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Basic Conversations for Beginners: Lesson 2

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Conversation I
Mandarin English
丽萍: zhè
shì
shénme
什么?
Liping: What is this?
大卫: zhè
shì
píngguǒ
苹果。
David: This is an apple.
丽萍:
shì
shénme
什么?
Liping: What is that?
大卫:
shì
chá
茶。
David: That is tea.
Vocabulary
什么 shénme pron what
苹果 píngguǒ n apple
chá n tea
Conversation II
Mandarin English
丽萍: zhè
shì
nǎr
哪儿?
Liping: Where is this?
大卫: zhè
shì
jiā
家。
David: This is my home.
丽萍:
shì
nǎr
哪儿?
Liping: Where is that?
大卫:
shì
xuéxiào
学校。
David: That is the school.
丽萍:
nǎr
哪儿?
Liping: Where are you going?
大卫:
xuéxiào
学校。
David: I am going to school.
Vocabulary
哪儿 nǎr pron where
jiā n home, house, family
学校 xuéxiào n school
v to go
Conversation III
Mandarin English
大卫:
xǐhuan
喜欢
shénme
什么?
David: What do you like?
丽萍:
xǐhuan
喜欢
chá
茶。
Liping: I like tea.
大卫:
xǐhuan
喜欢
shénme
什么?
David: What does she like?
丽萍:
xǐhuan
喜欢
kāfēi
咖啡。
Liping: She likes coffee.
大卫:
xǐhuan
喜欢
chá
ma
吗?
David: Does she like tea?
丽萍:
xǐhuan
喜欢
chá
茶。
Liping: She does not like tea.
大卫:
xǐhuan
喜欢
hànyǔ
汉语
ma
吗?
David: Do you like Mandarin?
丽萍:
xǐhuan
喜欢
hànyǔ
汉语。
Liping: I like Mandarin.
Vocabulary
adv no, not
喜欢 xǐhuan v to like
咖啡 kāfēi n coffee
汉语 hànyǔ n Mandarin, Chinese language

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