Hardcore Chinese - Going out for karaoke with friends

Question	Answer
karaoke	卡拉kǎlāOKkǎlāOK
We are going to karaoke tonight.	我们wǒmen　今晚jīnwǎn　去qù　卡拉kǎlāOK。wǒmen jīnwǎn qù kǎlāOK.
private room	包厢bāoxiāngbāoxiāng
We booked a private room.	我们wǒmen　预订yùdìng　了le　包厢bāoxiāng。wǒmen yùdìng le bāoxiāng.
microphone	麦克风màikèfēngmàikèfēng
Please give me the microphone.	请qǐng　给gěi　我wǒ　麦克风màikèfēng。qǐng gěi wǒ màikèfēng.
to select a song	点歌diǎngēdiǎngē
I am selecting a song.	我wǒ　正在zhèngzài　点歌diǎngē。wǒ zhèngzài diǎngē.
playlist	歌单gēdāngēdān
He is looking at the playlist and selecting a song.	他tā　正在zhèngzài　看kàn　歌单gēdān　点歌diǎngē。tā zhèngzài kàn gēdān diǎngē.
screen	屏幕píngmùpíngmù
Please look at the playlist on the screen.	请qǐng　看kàn　屏幕píngmù　上shàng　的de　歌单gēdān。qǐng kàn píngmù shàng de gēdān.
volume	音量yīnliàngyīnliàng
to turn up	调大tiáodàtiáodà
The volume is too low; please turn it up.	音量yīnliàng　太tài　小xiǎo，　请qǐng　调大tiáodà。yīnliàng tài xiǎo, qǐng tiáodà.
to turn down	调小tiáoxiǎotiáoxiǎo
The volume is too high; please turn it down.	音量yīnliàng　太tài　大dà，　请qǐng　调小tiáoxiǎo。yīnliàng tài dà, qǐng tiáoxiǎo.
to sing in chorus	合唱héchànghéchàng
My friends and I are singing in chorus.	我wǒ　和hé　朋友péngyou　正在zhèngzài　合唱héchàng。wǒ hé péngyou zhèngzài héchàng.
to sing a solo	独唱dúchàngdúchàng
to sing off-key	跑调pǎodiàopǎodiào
She wants to sing a solo, but she always sings off-key.	她tā　想xiǎng　独唱dúchàng，　但是dànshì　总是zǒngshì　跑调pǎodiào。tā xiǎng dúchàng, dànshì zǒngshì pǎodiào.
lyrics	歌词gēcígēcí
The lyrics on the screen are very clear.	屏幕píngmù　上shàng　的de　歌词gēcí　很hěn　清楚qīngchu。píngmù shàng de gēcí hěn qīngchu.
Unless I look at the lyrics, I will not know how to sing it.	除非chúfēi　看kàn　歌词gēcí，　否则fǒuzé　我wǒ　不会búhuì　唱chàng。chúfēi kàn gēcí, fǒuzé wǒ búhuì chàng.
accompaniment	伴奏bànzòubànzòu
Please turn up the accompaniment.	请qǐng　把bǎ　伴奏bànzòu　调大tiáodà。qǐng bǎ bànzòu tiáodà.
original vocal track	原唱yuánchàngyuánchàng
When she sings a solo, she does not need the original vocal track.	她tā　独唱dúchàng　的de　时候shíhou　不用búyòng　原唱yuánchàng。tā dúchàng de shíhou búyòng yuánchàng.
to skip a song	切歌qiēgēqiēgē
Please turn down the original vocals; do not skip the song.	请qǐng　把bǎ　原唱yuánchàng　调小tiáoxiǎo，　不要búyào　切歌qiēgē。qǐng bǎ yuánchàng tiáoxiǎo, búyào qiēgē.
Unless everyone agrees, do not skip the song.	除非chúfēi　大家dàjiā　同意tóngyì，　否则fǒuzé　不要búyào　切歌qiēgē。chúfēi dàjiā tóngyì, fǒuzé búyào qiēgē.
minimum spend	最低消费zuìdīxiāofèizuìdīxiāofèi
This private room has a minimum spend.	这个zhège　包厢bāoxiāng　有yǒu　最低消费zuìdīxiāofèi。zhège bāoxiāng yǒu zuìdīxiāofèi.
snack	小吃xiǎochīxiǎochī
My friend brought snacks and drinks.	朋友péngyou　带dài　了le　小吃xiǎochī　和hé　饮料yǐnliào。péngyou dài le xiǎochī hé yǐnliào.
The minimum spend is high, and the snacks are also expensive.	最低消费zuìdīxiāofèi　很hěn　高gāo，　小吃xiǎochī　也yě　很hěn　贵guì。zuìdīxiāofèi hěn gāo, xiǎochī yě hěn guì.
to pay the bill	买单mǎidānmǎidān
I will pay the bill tonight.	今晚jīnwǎn　我wǒ　会huì　买单mǎidān。jīnwǎn wǒ huì mǎidān.
My friend has agreed to pay the bill tonight.	朋友péngyou　说好了shuōhǎole　今晚jīnwǎn　买单mǎidān。péngyou shuōhǎole jīnwǎn mǎidān.
Unless my friend pays the bill, we will split the cost evenly.	除非chúfēi　朋友péngyou　买单mǎidān，　否则fǒuzé　我们wǒmen　平摊píngtān。chúfēi péngyou mǎidān, fǒuzé wǒmen píngtān.
throat; singing voice	嗓子sǎngzisǎngzi
My throat is tired; I need to rest.	嗓子sǎngzi　很hěn　累lèi，　我wǒ　需要xūyào　休息xiūxi。sǎngzi hěn lèi, wǒ xūyào xiūxi.
Unless we turn down the accompaniment, our throats will be tired after singing in chorus.	除非chúfēi　把bǎ　伴奏bànzòu　调小tiáoxiǎo，　否则fǒuzé　合唱héchàng　以后yǐhòu　嗓子sǎngzi　会huì　很hěn　累lèi。chúfēi bǎ bànzòu tiáoxiǎo, fǒuzé héchàng yǐhòu sǎngzi huì hěn lèi.
lively; bustling	热闹rènaorènao
It is very lively here in the evening.	这里zhèlǐ　晚上wǎnshang　很hěn　热闹rènao。zhèlǐ wǎnshang hěn rènao.
to take turns	轮流lúnliúlúnliú
We take turns using the microphone.	我们wǒmen　轮流lúnliú　用yòng　麦克风màikèfēng。wǒmen lúnliú yòng màikèfēng.
We take turns choosing songs in this lively private room.	我们wǒmen　在zài　这个zhège　热闹rènao　的de　包厢bāoxiāng　里lǐ　轮流lúnliú　点歌diǎngē。wǒmen zài zhège rènao de bāoxiāng lǐ lúnliú diǎngē.
to have a group meal	聚餐jùcānjùcān
We are going to karaoke after having a group meal.	我们wǒmen　聚餐jùcān　以后yǐhòu　去qù　卡拉kǎlāOK。wǒmen jùcān yǐhòu qù kǎlāOK.
fortunately ... otherwise	幸亏。。。不然xìngkuī。。。bùrán...xìngkuī...bùrán
Fortunately we booked a private room; otherwise there would be no room tonight.	幸亏xìngkuī　我们wǒmen　预订yùdìng　了le　包厢bāoxiāng，　不然bùrán　今晚jīnwǎn　没有méiyǒu　房间fángjiān。xìngkuī wǒmen yùdìng le bāoxiāng, bùrán jīnwǎn méiyǒu fángjiān.
Fortunately the microphone worked; otherwise we could not sing karaoke.	幸亏xìngkuī　麦克风màikèfēng　可以kěyǐ　用yòng，　不然bùrán　我们wǒmen　不能bùnéng　唱chàng　卡拉kǎlāOK。xìngkuī màikèfēng kěyǐ yòng, bùrán wǒmen bùnéng chàng kǎlāOK.
Fortunately she could hear the accompaniment clearly; otherwise she would sing off-key.	幸亏xìngkuī　她tā　能néng　听清楚tīngqīngchu　伴奏bànzòu，　不然bùrán　会huì　跑调pǎodiào。xìngkuī tā néng tīngqīngchu bànzòu, bùrán huì pǎodiào.
Fortunately we had a group meal first; otherwise everyone would be very hungry.	幸亏xìngkuī　我们wǒmen　先xiān　聚餐jùcān　了le，　不然bùrán　大家dàjiā　会huì　很hěn　饿è。xìngkuī wǒmen xiān jùcān le, bùrán dàjiā huì hěn è.
indeed; in fact	确实quèshíquèshí
This private room is indeed very lively.	这个zhège　包厢bāoxiāng　确实quèshí　很hěn　热闹rènao。zhège bāoxiāng quèshí hěn rènao.
She can indeed sing.	她tā　确实quèshí　会huì　唱chàng。tā quèshí huì chàng.
to wish	祝zhùzhù
I wish you good health.	我wǒ　祝zhù　你nǐ　身体shēntǐ　健康jiànkāng。wǒ zhù nǐ shēntǐ jiànkāng.
My friend wishes me success at work.	朋友péngyou　祝zhù　我wǒ　工作gōngzuò　顺利shùnlì。péngyou zhù wǒ gōngzuò shùnlì.
task	任务rènwurènwu
I completed today's task.	我wǒ　完成wánchéng　了le　今天jīntiān　的de　任务rènwu。wǒ wánchéng le jīntiān de rènwu.
This task is very important.	这个zhège　任务rènwu　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhège rènwu hěn zhòngyào.
probably; roughly	大概dàgàidàgài
We will probably arrive at eight.	我们wǒmen　大概dàgài　八bā　点diǎn　到dào。wǒmen dàgài bā diǎn dào.
She will probably sing tonight.	她tā　今晚jīnwǎn　大概dàgài　会huì　唱chàng。tā jīnwǎn dàgài huì chàng.
government	政府zhèngfǔzhèngfǔ
The government is investigating this problem.	政府zhèngfǔ　正在zhèngzài　调查diàochá　这个zhège　问题wèntí。zhèngfǔ zhèngzài diàochá zhège wèntí.
The government has a new plan.	政府zhèngfǔ　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　新xīn　计划jìhuà。zhèngfǔ yǒu yí gè xīn jìhuà.
to come from	来自láizìláizì
This message comes from my friend.	这个zhège　消息xiāoxi　来自láizì　朋友péngyou。zhège xiāoxi láizì péngyou.
The report from the university is important.	来自láizì　大学dàxué　的de　报告bàogào　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。láizì dàxué de bàogào hěn zhòngyào.
PhD; doctorate holder	博士bóshìbóshì
She has a PhD.	她tā　是shì　博士bóshì。tā shì bóshì.
That person with a PhD works at a university.	那个nàge　博士bóshì　在zài　大学dàxué　工作gōngzuò。nàge bóshì zài dàxué gōngzuò.
normal	正常zhèngchángzhèngcháng
The microphone is working normally now.	麦克风màikèfēng　现在xiànzài　正常zhèngcháng　了le。màikèfēng xiànzài zhèngcháng le.
This volume level is normal.	这个zhège　音量yīnliàng　很hěn　正常zhèngcháng。zhège yīnliàng hěn zhèngcháng.

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