English Text
Saying Hello
| John: | Hello, Mary |
| Mary: | Hello, John |
Greetings
| John: | How are you, Mary? |
| Mary: | I’m fine, and you? |
| John: | I’m fine too. Thank you. |
Chinese Text with PinYin
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu
| 约翰: | 你好，玛丽。 | yuē hàn: | nǐ hǎo，mǎ lì |
| 玛丽: | 你好，约翰 | mǎ lì: | nǐ hǎo，yuē hàn |
问候 wèn hòu
| 约翰: | 玛丽，你好吗？ | yuē hàn: | mǎ lì，nǐ hǎo mǎ |
| 玛丽: | 我很好，你呢？ | mǎ lì: | wǒ hěn hǎo，nǐ ne |
| 约翰: | 也很好。谢谢。 | yuē hàn: | yě hěn hǎo。xiè xie |
生词 shēng cí New words
1. 你 nǐ you
Sample Sentence (例句 lì jù):
你在做什么？ nǐ zài zuò shén me
What are you doing?
2. 好 hǎo good; well; fine; ok
这个蛋糕真好吃。 zhè gè dàn gāo zhēn hǎo chī
This cake is very delicious.
3. 吗 mǎ interrogative particle for question
你现在在家吗？ nǐ xiàn zài zài jiā mǎ
Are you at home now?
4. 我 wǒ I; me
我今天很忙。 wǒ jīn tiān hěn máng
I am very busy today.
5. 很 hěn very
我很喜欢这个人。 wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhè gè rén
I like this person very much.
6. 呢 ne a model particle used for elliptical questions
你要去哪里呢？ nǐ yāo qù nǎ li ne
Where are you going?
7. 也 yě too; also
我也要吃饭。 wǒ yě yāo chī fàn
I want to eat rice too.
8. 打 dǎ beat; strike
约翰在打电话。 yuē hàn zài dǎ diàn huà
John is making a call.
9. 招呼 zhāo hu take care of somebody; call out to somebody
玛丽在忙着招呼客人。 mǎ lì zài máng zhù zhāo hu kè ren.
Mary is busy taking care of the guest.
10. 问 wèn ask; question
你想问我什么？ nǐ xiǎng wèn wǒ shén me ?
What do you want to ask me?
11. 候 hòu wait; time
你什么时候回来？ nǐ shén me shí hòu huí lai?
What time are you coming back?
12. 生 shēng raw; grow; life
你喜欢吃生鱼片吗？ nǐ xǐ huan chī shēng yú piàn mǎ
Do you like to eat Sashimi/raw fish?
13. 词 cí word
我喜欢这首歌的歌词。 Wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhè shǒu gē de gē cí
I like the lyrics of this song.
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