A video about a Chinese police officers broken English went viral on the Internet in China recently. In the video, a German student returned to Shanghai but got stopped by the security guards at the apartment gate. But the student doesnt speak Chinese and the security doesnt speak English. They couldnt understand each other. So the security ended up calling the police for help. Two police officers showed up and communicated with the student in very broken English and body language. After settling the problem, the police officer told the student that she should learn some Chinese.
Chinese people think that the police officer trying so hard to speak English to communicate with the foreign girl is very funny and cute. And thats why this video got a lot of attention these days. Hope you enjoy the video!
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Guard: She just got off the plane and she showed me English and I couldnt understand.
Policemen: Whats the matter? ?
Girl: I want to go in, but he doesnt let me in.
Guard:,She should be put in quarantine according to her situation
Policemen: Yes!
Guard: She should be put in quarantine,right?
Policemen,14Yes, she should be quarantined at home for 14 days
Guard?How to say quarantine in English?
Policemen: Dont leave house.
PolicemenAre you from Germany?
Girl: Yes, I am German.,
PolicemenWhats your Job?
Girl: I am a student.
PolicemenWhich university? ?
Girl: Here, I want to go to East China university?,
PolicemenEast China university?
Girl: China university of political science and law.
PolicemenYou cant speak a little Chinese?
Girl: No, i am sorry. ,
PolicemenYou should study.
Girl: Yes, thats why I am here.,
Policemen:
? ,I think it's better to ask from where she enter China. Did she transfer anywhere? What places she has been to before getting here.
Policemen?... How to say this? Let me think? Well, this one is quite difficult to translate.
PolicemenOhdictionary
Girl: whats the problem?
Policemenwait a minute.
PolicemenDo you fly here?
Girl: Yes, thats the problem. !
PolicemenWhere did you fly from?
Girl: Kuala Lumpur
PolicemenBefore Kuala Lumpur you go where? ?
Girl: Switzerland Zurich
Policemen
After checking her temperature and made sure everything was normal, Zhou and Ma went upstairs with the lady
PolicemenWe would like to go inside and check.
PolicemenCome on, Lets help to take the luggage.
Girl: Thank you very much.
PolicemenSo, you Chinese?
Policemen,You speak Chinese ,right?
RoommateYes!
PolicemenShe is your flatmate, right?
RoommateYes, new flatmate.
PolicemenNew flatmate, right?
RoommateYes!
Policemen14,? She should be in quarantine for 14 days because she just came back from abroad, please ask her to stay at home, okay?
Roommate Understood!
PolicemenGod! My Chinglish
There are some vocabularies and sentences related to the epidemic that you should learn how to speak in Chinese before you return. Because most of the Chinese people do not speak fluent English, and communication is even more important than usual during this special period.
Click it, listen to the following expressions 1~7.
1QDo you live here?
AYes, I live here.
2Q
Which country are you from?
AI am German.
3Q
What is your job?
A: I am a teacher.
4Q
Do you speak Chinese?
A
I am sorry, I cant.
5Q:
Did you come back by plane?
AYes.
6QWhere did you fly back from? Is there a transit?
AI flew from France to Russia, and then had a connect flight from Russia to Shanghai.
7Q: 14Quarantine period is 14 days. Stay at home and do not go outside.
A: Okay, Thank you.
As the policemen said You dont speak any Chinese?
You should learn
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