HSK 1 · Mike in China #1
Mike's Day in China
Mike 在中国的一天
15 short scenes and 309 lines of everyday HSK 1 Chinese, from “The breakfast stall” to “Downstairs”.
309 lines · 15 scenes · 17 min
Transcript
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1 · The breakfast stall
早餐摊 zǎocān tān
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Good morning! What would you like?
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Good morning! What's this?
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These are baozi. They're delicious!
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How much is one baozi?
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Two kuai each.
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OK, two baozi, please.
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Sure! What would you like to drink?
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Do you have milk?
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No milk, but we have soy milk.
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Soy milk? What's soy milk?
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Have a little taste.
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Thank you! It's really good!
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Want a cup? Hot?
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Yes, a hot one, please.
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Do you want an egg too?
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One, please. How much is it?
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Two baozi, one egg and one soy milk. Eight kuai.
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Can I pay by phone?
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Sure! Look, it's right here.
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Done. Here, take a look.
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Great! Do you live around here?
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Yes, I live over there.
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You're new here, right?
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Yes, I've been in China for three days.
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Great! Come again tomorrow for baozi!
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I will! Thank you! Bye!
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You're welcome! Bye!
2 · At the supermarket
超市 chāoshì
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Hi! Excuse me, do you have milk?
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Yes, over there, behind the bread.
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I see it, thanks!
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You're welcome.
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Excuse me, where are the eggs?
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Sorry, we're out of eggs.
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All gone? Will you have some tomorrow?
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Tomorrow morning.
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OK, I'll come back tomorrow morning.
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Anything else?
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I'd also like to buy some fruit.
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Our supermarket doesn't have fruit.
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There's a fruit shop outside.
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OK, thank you!
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Excuse me, is this bread good?
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It's very good! Lots of people buy it.
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How much is it?
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Nine kuai.
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OK, I'll take one.
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Are you taking all of these?
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Yes, all of them. How much is it?
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The milk is eleven kuai and the bread is nine. Twenty kuai.
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Here's fifty.
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OK. Here's thirty back. And here are your things.
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Thank you! Bye!
3 · At the fruit shop
水果店 shuǐguǒ diàn
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Hi! How much are the apples?
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Three for ten kuai.
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Three for ten? Are they good?
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Really good! Have one.
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Thanks! Delicious!
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How many do you want?
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Six, please.
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OK, six for twenty kuai.
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Can I pay by phone?
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Sure, look, right here.
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Done. Here, take a look.
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OK. I'll give you one more.
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That's great! Thank you!
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You're welcome! Do you like fruit?
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Yes! I really like apples.
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Come tomorrow. We'll have fresh apples tomorrow.
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OK! I'll come back tomorrow for apples!
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Great! Bye!
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Bye!
4 · In the taxi
出租车上 zài chūzūchē shang
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Hi! Where to?
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Hello! To the China Bookstore, please.
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OK. You speak Chinese!
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A little.
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Your Chinese is very good!
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Oh, not really!
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Do you like China?
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I love it! China is so much fun!
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Do you like Chinese food?
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Yes! I had baozi this morning.
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Baozi are great! Dumplings are great too.
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I haven't had dumplings yet.
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There's a restaurant near the bookstore.
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Their dumplings are really good.
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Really?
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Yes! Go have some for lunch!
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OK! I'll have dumplings for lunch.
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Here we are. Twenty-six kuai.
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Can I pay by phone?
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No problem!
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Done. Thank you! Bye!
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You're welcome! Bye!
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Hey! Your phone!
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My phone! Thank you so much!
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No problem!
5 · Asking the way
问路 wèn lù
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Hi! Excuse me, do you know where the China Bookstore is?
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The China Bookstore? It's behind that big store.
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That big store?
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Yes, look, over there.
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I see it. How many minutes does it take to get there?
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Five minutes. Are you going to buy books?
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Yes, I want to buy a Chinese book.
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I'm going to the bookstore too! Let's go!
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Great!
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Are you a student?
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Yes, I'm studying Chinese at a university.
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I'm a college student too!
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What do you study?
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I study film.
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Film? Cool! I like Chinese movies.
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Can you write Chinese characters?
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I can write some. Chinese characters are beautiful!
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Here we are! This is the China Bookstore.
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Thank you! Nice to meet you!
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Nice to meet you too! Bye!
6 · At the bookstore
书店 shūdiàn
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So many people in the bookstore!
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Yes, lots of people come to read on Saturdays.
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Excuse me, do you have books for learning Chinese?
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Yes. Are you learning Chinese?
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Yes, I've been learning for a year.
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Take a look at this one.
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This book has too many characters!
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How about this one? This one has fewer characters.
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This one's good! How much is it?
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Forty-eight kuai.
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That's a bit expensive.
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That one is thirty, and it's good too.
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Can I take a look?
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Sure, go ahead.
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This book looks great. I'll take this one.
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OK, please pay over there.
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OK, thanks!
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Hello! You're here too!
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Hello! I came to buy a book.
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What book did you buy?
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A Chinese book. Look.
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This book is great! Read it at home.
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OK! Are you buying books too?
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Yes, I bought two.
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Class is at eight on Monday morning, you know that?
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I know! See you Monday!
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See you Monday!
7 · At the dumpling restaurant
饺子店 jiǎozi diàn
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Hi! How many people?
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Hi! Just one.
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Have a seat. What would you like?
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Dumplings, please.
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The taxi driver said your dumplings are really good!
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Really? That's great!
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What kind? We have egg ones and vegetable ones.
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Egg, please. Ten of them.
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OK. What would you like to drink?
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I'll have tea. Do you have tea?
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Yes. The tea is free.
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Great! Thanks!
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Your dumplings are here!
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So many dumplings! Thanks!
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Are they good?
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They're delicious! I'd like five more.
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Sure, five more coming!
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Excuse me, how much is it?
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Fifteen dumplings, eighteen kuai.
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Done. Here, take a look.
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Great, thanks! Come again!
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I will! Bye!
8 · Someone asks Mike the way
别人问路 biérén wèn lù
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Hello! Excuse me, where's the China Bookstore?
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The China Bookstore? I know it!
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It's behind that big store.
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That big store?
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Yes, look, over there.
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I see it. Thank you!
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You're welcome! It takes five minutes to get there.
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Your Chinese is so good! Are you a student?
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Yes, I study Chinese at a university.
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How many years have you been in China?
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I've been in China for three days!
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Three days? Your Chinese is amazing!
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I've studied Chinese for a year.
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Great, great! Thank you! Bye!
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Bye!
9 · At the milk tea shop
奶茶店 nǎichá diàn
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Hi! What would you like?
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Hi! Which milk tea is good?
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Lots of people like this one.
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OK, one of these, please.
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Large?
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Not large. Small, please.
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Hot?
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It's so hot today! Not hot, please.
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OK. Anything else?
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That's all, thanks.
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OK, eighteen kuai.
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Done. Here, take a look.
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Your number is thirty-eight.
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Number thirty-eight, OK.
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Number thirty-eight! Thirty-eight is ready!
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I'm number thirty-eight!
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Here's your milk tea.
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Thanks! Bye!
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You're welcome! Bye!
10 · At the clothing shop
衣服店 yīfu diàn
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Hi! Take a look, everything's new.
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Hi! How much is this one?
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This one is a hundred and twenty kuai.
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A hundred and twenty? That's a bit expensive.
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It's a really nice shirt! Try it on.
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OK, I'll try it on.
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Look, it looks great!
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It's a bit small. Do you have a bigger one?
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Yes, this one is bigger.
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This one's good! How much is it?
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Also a hundred and twenty.
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How about a hundred?
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A hundred? No, no.
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A hundred and ten, OK?
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OK, a hundred and ten.
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Great! Here's your shirt.
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Thanks!
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Look, it's raining outside!
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Yes! It's pouring.
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Have a seat here for a bit.
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Thank you!
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Would you like some water?
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Yes, thanks!
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Look, the rain has stopped.
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Great! Thank you! Bye!
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Bye!
11 · On the subway
地铁上 dìtiě shang
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Mom, look! A foreigner!
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Sorry!
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That's OK! Hi there!
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Hi! You can speak Chinese?
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A little.
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How old are you?
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I'm twenty-five. And you?
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I'm six!
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Do you go to school?
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I go to primary school! I'm a primary school student!
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Great! Do you like school?
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Yes! I have lots of friends.
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Do you like China?
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I love it! Chinese food is delicious.
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What do you like to eat?
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I like dumplings and baozi!
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I like baozi too!
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This is my mom!
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Hello!
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This is our stop. Say goodbye!
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Bye!
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Bye, little one!
12 · At the gate
小区门口 xiǎoqū ménkǒu
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Hello! Who are you looking for?
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Hi! I live here.
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You live here? I don't know you.
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I'm new. I've been in China for three days.
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Which building do you live in?
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Building six.
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OK. What's your name?
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I'm Mike.
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OK, got it.
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Do you live on your own?
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Yes, I live on my own.
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It's a bit cold tonight. Head on home!
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OK! Thank you!
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You're welcome!
13 · The little dog
小狗 xiǎo gǒu
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Hi! Is this your dog?
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Yes! Sorry, it really likes people.
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That's OK! It's so cute!
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Thanks! It's two years old.
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What's its name?
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Its name is Jiaozi.
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Dumpling? That's so funny!
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I had dumplings for lunch!
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Do you like dogs?
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Yes! I love little dogs.
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Do you live here?
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Yes, I live in building six.
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I live in building seven!
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Jiaozi, say goodbye!
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Bye, Jiaozi!
14 · The delivery is here
外卖到了 wàimài dào le
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Hello? Your food is here.
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Great! Where are you?
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I'm outside. Which building are you in?
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Building six.
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OK, I'll go to building six.
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Hello! I'm at building six.
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Your food is on the table outside building six.
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OK, I'm coming now. Thanks!
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You're welcome. Bye!
15 · Downstairs
楼下 lóu xià
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Hello! It's you!
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It's you! You live in building six?
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Yes, building six.
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I live in building six too!
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That's great!
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Your shirt looks great! Is it new?
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Yes! A hundred and ten kuai.
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A hundred and ten? That's a bit pricey!
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That's OK. I really like it.
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Have you eaten?
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Not yet. This is my dinner.
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What is it?
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Rice and some dishes.
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Can you cook?
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I can't cook.
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Come to my place for dinner tomorrow! I'll make dumplings.
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Really? Great! I love dumplings!
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Tomorrow at six in the evening, OK?
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OK! Tomorrow at six.
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And come for baozi in the morning too!
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I will! Thank you!
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Go eat! Your food's getting cold!
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OK! I'm going home. See you tomorrow!
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See you tomorrow!
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