你舒服吗?
nǐ shūfu ma ?
Are you comfortable?
The Chinese massage had started innocently enough, with the standard allotment of questions on age,
nationality and marital status. But then almost imperceptibly it began to go downhill. First came the
bruising kidney rub, and then what could only be called hyper-aggressive cupping. The masseuse was
never overtly offensive, being almost professional to a fault, but she also never missed a pressure point.
On a separate note, our apologies if the last few days have been a bit light on podcasts. We've just
moved into our new headquarters at Popup Towers and things have been a bit chaotic shuffling furniture
back and forth. We're back on a regular production schedule now and will have some more advanced
materials coming out later this week. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this one.
nǐ shūfu ma ?
Are you comfortable?
wǒ hěn shūfu , wèishénme ? a !
I'm very comfortable, why? Arg!
kāi wánxiào 。
Just kidding.
nǐ
you
pronounwǒ
I
pronounma
(question particle)
questionwèishénme
why
questionhěn
very
adverbshūfu
comfortable
adjectivemáng
busy
adjectivelèi
tired
adjectiveè
hungry
adjectivedǎ
to hit
verbqiā
to pinch
verbkāi wánxiào
to play a joke
verb