Dragon Boat Festival: Cheering for boat team during the race
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Key Phrases
加油！
jiā yóu
Go!/Come on!
快追上了
kuài zhuī shàng le
Almost catching up
鼓声好响啊！
gǔ shēng hǎo xiǎng a
The drums are so loud!
Skills You'll Learn
Learning how to cheer for a race
学习如何为比赛加油打气
xué xí rú hé wèi bǐ sài jiā yóu dǎ qì
Describing dynamic scenes during a competition
描述比赛中的动态场面
miáo shù bǐ sài zhōng de dòng tài chǎng miàn
Expressing excitement and gratitude
表达兴奋和感谢的情感
biǎo dá xīng fèn hé gǎn xiè de qíng gǎn
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're watching a dragon boat race by a river in China. You want to find out which teams are racing and learn how to cheer them on.
你好！请问，现在是哪两个队在比？
nǐ hǎo qǐng wèn xiàn zài shì nǎ liǎng gè duì zài bǐ
Hi! Excuse me, which two teams are racing now?
红队和蓝队。我支持红队！
hóng duì hé lán duì wǒ zhī chí hóng duì
The red team and the blue team. I'm rooting for the red team!
我也支持红队！要怎么喊？
wǒ yě zhī chí hóng duì yào zěn me hǎn
I'll root for red too! What should I shout?
就喊"红队加油"！大声一点！
jiù hǎn hóng duì jiā yóu dà shēng yì diǎn
Just shout "Go, red team!" A bit louder!
红队加油！红队加油！
hóng duì jiā yóu hóng duì jiā yóu
Go, red team! Go, red team!
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
现在
xiàn zài
Now
哪两个队
nǎ liǎng gè duì
Which two teams
💬 两 (liǎng), not 二 (èr), is the word for "two" before a counting word like 个: 两个人 "two people". And 个 here is read (ge), with no tone of its own.
See breakdown →现在是哪两个队在比？
xiàn zài shì nǎ liǎng gè duì zài bǐ
Which two teams are racing now?
💬 在 before an action means it's happening right now, like English "-ing": 在比 "are racing". Swap in another action, as in 他们在划 "they're rowing".
See breakdown →红队
hóng duì
Red team
蓝队
lán duì
Blue team
我支持红队！
wǒ zhī chí hóng duì
I'm rooting for the red team!
要怎么喊？
yào zěn me hǎn
What should I shout?
💬 要 here means "should" or "need to", and 怎么 "how" goes right before the action. The same pattern works for 要怎么走？ "How should I go?"
See breakdown →加油！
jiā yóu
Go!
🇨🇳 加油 literally means "add fuel". It's the all-purpose cheer in China, shouted at races and also said to a friend before an exam or a hard day at work.
See breakdown →红队加油！
hóng duì jiā yóu
Go, red team!
💬 Put any name or team before 加油 to cheer for them: 中国队加油！ "Go, China!"
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