Chinese National Day
The P.R. China (中华人民共和国) was established 71 years ago on October 1st, 1949. In the year of 2020, we are celebrating its 71th anniversary on the Oct 1st, also called the National Day. You probably have felt the strong atmosphere from the red flags flying every 3 meters along the street. For most Chinese people, this is an exciting moment to witness the anniversary military parade, feeling proud of this country. Besides that, we are going to have 7 days off with pay! Yaaaayyyyy...
The learning
Last year, Faye Wong (王菲) sang the song “Me and my country 我和我的祖国” for the same titled movie immediately gained over 100 million reviews on Chinese social media. It was so pupolar, so why not let's hear it and learn some travel related Chinese phrases real quick to enrich your holiday experience!
The Phrases:
1. Wishing someone a happy National Day!
1- If you want to wish someone a happy National Holiday Day, say:
国庆节快乐!
guó qìng jiē kuài lè
Happy National Holiday!
In fact, for wishing a happy any kinds of holiday in Chinese, we say:
XXXX(holiday) 快乐kuài lè! (happy)
E.g., 新年快乐！
xīn nián kuài lè
Happy New Year
你看阅兵表演了吗？
nǐkàn yuèbīng biǎo yǎn le ma
literally: you watched parade performance, question mark?
meaning: Have you watched the parade performance?
The Phrases:
2- Asking about holiday plans
（放假）你打算去哪里？
（fàng jiǎ）nǐdǎsuàn qùnǎlǐ？
Lit: holidays you plan to go where
Meaning: Where do you plan to go on holiday?
你去哪里旅游啊？
nǐqùnǎlǐlǚyóu a？
lit: you go where travel
meaning: where are you traveling to?
Question, can you combine these two sentences together and say a new sentence:
“Where are you planning to travel to for the holidays?
我哪儿都不去。
wǒnǎér dōu búqù。
lit: I where either no go,
meaning: I am not going anywhere.
人太多了。
rén tài duō le
Too many people!
我去泰国度假。
wǒqùtàiguódùjiǎ。
lit: I go Thailand for vacation
meaning: I am going to Thailand for the holidays.
我们要去露营！
wǒmen yào qùlùyíng
We’re going to camping.
The Phrases:
3- At the train station:
你好，我想买一张到xxx的票。
nǐhǎo, wǒxiǎng mǎi yīzhāng dào XXX (places) de piào 。
lit: Hello, I would like to buy a ticket to XXX’s ticket. *
meaning, hello, I’d like to buy a ticket to XXX.
* 张zhang is the measure word for tickets
我要改签。
wǒyào gǎi qiān
I need to reschedule (the ticket)
最晚的车是几点?
zuìwǎn de chē shì jǐdiǎn?
Lit: the latest car is what time?
Meaning: what’s the latest car(domestic bus) schedule?
You can change the word “车chē”to other transportation.
The Phrases:
4- Words to wish someone a happy trip:
1. Have a safe journey!
一路顺风!
yī lù shùn fēng
2. Have a pleasant trip!
旅途愉快!
lǚtúyúkuài
3. Have fun!
玩得开心!
wán dé kāi xīn
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-- Jamie
