Lesson 01 — Greetings
Basic Chinese dialogues with English translation
| Speaker | Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 你好！ | Nǐ hǎo! | Hello! |
| B | 你好！你好吗？ | Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ hǎo ma? | Hello! How are you? |
| A | 我很好，谢谢。你呢？ | Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie. Nǐ ne? | I'm fine, thank you. And you? |
| B | 我也很好。 | Wǒ yě hěn hǎo. | I'm fine too. |
| A | 你叫什么名字？ | Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? | What's your name? |
| B | 我叫小明。你呢？ | Wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng. Nǐ ne? | My name is Xiaoming. And you? |
| A | 我叫李华。很高兴认识你。 | Wǒ jiào Lǐ Huá. Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. | My name is Li Hua. Nice to meet you. |
| A | 你是哪国人？ | Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? | Which country are you from? |
| B | 我是美国人。你呢？ | Wǒ shì Měiguó rén. Nǐ ne? | I'm American. And you? |
| A | 我是中国人。 | Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén. | I'm Chinese. |
| B | 你喜欢学习中文吗？ | Nǐ xǐhuān xuéxí Zhōngwén ma? | Do you like learning Chinese? |
| A | 我很喜欢，因为中文很有趣。 | Wǒ hěn xǐhuān, yīnwèi Zhōngwén hěn yǒuqù. | I like it very much because Chinese is very interesting. |
| B | 你平时怎么练习中文？ | Nǐ píngshí zěnme liànxí Zhōngwén? | How do you usually practice Chinese? |
| A | 我常常听中文歌，看中文电影，还会写汉字。 | Wǒ chángcháng tīng Zhōngwén gē, kàn Zhōngwén diànyǐng, hái huì xiě Hànzì. | I often listen to Chinese songs, watch Chinese movies, and write Chinese characters. |