HSK 1 · Mike in China #3
My First Chinese Friend
交到第一个中国朋友
16 short scenes and 265 lines of everyday HSK 1 Chinese, from “At the dumpling restaurant” to “The next day”.
265 lines · 16 scenes · 15 min
Transcript
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1 · At the dumpling restaurant
饺子店 jiǎozi diàn
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Hi! How many people?
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Hi! Just me.
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Sorry, it's very busy today. All the tables are taken.
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Could you sit over there?
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Sure! Ten dumplings, please. Thanks!
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Hi! He's on his own. Can he sit here?
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Sure. Does he speak Chinese?
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He does!
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You speak Chinese!
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Yes, I'm learning Chinese.
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Have a seat, have a seat!
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Thanks!
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You're having dumplings too?
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Yes! The dumplings here are really good.
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I love the dumplings here too.
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I come here for lunch every day.
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Do you live around here?
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No, I work around here.
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Here are your dumplings!
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Thanks!
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Hi, I'm Xiao Wang. What's your name?
Mike。
I'm Mike.
Mike，！
Mike, nice to meet you!
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Nice to meet you too!
2 · Where are you from?
哪国人 nǎ guó rén
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Where are you from?
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I'm American. And you?
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I'm Chinese. I'm from Shanghai.
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Are your parents in Shanghai too?
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Yes, they're in Shanghai too.
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Are your parents in China too?
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No, they're both in the U.S.
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You're in China on your own?
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Yes, on my own.
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How long have you been in China?
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I've been in China for two weeks.
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Do you work around here too?
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No, I'm a student. My university is around here.
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Do you like Shanghai?
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I love it! Shanghai is huge, and there are so many people!
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Can you cook Chinese food?
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No! I can make bread, but not Chinese food!
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Do you know Shanghai food?
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No. Is Shanghai food good?
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It's delicious!
3 · What do you do?
做什么工作 zuò shénme gōngzuò
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Xiao Wang, what do you do?
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I work at a computer company.
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A computer company? My friend works at one too!
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Where's your company?
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Behind this dumpling place.
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Are you busy at work?
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A little.
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What time do you go to the office?
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Nine in the morning.
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What time do you go home?
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Six in the evening.
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Do you work on Saturdays too?
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No. I have Saturdays and Sundays off.
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Nice!
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Yes! I really like my job.
4 · Learning Chinese
学汉语 xué Hànyǔ
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How many years have you been learning Chinese?
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For a year.
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Chinese is fun, isn't it?
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It's a lot of fun! I write characters every day.
Mike，？
Mike, what time are your classes at the university?
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Class starts at eight and ends at twelve.
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And in the afternoon?
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In the afternoon I read and write characters at home.
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How many hours a day do you study?
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Six hours a day.
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Six hours! That's a lot!
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I really like learning Chinese.
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Can you write a lot of characters?
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I can write a hundred characters.
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A hundred?
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Look, do you know these two characters?
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I do! It says "jiaozi"!
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Right! You know lots of characters!
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Thanks! I want to learn lots more characters.
5 · Adding each other on WeChat
加微信 jiā Wēixìn
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Do you have WeChat?
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Yes!
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Look, this is my WeChat.
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OK, let me scan it.
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Done! Is this you?
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Yes, that's me!
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Do you have lots of Chinese friends?
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No. I don't have any Chinese friends yet.
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Well, now you have me!
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Great!
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If you have questions about characters, just ask me on WeChat.
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OK! I have lots of questions!
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I'm heading back to the office now. Bye!
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Bye!
6 · Meeting again
又见面了 yòu jiànmiàn le
Mike！！
Mike! Over here!
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Hi, Xiao Wang!
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Hi! Sit here!
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Thanks! What are you having today?
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I've had noodles. And you?
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Dumplings again for me!
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You really love dumplings!
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Yes! Today I'm having fifteen!
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What did you learn today?
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We learned lots of new characters.
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Can you write my name?
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I can write the "Xiao"!
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Very good!
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Sorry, I have to get back to the office.
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That's OK! Bye!
7 · A phone call
打电话 dǎ diànhuà
，Mike！。
Hello, Mike! It's Xiao Wang.
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Hi, Xiao Wang!
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Hi! Are you free this Saturday?
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Yes, I'm free.
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Let's go out to eat!
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I know a restaurant with really good Shanghai food.
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Great! What time?
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Six in the evening, OK?
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Sure! Where is it?
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Behind the China Bookstore.
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The China Bookstore? I know it!
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Great! See you Saturday!
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See you Saturday!
8 · Outside the restaurant
饭店门口 fàndiàn ménkǒu
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Hi, Xiao Wang!
Mike！！
Mike! You're here!
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So many people here!
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Yes, lots of people love the food here.
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Our number is twelve.
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What number are they on now?
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They're on nine now.
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OK, no problem.
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It's a bit cold today.
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Does it snow in Shanghai?
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It rarely snows.
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Does it snow where you're from?
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Lots! I love snow.
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Really? I love snow too!
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Come to the U.S. when it snows!
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OK! I'd love to!
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Number twelve! How many people for number twelve?
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We're number twelve. Two people!
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OK, please sit here.
9 · What shall we eat?
吃什么 chī shénme
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What would you like?
Mike，？
Mike, what would you like?
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I don't know. You choose!
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OK! We'll have this, this, and this.
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Do you want rice?
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Yes! I'll have a little rice.
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What would you like to drink? Tea?
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Tea, please.
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OK.
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Here's your food!
Mike，。
Mike, try this.
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Delicious!
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Shanghai food is good, isn't it?
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It is! I want to learn to cook Shanghai food!
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Great! Have some more.
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Thanks! You eat too!
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This one is good too. Try it.
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OK! I'll have a little more rice!
10 · How old are you?
你多大 nǐ duō dà
Mike，？
Mike, how old are you?
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I'm twenty-five. And you?
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I'm twenty-eight.
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So you're my big brother!
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Right! I'm your Chinese big brother!
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Do you have a girlfriend?
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No. What about you?
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Me neither. My mom asks me about it every day.
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Every day? What does she ask?
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"When are you going to get a girlfriend?"
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My mom asks me every day too.
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About girlfriends too?
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No. She asks, "Have you eaten?"
11 · Family
家人 jiārén
Mike，？
Mike, how many people are in your family?
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There are four people in my family.
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My dad, my mom, my older sister and me.
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Is your sister in the U.S. too?
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Yes, she works in the U.S.
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How old is your sister?
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She's thirty.
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Does she have kids?
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She has a son. He's three.
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Can he speak Chinese?
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He does! He can say "nǐ hǎo"!
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So he speaks Chinese too!
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And you? How many people are in your family?
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Three: my dad, my mom and me.
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Look, these are my parents.
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Is this at your parents' place?
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Yes! I go home for dinner on Sundays.
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Is your mom's cooking good?
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Very good! My mom's dumplings are amazing!
12 · What do you like to do?
喜欢做什么 xǐhuan zuò shénme
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Xiao Wang, what do you like to do?
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I like singing.
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Singing?
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Yes! On Friday nights, I go singing with friends.
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I like singing too!
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Can you sing any Chinese songs?
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No. I'd love to learn!
Mike，？
Mike, what else do you like to do?
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I like watching movies, and I like cats.
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What kind of movies do you like?
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I love Chinese kung fu movies!
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I love kung fu movies too!
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I have a cat in the U.S.
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Really? What's its name?
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It's called Bread!
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Bread? That's so funny!
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How old is it?
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It's three. It loves eating eggs.
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I have a cat too! Look, this is my cat.
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Your cat is so pretty!
13 · Who's paying?
谁给钱 shéi gěi qián
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Excuse me, how much is it?
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Ninety-eight kuai.
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It's on me today!
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No, no, I've got it!
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No! I want to treat you!
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So which of you is paying?
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Me!
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You're my friend. Today is my treat!
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How about I send you my share on WeChat?
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No, no! We're friends!
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OK, thank you!
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You're welcome! You can treat me next week!
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Deal! Next week is on me!
14 · My first Chinese friend
第一个中国朋友 dì yī ge Zhōngguó péngyou
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Look, Shanghai is beautiful at night!
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It really is!
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I had a great time today!
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Me too!
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Xiao Wang, you're my first Chinese friend!
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You're my good friend too!
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How are you getting home?
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I'm taking a taxi home.
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OK. Let me know on WeChat when you get home.
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I will! Thank you, Xiao Wang!
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You're welcome! Bye!
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Bye!
15 · In the taxi
出租车上 zài chūzūchē shang
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Hi! Where to?
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Hi! I'm going home. Look, this is where I live.
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OK. Hey, it's you!
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It's you! Hello!
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Where did you go today?
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I had dinner with a Chinese friend.
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A Chinese friend? That's great!
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Yes! We met at that dumpling place!
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What did you eat?
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We had Shanghai food. Ninety-eight kuai for the two of us. Not expensive!
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Here we are. Twenty-six kuai.
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Done, here you go. Thanks!
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You're welcome! Your phone!
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Right here! Bye!
16 · The next day
第二天 dì èr tiān
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Good morning! What'll it be today?
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Good morning! Two baozi, please.
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Sure! You look happy today!
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Yes! I have a Chinese friend now!
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What about me?
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You're my Chinese mom!
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That's wonderful!
Mike，！
Good morning, Mike!
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Let's go singing next Saturday night!
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OK! I'll learn a Chinese song at home!
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Great! See you Saturday night!
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OK! See you Saturday!
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Here are your baozi.
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Thanks! See you tomorrow!
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"The American in Building 6 has a Chinese friend now."
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This "No. 6" knows everything!
……
I told her...
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