1. Lesson 19 Dialogue 1 Grammar University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan

2. 打算 (dǎsuàn) and 计划 (jìhuà) While the verbs 打算 (dǎsuàn) and 计划 (jìhuà) are synonyms, the former is more colloquial and the latter more formal. University of Michigan Flint

3. 马上就要放假了，你 有什么计划？ mǎshàng jiù yào fàng jià le, nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà? It’ll be break soon. What are your plans? 我暑假打算回北京去 看父母。 Wǒ shǔjià dǎsuàn huí Běijīng qù kàn fùmǔ. I plan to go back to Beijing to see my parents. University of Michigan Flint

4. 不得了 (bù déliǎo, extremely) The expression 不得了 (bù déliǎo, extremely), which often follows the structure “adjective + 得 (de),” indicates a high degree, in the speaker’s judgment, of the attribute signified by the adjective. University of Michigan Flint

5. 那个地方夏天热得不 得了。 Nà ge dìfang xiàtiān rè de bù déliǎo. Summer is unbearably hot in that place. University of Michigan Flint

6. 长城上的人多得不得 了。 Chángchéng shàng de rén duō de bù déliǎo. There was an incredible number of people on the Great Wall. University of Michigan Flint

7. the verb 办 (bàn) To apply for a certificate or official documentation, one usually uses the verb 办 (bàn), especially in spoken Chinese. University of Michigan Flint

8. 办护照 bàn hùzhào to apply for a passport University of Michigan Flint

9. 办签证 bàn qiānzhèng to apply for a visa University of Michigan Flint

10. 办学生证 bàn xuéshēngzhèng to apply for a student ID University of Michigan Flint

11. 办手续 bàn shǒuxù to do the paperwork University of Michigan Flint

12. 办结婚证 bàn jiéhūnzhèng to apply for a marriage license University of Michigan Flint

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