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Basic Conversations for Beginners: Lesson 1

Greeting and Introduction

Conversation I
Mandarin English
大卫:
hǎo
好!
David: Hello!
丽萍:
hǎo
好!
Liping: Hello!
大卫: zàijiàn
再见。
David: Goodbye.
丽萍: zàijiàn
再见。
Liping: Goodbye.
Vocabulary
pron you
hǎo adj good, nice, well, fine
zài adv again
jiàn v see, meet
你好 nǐhǎo hello
再见 zàijiàn goodbye
Conversation II
Mandarin English
大卫:
hǎo
好!
shì
Dàwèi
大卫。
David: Hello! I am David.
丽萍: Dàwèi
大卫,
hǎo
好!
Liping: Hello! David.
大卫:
shì
shuí
谁?
David: Who are you?
丽萍:
shì
Lǐpíng
丽萍。
Liping: I am Liping.
大卫:
shì
shuí
谁?
David: Who is she?
丽萍:
shì
Mǎlì
玛丽。
Liping: She is Mary.
Vocabulary
pron I, me
pron she, her
shì v be, am, is, are
shuí pron who, whom
Conversation III
Mandarin English
大卫:
hǎo
ma
吗?
David: How are you?
丽萍:
hěn
hǎo
好!
Liping: I am fine!
大卫: zhè
shì
shuí
谁?
David: Who is this?
丽萍: zhè
shì
bàba
爸爸。
Liping: This is my father.
大卫:
shì
shuí
谁?
David: Who is that?
丽萍:
shì
māma
妈妈。
Liping: That is my mother.
大卫:
māma
妈妈
hǎo
ma
吗?
David: How is your mother?
丽萍:
hěn
hǎo
好。
xièxie
谢谢!
Liping: She is fine. Thank you!
Vocabulary
ma particle A particle used at the end of a question
hěn adv very
zhè pron this
pron that
爸爸 bàba n father
妈妈 māma n mother
谢谢 xièxie thank you

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