| Chinese (Pinyin)
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English | Chinese (Pinyin)
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English | |
| dāngrán | of course | guì | expensive, distinguished | |
| Nín guì xìng? | What's your name? (showing respect) | háizi | children, kid | |
| huì | can, to be able to | jiào | to call, ...name is... | |
| méi | no, not, (do not have) | méi guānxi | It's OK / It doesn't matter. | |
| míngzi | name | nà | that / there | |
| nán | male / man | Nǐ ne? | And you? | |
| nín | you (vevy polite form) | péngyǒu | friend(s) | |
| piàoliàng | pretty / beautiful | rènshi | know / recognize | |
| shénme | what | shì | to be | |
| shuō | to say / to speak | wǒ | I, me | |
| wǒde | my / mine | nǐde | your / yours | |
| nínde | your / yours (polite form) | tāde | his /her, hers | |
| xiǎojie | Miss | xìng | family name | |
| yě | too, also | yìdiǎn(r) | a little | |
| Yīngwén | English | yǒu3 | to have | |
| zhè | this / here | zhēn | real / really | |
| Zhōngwén | Chinese (language) | Nǐ jiào shénme? | What's your name? | |
| Tā jiào shénme? | What's his / her name? | Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? | What's your name? | |
| Tā jiào shénme míngzi? | What's his / her name? | Wǒ jiào... | My name is... | |
| tā jiào... | His / her name is... | Wǒ shì... | I am... | |
| Nǐ shì | You are... | Tā shì... | He / She is... | |
| Wǒ bú shì... | I am not... | Nǐ bú shì | You are not... | |
| Tā bú shì... | He / She is not... | Zhè shì | This is... | |
| Nà shì | That is... | Zhè bú shì | This is not... | |
| Nà bú shì | That is not... | Tā shì shéi? | Who is he / she? | |
| Tā shì bú shì...? | Is he / she ... (or not) |
1.
| Jane | Nín guì xìng? | Complete dialogue | |
| Chén | Wǒ xìng Chén, nín ne? | ||
| Jane | Wǒ xìng Lord. Zhè shì nínde háizi ma? | ||
| Chén | Bú shì. Wǒ méi yǒu háizi. Zhè shì Lǐ tàitai de háizi. | ||
| Jane | (to the boy) Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? | ||
| Child | Wǒ jiào Pàn Pan. |
2.
| Bái | Nà shì shéi? Nǐ rènshi bú rènshi tā? | Complete dialogue | |
| Wú | Rènshi. Tā shì Guō xiǎojiě. | ||
| Bái | Tā zhēn piàoliàng. (walks over to the girl) | ||
| Bái | Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Bái Bǐdé. Nǐ ne? | ||
| Guō | Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Guō Yùjié. (A man walks over to her and hands her a drink.) | ||
| Guō | Zhè shì wǒde nán péngyou. Tā jiào Liú Wénguāng. Zhè shì Bái Xiānsheng. | ||
| Liú | Bái Xiānsheng, nǐ hǎo! | ||
| Bái | O, nǐ hǎo! |