Lesson 1:

你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
Dialogue #1:

陆雨萍：力波，你好。
Nǐ hǎo lùyǔpíng: Lì bō, nǐ hǎo.
Lu Yuping: Libo, hello.

力波：你好，陆雨萍。
Lì bō: Nǐ hǎo, lùyǔpíng.
Libo, Hello, Lu Yuping.

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Dialogue #2

力波：林娜，你好吗?
Lì bō: Línnà, nǐ hǎo ma?
Li Bo: Lin Na, how are you?

林娜：我很好，你呢？
Línnà: Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
Lin Na: I'm fine, how about you?

力波：（我）也很好。
Lì bō:(Wǒ) yě hěn hǎo
Libo: (Me) Very good too.
Lesson #2
你忙吗？
Nǐ máng ma?
Are you busy?
Dialogue #1:

林娜： 陆雨萍，你好吗？
Línnà: Lùyǔpíng, nǐ hǎo ma?
Lin Na: Lu Yuping, how are you?

陆雨萍： 我很好，你爸爸，妈妈好吗?
Lùyǔpíng: Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ bàba, māmā hǎo ma?
Lu Yuping: I'm fine. How are your father and mother?

林娜： 他们都很好，你忙吗？
Línnà: Tāmen dōu hěn hǎo, nǐ máng ma?
Lin Na: They are all very good. Are you busy?

陆雨萍： 我不忙，你男朋友呢？
Lùyǔpíng: Wǒ bù máng, nǐ nán péngyǒu ne?
Lu Yuping: I'm not busy. What about your boyfriend?
林娜： 他很忙。
Línnà: Tā hěn máng
Lin Na: He is very busy.

Dialogue #2:

订立波： 哥哥，你要咖啡吗?
Dìnglì bō: Gēgē, nǐ yào kāfēi ma?
Ding Libo: Brother, do you want coffee?

哥哥： 我要咖啡。
Gēgē: Wǒ yào kāfēi.
Brother: I want coffee.

弟弟： 我也要咖啡。
Dìdì: Wǒ yě yào kāfēi.
Brother: I want coffee too.

订立波： 好我们都喝咖啡。
Dìnglì bō: Hǎo wǒmen dōu hē kāfēi.
Ding Libo: Okay, let’s all drink coffee.
Lesson #3:
她是哪国人？
Tā shì nǎ guórén?
Which country is she from?
Dialogue #1:

哥哥： 力波，那是谁?
Gēgē: Lì bō, nà shì shéi?
Brother: Libo, who is that?

订立波： 那是我们老师。
Dìnglì bō: Nà shì wǒmen lǎoshī.
Ding Libo: That’s our teacher.

哥哥: 她是哪国人？
Gēgē: Tā shì nǎ guórén?
Brother: Which country is she from?

订立波： 她是中国人，我们老师都是中国人。
Dìnglì bō: Tā shì zhōngguó rén, wǒmen lǎoshī dōu shì zhōngguó rén
Ding Libo: She is Chinese, and our teachers are all Chinese.
Dialogue #2:

订立波： 陈老师，您好！这是我哥哥，他是外语老师。
Dìnglì bō: Chén lǎoshī, nín hǎo! Zhè shì wǒ gēgē, tā shì wàiyǔ lǎoshī.
Ding Libo: Hello, Teacher Chen! This is my brother; he is a foreign language
teacher.

陈老师： 你好。
Chén lǎoshī: Nǐ hǎo.
Teacher Chen: Hello.

订立波： 这是我朋友。
Dìnglì bō: Zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu.
Deng Libo: This is my friend.

陈老师: 你好！你也是老师吗?
Chén lǎoshī: Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ yěshì lǎoshī ma?
Teacher Chen: Hello! Are you a teacher too?
朋友：您好！我不是老师，我是医生。
Péngyǒu: Nín hǎo! Wǒ bùshì lǎoshī, wǒ shì yīshēng.
Friend: Hello! I'm not a teacher, I'm a doctor.

陈老师：力波，这是你奶奶吗?
Chén lǎoshī: Lì bō, zhè shì nǐ nǎinai ma?
Teacher Chen: Libo, is this your Paternal grandma?

订立波：不是，她是我外婆。
Dìnglì bō: Bùshì, tā shì wǒ wàipó.
Ding Libo: No, she is my Maternal grandma.

陈老师：外婆，您好！
Chén lǎoshī: Wàipó, nín hǎo!
Teacher Chen: Hello, grandma!
Lesson #4:
认识你很高兴
Rènshí nǐ hěn gāoxìng
Nice to meet you
Dialogue #1:

老师： 可以进来吗？
lǎoshī: Kěyǐ jìnlái ma?
Teacher: Can you come in?

林娜： 请进！杨老师，您好！这是我朋友，他是记者。
Línnà: Qǐng jìn! Yáng lǎoshī, nín hǎo! Zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu, tā shì jìzhě.
Lin Na: Please come in! Hello, Teacher Yang! This is my friend; he is a journalist.
老师： 请问，您贵姓？
lǎoshī: Qǐngwèn, nín guìxìng?
Teacher: Excuse me, what is your surname?

陆雨萍： 我姓陆，叫陆雨萍。
Lùyǔpíng: Wǒ xìng lù, jiào lùyǔpíng.
Lu Yuping: My surname is Lu, and my name is Lu Yuping.

老师: 你好，陆先生，认识您很高兴。
lǎoshī: Nǐ hǎo, lù xiānshēng, rènshí nín hěn gāoxìng.
Teacher: Hello, Mr. Lu, nice to meet you.

陆雨萍： 杨老师，认识您，我也很高兴。
Lùyǔpíng: Yáng lǎoshī, rènshí nín, wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng.
Lu Yuping: Teacher Yang, I am also very happy to meet you.
Dialogue #2:

林娜： 我是语言学院的学生。我姓林，叫林娜。我是英国人。你姓什么?
Línnà: Wǒ shì yǔyán xuéyuàn de xuéshēng. Wǒ xìng lín, jiào línnà. Wǒ shì yīngguó
rén. Nǐ xìng shénme?
Lin Na: I am a student at the Language School. My surname is Lin, and my name is
Lin Na. I am British. What's your surname?

马大为： 我姓马，叫马大为。
Mǎ dà wéi: Wǒ xìng mǎ, jiào mǎ dà wéi.
Ma Dawei: My surname is Ma, and my name is Ma Dawei.

林娜： 你是加拿大人吗？
Línnà: Nǐ shì jiānádà rén ma?
Lin Na: Are you Canadian?
马大为： 我不是加拿大人，我是美国人，也是语言学院的学生。我学习汉
语。
Mǎ dà wéi: Wǒ bùshì jiānádà rén, wǒ shì měiguó rén, yěshì yǔyán xuéyuàn de xuéshēng.
Wǒ xuéxí hànyǔ.
Ma Dawei: I am not a Canadian. I am an American and a student at the Language
Institute. I learn Chinese.