Intermediate - Mexico City (C1090)

A Hola!
Hola!
Hola!
B 哟,回来啦。说什么鸟语呢?
yō, huílai la. shuō shénme niǎoyǔ ne?
Oh, you're back. What crazy language are you speaking?
A 西班牙语,Hola就是你好。Hola! Hola!
Xībānyá yǔ, Hola jiùshì nǐhǎo. Hola! Hola!
Spanish-- Hola means "Hi!" "Hi, hi!"
C 行了!墨西哥好玩儿吗?
xíng le! Mòxīgē hǎowánr ma?
OK, that's enough! Was Mexico fun?
A 太好玩儿了。没想到墨西哥城有那么多人。
tài hǎowánr le. méixiǎngdào Mòxīgē chéng yǒu nàme duō rén.
Incredibly fun! I had no idea there were so many people in Mexico City.
B 那快跟我们说说墨西哥城有什么好玩儿的?
nà kuài gēn wǒmen shuō shuo Mòxīgē chéng yǒu shénme hǎowánr de?
Well, then, quick, tell me: what's so fun about Mexico City!
A 整个城市看上去特有意思。有各种颜色的房子。而且那里的人都很友好,对人特别热情。
zhěnggè chéngshì kàn shangqu tè yǒu yìsi. yǒu gèzhǒng yánsè de fángzi. érqiě nàlǐ de rén dōu hěn yǒuhǎo, duì rén tèbié rèqíng.
The entire city looks really interesting. There are all kinds of houses in all different colors. And the people there are really friendly. They're very warm toward others.
C 唉,听说墨西哥菜很辣。
ái, tīngshuō Mòxīgē cài hěn là.
Oh, I've heard that Mexican food is really spicy.
A 对啊!跟墨西哥美女一样辣!
duì a! gēn Mòxīgē měinǚ yīyàng là!
Right! It's as hot as the Mexican women!
B 哈哈,那美女有没有教你跳拉丁舞?
hāhā, nà měinǚ yǒumeiyǒu jiāo nǐ tiào Lādīng wǔ?
Ha-ha. Well, did any beautiful women teach you Latin dance?
A 当然咯。你们看!
dāngrán lo. nǐmen kàn!
Of course! Look, you guys!

Key Vocabulary

鸟语 niǎoyǔ incomprehensible language
西班牙语 Xībānyá yǔ Spanish language
墨西哥 Mòxīgē Mexico
墨西哥城 Mòxīgē chéng Mexico City
整个 zhěnggè entire
especially
有意思 yǒu yìsi to be interesting
各种 gèzhǒng every kind of
友好 yǒuhǎo friendly
热情 rèqíng enthusiastic
hot
jiāo to teach
拉丁舞 Lādīng wǔ Latin dance

Supplementary Vocabulary

方言 fāngyán dialect
各种各样 gèzhǒnggèyàng all types
贬义 biǎnyì negative (of implications)