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Basic Conversations for Beginners: Lesson 9

Hobbies

Conversation I
Mandarin English
大卫:
yǒu
shénme
什么
àihào
爱好?
David: What is your hobby?
丽萍:
de
àihào
爱好
shì
chànggē
唱歌。
yǒu
shénme
什么
àihào
爱好?
Liping: My hobby is singing. What is your hobby?
大卫:
de
àihào
爱好
shì
lánqiú
篮球。
David: My hobby is playing basketball.
Vocabulary
爱好 àihào n hobby
唱歌 chànggē v sing
打篮球 dǎ lánqiú play basketball
Conversation II
Mandarin English
丽萍:
huì
chànggē
唱歌
ma
吗?
Liping: Can you sing?
大卫:
huì
chànggē
唱歌。
huì
lánqiú
篮球
ma
吗?
David: I can sing. Do you play basketball?
丽萍:
huì
会。
Liping: I don't.
大卫: méiguānxi
没关系。
jiāo
你。
David: Never mind. I teach you.
Vocabulary
huì v can
jiāo v teach
Conversation III
Mandarin English
丽萍:
xīhuan
喜欢
chànggē
唱歌
ma
吗?
Liping: Do you like to sing?
大卫: xǐhuan
喜欢。
David: Yes. I like.
丽萍:
xǐhuan
喜欢
kàn
shū
ma
吗?
Liping: Do you like to read?
大卫:
xǐhuan
喜欢。
xǐhuan
喜欢
kàn
diànyǐng
电影。
David: I don't. I like watching movies.
Vocabulary
kàn v watch
shū n book
电影 diànyǐng n movie, film

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