Chinese Comprehensible Input

Duì, hǎo,

Yes, okay,

Ránhòu wǒ de dì sān ge gōngzuò,

And then my third job,

Jiù shì wǒ de xiànzài de gōngzuò shì

Which is my current job is (that)

Wǒ zài xiànshàng jiāo zhōngwén.

I teach Chinese online.

Kāishǐ de shíhòu,

In the beginning,

Kāishǐ de shíhòu wǒ zài yí ge zhōngguó de gōngsī jiāo zhōngwén

In the beginning I taught Chinese in a Chinese company,

Zài nà ge wǎngzhàn shàng, nǐ kěyǐ zhǎodào zhōngwén lǎoshī.

On that website, you can find Chinese teachers.

Nǐ kěyǐ zài xiànshàng shàng kè,

You can have lessons online,

Xiànshàng, huòshì wǎngshàng, dōu kěyǐ. yíyàng.

Online, or online, both works. It’s the same.

Duì, zài táiwān shuō xiànshàng, zài zhōngguó shuō wǎngshàng.

Yeah, in Taiwan (people) say online, in China (people) say online.

Suǒyǐ nǐ kěyǐ zài xiànshàng zhǎodào hěnduō de zhōngwén lǎoshī.

So you can find a lot of Chinese teachers online.

Rúguǒ nǐ xué bié de yǔyán,

If you learn other languages,

Nǐ yě kěyǐ zhǎodào bié de yǔyán de lǎoshī.

you can also find other languages’ teachers.

Duì, ránhòu xiànzài wǒ yǒu zìjǐ de wǎngzhàn,

Yeah, and then now I have my own website,

Suǒyǐ wǒ de xuéshēng,

So my students,

Wǒ de xué zhōngwén de xuéshēng,

My Chinese learning students,

Tāmen kěyǐ qù nàge wǎngzhàn,

They can go to that website,

Ránhòu tāmen kěyǐ gēn wǒ dìng kè, gēn wǒ shàng kè.

And then they can book lessons with me, have lessons with me.

Hǎo, wǒmen fùxí yíxià.

Ok, let’s review for a bit.

Suǒyǐ wǒ zuò guò liǎng ge gōngzuò.

So I’ve done two jobs.

Dì yī ge gōngzuò, wǒ shì fúwùshēng.

First job, I was a waitress.

Wǒ shì yí ge shuǐjiǎo diàn de fúwùshēng.

I was a dumpling shop’s waitress.

Nà ge shuǐjiǎo diàn mài shuǐjiǎo,

That dumpling shop sells dumplings,

Háiyǒu mài yìxiē miàn, háiyǒu mài yìxiē tāng.

And also selling some noodles, and also selling some soups.

Hěnduō hǎochī de shuǐjiǎo, hěnduō zhǒng de shuǐjiǎo.

Many delicious dumplings, many kinds of dumplings.

Ránhòu wǒ juéde, nàge gōngzuò yǒuyīdiǎn lèi,

And thenI felt (that), that job was a bit tiring,

Kěshì wǒ hěn xǐhuān. Wǒ hěn kāixīn.

But I really liked it. I was glad.

Yīnwèi wǒ chī le hěnduō de hǎochī de dōngxī.

Because I ate a lot of delicious stuff.

Ránhòu wǒ de dì èr ge gōngzuò shì jiāo zhōngwén.

And then my second job is teaching Chinese.

Wǒ zài mòxīgē de yí ge yǔyán xuéxiào jiāo zhōngwén.

I taught Chinese in a language school in Mexico.

Nàge gōngzuò yě yǒuyīdiǎn lèi,

That job also was a bit tiring,

Yīnwèi wǒ yào wǔ diǎn bàn qǐchuáng, jiùshì bǐjiào lèi.

Because I needed to wake up at 5:30, (it was) just more tiring.

Duì, kěshì wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān,

Yeah, but I also really liked it,

Yīnwèi wǒ hěn kāixīn wǒ rènshi le hěnduō

Because I was happy that I got to know a lot of

Hěn kù hěn lìhài de mòxīgē rén,

Very cool very awesome Mexican people,

Hái rènshi le mòxīgē de péngyǒu,

In addition getting to know Mexican friends,

Rènshi le mòxīgē de wénhuà.

getting to know Mexican culture.

Dì sān ge gōngzuò, xiànzài de gōngzuò, wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān.

Third job, (my) current job, I also really like it.

Yīnwèi wǒ juéde wǒ hěn xǐhuān jiāo dàrén,

Because I think I really like teaching adults,

Wǒ yě xǐhuān jiāo xiǎohái,

I also like teaching kids,

Kěshì wǒ juéde jiāo xiǎohái bǐjiào lèi yìdiǎn,

But I feel that teaching kids is a bit more tiring,

Wǒ xǐhuān jiāo dàrén.

I like teaching adults.

Wǒ yě xǐhuān zhège gōngzuò.

I also like this job.

Kěyǐ ràng wǒ yìbiān lǚyóu yìbiān gōngzuò,

(It) can let me travel while working at the same time,

Zhǐyào wǒ de wǎnglù méi wèntí,

As long as my internet doesn’t have a problem,

Wǒ jiù kěyǐ gōngzuò.

I (in that condition) can work.

Hǎo, nà, wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐmen,

Ok, then, I want to ask you guys,

Nǐmen ne?

how about you?

Nǐmen zuò guò shénme gōngzuò?

What (kind of) jobs have you done (in the past)?

Nǐmen zuò guò jǐ ge gōngzuò?

How many jobs have you done?

Nǐmen dàxué xué de zhuānyè, huòzhě zhǔxiū,

The major that you learned in college, (or major),

Nǐmen dàxué xué de, gēn nǐmen xiànzài de gōngzuò yíyàng ma?

What you learned in college, and your current job, is it the same?

Háishì bù yíyàng?

Or is it different?

Duì. Nǐmen dāng guò fúwùshēng ma?

Yeah. Have you been a server before?

Nǐmen xǐhuān chī shuǐjiǎo ma?

Do you like having dumplings?

Nǐmen xǐhuān chī shuǐjiǎo ma?

Do you like having dumplings?

Nǐmen de gōngzuò xūyào hěn zǎo qǐchuáng ma?

Does your job require you to wake up very early?

Háishì bú yòng?

Or no (need)?

Nǐmen xǐhuān zài jiā gōngzuò ma?

Do you like working from home?

Háishì nǐmen xǐhuān qù wàimiàn, qù gōngsī gōngzuò?

Or you guys like going outside, going to (your) company to work?

Háiyǒu nǐmen qù guò mòxīgē ma?

And also have you guys been to Mexico?

Nǐmen xiǎng qù mòxīgē lǚyóu ma?

Do you guys want to go to Mexico to travel?

Nǐmen yì tiān yào gōngzuò jǐ ge xiǎoshí?

How many hours do you work each day?

Hǎo, huānyíng zài xiàmiàn liúyán,

Ok, welcome to comment below

Gēn wǒ fēnxiǎng nǐmen de jīngyàn.

(to) share your experience with me.

Hǎo, xià cì jiàn, bāibāi!

Ok, see you next time, bye!

对，好，

對，好，

Duì, hǎo,

Yes, okay,

然后我的第三个工作，

然後我的第三個工作，

Ránhòu wǒ de dì sān ge gōngzuò,

And then my third job,

就是我的现在的工作是

就是我的現在的工作是

Jiù shì wǒ de xiànzài de gōngzuò shì

Which is my current job is (that)

我在线上教中文。

我在線上教中文。

Wǒ zài xiànshàng jiāo zhōngwén.

I teach Chinese online.

开始的时候，

開始的時候，

Kāishǐ de shíhòu,

In the beginning,

开始的时候我在一个中国的公司教中文

開始的時候我在一個中國的公司教中文

Kāishǐ de shíhòu wǒ zài yí ge zhōngguó de gōngsī jiāo zhōngwén

In the beginning I taught Chinese in a Chinese company,

在那个网站上，你可以找到中文老师。

在那個網站上，你可以找到中文老師。

Zài nà ge wǎngzhàn shàng, nǐ kěyǐ zhǎodào zhōngwén lǎoshī.

On that website, you can find Chinese teachers.

你可以在线上上课，

你可以在線上上課，

Nǐ kěyǐ zài xiànshàng shàng kè,

You can have lessons online,

线上，或是网上，都可以。一样。

線上，或是網上，都可以。一樣。

Xiànshàng, huòshì wǎngshàng, dōu kěyǐ. yíyàng.

Online, or online, both works. It’s the same.

对，在台湾说线上，在中国说网上。

對，在台灣說線上，在中國說網上。

Duì, zài táiwān shuō xiànshàng, zài zhōngguó shuō wǎngshàng.

Yeah, in Taiwan (people) say online, in China (people) say online.

所以你可以在线上找到很多的中文老师。

所以你可以在線上找到很多的中文老師。

Suǒyǐ nǐ kěyǐ zài xiànshàng zhǎodào hěnduō de zhōngwén lǎoshī.

So you can find a lot of Chinese teachers online.

如果你学别的语言，

如果你學別的語言，

Rúguǒ nǐ xué bié de yǔyán,

If you learn other languages,

你也可以找到别的语言的老师。

你也可以找到別的語言的老師。

Nǐ yě kěyǐ zhǎodào bié de yǔyán de lǎoshī.

you can also find other languages’ teachers.

对，然后现在我有自己的网站，

對，然後現在我有自己的網站，

Duì, ránhòu xiànzài wǒ yǒu zìjǐ de wǎngzhàn,

Yeah, and then now I have my own website,

所以我的学生，

所以我的學生，

Suǒyǐ wǒ de xuéshēng,

So my students,

我的学中文的学生，

我的學中文的學生，

Wǒ de xué zhōngwén de xuéshēng,

My Chinese learning students,

他们可以去那个网站，

他們可以去那個網站，

Tāmen kěyǐ qù nàge wǎngzhàn,

They can go to that website,

然后他们可以跟我订课，跟我上课。

然後他們可以跟我訂課，跟我上課。

Ránhòu tāmen kěyǐ gēn wǒ dìng kè, gēn wǒ shàng kè.

And then they can book lessons with me, have lessons with me.

好，我们复习一下。

好，我們複習一下。

Hǎo, wǒmen fùxí yíxià.

Ok, let’s review for a bit.

所以我做过两个工作。

所以我做過兩個工作。

Suǒyǐ wǒ zuò guò liǎng ge gōngzuò.

So I’ve done two jobs.

第一个工作，我是服务生。

第一個工作，我是服務生。

Dì yī ge gōngzuò, wǒ shì fúwùshēng.

First job, I was a waitress.

我是一个水饺店的服务生。

我是一個水餃店的服務生。

Wǒ shì yí ge shuǐjiǎo diàn de fúwùshēng.

I was a dumpling shop’s waitress.

那个水饺店卖水饺，

那個水餃店賣水餃，

Nà ge shuǐjiǎo diàn mài shuǐjiǎo,

That dumpling shop sells dumplings,

还有卖一些面，还有卖一些汤。

還有賣一些麵，還有賣一些湯。

Háiyǒu mài yìxiē miàn, háiyǒu mài yìxiē tāng.

And also selling some noodles, and also selling some soups.

很多好吃的水饺，很多种的水饺。

很多好吃的水餃，很多種的水餃。

Hěnduō hǎochī de shuǐjiǎo, hěnduō zhǒng de shuǐjiǎo.

Many delicious dumplings, many kinds of dumplings.

然后我觉得，那个工作有一点累，

然後我覺得，那個工作有一點累，

Ránhòu wǒ juéde, nàge gōngzuò yǒuyīdiǎn lèi,

And thenI felt (that), that job was a bit tiring,

可是我很喜欢。我很开心。

可是我很喜歡。我很開心。

Kěshì wǒ hěn xǐhuān. Wǒ hěn kāixīn.

But I really liked it. I was glad.

因为我吃了很多的好吃的东西。

因為我吃了很多的好吃的東西。

Yīnwèi wǒ chī le hěnduō de hǎochī de dōngxī.

Because I ate a lot of delicious stuff.

然后我的第二个工作是教中文。

然後我的第二個工作是教中文。

Ránhòu wǒ de dì èr ge gōngzuò shì jiāo zhōngwén.

And then my second job is teaching Chinese.

我在墨西哥的一个语言学校教中文。

我在墨西哥的一個語言學校教中文。

Wǒ zài mòxīgē de yí ge yǔyán xuéxiào jiāo zhōngwén.

I taught Chinese in a language school in Mexico.

那个工作也有一点累，

那個工作也有一點累，

Nàge gōngzuò yě yǒuyīdiǎn lèi,

That job also was a bit tiring,

因为我要五点半起床，就是比较累。

因為我要五點半起床，就是比較累。

Yīnwèi wǒ yào wǔ diǎn bàn qǐchuáng, jiùshì bǐjiào lèi.

Because I needed to wake up at 5:30, (it was) just more tiring.

对，可是我也很喜欢，

對，可是我也很喜歡，

Duì, kěshì wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān,

Yeah, but I also really liked it,

因为我很开心我认识了很多

因為我很開心我認識了很多

Yīnwèi wǒ hěn kāixīn wǒ rènshi le hěnduō

Because I was happy that I got to know a lot of

很酷很厉害的墨西哥人，

很酷很厲害的墨西哥人，

Hěn kù hěn lìhài de mòxīgē rén,

Very cool very awesome Mexican people,

还认识了墨西哥的朋友，

還認識了墨西哥的朋友，

Hái rènshi le mòxīgē de péngyǒu,

In addition getting to know Mexican friends,

认识了墨西哥的文化。

認識了墨西哥的文化。

Rènshi le mòxīgē de wénhuà.

getting to know Mexican culture.

第三个工作，现在的工作，我也很喜欢。

第三個工作，現在的工作，我也很喜歡。

Dì sān ge gōngzuò, xiànzài de gōngzuò, wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān.

Third job, (my) current job, I also really like it.

因为我觉得我很喜欢教大人，

因為我覺得我很喜歡教大人，

Yīnwèi wǒ juéde wǒ hěn xǐhuān jiāo dàrén,

Because I think I really like teaching adults,

我也喜欢教小孩，

我也喜歡教小孩，

Wǒ yě xǐhuān jiāo xiǎohái,

I also like teaching kids,

可是我觉得教小孩比较累一点，

可是我覺得教小孩比較累一點，

Kěshì wǒ juéde jiāo xiǎohái bǐjiào lèi yìdiǎn,

But I feel that teaching kids is a bit more tiring,

我喜欢教大人。

我喜歡教大人。

Wǒ xǐhuān jiāo dàrén.

I like teaching adults.

我也喜欢这个工作。

我也喜歡這個工作。

Wǒ yě xǐhuān zhège gōngzuò.

I also like this job.

可以让我一边旅游一边工作，

可以讓我一邊旅遊一邊工作，

Kěyǐ ràng wǒ yìbiān lǚyóu yìbiān gōngzuò,

(It) can let me travel while working at the same time,

只要我的网路没问题，

只要我的網路沒問題，

Zhǐyào wǒ de wǎnglù méi wèntí,

As long as my internet doesn’t have a problem,

我就可以工作。

我就可以工作。

Wǒ jiù kěyǐ gōngzuò.

I (in that condition) can work.

好，那，我想问你们，

好，那，我想問你們，

Hǎo, nà, wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐmen,

Ok, then, I want to ask you guys,

你们呢？

你們呢？

Nǐmen ne?

how about you?

你们做过什么工作？

你們做過什麼工作？

Nǐmen zuò guò shénme gōngzuò?

What (kind of) jobs have you done (in the past)?

你们做过几个工作？

你們做過幾個工作？

Nǐmen zuò guò jǐ ge gōngzuò?

How many jobs have you done?

你们大学学的专业，或者主修，

你們大學學的專業，或者主修，

Nǐmen dàxué xué de zhuānyè, huòzhě zhǔxiū,

The major that you learned in college, (or major),

你们大学学的，跟你们现在的工作一样吗？

你們大學學的，跟你們現在的工作一樣嗎？

Nǐmen dàxué xué de, gēn nǐmen xiànzài de gōngzuò yíyàng ma?

What you learned in college, and your current job, is it the same?

还是不一样？

還是不一樣？

Háishì bù yíyàng?

Or is it different?

对。你们当过服务生吗？

對。你們當過服務生嗎？

Duì. Nǐmen dāng guò fúwùshēng ma?

Yeah. Have you been a server before?

你们喜欢吃水饺吗？

你們喜歡吃水餃嗎？

Nǐmen xǐhuān chī shuǐjiǎo ma?

Do you like having dumplings?

你们喜欢吃水饺吗？

你們喜歡吃水餃嗎？

Nǐmen xǐhuān chī shuǐjiǎo ma?

Do you like having dumplings?

你们的工作需要很早起床吗？

你們的工作需要很早起床嗎？

Nǐmen de gōngzuò xūyào hěn zǎo qǐchuáng ma?

Does your job require you to wake up very early?

还是不用？

還是不用？

Háishì bú yòng?

Or no (need)?

你们喜欢在家工作吗？

你們喜歡在家工作嗎？

Nǐmen xǐhuān zài jiā gōngzuò ma?

Do you like working from home?

还是你们喜欢去外面，去公司工作？

還是你們喜歡去外面，去公司工作？

Háishì nǐmen xǐhuān qù wàimiàn, qù gōngsī gōngzuò?

Or you guys like going outside, going to (your) company to work?

还有你们去过墨西哥吗？

還有你們去過墨西哥嗎？

Háiyǒu nǐmen qù guò mòxīgē ma?

And also have you guys been to Mexico?

你们想去墨西哥旅游吗？

你們想去墨西哥旅遊嗎？

Nǐmen xiǎng qù mòxīgē lǚyóu ma?

Do you guys want to go to Mexico to travel?

你们一天要工作几个小时？

你們一天要工作幾個小時？

Nǐmen yì tiān yào gōngzuò jǐ ge xiǎoshí?

How many hours do you work each day?

好，欢迎在下面留言，

好，歡迎在下面留言，

Hǎo, huānyíng zài xiàmiàn liúyán,

Ok, welcome to comment below

跟我分享你们的经验。

跟我分享你們的經驗。

Gēn wǒ fēnxiǎng nǐmen de jīngyàn.

(to) share your experience with me.

好，下次见，掰掰！

好，下次見，掰掰！

Hǎo, xià cì jiàn, bāibāi!

Ok, see you next time, bye!