Mark talks to Wang Xiaohong.
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| 我学汉语。 | |
| 马克： | 你好！你是不是中国人？ |
| Mǎkè: | Nǐ hǎo ! Nǐ shì bù shì Zhōngguórén? |
| Mark: | Hi！Are you Chinese? |
| 王小红： | 我是中国人，我叫王小红。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Wǒ shì Zhōngguórén, wǒ jiào Wáng Xiǎohóng. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | I am Chinese. My name is Wang Xiaohong. |
| 马克： | 我的中文名字叫马克。 |
| Mǎkè: | Wǒ de Zhōngwén míngzì jiào Mǎkè. |
| Mark: | My Chinese name is Mark. |
| 王小红： | 马克你好！你的中文很好。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Mǎkè nǐ hǎo ! Nǐ de Zhōngwén hěn hǎo. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | Hi Mark ! Your Chinese is very good. |
| 马克： | 谢谢！我是中文系的新生，我学习现代汉语。 |
| Mǎkè: | Xièxie！ Wǒ shì Zhōngwénxì de xīnshēng, wǒ xuéxí xiàndài Hànyǔ. |
| Mark: | Thank you ! I am a fresher in the Chinese Department, I study modern Chinese. |
| 王小红： | 哇！中文系大吗？有多少学生？ |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Wa！ Zhōngwénxì dà ma? Yǒu duōshǎo xuésheng? |
| Wang Xiaohong: | Wow ! Is the Chinese Department very big? How many students does it have? |
| 马克： | 中文系不大，只有30多个学生。 |
| Mǎkè: | Zhōngwénxì bù dà, zhǐ yǒu 30 duō ge xuésheng. |
| Mark: | The Chinese Department is not very big, it has just above 30 students. |
| 王小红： | 你们除了学习语言, 还学什么？ |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Nǐmen chúle xuéxí Hànyǔ, hái xué shénme ? |
| Wang Xiaohong: | Apart from Chinese, what else do you study? |
| 马克： | 我们还学文学，中国近代历史和一点儿古汉语。 |
| Mǎkè: | Wǒmen hái xué wénxué, Zhōngguó jìndài lìshǐ hé yī diǎnr gǔ Hànyǔ. |
| Mark: | We also study literature, modern Chinese history and a little bit of classical Chinese. |
| 王小红： | 哇，有意思。你为什么选择学汉语？ |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Wā, yǒu yìsi. Nǐ wèishénme xuǎnzé xué Hànyǔ? |
| Wang Xiaohong: | Wow, very interesting. Why did you choose to study Chinese. |
| 马克： | 我小时候在外婆家看到一幅中国画，觉得那幅画非常美。从那时起，我一直梦想着有一天能去中国。 |
| Mǎkè: | Wǒ xiǎoshíhou zài wàipójiā kàndào yī fú Zhōngguó huà, juéde nà fú huà fēicháng měi. Cóng nà shí qǐ, wǒ yīzhí mèngxiǎng zhe yǒu yī tiān néng qù Zhōngguó. |
| Mark: | When I was a child, I saw a Chinese painting in my grandmother's house. Since then I have always dreamt of one day going to China. |
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 | 马克 | Mǎkè | Mark (name) |
| hp | 中文名字 | Zhōngwén míngzì | Chinese name (adopted by non-Chinese) |
| hp | 王小红 | Wáng Xiǎohóng | Wang Xiaohong (name) |
| hp | 中文系 | Zhōngwénxì | Chinese department (in university) |
| hp | 新生 | xīnshēng | fresher, new student |
| hp | 现代 | xiàndài | modern |
| hp | 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese (language) |
| hp | 哇 | wā | wow, exclamation of surprise or admiration |
| hp | 多少 | duōshao | how many |
| hp | 只 | zhǐ | only |
| hp | 多 | duō | above |
| hp | 除了 | chú le | except |
| hp | 还 | hái | also, still |
| hp | 文学 | wénxué | literature |
| hp | 近代 | jìndài | modern recent |
| hp | 历史 | lìshǐ | history |
| hp | 和 | hé | and |
| hp | 古汉语 | gǔ Hànyǔ | Classical Chinese |
| hp | 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting |
| hp | 为什么 | wèishénme | why |
| hp | 选择 | xuǎnzé | to select, to choose |
| hp | 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | when one was young |
| hp | 外婆家 | wàipójiā | maternal grand mother's house |
| hp | 看到 | kàndào | to see |
| hp | 幅 | fú | measure owrd for pictures, clothes etc. |
| hp | 画 | huà | picture |
| hp | 觉得 | juéde | to feel |
| hp | 非常 | fēicháng | extraordinary |
| hp | 美 | měi | beautiful |
| hp | 从……起 | cóng ... qǐ | from ... on |
| hp | 一直 | yizhí | straight, continously |
| hp | 梦想 | mèngxiǎng | to dream of |
| hp | 有一天 | yǒu yī tiān | one day |
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:
| 马克：你好！你是不是中国人？ |  |
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| 李大明：我是中国人，我叫李大明。 |  |
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| 马克：我的中文名字叫马克。 | |
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| 李大明：马克你好！你的中文很好。 | |
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| 马克：谢谢！我是中文系的新生，我学习现代汉语。 | |
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| 李大明：哇！中文系大吗？有多少学生？ | |
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| 马克：中文系不大，只有30多个学生。 | |
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| 李大明：你们除了学习语言, 还学什么？ | |
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| 马克：我们还学文学，中国近代历史和一点儿古汉语。 | |
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| 李大明：哇，有意思。你为什么选择学汉语？ | |
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| 马克：我小时候在外婆家看到一幅中国画，觉得那幅画非常美。从那时起，我一直梦想着有一天能去中国。 | |
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