Intermediate - City: Mumbai (C1157)

A 你去孟买旅游啊?
nǐ qù Mèngmǎi lǚyóu a?
You're going to Mumbai?
B 是啊。你呢?
shì a. nǐ ne?
Yeah. How about you?
A 我也是。看了电影,所以想去看看。
wǒ yě shì. kàn le diànyǐng, suǒyǐ xiǎng qù kànkan.
Me, too. I saw it in a movie, so I thought I'd like to check it out.
B 我以前去过一次。
wǒ yǐqián qù guo yī cì.
I've been once before.
A 是吗?孟买怎么样?
shì ma? Mèngmǎi zěnmeyàng ?
Really? How was Mumbai?
B 很繁华,是印度的金融中心。城市挺漂亮的,有条河,很像上海的外滩。
hěn fánhuá, shì Yìndù de jīnróng zhōngxīn. chéngshì tǐng piàoliang de, yǒu tiáo hé, hěn xiàng Shànghǎi de Wàitān.
Very prosperous-- it's India's financial center. The city is really beautiful. It has a river. It's a lot like Shanghai's Bund.
A 人和车都很多吧?
rén hé chē dōu hěn duō ba?
Probably a lot of people and cars, huh?
B 特别多,路上挺乱的,不过很热闹。
tèbié duō, lùshang tǐng luàn de, bùguò hěn rènao.
Yes! The roads are pretty chaotic, but it's fun and lively.
A 街上有没有人跳舞?
jiēshang yǒu méiyǒu rén tiàowǔ?
Are there people dancing in the street?
B 啊哟,那是电影。不过孟买是宝莱坞的基地。你可以去看他们现场拍电影!
āyō, nà shì diànyǐng. bùguò Mèngmǎi shì Bǎoláiwù de jīdì. nǐ kěyǐ qù kàn tāmen xiànchǎng pāi diànyǐng!
Oh, come on! That's just in the movies. But Mumbai is where Bollywood is based. You can go watch them filming movies!
A 其实我最想吃正宗的印度菜。
qíshí wǒ zuì xiǎng chī zhèngzōng de Yìndù cài.
Actually, the thing I'd like to do most is eat some authentic Indian food.
B 实在太好吃了。我推荐一些地方给你吧。
shízài tài hǎochī le. wǒ tuījiàn yīxiē dìfang gěi nǐ ba.
Oh, it's just so good. How about I recommend a few places for you?
A 好啊。哎,到孟买我请你吃饭吧!
hǎoā. āi, dào Mèngmǎi wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn ba!
Great. Hey, why don't I take you out to dinner when we get to Mumbai!
B 好的。
hǎo de.
Sure.

Key Vocabulary

孟买 Mèngmǎi Mumbai
旅游 lǚyóu to travel
繁华 fánhuá flourishing
金融中心 jīnróng zhōngxīn financial center
印度 Yìndù India
外滩 Wàitān the Bund (a scenic spot in Shanghai)
luàn chaotic
热闹 rènao lively
宝莱坞 Bǎoláiwù Bollywood
基地 jīdì base
现场 xiànchǎng on the scene
拍电影 pāi diànyǐng to shoot a movie
正宗 zhèngzōng authentic, orthodox
推荐 tuījiàn to recommend

Supplementary Vocabulary

好莱坞 Hǎoláiwù Hollywood
繁体字 fántǐzì traditional characters
场地 chǎngdì site
浪漫 làngmàn romantic
《贫民窟的百万富翁》 Pínmínkū de bǎiwàn fùwēng Slumdog Millionaire