Chinese Basic 2
Entertainment

Da Ming and Xiao Hong talk about opera and ballet.

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谁喜欢京剧?
大明:小红,明天晚上你有什么时间吗?
Dà Míng:Xiǎo Hóng, míngtiān wǎnshang nǐ yǒu shénme shíjiān ma?
Da Ming:Xiao Hong, have you got some time tomorrow evening?
小红:对不起,我要去见一个朋友。你有事儿吗?
Xiǎo Hóng:Duìbuqǐ, wǒ yào qù jiàn yī ge péngyou. Nǐ yǒu shìr ma?
Xiao Hong:Sorry, I want to go and visit a friend. Did you have something in mind?
大明:我有两张京剧<<杨家将>>的票。你知道谁喜欢京剧吗?
Dà Míng:Wǒ yǒu liǎng zhāng Jīngjù "Yángjiā Jiāng" de piào. Nǐ zhīdao shéi xǐhuan Jīngjù ma?
Da Ming:I have two tickets for the Bejing Opera 'The generals of the Yang clan'. Do you know somebody who likes Beijing Opera.
小红:大山喜欢听京剧呀,你请他跟你一起去。
Xiǎo Hóng:Dàshān xǐhuan Jīngjù ya, nǐ qǐng tā gēn nǐ yīqǐ qu.
Xiao Hong:Dashan likes Beijing Opera, ask him to go with you.
大明:好的,我现在就给他发个短信。
Dà Míng:Hǎode, wǒ xiànzài jiù gěi tā fā ge duǎnxìn.
Da Ming:Ok, I will send him a text message straight away.
小红:大明,你听说了吗?上海芭蕾舞团要来北京演出。
Xiǎo Hóng:Dà Míng, nǐ tīngshuō le ma? Shànghǎi bālěiwǔ tuán yào lài Běijīng yǎnchu.
Xiao Hong:Da Ming, have you heard? Shanghai's ballet company is coming to perform in Beijing.
大明:是吗?什么时候?
Dà Míng:Shì ma?Shénme shìhou?
Da Ming:Really? What time?
小红:下个月。可以在网上订票。
Xiǎo Hóng:Xià ge yuè. Kěyǐ zài wǎnshàng dìngpiào.
Xiao Hong:Next month. You can reserve tickets on the Internet.
大明:这次他们要演出什么剧目?
Dà Míng:Zhècì tāmen yào yǎnchū shenme jùmù?
Da Ming:What programme are they performing this time round?
小红:<<天鹅湖>>。
Xiǎo Hóng:"Tian'éhú".
Xiao Hong:'Swan Lake'.
大明:哦,是吗?我很喜欢<<天鹅湖>>。你订票了吗?
Dà Míng:Ō, shì ma? Wǒ hěn xǐhuan "Tiān'éhu". Nǐ dìngpiào le ma?
Da Ming:Oh, really? I like 'Swan Lake' very much. Have you reserved tickets.
小红:还没有。我也很想去看,我们一起订票吧!
Xiǎo Hóng:Hái méi yǒu. Wǒ yě hěn xiǎng qù kàn, wǒmen yīqǐ dìngpiào ba!
Xiao Hong:Not yet. I would very much like to go and see it, let's book the tickets together.
大明:太好了!
Dà Míng:Tài hǎo le!
Da Ming:Excellent.

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京剧JīngjùBeijing Opera
hpjianto meet
hp有事儿yǒu shìrto be busy
hpzhāngmeasure word for flat object (e.g. tickets)
hp样家将Yáng Jiā Jiāng'Generals of the Yang clan' (name of opera)
hppiāoticket
hp知道zhīdaoto know
hpyasentence final particle (replaces 啊 after words ending in a vowel
hpgēnwith
hpjiùright away
hpto send
hp短信duǎnxìntext message
hp听说tīngshuōto hear
hp芭蕾舞bālěiwǔballet
hptuánteam
hp演出yǎnchūto perform
hp下个月xià ge yuènext month
hp订票dìngpiàoto reserve tickets
hp这次zhècìthis time
hp剧目jùmùprogramme
hp天鹅湖tiān'éhúswan lake
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:

大明: 小红,明天晚上你有什么时间吗? ⬇ ✔
小红: 对不起,我要去见一个朋友。你有事儿吗? ⬇⬇ ✔
大明: 我有两张京剧<<杨家将>>的票。你知道谁喜欢京剧吗?⬇⬇✔
小红: 大山喜欢听京剧呀,你请他跟你一起去。⬇⬇✔
大明: 好的,我现在就给他发个短信。⬇⬇✔
小红: 大明,你听说了吗?上海芭蕾舞团要来北京演出。⬇⬇✔
大明: 是吗?什么时候?⬇⬇✔
小红: 下个月。可以在网上订票。⬇⬇✔
大明: 这次他们要演出什么剧目?⬇⬇✔
小红: <<天鹅湖>>。⬇⬇✔
大明: 哦,是吗?我很喜欢<<天鹅湖>>。你订票了吗?⬇⬇✔
小红: 还没有。我也很想去看,我们一起订票吧!⬇⬇✔
大明: 太好了!⬇✔

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