Lesson 01 — Basic Conversation
Chinese dialogues with English translation.
Dialogue 1 — Greeting
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.
Dialogue 2 — Introducing Yourself
A： 你叫什么名字？
nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? — What is 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.
Dialogue 3 — Where are you from?
A： 你是哪国人？
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? — Which country are you from?
B： 我是柬埔寨人。你呢？
wǒ shì Jiǎnpǔzhài rén. nǐ ne? — I'm Cambodian. And you?
A： 我是中国人。
wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén. — I'm Chinese.
Grammar
- 问候: 你好 (nǐ hǎo) — Hello
- 询问状态: 你好吗？(nǐ hǎo ma?) — How are you?
- 自我介绍: 我叫 + 名字 (wǒ jiào + name) — My name is ...
- 表明国籍: 你是哪国人？(nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?) — 我是 + 国家 + 人 (wǒ shì + country + rén) — I'm from ...
- 答复“也”用法: 我也很好 (wǒ yě hěn hǎo) — I'm fine too
Exercises
- Translate to Chinese:
a) Hello! How are you? → ___________
b) My name is Xiaoming. → ___________ - Answer in Chinese:
a) What is your name? → ___________
b) Which country are you from? → ___________ - Dictation: Write down the characters or Pinyin while listening.