Happy Halloween in Chinese 万圣节快乐 | HSK 2 Lesson

Learn Chinese with an HSK 2 survival chinese: Happy Halloween (万圣节快乐, Wàn shèng jié kuàilè). One real situation in China, the phrases you need for it, and a conversation where you answer as yourself. After this lesson you can answer a trick or treat knock in Taipei, ask what a costume is, say you have never seen one, and wish happy Halloween. ▶️ Watch next: Checking In at a Hotel (在酒店住下)    • HSK 2 Practical Chinese: Checking In at a ...   How to use this lesson: 📖 Learn the phrases on the first card 🎧 Listen to the conversation with pinyin and English 🎤 When it is your turn, answer out loud in your own words, then repeat the real line 📒 Keep the phrasebook at the end for your trip 💬 你会先用哪句？ Which phrase will you use first? Comment it Level: HSK 2 (HSK 3.0, beginner) · About 5 min · Slow, clear native Mandarin narration 生存 Survival Chinese: 万圣节晚上在门口 (Wàn shèng jié wǎnshang zài ménkǒu): At a door on Halloween night Phrases you need: • 不给糖就捣蛋！ (Bù gěi táng jiù dǎo dàn!): Trick or treat!, when the neighbour opens the door • 我是吸血鬼，很可怕吧？ (Wǒ shì xī xuè guǐ, hěn kěpà ba?): I'm a vampire. Scary, right?, when asked about your costume • 万圣节快乐，再见！ (Wàn shèng jié kuàilè, zàijiàn!): Happy Halloween, goodbye!, when you leave You will hear: • 你穿的是什么？ (Nǐ chuān de shì shénme?): What are you dressed as? • 那我给你好多糖。 (Nà wǒ gěi nǐ hǎoduō táng.): Then I'll give you lots of candy. Tip: In Taipei, Halloween trick or treating is mostly at shops and apartment lobbies, so always say thank you politely. Chapters 0:00 Scene 1: in the situation 0:25 Phrases you need 0:35 Scene 2: in the situation 1:30 Scene 3: in the situation 2:05 Scene 4: in the situation 2:48 Scene 5: in the situation 3:10 Test yourself at natural pace 4:42 Phrasebook 生词 Key words • 万圣节 (wànshèngjié): Halloween • 糖 (táng): candy • 可怕 (kěpà): scary • 好多 (hǎoduō): lots of • 大学生 (dàxuéshēng): university student • 快乐 (kuàilè): happy 语法 Grammar notes • 不给糖就 (Bù gěi táng jiù): if not, then. 不 negates the first action and 就 introduces the result: if no candy, then tricks. • 吧 (Ba): seeking confirmation question. 吧 at the end asks the listener to confirm something the speaker already thinks is true. • 穿的 (Chuān de): noun-making 的 phrase. 的 turns the verb phrase 穿 into a noun phrase meaning what you wear. • 不可怕 (Bù kěpà): negated adjective. 不 placed before the adjective 可怕 makes it mean not scary. • 好多糖 (Hǎoduō táng): lots of, many. 好多 before a noun means a large quantity of that noun. Transcript 1. 不给糖就捣蛋！ Bù gěi táng jiù dǎo dàn! Trick or treat! 2. 哎呀，今天是万圣节！ Āiyā, jīntiān shì wàn shèng jié! Oh, today is Halloween! 3. 你是大学生吧？ Nǐ shì dàxuéshēng ba? You're a university student, right? 4. 对，我是大学生。 Duì, wǒ shì dàxuéshēng. Yes, I'm a university student. 5. 你穿的是什么？ Nǐ chuān de shì shénme? What are you dressed as? 6. 我是吸血鬼，很可怕吧？ Wǒ shì xī xuè guǐ, hěn kěpà ba? I'm a vampire. Scary, right? 7. 不可怕，很好看！ Bù kěpà, hěn hǎokàn! Not scary, very nice! 8. 你在台北过过万圣节吗？ Nǐ zài tái běi guò guò wàn shèng jié ma? Have you celebrated Halloween in Taipei before? 9. 我没过过，这是第一次。 Wǒ méi guò guò, zhè shì dì yī cì. I haven't, this is the first time. 10. 那我给你好多糖。 Nà wǒ gěi nǐ hǎoduō táng. Then I'll give you lots of candy. 11. 谢谢！我的包太小了。 Xièxie! Wǒ de bāo tài xiǎo le. Thanks! My bag is too small. 12. 哈哈，再拿一些吧。 Hāhā, zài ná yìxiē ba. Ha ha, take some more. 13. 万圣节快乐！ Wàn shèng jié kuàilè! Happy Halloween! 14. 万圣节快乐，再见！ Wàn shèng jié kuàilè, zàijiàn! Happy Halloween, goodbye! 🎧 Listen on the go: Mandarin Shadow Daily, the daily podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6EBzyJ8... More HSK 2 videos are in the HSK 2 playlist. Subscribe for new Chinese stories, quizzes and conversations every week. #LearnChinese #HSK2 #PracticalChinese #ChineseListening #ChineseForBeginners #Mandarin #Shadowing #ChineseStories #Pinyin #学中文