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菜鸟1 Basic Greetings

A: 你好吗?

Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you?

B: (我)很好,谢谢。

Wǒ hěn hǎo , xiè xie . Very well, thank you / Fine.

A: 你是中国人吗?

Nǐ shì zhōng guó rén ma ? Are you Chinese?

B: 不是,我是美国人。

Bú shì , wǒ shì měi guó rén . No, I’m American.

Key Vocabulary

wǒ I

nǐ you

他/她/它

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我们

tā men they

是/是/是

shì are/is/am

是的

shì de yes

很好

hěn hǎo great/very well/fi ne

谢谢

xiè xie thanks/thank you

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A: 你好嗎?

Nǐ hǎo ma?

B: (我)很好,謝謝。

Wǒ hěn hǎo , xiè xie .

A: 你是中國人嗎?

Nǐ shì zhōng guó rén ma ?

B: 不是,我是美國人。

Bú shì , wǒ shì měi guó rén .

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菜鸟2 Where are you from?

A: 他是美国人吗?

Tā shì měi guó rén ma? Is he American?

B: 不是,他是英国人。

Bú shì,tā shì yīng guó rēn. No, He’s English.

A: 他很忙吗?

Tā hěn máng ma? Is he very busy?

B: 对,他很忙。

Duì,tā hěn máng. Yes, he’s very busy. Key Vocabulary

wǒ I

nǐ you

他/她/它

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我们

tā men they

hěn very

是的/不

shì de/bù yes/no

máng busy

美国

měi guó America

英国

yīng guó England

法国

fǎ guó France

德国

dé guó Germany

中国

zhōng guó China

好/不好

hǎo/bù hǎo good/not good

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lèi tired

guó country

hǎo okay/good

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A: 他是美國人嗎?

Tā shì měi guó rén ma?

B: 不是,他是英國人。

Bú shì,tā shì yīng guó rēn.

A: 他很忙嗎?

Tā hěn máng ma?

B: 對,他很忙。

Duì,tā hěn máng.

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菜鸟3 Where are you Going?

A: 王先生,你好吗?

Wáng xiān sheng, nǐ hǎo ma? Mr. Wang, how are you?

B: 我很好,李小姐,你呢?

Wǒ hěn hǎo, lǐ xiǎo jie. Nǐne? I’m fi ne, Miss Li. And you?

A: 我也很好,你去哪里?

Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, nǐ qù nǎ li?

I’m fi ne too. Where are you going?

B: 我去学校。

Wǒqùxuéxiào. I’m going to school. Key Vocabulary

先生

xiān sheng Mr.

小姐

xiǎo jie Miss

yě too/also

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qù go/going

哪里

nǎ li where

学校

xué xiào school

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A: 王先生,你好嗎?

Wáng xiān sheng, nǐ hǎo ma?

B: 我很好,李小姐,你呢?

Wǒ hěn hǎo, lǐ xiǎo jie. Nǐne?

A: 我也很好,你去哪里?

Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, nǐ qù nǎ li?

B: 我去學校。

Wǒqùxuéxiào.

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菜鸟4 How are you feeling?

A: 你今天好吗?

Nǐ jīn tiān hǎo ma ? How are you today?

B: 很好,谢谢。你呢?

Hěn hǎo , xiè xie . Nǐ ne ? Very well. And you?

A: 马马虎虎。 我今天很累。

Mǎ mǎ hū hū . Wǒ jīn tiān hěn lèi . So-so. Today, I am very tired.

B: 真的吗?为什么?

Zhēn de ma ? Weì shén me ? Really? Why?

A: 因为我很忙。

Yīn wéi wǒ hěn máng . Because I am very busy. Key Vocabulary

今天

jīn iān today

马马虎虎

mǎ mǎ hū hū so-so

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真的

zhēn de really

为什么

weì shén me why

因为

yīn wéi because

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A: 你今天好嗎?

Nǐ jīn tiān hǎo ma ?

B: 很好,謝謝。你呢?

Hěn hǎo , xiè xie . Nǐ ne ?

A: 馬馬虎虎。 我今天很累。

Mǎ mǎ hū hū . Wǒ jīn tiān hěn lèi .

B: 真的嗎?為什麼?

Zhēn de ma ? Weì shén me ?

A: 因為我很忙。

Yīn wéi wǒ hěn máng .

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菜鸟5 More emotions and their explanations

A: 朱小姐,你好。

Zhū xiǎo jie,nǐ hǎo. How are you Miss Zhu?

B: 你好。

Nǐ hǎo. Hi/Hello.

A: 你昨天去哪里?

Nǐ zuó tiān qù nǎ li?

Where did you go yesterday?

B: 我昨天去学校。

Wǒ zuó tiān qù xué xiào.

I went to the school yesterday.

A: 你昨天开心吗?

Nǐ zuó tiān kāi xīn ma? Were you happy yesterday?

B: 不,我昨天很难过。

Bù, Wǒ zuó tiān hěn nán guò. No. I was very upset yesterday.

A: 真的吗?为什么?

Zhēn de ma? wèi shén me? Really? Why?

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B: 对不起我不能说。

Duì bù qǐ wǒ bù néng shuō. I can’t say/I can’t tell you. Key Vocabulary

今天

jīn tiān

today

昨天

zuó tiān yesterday

高兴

g

āo xìn

happy

北京

beǐ jīng Beijing

英国

yīng guó Engliend

因为

yīn wéi because

难过

nán guò upset

bù not

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对不起

duì bù qǐ sorry

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A: 朱小姐,你好。

Zhū xiǎo jie,nǐ hǎo.

B: 你好。

Nǐ hǎo.

A: 你昨天去哪里?

Nǐ zuó tiān qù nǎ li?

B: 我昨天去學校。

Wǒ zuó tiān qù xué xiào.

A: 你昨天開心嗎?

Nǐ zuó tiān kāi xīn ma?

B: 不,我昨天很難過。

Bù, Wǒ zuó tiān hěn nán guò.

A: 真的嗎?為什麼?

Zhēn de ma? wèi shén me?

B: 對不起我不能說。

Duì bù qǐ wǒ bù néng shuō.

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菜鸟6 Can you speak Chinese?

Jenny: 你会说普通话吗?

Nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma? Can you speak Mandarin?

Ken: 我会说一点,你会说英语吗?

Wǒ huì shuō yì diǎn, nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma ? I can speak a little. Can you speak English?

Jenny: 英语?我不会说。

Yīng yǔ ? Wǒ bú huì shuō . I can’t speak English.

Key Vocabulary

huì can

shuō to speak

普通

pǔ tōng normal, standard

一点

yì diǎn a little

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一点点

yì diǎn diǎn

a little bit

huà speech

普通话

pǔ tōng huà mandarin

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 你會說普通話嗎?

Nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma?

Ken: 我會說一點,你會說英語嗎?

Wǒ huì shuō yì diǎn, nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma ?

Jenny: 英語? 我不會說。

Yīng yǔ ? Wǒ bú huì shuō .

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菜鸟7 Ken can’t dance!

Jenny: 普通话你听得懂吗?

Pǔ tōng huà nǐ tīng de dǒng ma? Do you understand Chinese?

Ken: 我听得懂一点。

Wǒ tīng de dǒng yì diǎn. I understand a little bit.

Jenny: 你会说吗?

Nǐ huì shuō ma? Can you speak?

Ken: 我不会说。

Wǒ bú huì shuō. I can’t speak.

Jenny: 你会唱歌吗?

Nǐ huì chàng gē ma? Can you sing?

Ken: 我会唱歌,但是我不会跳舞。

Wǒ huì chàng gē, dàn shì wǒ bú huì tiào wǔ. I can sing, but I can’t dance.

Key Vocabulary

dǒng understand

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但是

dàn shì but ,however

唱歌

chàng gē to sing

跳舞

tiào wǔ to dance

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 普通話你聽得懂嗎?

Pǔ tōng huà nǐ tīng de dǒng ma?

Ken: 我聽得懂一點。

Wǒ tīng de dǒng yì diǎn.

Jenny: 你會說嗎?

Nǐ huì shuō ma?

Ken: 我不會說。

Wǒ bú huì shuō.

Jenny: 你會唱歌嗎?

Nǐ huì chàng gē ma?

Ken: 我會唱歌,但是我不會跳舞。

Wǒ huì chàng gē, dàn shì wǒ bú huì tiào wǔ.

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菜鸟8 Mr Li

Jenny: 李先生不是美国人。

Lǐ xiān shēng bú shì měi guó rén. Mr Li is not America.

Ken: 他是英国人。

Tā shì yīng guó rén. He is English.

Jenny: 他不会讲普通话。

Tā bú huì jiǎng pǔ tōng huà. He can’t speak Mandarin.

Ken: 但是他听得懂。

Dàn shì tā tīng de dǒng. But he understands it.

Jenny: 他今天在办公室。

Tā jīn tiān zài bàn gōng shì. He is in the offi ce today.

Ken: 他很忙。

Tā hěn máng. He is very busy.

Ken: 他昨天在家。

Tā zuó tiān zài jiā.

He was at home yesterday.

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Jenny: 他昨天不忙。

Tā zuó tiān bù máng. He wasn’t busy yesterday.

Key Vocabulary

zài to be

不在

bú zài not here

在不在

zài bú zài here or not

这里

zhè lǐ here

办公室

bàn gōng shì offi ce

jiā home

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 李先生不是美國人。

Lǐ xiān shēng bú shì měi guó rén.

Ken: 他是英國人。

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Jenny: 他不會講普通話。

Tā bú huì jiǎng pǔ tōng huà.

Ken: 但是他聽得懂。

Dàn shì tā tīng de dǒng.

Jenny: 他今天在辦公室。

Tā jīn tiān zài bàn gōng shì.

Ken: 他很忙。

Tā hěn máng.

Ken: 他昨天在家。

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菜鸟9 Shopping

Jenny: 你好,你想买什么?

Nǐ hǎo,nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me? Hello. What would you like to buy?

Ken: 我想买笔,有没有?

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi bǐ,yǒu méi yǒu?

I’d like to buy a pen. Do you have any?

Jenny: 对不起,我没有笔。

wǒ méi yǒu bǐ.

Sorry, I don’t have any pens.

Ken: 没关系。

Méi guān xi. That’ Ok.

Key Vocabulary

xiǎng to want

mǎi to buy

买东西

mǎi dōng xī to buy something

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东西

dōng xī thing , something

mài to sell

什么

shén me what

bǐ pen

对不起

duì bù qǐ sorry

没有

méi yǒu

nothing, don not have

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 你好,你想買什麼?

Nǐ hǎo,nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me?

Ken: 我想買筆,有沒有?

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi bǐ,yǒu méi yǒu?

Jenny: 對不起,我沒有筆。

wǒ méi yǒu bǐ.

Ken: 沒關係。

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菜鸟11 Ordering Food

Jenny: 先生,你想吃什么?

Xiān sheng,nǐ xiǎng chī shén me? What would you like to eat, sir?

Ken: 我想吃面。

Wǒ xiǎng chī miàn. I’d like to eat noodles.

Jenny: 好的,等一下。

Hǎo de,děng yí xià.

Okay, just a second/moment.

Ken: 谢谢。

Xiè xie. Thanks.

Key Vocabulary

chī eat

miàn noodles

好的

hǎo de okay

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等一下

děng yí xià

Wait a moment/second.

等一下好吗?

děng yí xià hǎo ma

Could you wait a second?

fàn rice

吃饭

chī fàn eat rice

我们吃饭

wǒ men chī fàn Let’s go eat.

ròu meat

牛肉

niú ròu beef

鸡肉

jī ròu chicken

猪肉

zhū ròu pork

饭店

fàn diàn restaurant

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diǎn order

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 先生,你想吃什麼?

Xiān sheng,nǐ xiǎng chī shén me?

Ken: 我想吃面。

Wǒ xiǎng chī miàn.

Jenny: 好的,等一下。

Hǎo de,děng yí xià.

Ken: 謝謝。

Xiè xie.

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菜鸟12 Describing Food

Jenny: 你在吃什么?

Nǐ zài chī shén me? What are you eating?

Ken: 我在吃水果。

Wǒ zài chī shuǐ guǒ. I’m eating fruit.

Jenny: 好吃吗?

Hǎo chī ma? Is it good?

Ken: 好吃。

Hǎo chī. It’s good.

Key Vocabulary

zài

be, in. But in this case, a word that marks present continuous tense

水果

shuǐ guǒ fruit

好吃

hǎo chī delicious

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繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 你在吃什麼?

Nǐ zài chī shén me?

Ken: 我在吃水果。

Wǒ zài chī shuǐ guǒ.

Jenny: 好吃嗎?

Hǎo chī ma?

Ken: 好吃。

Hǎo chī.

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菜鸟13 Story time #1

Jenny: 李小姐是英国人。

Lǐ xiǎo jiě shì yīng guó rén. Miss Li is English.

Ken: 她会说普通话。

Tā huì shuō pǔ tōng huà. She can speak Mandarin.

Jenny: 她喜欢吃面。

Tā xǐ huān chī miàn. She likes to eat noodles.

Ken: 她不喜欢吃肉。

Tā bù xǐ huān chī ròu.

She doesn't like to eat meat.

Jenny: 陈小姐不喜欢吃面。

Chén xiǎo jiě bù xǐ huān chī miàn. Miss Chin doesn't like to eat noodles.

Ken: 她很喜欢吃鸡肉。

Tā hěn xǐ huān chī jī ròu.

She really likes to eat chicken.

Jenny: 陈小姐喜欢喝果汁。

Chén xiǎo jiě xǐ huān hē guǒ zhī. Miss Chin likes to drink juice.

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Ken: 她不喜欢喝酒。

Tā bù xǐ huān hē jiǔ.

She doesn't like to drink alcohol.

Jenny: 李小姐喜欢喝酒。

Lǐ xiǎo jiě xǐ huān hē jiǔ. Miss Li likes to drink alcohol.

Key Vocabulary

hē to drink

shuǐ water

jiǔ alcohol

果汁

guǒ zhī juice

喜欢

xǐ huān to like

好喝

hǎo hē delicious(for drinks)

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 李小姐是英國人。

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Ken: 她會說普通話。

Tā huì shuō pǔ tōng huà.

Jenny: 她喜歡吃面。

Tā xǐ huān chī miàn.

Ken: 她不喜歡吃肉。

Tā bù xǐ huān chī ròu.

Jenny: 陳小姐不喜歡吃面。

Chén xiǎo jiě bù xǐ huān chī miàn.

Ken: 她很喜歡吃雞肉。

Tā hěn xǐ huān chī jī ròu.

Jenny: 陳小姐喜歡喝果汁。

Chén xiǎo jiě xǐ huān hē guǒ zhī.

Ken: 她不喜歡喝酒。

Tā bù xǐ huān hē jiǔ.

Jenny: 李小姐喜歡喝酒。

Lǐ xiǎo jiě xǐ huān hē jiǔ.

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菜鸟14 Phone Calls

A: 喂?陈太太在不在?

Wéi?chén tài tai zài bú zài?

Hello? Is Miss Chin there, please?

B: 她不在。

Tā bú zài. She’s not here.

A: 你是谁?

Nǐ shì shuí? Who are you?

B: 我是王先生。

Wǒ shì wáng xiān sheng. I’m Mr. Wang.

A: 她去哪里了?

Tā qù nǎ lǐ le? Where did she go?

B: 她去北京了。

Tā qù běi jīng le. She went to Beijing.

A: 好,谢谢。再见!

Hǎo,xiè xie.zài jiàn! Okay, thanks. Bye!

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Key Vocabulary

hē to drink

shuí who

太太

tài tai wife

在不在

zài bú zài Is he/she there?

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A: 喂?陳太太在不在?

Wéi?chén tài tai zài bú zài?

B: 她不在。

Tā bú zài.

A: 你是誰?

Nǐ shì shuí?

B: 我是王先生。

Wǒ shì wáng xiān sheng.

A: 她去哪里了?

Tā qù nǎ lǐ le?

B: 她去北京了。

Tā qù běi jīng le.

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A: 好,謝謝。再見!

Hǎo,xiè xie.zài jiàn!

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菜鸟15 Holidays and Celebrations

A: 今天是国庆节吗?

Jīn tiān shì guó qìng jié ma? Is today National Day?

B: 是的。

Shì de. Yes,it is.

A: 10月1日是国庆节。

Shí yuè yī rī shì guó qìng jié. October 1st is National Day.

B: 7月4日是美国的国庆节。

Qī yuè sì rì shì měi guó de guó qìng jié. The 4th of July is America's National Day.

A: 是的,我知道。

Shì de ,wǒ zhī dào. Yes,I know.

B: 国庆节快乐。

Guó qìng jié kuài lè. Happy National Day! Key Vocabulary

十月

shí yuè October

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七月

qī yuè July

(月份)1号

(yuè fèn)yī hào

The 1st day(of the month)

知道/明白

zhī dào/míng bái To know/understand

快乐

kuài lè

The 1st day(of the month)

春节

chūn jié

To know/understand

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A: 今天是國慶日嗎?

Jīn tiān shì guó qìng jié ma?

B: 是的。

Shì de .

A: 10月1日是國慶日。

Shí yuè yī rī shì guó qìng jié.

B: 7月4日是美國的國慶日。

Qī yuè sì rì shì měi guó de guó qìng jié.

A: 是的,我知道。

Shì de ,wǒ zhī dào.

B: 國慶日快樂。

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For exercises and resources that support this episode click here to visit the Learning Center and Vocab Builder. 菜鸟16 Numbers Key Vocabulary

日,天

rì,tiān day

星期一

xīng qī yī Monday

星期二

xīng qī èr Tuesday

星期三

xīng qī sān Wednesday

星期四

xīng qī sì Thursday

星期五

xīng qī wǔ Friday

星期六

rì,tiān day

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星期天

xīng qī tiān Sunday

yuè month

一月

yī yuè January

二月

èr yuè February

三月

sān yuè March

四月

sì yuè April

五月

wǔ yuè May

六月

liù yuè June

七月

qī yuè July

八月

bā yuè August

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九月

jiǔ yuè September

十月

shí yuè October

十一月

shí yī yuè November

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菜鸟17 Initial Client Meetings

Jenny:你好,陈小姐。我叫王,这是我的名片。

Nǐ hǎo,Chén xiǎo jiě.Wǒ jiào wáng,zhè shì wǒ de míng piàn. Hello, Miss Chen. My name is Wang, and this is my name card.

Ken: 你好,王先生,很高兴认识你。

Nǐ hǎo,wáng xiān sheng,hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ. Hello Mr.Wang, nice to meet you.

Jenny:陈小姐,你有名片吗?

Chén xiǎo jiě,nǐ yǒu míng piàn ma? Miss Chen, do you have a name card?

Ken: 是的,我有。这是我的名片。

Shì de,wǒ yǒu,zhè shì wǒ de míng piàn. Yes I have, this is my card.

Jenny:谢谢你。

Xiè xiè nǐ. Thank you. Key Vocabulary

xìng family name/surname

míng fi rst name/given name

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我的名字是...

wǒ de míng zì shì My name is...

这是

zhè shì this is

我/我的

wǒ/wǒ de my/mine

名片

míng piàn

name card/business card

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Jenny:你好,陳小姐。我叫王,這是我的名片。

Nǐ hǎo,Chén xiǎo jiě.Wǒ jiào wáng,zhè shì wǒ de míng piàn.

Ken: 你好,王先生,很高興認識你。

Nǐ hǎo,wáng xiān sheng,hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ.

Jenny:陳小姐,你有名片嗎?

Chén xiǎo jiě,nǐ yǒu míng piàn ma?

Ken: 是的,我有。這是我的名片。

Shì de,wǒ yǒu,zhè shì wǒ de míng piàn.

Jenny:謝謝你。

Xiè xiè nǐ.

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菜鸟18 Cell phones

Jenny:这是谁的手机?

Zhè shì shéi de shǒu jī? Whose mobile phone is this?

Ken: 黑色的是我的。蓝色的是他的。

Hēi sè de shì wǒ de.Lán sè de shì tā de. The black one is mine.The blue one is his.

Jenny:我能借吗?

Wǒ néng jiè ma? Could I borrow it?

Ken: 可以,没问题。

Kě yǐ,méi wèn tí. Of course, no problem. Key Vocabulary

手机

shǒu jī mobile/Cell phone

黑色

hēi sè black

蓝色

lán sè blue

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我可以...(请求允许)

wǒ kě yǐ...?

Can I?(Asking for permission)

jiè borrow

可以,能够

kě yǐ,néng gòu to be able to

没问题

méi wèn tí no problem

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny:這是誰的手機?

Zhè shì shéi de shǒu jī?

Ken: 黑色的是我的。藍色的是他的。

Hēi sè de shì wǒ de.Lán sè de shì tā de.

Jenny:我能借嗎?

Wǒ néng jiè ma?

Ken: 可以,沒問題。

Kě yǐ,méi wèn tí.

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菜鸟19 Colors

   我的/你的/他的/她的/我们的/他们的头发是黑色的。

Wǒ de/nǐ de/tā de/tā de/wǒ men de/tā men de tóu fa shì hēi sè de. My/your/his/her/our/their hair is black.

   天空是蓝色的。

Tiān kōng shì lán sè de. The sky is blue.

   草/青蛙是绿色的。

Cǎo/qīng wā shì lǜ sè de. The grass/frog is green.

   你想要白米饭吗?

Nǐ xiǎng yào bái mǐ fàn ma? Do you want white rice?

   

他是白领/蓝领吗?

Tā shì bái lǐng/lán lǐng ma?

Is he a white/blue collar worker? Key Vocabulary

绿色

lǜ sè green

黑色

hēi sè black

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蓝色

lán sè blue

红色

hóng sè red

白色

bái sè white

黄色

huáng sè yellow

头发

tóu fa hair

天空

tiān kōng sky

胡椒粉

hú jiāo fěn pepper

太(多)

tài(duō) too(much)

白米饭

bái mǐ fàn white rice

白领员工

bái lǐng yuán gōng white-collar worke

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蓝领工人

lán lǐng yuán gōng blue-collar worker

黄片

huáng piān Yellow movie

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我的/你的/他的/她的/我們的/他們的頭髮是黑色的。

Wǒ de/nǐ de/tā de/tā de/wǒ men de/tā men de tóu fa shì hēi sè de.

   天空是藍色的。

Tiān kōng shì lán sè de.

   草/青蛙是綠色的。

Cǎo/qīng wā shì lǜ sè de.

   你想要白米飯嗎?

Nǐ xiǎng yào bái mǐ fàn ma?

   

他是白領/藍領嗎?

Tā shì bái lǐng/lán lǐng ma?

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菜鸟20 Shopping and Review

Jenny: 你想买什么?

    Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me?     What would you like to buy?

Ken:   对不起,我不明白。

    Duì bù qǐ, wǒ bù míng bái.    I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Jenny: 你会说普通话吗?

   

Nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma?     Do you speak Mandarin?

Ken:   我会说一点。

Wǒ huǐ shuō yì diǎn.     I speak a little.

Jenny:  我想买笔,你有吗?

    Wǒ xiǎng mǎi bǐ, nǐ yǒu ma?

   I'd like to buy a pen. Do you have any?

Ken:   是的,我们有。这支笔好不好?

    Shì de, wǒ men yǒu. Zhè zhī bǐ hǎo bù hǎo?    Yes, we have. What do you think about this pen?

Jenny: 多少钱?

   

Duō shǎo qián?     How much is it?

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Ken:   十块。

Shí kuài.     Ten Yuan.

Jenny:  这支钢笔太贵。

    Zhè zhī gāng bǐ tài guì.    This pen is too expensive. Key Vocabulary

多少?

duō shǎo How much

qián money

更多

gèng duō more

更少

gèng shǎo less

guì expensive

太贵

tài guì too expensive

便宜

pián yi cheap

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非常便宜

fēi cháng pián yi very cheap

zhè this

nà that

中国钱(人民币)-(元)

zhōng guó qián-(rén mín bì)-(yuán) Chinese money-(yuán/kuài)

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 你想買什麼?

    Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me?

Ken:   對不起,我不明白。

    Duì bù qǐ, wǒ bù míng bái.

Jenny: 你會說普通話嗎?

   

Nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma?

Ken:   我會說一點。

Wǒ huǐ shuō yì diǎn.

Jenny:  我想買筆,你有嗎?

    Wǒ xiǎng mǎi bǐ, nǐ yǒu ma?

Ken:   是的,我們有。這支筆好不好?

    Shì de, wǒ men yǒu. Zhè zhī bǐ hǎo bù hǎo?

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Ken:   十塊。

Shí kuài.

Jenny:  這支鋼筆太貴。

    Zhè zhī gāng bǐ tài guì.

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菜鸟21 Exchanging Personal Info

Ken:  你叫什么名字?

    Nǐ jiào shén me míng zì?    What is your name?

Jenny: 我叫陈理美。你呢?

   

Wǒ jiào chén lǐ měi. Nǐ ne?

    My name is Chen Li Mei. What is your name?

Ken:   我叫李东。你住在哪里?

Wǒ jiào lǐ dōng. Nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ?

    My name is Li Dong. Where do you live?

Jenny:  我住在上海。在南京路。

    Wǒ zhù zài shàng hǎi. Zài nán jīng lù.    I live in Shanghai. On Nanjing Road. Key Vocabulary

jiào is called/to call

名字

míng zì name

zhù to live(reside)

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lù road/street

马路

mǎ lù road/street

南京

nán jīng Nanjing

nán south

北京

běi jīng Beijing

běi the North

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Ken:   你叫什麼名字?

    Nǐ jiào shén me míng zì?

Jenny:  我叫陳理美。你呢?

   

Wǒ jiào chén lǐ měi. Nǐ ne?

Ken:   我叫李東。你住在哪里?

Wǒ jiào lǐ dōng. Nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ?

Jenny:  我住在上海。在南京路。

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菜鸟22 Polite Introductions

Jenny: 请问您贵姓?

   

Qǐng wèn nín guì xìng?

    May I ask what your family name?

Ken:   我姓张。

Wǒ xìng zhāng.

    My family name is Zhang.

Jenny:  张先生,您从哪里来?

    Zhāng xiān shēng, nín cóng nǎ lǐ lái?    Mr.Zhang, where are you from?

Ken:   我是北京人。

Wǒ shì Běi jīng rén.     I am from Beijing. Key Vocabulary

请问

qǐng wèn may(I) ask

nín you(polite form)

贵姓

guì xìng honorable surnane

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我姓

wǒ xìng my surname

cóng from/since

从来

cóng lái ever

哪里

nǎ lǐ not really

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Ken:   你叫什麼名字?

    Nǐ jiào shén me míng zì?

Jenny:  我叫陳理美。你呢?

   

Wǒ jiào chén lǐ měi. Nǐ ne?

Ken:   我叫李東。你住在哪里?

Wǒ jiào lǐ dōng. Nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ?

Jenny:  我住在上海。在南京路。

    Wǒ zhù zài shàng hǎi. Zài nán jīng lù.

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菜鸟23 Call me!

Ken:   李先生在不在?

Lǐ xiān shēng zài bú zài?     Is Mr. Li there?

Jenny:  他不在。他到北京去了。

    Tā bú zài. Tā dào běi jīng qù lē.    He is not here. He went to Beijing.

Ken:   真的?他什么时候回来?

Zhēn de? Tā shén me shí hòu huí lái?     Really? When is he coming back?

Jenny:  他明天回上海。

    Tā míng tiān huí shàng hǎi.

   He will come back to Shanghai tomorrow. Key Vocabulary

在不在

zài bú zài

there or not there/here or not here

dào to/arrive

什么时候

shén me shí hòu what time/when

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时间

shí jiān time

huí to return

回来

huí lái to come back

lái to come

早上

zǎo shàng morning

中午

zhōng wǔ noon

下午

xià wǔ afternoon/good afternoon

晚上

wǎn shàng evening

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Ken:   李先生在不在?

Lǐ xiān shēng zài bú zài?

Jenny:  他不在。他到北京去了。

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Ken:   真的?他什麼時候回來?

Zhēn de? Tā shén me shí hòu huí lái?

Jenny:  他明天回上海。

    Tā míng tiān huí shàng hǎi.

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菜鸟24 Where ya headed?

Jenny:  早。你去哪儿?

    Zǎo. Nǐ qù nǎ er?

   Morning. Where are you going?

Ken:   我去办公室。

Wǒ qù bàn gōng shì.     I am going to the offi ce.

Jenny:  办公室在什么地方?

    Bàn gōng shì zài shén me dì fāng?    Where is your offi ce?

Ken:   在南京路一百号。

Zài nán jīng lù yì bǎi hào.

    On Nanjing Road, number 100. Key Vocabulary

办公室

bàn gōng shì offi ce

地方

dì fāng place

bǎi hundred

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hào number

gōng public

公安

gōng ān the police

公司

gōng sī company

公共汽车

gōng gòng qì chē bus

公用电话

gōng yòng diàn huà public phone

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Jenny:  早。你去哪兒?

    Zǎo. Nǐ qù nǎ er?

Ken:   我去辦公室。

Wǒ qù bàn gōng shì.

Jenny:  辦公室在什麼地方?

    Bàn gōng shì zài shén me dì fāng?

Ken:   在南京路一百號。

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菜鸟25 Sightseeing

Ken:   请问天安门广场在哪里?

Qǐng wèn tiān ān mén guǎng chǎng zài nǎ lǐ?     Excuse me, where is Tiananmen Square?

Jenny:  天安门广场离这里不远。

    Tiān ān mén guǎng chǎng lí zhè lǐ bù yuǎn.    It is not far from here.

Ken:   怎么走?

Zěn me zǒu?

    How can I get there?

Jenny:  一直走,再右转。

    Yī zhí zǒu, zài yòu zhuǎn.    Walk straight then turn right. Key Vocabulary

天安门

tiān ān mén Tiananmen

广场

guǎng chǎng public square

lí from

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yuǎn far

怎么

zěn me how

zhí straight

一直

yī zhí 1. straight 2. always 3. to keep doing

zǒu 1. to walk 2. to leave

zài then,next

yòu right

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tiān day

今天

jīn tiān today

昨天

zuó tiān yesterday

明天

míng tiān tomorrow

zuǒ left

biān side

shoǔ hand

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Ken:   請問天安門廣場在哪里?

Qǐng wèn tiān ān mén guǎng chǎng zài nǎ lǐ?

Jenny:  天安門廣場離這裏不遠。

    Tiān ān mén guǎng chǎng lí zhè lǐ bù yuǎn.

Ken:   怎麼走?

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Jenny:  一直走,再右轉。

    Yī zhí zǒu, zài yòu zhuǎn.

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菜鸟26 Who’s That Girl?

Jenny:  她是谁?

    Tā shì shéi?    Who is she?

Ken:   她是我的朋友。

Tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu.     She is my friend.

Jenny:  真的吗?她很漂亮。

    Zhēn de ma?Tā hěn piào liàng.    Really? She is really beautiful.

Ken:   我也觉得。因为她是我的女朋友。

Wǒ yě jué de.Yīn wèi tā shì wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu.     I think so, too. Because she is my girlfriend.

Key Vocabulary

shéi who

漂亮

piào liàng beautiful

朋友

péng yǒu friend

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觉得

jué de

to feel, to think, to be of the opinion of

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Jenny:  她是誰?

    Tā shì shéi?

Ken:   她是我的朋友。

Tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu.

Jenny:  真的嗎?她很漂亮。

    Zhēn de ma?Tā hěn piào liàng.

Ken:   我也覺得。因為她是我的女朋友。

Wǒ yě jué de.Yīn wèi tā shì wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu.

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菜鸟27 All in the Family

   王小姐是英国人。

 Wáng xiǎo jiě shì yīng guó rén. Miss Wang is from England.

   她住在南京。

Tā zhù zài nán jīng.  She lives in Nanjing.

   她很喜欢南京。

 Tā hěn xǐ huān nán jīng. She really likes Nanjing.

   她有一个妹妹。

Tā yǒu yí gè mèi mei.  She has a younger sister.

    

她没有哥哥。

 Tā méi yǒu gē ge.

She doesn’t have an elder brother.

    她有一个男朋友。

Tā yǒu yī gè nán péng yǒu.   She has a boyfriend.

    他叫John。

  Tā jiào John. His name is John.

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   John是美国人。

    John shì měi guó rén.  John is American.     

他很好看。

Tā hěn hǎo kàn.   He is very good-looking.

   他也住在南京。

 Tā yě zhù zài nán jīng. He also lives in Nanjing.

   他们都很忙。

Tā men dōu hěn máng.  They both very busy.

   John喜欢吃鸡肉。

John xǐ huān chī jī ròu. John likes to eat chicken.

   王小姐喜欢吃水果。

Wáng xiǎo jiě xǐ huān chī shuǐ guǒ.  Miss Wang likes to eat fruit.

    

John很忙。

    John hěn máng.     John is very busy.

   但是他没有手机。

    Dàn shì tā méi yǒu shǒu jī.

    But he doesn’t have mobile phone.

   他想买一个手机。

    Tā xiǎng mǎi yí gè shǒu jī.     He wants to buy a mobile.

    

她问John,“你为什么没有手机?”。

    Tā wèn John, " nǐ wèi shén me méi yǒu shǒu jī ? "

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   John说,“因为我没有钱”。

John shuō, " yīn wèi wǒ méi yǒu qián. " John says, “I don’t have any money.”

Key Vocabulary

妹妹

mèi mei younger sister

哥哥

gē ge elder brother

男朋友

nán péng yǒu boyfriend

手机

shǒu jī cell phone

好看

hǎo kàn good-looking

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   王小姐是英國人。

 Wáng xiǎo jiě shì yīng guó rén.

   她住在南京。

Tā zhù zài nán jīng.

   她很喜歡南京。

 Tā hěn xǐ huān nán jīng.

   她有一個妹妹。

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她沒有哥哥。

 Tā méi yǒu gē ge.

    她有一個男朋友。

Tā yǒu yī gè nán péng yǒu.

    他叫John。

  Tā jiào John.

    John是美國人。

     John shì měi guó rén.

    

他很好看。

Tā hěn hǎo kàn.

   他也住在南京。

 Tā yě zhù zài nán jīng.

   他們都很忙。

Tā men dōu hěn máng.

   John喜歡吃雞肉。

John xǐ huān chī jī ròu.

   王小姐喜歡吃水果。

Wáng xiǎo jiě xǐ huān chī shuǐ guǒ.

    

John很忙。

    John hěn máng.

   但是他沒有手機。

    Dàn shì tā méi yǒu shǒu jī.

   他想買一個手機。

    Tā xiǎng mǎi yí gè shǒu jī.

    

她問John,“你為什麼沒有手機?”。

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   John說,“因為我沒有錢”。

John shuō, " yīn wèi wǒ méi yǒu qián ".

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菜鸟28 Meet Market

Jenny:  什么时候开会?

    Shén me shí hòu kāi huì? When is the meeting?

Ken:   我们五点钟开会。现在几点?

   Wǒ men wǔ diǎn kāi huì. Xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?

    The meeting starts at 5 o’clock. What time is it now?

Jenny:  现在四点。

    Xiàn zài sì diǎn.   It is 4 o’clock now. Key Vocabulary

开会

kāi huì to have a meeting

五点钟

wǔ diǎn zhōng fi ve o’clock

几点

jǐ diǎn

what time is it?

bàn

half

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一刻

yí kè

a quarter past

三刻

sān kè

a quarter to (literally means 45 minutes)

手表

shǒu biǎo watch (timepiece)

zǎo early

wǎn late

小时

xiǎo shí(zhōng tóu) hour

分钟

fēn zhōng minutes

起床

qǐ chuáng to get up

睡觉

shuì jiào to sleep

上班

shàng bān to go to work, or to work

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下班

xià bān

to be off from work

地铁

dì tiě subway

现在

xiàn zài now

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny:  什麼時候開會?

    Shén me shí hòu kāi huì?

Ken:   我們五點鐘開會。現在幾點?

   Wǒ men wǔ diǎn kāi huì. Xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?

Jenny:  現在四點。

    Xiàn zài sì diǎn.

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菜鸟29 The 9-to-5

Jenny:  你的工作是什么?

    Nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me? What is your job?

Ken:   我是老师。

   Wǒ shì lǎo shī.     I am a teacher.

Jenny:  你在哪里工作?

    Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ gōng zuò?    Where do you work?

Ken:   我在大学工作。

    Wǒ zài dà xué gōng zuò. I work at the university.

Jenny:  我可以问你几岁吗?

    Wǒ kě yǐ wèn nǐ jǐ suì ma?    Can I ask how old you are?

Ken:   当然,我今年二十四岁。

   Dāng rán, wǒ jīng nián èr shí sì suì.     Of course. I am 24 this year.

Key Vocabulary

工作

gōng zuò to work (v) job(n)

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老师

lǎo shī a teacher

大学

dà xué university

高中

gāo zhōng high school

中学

zhōng xué middle school

小学

xiǎo xué primary school

suì years of age

老板

lǎo bǎn boss

医生

yī shēng a doctor

工程师

gōng chéng shī an engineer

工厂

gōng chǎng a factory

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秘书

mì shū

a secretary

卖票员

mài piào yuán

someone who sells tickets

zhǎo

to fi nd

只能

zhǐ néng

can only, resort to

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny:  你的工作是什麼?

    Nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me?

Ken:   我是老師。

   Wǒ shì lǎo shī.

Jenny:  你在哪里工作?

    Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ gōng zuò?

Ken:   我在大學工作。

    Wǒ zài dà xué gōng zuò.

Jenny:  我可以問你幾歲嗎?

    Wǒ kě yǐ wèn nǐ jǐ suì ma?

Ken:   當然,我今年二十四歲。

   Dāng rán, wǒ jīng nián èr shí sì suì.

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菜鸟30 Face Off

Ken:   服务员,买单。

   Fú wù yuán, mǎi dān.     Waiter, the bill.

Jenny:  我来付,好吗?

    Wǒ lái fù,hǎo ma?    Please let me get this.

Ken:   不行,你为什么付?给我面子,我来付钱。

    Bù xíng,nǐ wèi shén me fù? Gěi wǒ miàn zi,wǒ lái fù qián.

No. Why should you pay? Please give me face and let me get this.

Jenny:  不可以,上次你已经付过了。下次你付。

    Bù kě yǐ, shàng cì nǐ yǐ jīng fù guò le. Xià cì nǐ fù.

   Certainly not. You paid last time. You can get the bill next time.

Ken:   哎哟。

   ài yo. Key Vocabulary

服务员

fú wù yuán waiter,waitress

买单

mǎi dān

to get the bill, to pay

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fù to pay

不行

bù xíng cannot

面子

miàn zi face, honor

上次

shàng cì last time

下次

xià cì next time

已经

yǐ jīng already

哎哟

ài yo

A Chinese sighing expression.

信用卡

xìn yòng kǎ credit card

qióng poor

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Jenny:  我來付,好嗎?

    Wǒ lái fù,hǎo ma?

Ken:   不行,你為什麼付?給我面子,我來付錢。

    Bù xíng,nǐ wèi shén me fù? Gěi wǒ miàn zi,wǒ lái fù qián.

Jenny:  不可以,上次你已經付過了。下次你付。

    Bù kě yǐ, shàng cì nǐ yǐ jīng fù guò le. Xià cì nǐ fù.

Ken:   哎喲。

   ài yo.

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四声

sì shēng four tones

东方

dōng fāng the orient

洞房

dòng fáng the bedroom

公里

gōng lǐ kilometers

巩俐

gǒng lì

Gong Li(the Chinese screen siren)

竹竿

zhú gān bamboo stick

猪肝

zhū gān pig liver

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Title: I Know You

A: 我听说你是美国人,对吗?

Wǒ tīng shuō nǐ shì měi guó rén, duì ma? I heard that you are American. Is it correct? B: 对。谁告诉你的?

Duì. Shéi gào sù nǐ de? Correct. Who told you? A: 我的朋友告诉我的。

Wǒ de péng yǒu gào sù wǒ de. My friend told me.

B: 真的吗?你的朋友是谁?

Zhēn de ma? Nǐ de péng yǒu shì shéi? Really? Who is your friend?

A: 李小姐。 Lǐ xiǎo jiě. Miss Li. Supplementary Vocabulary 听说 tīng shuō (I) heard that… 听 tīng to hear, to listen 对吗 duì ma is it correct 对 duì correct 告诉 gào sù to tell 对 duì to, be directed at 别人 bié rén other people,someone

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菜鸟33 I Gotta Go, Babe

Ken:  小朱,我要走。

    Xiǎo zhū, wǒ yào zǒu.        Little Zhu, I am leaving.

Jenny: 为什么?再多坐一会儿。

    Wèi shén me? Zài duō zòu yì huì ér.        Why? Sit for another while.

Ken:  谢谢。但是我赶时间。

    Xiè xie. Dàn shì wǒ gǎn shí jiān.        Thanks. But I am in a hurry.

Jenny: 那么,再见。明天见。

    Nà me, zài jiàn. Míng tiān jiàn.

       In that case, bye. See you tomorrow.

Ken:  再见。

    Zài jiàn.        Bye

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Ken:  小朱,我要走。

    Xiǎo zhū, wǒ yào zǒu.

Jenny: 為什麼?再多坐一會兒。

    Wèi shén me? Zài duō zòu yì huì ér.

Ken:  謝謝。但是我趕時間。

    Xiè xie. Dàn shì wǒ gǎn shí jiān.

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Jenny: 那麼,再見。明天見。

    Nà me, zài jiàn. Míng tiān jiàn.

Ken:  再見。

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菜鸟34 Family Ties

Ken:  你家有多少人?

     Nǐ jiā yǒu duō shǎo rén?

       How many people are there in your family?

Jenny: 一共有三个人。我爸爸,妈妈和我。

    Yí gòng yǒu sān gè rén . Wǒ bà ba, mā ma hé wǒ.        There are three altogether. My father, mother and I.

Ken:  你没有兄弟姐妹吗?

   Nǐ méi yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma?        Don’t you have brothers and sisters?

Jenny: 我没有。

   Wǒ méi yǒu.        I don’t.

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Ken:  你家有多少人?

     Nǐ jiā yǒu duō shǎo rén?

Jenny: 一共有三個人。我爸爸,媽媽和我。

    Yí gòng yǒu sān gè rén . Wǒ bà ba, mā ma hé wǒ.

Ken:  你沒有兄弟姐妹嗎?

   Nǐ méi yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma?

Jenny: 我没有。

   Wǒ méi yǒu.

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菜鸟35 Dialect Party Mix Key Vocabulary

你好

nǐ hǎo hello

Shanghainese: nóng hǎo. Cantonese: lěi hǎo

再见

zài jiàn bye S: zea wei C: zǎi gǐn

谢谢

xiè xiè thanks S: xiǎ yia C: dō ziě

没关系

méi guān xì no worries S: me guea xi C: mm guāi

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我们

wǒ men we S: a la C: gnǒ dei

点心

diǎn xīn dim sum S: dī xīn C: dim sum

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菜鸟36 Professional Life

Sue:  你的工作是什么?

     Nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me?        What is your job?

Jenny: 我是律师。你呢?

    Wǒ shì lǜ shī. Nǐ ne?        I am a lawyer. And you?

Sue:  我是记者。我能不能问你一些问题?

   Wǒ shì jì zhě. Wǒ néng bù néng wèn nǐ yì xiē wèn tí?        I am a journalist. Could I ask you some questions?

Jenny: 嗯,对不起。 我现在不太方便。再见。

   En, duì bù qǐ. Wǒ xiàn zài bú tài fāng biàn. Zài jiàn.        Um, sorry. Now is not very convenient for me. Bye. Key Vocabulary

工作

gōng zuò Work / to work

我是律师。

Wǒ shì lǜ shī. I’m a lawyer.

我能不能

Wǒ néng bù néng Can I …? / Could I …?

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不太方便

bú tài fāng biàn Not very convenient

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Sue:  你的工作是什麼?

     Nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me?

Jenny: 我是律師。你呢?

    Wǒ shì lǜ shī. Nǐ ne?

Sue:  我是記者。我能不能問你一些問題?

   Wǒ shì jì zhě. Wǒ néng bù néng wèn nǐ yì xiē wèn tí?

Jenny: 嗯,對不起。 我現在不太方便。再見。

   En, duì bù qǐ. Wǒ xiàn zài bú tài fāng biàn. Zài jiàn.

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菜鸟37 The Big Guy

Sue:  你喜欢你的工作吗?

     Nǐ xǐ huān nǐ de gōng zuò mā?        Do you like your job?

Jenny: 喜欢。但是我不太喜欢我的老板。

    Xǐ huān. Dàn shì wǒ bú tài xǐ huān wǒ de lǎo bǎn.        I like it. But I don’t really like my boss.

Sue:  真的吗?你为什么不喜欢他?

   Zhēn de ma? Nǐ wèi shén me bù xǐ huān tā?        Really? Why don’t you like him?

Jenny: 因为他很凶。

   Yīn wéi tā hěn xiōng.

       Because he is very bad-tempered. Key Vocabulary

喜欢

xǐ huān to like

但是

dàn shì but

老板

lǎo bǎn boss

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为什么

wèi shén me why

因为

yīn wéi because

不太方便

bú tài fāng biàn Not very convenient

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Sue:  你喜歡你的工作嗎?

     Nǐ xǐ huān nǐ de gōng zuò mā?

Jenny: 喜歡。但是我不太喜歡我的老闆。

    Xǐ huān. Dàn shì wǒ bú tài xǐ huān wǒ de lǎo bǎn.

Sue:  真的嗎?你為什麼不喜歡他?

   Zhēn de ma? Nǐ wèi shén me bù xǐ huān tā?

Jenny: 因為他很凶。

   Yīn wéi tā hěn xiōng.

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菜鸟38 Married… With Xiao Hai

Sue:  你结婚了吗?

     Nǐ jié hūn le mā?        Are you married?

Jenny: 没有。我是单身。你呢?

    Méi yǒu. Wǒ shì dān shēn. Nǐ ne?        No. I am single. And you?

Sue:   我结婚了。我有两个小孩。

   Wǒ jié hūn le. Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo hái.        I am married. I have two kids.

Jenny: 男的还是女的?

   Nán de hái shì nǚ de?        Male or female?

Sue:   一个男的,一个女的。

   Yí gè nán de, yí gè nǚ de.        A boy and a girl.

Key Vocabulary

结婚

jié hūn to get married

单身

dān shēn single

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小孩

xiǎo hái children

男的/女的

nán de / nǚ de male / female

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Sue:  你結婚了嗎?

     Nǐ jié hūn le mā?

Jenny: 沒有。我是單身。你呢?

    Méi yǒu. Wǒ shì dān shēn. Nǐ ne?

Sue:   我結婚了。我有兩個小孩。

   Wǒ jié hūn le. Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo hái.

Jenny: 男的還是女的?

   Nán de hái shì nǚ de?

Sue:   一個男的,一個女的。

   Yí gè nán de, yí gè nǚ de.

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菜鸟39 Working Time

Jenny: 你每天几点上班?

     Nĭ mĕi tiān jĭ diăn shàng bān?

       What time do you go to work everyday?

Bob:  我早上七点半出门。

    Wŏ zăo shàng qī diăn bàn chū mén.        I leave the house at 7:30 A.M.

Jenny: 你几点到公司?

   Nĭ jĭ diăn dào gōng sī?

       What time do you arrive at the company?

Bob:  我差不多九点到。

   Wŏ chà bù duō jiǔ diăn dào.        I arrive at about 9’o clock. Key Vocabulary

每天

mĕi tiān every day

上班

shàng bān

to begin work / to go to work

几点

jĭ diăn

What time?

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早上

zăo shàng In the morning / am

dào to arrive at

差不多

chā bù duō about / approximately

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny: 你每天幾點上班?

     Nĭ mĕi tiān jĭ diăn shàng bān?

Bob:  我早上七點半出門。

    Wŏ zăo shàng qī diăn bàn chū mén.

Jenny: 你幾點到公司?

   Nĭ jĭ diăn dào gōng sī?

Bob:  我差不多九點到。

   Wŏ chà bù duō jiǔ diăn dào.

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菜鸟40 What’ll It Be?

Jenny:     你想吃什么?要不要吃鱼?

          Nǐ xiǎng chī shén me? Yào bu yào chī yú?         What do you want to eat? (Do you) want fi sh?

DaiYun Jiang: 我不太喜欢鱼。我想吃古老肉。

         Wǒ bú tài xǐ huān yú. Wǒ xiǎng chī gǔ lǎo ròu.

        I don’t like fi sh very much. I want to eat sweet and sour pork.

Jenny:     好。想不想吃炒饭?

        Hǎo. Xiǎng bu xiǎng chīchǎo fàn?

        No problem. (Do you) want to eat fried rice?

DaiYun Jiang:   炒饭可以。有汤吗?

        Chǎo fàn kě yǐ. Yǒu tāng ma?

        Fried rice is fi ne. (Is there) have any soup?

Jenny:     有蔬菜汤。

        Yǒu shū cài tāng.

        There is vegetable soup. Key Vocabulary

xiǎng Would like to

要不要

Yào bu yào Do you want …?

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不太喜欢

bú tài xǐ huān

I don’t really like ….

蔬菜 / 汤

shū cài / tāng Vegetables / soup

炒饭

chǎo fàn Fried rice

古老肉

gǔ lǎo ròu

Sweet and sour pork

繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters

Jenny:     你想吃什麼?要不要吃魚?

          Nǐ xiǎng chī shén me? Yào bu yào chī yú?

DaiYun Jiang: 我不太喜歡魚。我想吃古老肉。

         Wǒ bú tài xǐ huān yú. Wǒ xiǎng chī gǔ lǎo ròu.

Jenny:     好。想不想吃炒飯?

        Hǎo. Xiǎng bu xiǎng chīchǎo fàn?        

DaiYun Jiang:   炒飯可以。有湯嗎?

        Chǎo fàn kě yǐ. Yǒu tāng ma?

Jenny:     有蔬菜湯。

        Yǒu shū cài tāng.

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