Learn Mandarin Chinese – Nar vs. Nali, (zher vs. zheli) (Lesson 33)

While discussing addresses, learn the other set of demonstratives: nali and zheli.
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Great Hotel – 1:00
Ambassador Hotel – 1:10
Nǐ Zhù Zai Náli – 1:24
“Here, There, Where” – 1:44
Where – 1:52
Nǐ Zhù Zai Náli – 2:12
“Here, There, Where” – 2:20
Here / There – 2:29
Nǐ Zhù Zai Náli? – 2:45
Home – 3:24
Friend – 3:32
A Friend’s House – 3:39
No De – 3:48
Nǐ Zhù Zai Náli? – 4:02
Nǐ Péngyou Jiā Zài Náli? – 4:27
Wǒ Jiā – 4:51
Nǐ Péngyou Jiā – 4:55
Lǐ Xiānsheng Jiā – 5:02
Street – 5:08
Dali Street – 5:15
Nǐ Péngyou Jiā Zài Náli? – 5:24
Address – 5:36
De Vs No De – 5:43
Mr. Li’s Address – 6:06
No. 42 – 6:17
Nǐ Péngyoude Dìzhǐ Shi? – 6:30
Review Dialogue – 7:26

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Partial transcript
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Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. You say “nǎr” and I say “náli”, You say “zhèr” and I say “zhèli”; nǎr, náli, zhèr, zhèli! Let’s figure this whole thing out!
The dialogues in this lesson take place in Taiwan.
Peter Cook is an American student who’s just arrived in Taipei and is staying at the Ambassador Hotel. In Taiwan many hotel names use the term “dàfàndiàn” literally “great hotel”.
Listen to “great hotel”.
dàfàndiàn
dàfàndiàn
dàfàndiàn

Now listen to “Ambassador Hotel”.
Guóbīn Dàfàndiàn
Guóbīn Dàfàndiàn
Guóbīn Dàfàndiàn

Literally, the word “Guóbīn” means “guest of the country”.
Listen for “Ambassador Hotel”
(“Guóbīn Dàfàndiàn”)

in this exchange.

● Where are you staying?
○ Nǐ zhù zai náli?
○ Nǐ zhù zai náli?
● I’m staying at the Ambassador Hotel.
○ Wǒ zhù zai Guóbīn Dàfàndiàn.
○ Wǒ zhù zai Guóbīn Dàfàndiàn.

In non-Beijing dialects of Standard Ch…