Three people meet at a freshers' party.
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| 新生欢迎会 | |
| 王小红： | 你好！我叫王小红，很高兴认识你。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Wáng Xiǎohóng, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | Hi ! My name is Wang Xiaohong, nice to meet you. |
| 玛丽： | 哦，你好！我是玛丽，我也很高兴 认识你。 |
| Mǎlì: | Ó, nǐ hǎo！Wǒ shì Mǎlì, wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. |
| Marie: | Oh, I am Mali, nice to meet you too. |
| 王小红： | 你是英国人吗？ |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Nǐ shì Yīngguórén ma? |
| Wang Xiaohong: | Are you British? |
| 玛丽： | 不是，我是德国人，我从柏林来。你呢？ |
| Mǎlì: | Bù shì, wǒ shì Déguórén, wǒ cóng Bólín lái. Nǐ ně? |
| Marie: | No, I am German, I come from Berlin. What about you? |
| 王小红： | 我是日本人，我家在上海。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Wǒ shì Rìběnrén, wǒ jiā zài Shànghǎi. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | I am Chinese, I come from Shanghai. |
| 刘教授： | 你们好！我们认识一下吧，我姓刘，我教现代汉语。 |
| Liú jiàoshòu: | Nǐmen hǎo！Wǒmen rènshi yīxià ba, wǒ xìng Liú, wǒ jiāo xiàndài Hànyǔ. |
| Professor Liu: | Hello ! Let's get to know each other. My name is Liu, I am teaching modern Chinese. |
| 玛丽： | 刘教授您好！我很想选修汉语，不知道有没有可能？ |
| Mǎlì: | Liú jiàoshòu nín hǎo！ Wǒ hěn xiǎng xuǎnxiū Hànyǔ, bù zhīdao yǒu méiyǒu kě néng? |
| Marie: | Professor Liu, how are you! I would very much like to take Chinese as on of my options, I am not sure if this is possible. |
| 王小红： | 我也想学习汉语。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Wǒ yě xiǎng xuéxí Hànyǔ. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | I too would like to learn Chinese. |
| 刘教授： | 哦，是吗？你们都想学习汉语呀！发邮件给我，我帮你们安排。 |
| Liú jiàoshòu: | Ō, shì ma? Nǐmen dōu xiǎng xuéxí Hànyǔ ya! Fā yóujiàn gěi wǒ, wǒ bāng nǐmen ānpái. |
| Professor Liu: | Oh, really? You both want to learn Chinese! Send me an email, and I will help you to arrange it. |
| 王小红： | 太好了，谢谢您刘教授。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Tài hǎo le, xièxie nín Liú jiàoshòu. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | Excellent, thank you Professor Liu. |
Look at the vocabulary below. To practice your understanding you can hide either the Chinese, the Pinyin or the English. Click on the icons to see the hidden word again.
| hp | 新生 | xīnshēng | fresher, new student |
| hp | 欢迎会 | huānyínghuì | welcoming party |
| hp | 王小红 | Wáng Xiǎohóng | Wang Xiaohong (name) |
| hp | 很高兴认识你 | hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ | nice to meet you, deligthed to meet you |
| hp | 玛丽 | Mǎlì | Marie (name) |
| hp | 哦 | ō | oh |
| hp | 德国人 | Déguórén | German (person) |
| hp | 从……来 | cóng ... lái | to come from ... |
| hp | 柏林 | Bólín | Berlin |
| hp | 刘 | Liú | Liu (surname) |
| hp | 教授 | jiàoshòu | professor |
| hp | 我家在…… | wǒ jiā zài ... | I am from (lit. my home is in ...) |
| hp | 我们认识 | woměn rènshi | let's get to know each other |
| hp | 一下 | yīxià | a little |
| hp | 吧 | ba | modal particle indicating a suggestion |
| hp | 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| hp | 现代 | xiàndài | modern |
| hp | 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese (language) |
| hp | 选修 | xuǎnxiū | take an elective course |
| hp | 知道 | zhīdao | to know |
| hp | 可能 | kěnéng | to be possible |
| hp | 呀 | ya | model particle expressing (positive) surprise |
| hp | 发 | fā | to send, to emit |
| hp | 邮件 | yóujiàn | |
| hp | 给 | gěi | to (introducing the recipient of an action) |
| hp | 帮 | bāng | to help |
| hp | 安排 | ānpái | to arrange |
| hp | 太好了 | tài hǎo le | excellent |
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:
| 王小红：你好！我叫王小红，很高兴认识。 |  |
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| 玛丽：哦，你好！我是玛丽，我也很高兴 认识你。 |  |
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| 王小红：你是英国人吗？ | |
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| 玛丽：不是，我是德国人，我从柏林来。你呢？ | |
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| 王小红：我是日本人，我家在上海。 | |
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| 刘教授：你们好！我们认识一下吧，我姓刘，我教现代汉语。 | |
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| 玛丽：刘教授您好！我很想选修汉语，不知道有没有可能？ | |
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| 王小红：我也想学习汉语。 | |
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| 刘教授：哦，是吗？你们都想学习汉语呀！发邮件给我，我帮你们安排。 | |
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| 王小红：太好了，谢谢您刘教授。 | |
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