵开》。
wǒ yào A1 Niú de 《 Táohuā duǒduǒ kāi 》 .
I want "Peach Flowers Blooming One by One" by Ah Niu!
D我要唱王菲的歌。
wǒ yào chàng Wáng Fēi de gē.
I want to sing some Faye Wong songs.
E我喜欢刘德华的。
wǒ xǐhuan Liú Déhuá de.
I like Andy Lau!
A等等,等等,你们一个一个说。
děng deng, děng deng, nǐmen yī ge yī ge shuō.
Wait a minute. One at a time!
C我的歌来了。快给我话筒。
wǒ de gē lái le. kuài gěi wǒ huàtǒng.
My song is up. Quick, give me the mic.
D哎,这个麦霸。
ài, zhè ge màibà.
Ah, what a mic-hog!
C我在这儿等着你回来,等着你回来,看那桃花开!
wǒ zài zhèr děng zhe nǐ huílai, děng zhe nǐ huílai, kàn nà táohuā kāi!
"I'm waiting here for you to come back, waiting for you to come back, looking at the peach blossoms blooming!"
E点几瓶啤酒吧。
diǎn jǐ píng píjiǔ ba.
Order a few bottles of beer!
D好!我叫服务员。
hǎo! wǒ jiào fúwùyuán.
OK! I'll call the waiter.
E唉,大哥,跑调啦!
ài, dàgē, pǎodiào la!
Hey dude, you're so off key!
A就是,就是,切歌,切歌。
jiùshì, jiùshì, qiē gē, qiē gē.
Yeah, yeah-- skip this song!

Key Vocabulary

包厢bāoxiāngprivate room
愉快yúkuàicheerful
diǎnto order
一个一个yī ge yī geone by one
话筒huàtǒngmicrophone
麦霸màibàkaraoke microphone-hog
桃花táohuāpeach blossom
kāito open
大哥dàgēdude
跑调pǎodiàoto be out of key
切歌qiē gēto cut a song
阿牛A1 NiúAh Niu
王菲Wáng FēiFaye Wong
刘德华Liú DéhuáAndy Lau

Supplementary Vocabulary

唱卡拉OKchàng kǎlā OKto sing Karaoke
受欢迎shòu huānyíngto be popular
典型diǎnxíngtypical
歌手gēshǒusinger
很没面子hěn méi miànzivery humiliating
麦克风màikèfēngmicrophone
翻译软件fānyì ruǎnjiàntranslation software
金山词霸Jīnshān cíbàKingsoft PowerWord
走调zǒudiàoto go out of key
代表dàibiǎoto represent
爱情àiqínglove
马来西亚MǎláixīyàMalaysia
歌词gēcílyrics