哎，看！
āi ， kàn ！
Hey, look!
Need to express surprise or issue forceful denials? These are two things we find ourselves doing with
alarming regularity when escorting a certain nearsighted colleague of ours around Beijing. But while this
lesson is inspired by real life, it's fairly easy and is crammed full of useful expressions for anyone starting
to learn Chinese. So if you're just starting to use Popup Chinese, listen in and let us know what you think.
āi ， kàn ！
Hey, look!
tiāna ， chāorén ！
Heavens, it's Superman!
bù bù bù ， nà shì yī zhī niǎo 。
No... that's a bird.
tiāna ， shì yī zhī niǎo !
Sweet Lord, it's a bird!
tiāna
heavens; goodness gracious exclamation 那是什么 nà shì shénme what is that
phrasechāorén
superman
nounkàn
to see
verbniǎo
bird
nounbù
no
adverbnà
that determiner 是 shì to be
verbyī
one number 只 zhī (measure word for birds) measure word 什么 shénme what
question