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 bāoxiāng private room
愉快 yúkuài cheerful
diǎn to order
一个一个 yī ge yī ge one by one
话筒 huàtǒng microphone
麦霸 màibà karaoke microphone-hog
桃花 táohuā peach blossom
kāi to open
大哥 dàgē dude
跑调 pǎodiào to be out of key
切歌 qiē gē to cut a song
阿牛 A1 Niú Ah Niu
王菲 Wáng Fēi Faye Wong
刘德华 Liú Déhuá Andy Lau

Supplementary Vocabulary

唱卡拉OK chàng kǎlā OK to sing Karaoke
受欢迎 shòu huānyíng to be popular
典型 diǎnxíng typical
歌手 gēshǒu singer
很没面子 hěn méi miànzi very humiliating
麦克风 màikèfēng microphone
翻译软件 fānyì ruǎnjiàn translation software
金山词霸 Jīnshān cíbà Kingsoft PowerWord
走调 zǒudiào to go out of key
代表 dàibiǎo to represent
爱情 àiqíng love
马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà Malaysia
歌词 gēcí lyrics