Illustration: Xia Qing
Beijing dialect
倍儿
Very
(bèi ér )
A: It's so good to see you here! My car broke down and I'm going back home on foot.
在这儿碰见你真是太好了！我的车抛锚了,正准备走回去呢。
(zài zhè ér pèng jiàn nǐ zhēn shì tài hǎo le ！wǒ de chē pāo máo le ,zhèng zhǔn bèi zǒu huí qù ne 。)
B: Hey man, get in my car! So you also came here to see the concert?
老兄,上车吧！你也来听音乐会？
(lǎo xiōng ,shàng chē ba ！nǐ yě lái tīng yīn lè huì ？)
A: That's right. There are so many people here today!
是啊,今天来的人倍儿多啊！
(shì ā ,jīn tiān lái de rén bèi ér duō ā ！)
B: It is the first show this year.
这是今年的第一场演出啊。
(zhè shì jīn nián de dì yī chǎng yǎn chū ā 。)