Intermediate - Manila (C1213)

A 乐队真棒!
yuèduì zhēn bàng!
This band is great!
B 芒果汁也很好喝!
mángguǒ zhī yě hěn hǎo hē!
And the mango juice is delicious!
B 快看他们的车!每辆车都有好几种颜色!
kuài kàn tāmen de chē! měi liàng chē dōu yǒu hǎojǐ zhǒng yánsè!
Quick-- check out their car! Every car has a bunch of different colors!
A 建筑物也是!颜色好丰富!
jiànzhùwù yě shì! yánsè hǎo fēngfù!
And the buildings are the same way! There are so many colors!
B 哇,那就是亚洲最大的购物中心!我们去逛逛吧!
wā, nà jiùshì Yàzhōu zuìdà de gòuwùzhōngxīn! wǒmen qù guàngguang ba!
Whoa, that's the biggest mall in Asia! Let's go stroll around there!
A 你到哪儿都想买东西。
nǐ dào nǎr dōu xiǎng mǎi dōngxi.
Wherever you go, you always want to go shopping.
B 这儿东西便宜,买名牌很合算。
zhèr dōngxi piányi, mǎi míngpái hěn hésuàn.
Stuff is cheap here. Buying name-brands here is definitely worthwhile.
A 还是先去看日落吧。晚上再陪你血拼。
háishì xiān qù kàn rìluò ba. wǎnshang zài péi nǐ xiěpīn.
Let's go watch the sunset first. In the evening, we'll shop till we drop.
B 嗯···
ng4···
Hmmm...
A 不看日落就不算到过马尼拉!这可是你说的。
bù kàn rìluò jiù bù suàn dào guo Mǎnílā! zhè kě shì nǐ shuō de.
If you don't watch the sunset, you can't really say you've been to Manila! That's just what you said!
B 好吧。
hǎoba.
Oh, fine.

Key Vocabulary

乐队 yuèduì musical band
bàng a stick
芒果汁 mángguǒ zhī mango juice
liàng measure word for cars
颜色 yánsè color
建筑物 jiànzhùwù building
丰富 fēngfù abundant, rich
亚洲 Yàzhōu Asia
购物中心 gòuwùzhōngxīn shopping center
guàng to stroll around
名牌 míngpái famous brand
合算 hésuàn worthwhile
日落 rìluò sundown
péi to accompany
血拼 xiěpīn to shop till you drop
suàn to be considered
马尼拉 Mǎnílā Manila

Supplementary Vocabulary

菲律宾 Fēilǜbīn Philippines
吉普尼 jípǔní jeepney (a vehicle)
首都 shǒudū capital city
日出 rìchū sunrise
马尼拉湾 Mǎnílā wān Manila Bay