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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
我
wǒ I你
nǐ you他/她/它
tāLearn Mandarin
on
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Terms
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。
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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我
wǒ I你
nǐ you他/她/它
tāLearn Mandarin
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Terms
我们
tā men they很
hěn very是的/不
shì de/bù yes/no忙
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累
lèi tired国
guó country好
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.For exercises and resources that support this episode click here to visit the Learning Center and Vocab Builder.
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也
yě too/alsoLearn Mandarin
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去
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-soLearn Mandarin
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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 .For exercises and resources that support this episode click here to visit the Learning Center and Vocab Builder.
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
gāo xìn
happy北京
beǐ jīng Beijing英国
yīng guó Engliend因为
yīn wéi because难过
nán guò upset不
bù not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
会
huì can说
shuō to speak普通
pǔ tōng normal, standard一点
yì diǎn a littleLearn Mandarin
on
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Terms
一点点
yì diǎn diǎn
a little bit
话
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
懂
dǒng understandLearn Mandarin
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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
在
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家
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。
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
想
xiǎng to want买
mǎi to buy买东西
mǎi dōng xī to buy somethingLearn Mandarin
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东西
dōng xī thing , something卖
mài to sell什么
shén me what笔
bǐ pen对不起
duì bù qǐ sorry没有
méi yǒunothing, 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
吃
chī eat面
miàn noodles好的
hǎo de okayLearn Mandarin
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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?
饭
fàn rice吃饭
chī fàn eat rice我们吃饭
wǒ men chī fàn Let’s go eat.肉
ròu meat牛肉
niú ròu beef鸡肉
jī ròu chicken猪肉
zhū ròu pork饭店
fàn diàn restaurant点
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
在
zàibe, in. But in this case, a word that marks present continuous tense
水果
shuǐ guǒ fruit好吃
hǎo chī deliciousLearn Mandarin
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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.For exercises and resources that support this episode click here to visit the Learning Center and Vocab Builder.
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
喝
hē to drink水
shuǐ water酒
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。
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
喂
hē to drink谁
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.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 OctoberLearn Mandarin
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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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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 dayLearn Mandarin
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星期天
xīng qī tiān Sunday月
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九月
jiǔ yuè September十月
shí yuè October十一月
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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姓
xìng family name/surname名
míng fi rst name/given nameLearn Mandarin
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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 piànname card/business card
繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters
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 blueLearn Mandarin
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我可以...(请求允许)
wǒ kě yǐ...?
Can I?(Asking for permission)
借
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.For exercises and resources that support this episode click here to visit the Learning Center and Vocab Builder.
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 blackLearn Mandarin
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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蓝领工人
lán lǐng yuán gōng blue-collar worker黄片
huáng piān Yellow movie繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters
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钱
qián money更多
gèng duō more更少
gèng shǎo less贵
guì expensive太贵
tài guì too expensive便宜
pián yi cheap非常便宜
fēi cháng pián yi very cheap这
zhè this那
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?
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
叫
jiào is called/to call名字
míng zì name住
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路
lù road/street马路
mǎ lù road/street南京
nán jīng Nanjing南
nán south北京
běi jīng Beijing北
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您
nín you(polite form)贵姓
guì xìng honorable surnaneLearn Mandarin
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我姓
wǒ xìng my surname从
cóng from/since从来
cóng lái ever哪里
nǎ lǐ not really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。
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
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dào to/arrive什么时候
shén me shí hòu what time/whenLearn Mandarin
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时间
shí jiān time回
huí to return回来
huí lái to come back来
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。
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百
bǎi hundredLearn Mandarin
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号
hào number公
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
繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters
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离
lí fromLearn Mandarin
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远
yuǎn far怎么
zěn me how直
zhí straight一直
yī zhí 1. straight 2. always 3. to keep doing走
zǒu 1. to walk 2. to leave再
zài then,next右
yòu right转
zhuǎn turn门
mén door天
tiān day今天
jīn tiān today昨天
zuó tiān yesterday明天
míng tiān tomorrow左
zuǒ left边
biān side手
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?
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
谁
shéi who漂亮
piào liàng beautiful朋友
péng yǒu friendLearn Mandarin
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也
yě
also. too
觉得
jué de
to feel, to think, to be of the opinion of
繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters
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 ? "
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繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters
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。
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?”。
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 diǎnwhat time is it?
半
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)早
zǎo early晚
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)Learn Mandarin
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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岁
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秘书
mì shū
a secretary
卖票员
mài piào yuán
someone who sells tickets
找
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 dānto get the bill, to pay
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付
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 yoA Chinese sighing expression.
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ credit card穷
qióng poor繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters
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 lìGong Li(the Chinese screen siren)
竹竿
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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
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wǒ men we S: a la C: gnǒ dei点心
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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 …?Learn Mandarin
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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
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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
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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 bānto begin work / to go to work
几点
jĭ diăn
What time?
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早上
zăo shàng In the morning / am到
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
想
xiǎng Would like to要不要
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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 ròuSweet 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.