| Hi everyone! I’m Alisha. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Welcome to Conversational Phrases! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to answer the question, "What are you doing during the holiday?" After watching this video, you’ll be able to talk about your holiday plans. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Listen to the dialogue. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | คุณทำอะไรในวันตรุษจีน (khun tham à-rai nai wan dtrùt-jiin) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ฉันวางแผนว่าจะไปทะเล (chǎn wang phǎaen wâa jà bpai thá-lee) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Once more with the English translation. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | คุณทำอะไรในวันตรุษจีน (khun tham à-rai nai wan dtrùt-jiin) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | “What are you doing for Lunar New Year?” | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ฉันวางแผนว่าจะไปทะเล (chǎn wang phǎaen wâa jà bpai thá-lee) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | “I'm planning to go to the beach.” | 
                                                                
                                                                            | First of all you'll need to learn how to say “What are you doing for Lunar New Year?” | 
                                                                
                                                                            | That's: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | คุณทำอะไรในวันตรุษจีน (khun tham à-rai nai wan dtrùt-jiin) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Lunar New Year marks the new year according to the traditional Chinese calendar. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Listen to it again: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | คุณทำอะไรในวันตรุษจีน, คุณทำอะไรในวันตรุษจีน (khun tham à-rai nai wan dtrùt-jiin, khun tham à-rai nai wan dtrùt-jiin) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | This Thai sentence literally translates as “What do you do on Chinese New Year?” But it means “What are you doing for Lunar New Year?". | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Now, how do you answer this question? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The pattern is: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ฉันวางแผนว่าจะ [plan] (chǎn wang phǎaen wâa jà [plan]) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | “I’m planning to [plan].” | 
                                                                
                                                                            | For example: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | “I'm planning to go to the beach.” | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ฉันวางแผนว่าจะไปทะเล, ฉันวางแผนว่าจะไปทะเล (chǎn wang phǎaen wâa jà bpai thá-lee, chǎn wang phǎaen wâa jà bpai thá-lee) | 
                                                        
                     
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