Chinese Basic 2
Entertainment

Xiao Ying and Xiao Ming talk about their weekends.

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你喜不喜欢看电影?
小英:小明,你周末喜欢做什么?
Xiǎo Yīng:Xiǎo Míng, nǐ zhōumò xǐhuan zuò shénme?
Xiao Ying:Xiao Ming, what to you like to do at the weekend?
小明:我喜欢看电视、打球和在家里看书。你呢?
Xiǎo Míng:Wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànshi, dǎqiú hě zài jiā lǐ kànshū. Nǐ ne?
Xiao Ming:I like watching TV, play some ball games and read a book. What about you?
小英:我喜欢唱歌、跳舞,还喜欢听音乐。你也喜欢跳舞,对不对?
Xiǎo Yīng:Wǒ xǐhuan chànggē, tiàowǔ, hái xìhuan tīng yīnyuè. Nǐ yě xǐhuan tiàowǔ, duì bù duì?
Xiao Ying:I like singing, dancing and listening to music. You also like dancing don't you?
小明:对,我有时候也喜欢跳舞。
Xiǎo Míng:Duì, wǒ yǒushíhou yě xǐhuan tiàowǔ.
Xiao Ming:Yes, I occasionally also like to dance.
小英:你喜欢不喜欢打麻将?
Xiǎo Yīng:Nǐ xǐhuan bù xǐhuan dǎ májiàng?
Xiao Ying:Do you like to play mahjong?
小明:不太喜欢。
Xiǎo Míng:Bù tài xǐhuan.
Xiao Ming:Not particulary.
小英:你喜不喜欢看电影?
Xiǎo Yīng:Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng?
Xiao Ying:Do like watching movies?
小明:喜欢。我周末常常和朋友一起去看电影。
Xiǎo Míng:Xǐhuan. Wǒ zhōumò chángcháng hé péngyou yīqǐ qù kàn diànying.
Xiao Ming:I do. At the weekend I often go with friends to watch a movie.
小英:那我们今天晚上去看一个外国电影,怎么样? 我请客。
Xiǎo Yīng:Nà wǒmen jīntiān wǎnshang qù kàn yī ge wàiguó diànyǐng, zěnmeyàng? Wǒ qǐngkè.
Xiao Ying:Then how about we go and watch a foreign film tonight. I will invite you.
小明:为什么你请客?
Xiǎo Míng:Wèishénme nǐ qǐngkè?
Xiao Ming:Why are you inviting me?
小英:因为昨天你请我吃饭,所以今天我请你看电影。
Xiǎo Yīng:Yīnwèi zuòtiān nǐ qǐngkè chīfàn, suǒyǐ jīntiān tó qǐngkè nǐ kǎn diànyǐng.
Xiao Ying:Yesterday you invited me for a meal, so today I am inviting you to watch a movie.
小明:好吧!你真客气。
Xiǎo Míng:Hǎo ba! Nǐ zhēn kèqi.
Xiao Ming:Ok! You are very kind.

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喜欢xǐhuanto like
hp电影diànyǐngmovie, film
hp周末zhōumòweekend
hpzuòto do
hp电视diànshiTV
hp打球dǎqíuto play a ball game
hp家里jiālǐat home
hp看书kànshūto read a book
hp唱歌chànggēto sing
hp跳舞tiàowǔto dance
hp听音乐tīng yīnyuèto listen to music
hpduìtrue
hp有时候yǒu shìhousometimes
hp打麻将dǎ májiàngto play mahjong
hp常常chángchángfrequently
hp朋友péngyoufriend
hp一起yīqǐtogether
hp外国wàiguóforeign country
hp请客qǐngkèto invite
hp为什么wèishénmewhy
hp昨天zuótiānyesterday
hp因为yīnwèibecause
hp今天jīntiāntoday
hp客气kèqikind, polite
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:

小英: 小明,你周末喜欢做什么? ⬇ ✔
小明: 我喜欢看电视、打球和在家里看书。你呢? ⬇⬇ ✔
小英: 我喜欢唱歌、跳舞,还喜欢听音乐。你也喜欢跳舞,对不对?⬇⬇✔
小明: 对,我有时候也喜欢跳舞。⬇⬇✔
小英: 你喜欢不喜欢打麻将?⬇⬇✔
小明: 不太喜欢。⬇⬇✔
小英: 你喜不喜欢看电影?⬇⬇✔
小明: 喜欢。我周末常常和朋友一起去看电影。⬇⬇✔
小英: 那我们今天晚上去看一个外国电影,怎么样? 我请客。⬇⬇✔
小明: 为什么你请客?⬇⬇✔
小英: 因为昨天你请我吃饭,所以今天我请你看电影。⬇⬇✔
小明: 好吧!你真客气。⬇✔

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