Newbie - Time for Class (A0800) A 老师好! lǎoshī hǎo! Hi, teacher! B 老师好! lǎoshī hǎo! Hi, teacher! C 你们好。快坐吧。 nǐmen hǎo. kuài zuò ba. Hi. Go sit down. B 噢。 ō. OK. C 我们开始吧!打开书。 wǒmen kāishǐ ba! dǎkāi shū. Let's start! Open your books. Key Vocabulary 老师 lǎoshī teacher 好 hǎo good 你们 nǐmen you 快 kuài quickly 坐 zuò to sit 我们 wǒmen we 开始 kāishǐ to begin 打开 dǎkāi to open 书 shū book Supplementary Vocabulary 学生 xuésheng student 同学 tóngxué classmate 学校 xuéxiào school 教室 jiàoshì classroom 上课 shàngkè to attend class 下课 xiàkè to finish class Newbie - What's up? (A0804) A 你好!好久不见! nǐhǎo! hǎojiǔbùjiàn! Hey! Long time no see! B 你好!最近怎么样? nǐhǎo! zuìjìn zěnmeyàng? Hi! How have you been lately? A 还好。你怎么样? hái hǎo. nǐ zěnmeyàng? OK. How have you been? B 不错! bùcuò! Not bad. Key Vocabulary 你好 nǐhǎo hello 好久不见 hǎojiǔbùjiàn long time no see 最近 zuìjìn recently 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how are things 还好 hái hǎo passable 不错 bùcuò not bad Supplementary Vocabulary 还可以 hái kěyǐ not bad 还行 háixíng not bad 马马虎虎 mǎmǎhūhū so-so 也 yě also Newbie - Yang Jie's Fury (A0806) A 杨洁! Yáng Jié! Yang Jie! B 李燕,干吗? Lǐ Yàn, gànmá? Li Yan, what are you doing? A 你是不是和王伟在一起? nǐ shì bù shì hé Wáng Wěi zàiyīqǐ? Are you together with Wang Wie? B 关你什么事? guān nǐ shénme shì? Whats that have to do with you? A 我是他女朋友。 wǒ shì tā nǚpéngyou. I am his girlfriend. B 神经病! shénjīngbìng! You are crazy! Key Vocabulary Supplementary Vocabulary Newbie - Chinese Green Eggs and Ham (A0808) 我不喜欢吃鸡蛋, wǒ bù xǐhuan chī jīdàn, I do not like eggs, 我不喜欢吃炒饭, wǒ bù xǐhuan chī chǎofàn, I do not like fried rice, 我不喜欢吃火腿, wǒ bù xǐhuan chī huǒtuǐ, I do not like ham, 因为它们都很贵。 yīnwèi tāmen dōu hěn guì. Because they are all expensive. Key Vocabulary 不 bù not 喜欢 xǐhuan to like 吃 chī to eat 鸡蛋 jīdàn egg 炒饭 chǎofàn fried rice 火腿 huǒtuǐ ham 因为 yīnwèi because 它们 tāmen they 都 dōu all 很 hěn very 贵 guì expensive Supplementary Vocabulary 为什么 wèishénme why 好吃 hǎochī delicious 难吃 nánchī tastes bad 便宜 piányi inexpensive 蛋炒饭 dànchǎofàn egg fried rice Newbie - MSN and QQ (A0810) A 你用MSN吗? nǐ yòngMSNma? Do you use MSN? B 不用。我一直用QQ。 bùyòng. wǒ yīzhí yòngQQ. I don't. I've always used QQ. A 我也用QQ。这是我的号码。 wǒ yě yòngQQ. zhè shì wǒ de hàomǎ. I also use QQ. This is my number. B 好,我回去加你。 hǎo, wǒ huíqu jiā nǐ. OK, Ill go back and add you. A 保持联系! bǎochí liánxì! Keep in touch! B 好,我们QQ上见。 hǎo, wǒmenQQshàng jiàn. OK. Ill see you on QQ. Key Vocabulary Supplementary Vocabulary Newbie - Buying a Newspaper (A0812) A 有报纸吗? yǒu bàozhǐ ma? Do you have newspapers? B 有。要中文的还是英文的? yǒu. yào Zhōngwén de háishi Yīngwén de? Yes. Do you want Chinese or English? A 中文的。 Zhōngwén de. Chinese. B 一块钱。 yī kuài qián. One RMB. Key Vocabulary 有 yǒu to have 报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper 要 yào to want 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese 还是 háishi or 英文 Yīngwén English 一块钱 yī kuài qián one renminbi Supplementary Vocabulary 杂志 zázhì magazine 买 mǎi to buy 看 kàn to read 看报纸 kàn bàozhǐ to read a newspaper 看不懂 kànbùdǒng to not understand 多少钱 duōshǎo qián how much money Newbie - How have you been? (A0816) A 你好! nǐhǎo! Hello! B 你好,最近还好吗? nǐhǎo, zuìjìn hái hǎo ma? Hello! Have you been all right lately? A 还可以。你呢? hái kěyǐ. nǐ ne? I'm OK. How about you? B 我最近很忙。 wǒ zuìjìn hěn máng. I've been very busy lately. Key Vocabulary 你好 nǐhǎo hello 最近 zuìjìn recently 还好 hái hǎo passable 还可以 hái kěyǐ all right 很 hěn very 忙 máng busy Supplementary Vocabulary 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how are things 还行 hái xíng all right 累 lèi tired 不忙 bù máng not busy 不累 bù lèi not tired Newbie - Getting Nationalities Straight (A0821) A 你是美国人吗? nǐ shì Měiguórén ma? Are you American? B 不是,我是英国人。 bù shì, wǒ shì Yīngguórén. No, I'm British. A 你呢? nǐ ne? What about you? B 我是法国人。 wǒ shì Fǎguórén. I'm French. Key Vocabulary 你 nǐ you 是 shì to be 美国人 Měiguórén American person 不 bù not 我 wǒ I 英国人 Yīngguórén British person 法国人 Fǎguórén French person Supplementary Vocabulary 国籍 guójí nationality 国家 guójiā country 美国 Měiguó America 英国 Yīngguó England 法国 Fǎguó France 中国 Zhōngguó China 中国人 Zhōngguórén Chinese person Newbie - Where are you going? (A0825) A 你好! nǐhǎo! Hello! B 你好,你去哪儿? nǐhǎo, nǐ qù nǎr? Hello. Where are you going? A 我去公司。你呢? wǒ qù gōngsī. nǐ ne? I'm going to the office. How about you? B 我去学校。 wǒ qù xuéxiào. I'm going to school. Key Vocabulary 你好 nǐhǎo hello 你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I 去 qù to go 哪儿 nǎr where 公司 gōngsī company 学校 xuéxiào school Supplementary Vocabulary 这儿 zhèr here 那儿 nàr there 办公室 bàngōngshì office 商店 shāngdiàn shop 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant 咖啡厅 kāfēitīng coffee shop 公园 gōngyuán park 酒吧 jiǔbā bar Newbie - Upset (A0829) A 呜呜呜...... wū wū wū...... Wah...... B 你怎么了? nǐ zěnme le? What's the matter? A 呜呜呜...... wū wū wū...... Wah...... B 别难过了。 bié nánguò le. Don't be upset. A 我没事儿。呜呜呜...... wǒ méishìr. wū wū wū...... It's nothing. Wah...... B 别哭了。 bié kū le. Don't cry. Key Vocabulary 怎么了 zěnme le what's the matter 别 bié don't 难过 nánguò upset, sad 没事儿 méishìr it's nothing 哭 kū to cry Supplementary Vocabulary 有事儿 yǒushìr to have a problem 笑 xiào to laugh 帮 bāng to help 说 shuō to speak 伤心 shāngxīn sad Newbie - Are You Tired? (A0836) A 你今天很累吗? nǐ jīntiān hěn lèi ma? Are you tired today? B 对。 duì. Yes. A 为什么? wèishénme? Why? B 因为我今天很忙。 yīnwèi wǒ jīntiān hěn máng. Because I'm very busy today. Key Vocabulary 今天 jīntiān today 很 hěn very 累 lèi tired 对 duì correct 为什么 wèishénme why 因为 yīnwèi because 忙 máng busy Supplementary Vocabulary 昨天 zuótiān yesterday 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 困 kùn sleepy 休息 xiūxi to rest Newbie - Can you Speak Chinese? (A0840) A 你会说中文吗? nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma? Can you speak Mandarin? B 我会说一点。你会说英文吗? wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn. nǐ huì shuō Yīngwén ma? I can speak a little. Can you speak English? A 英文?我不会说。 Yīngwén? wǒ bù huì shuō. English? I can't speak it. Key Vocabulary 你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I 会 huì can 说 shuō to speak 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese 英文 Yīngwén English 一点 yīdiǎn a bit Supplementary Vocabulary 语言 yǔyán language 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Mandarin Chinese 汉语 Hànyǔ Chinese 日语 Rìyǔ Japanese 德语 Déyǔ German 法语 Fǎyǔ French 西班牙语 Xībānyáyǔ Spanish 学习 xuéxí to study Newbie - He's Not In (A0844) A 喂? wéi? Hello? B 你好,马先生在吗? nǐhǎo, Mǎ xiānsheng zài ma? Hello. Is Mr. Ma in? A 对不起,他不在。 duìbuqǐ, tā bù zài. Sorry. He is not in. B 好吧。 hǎo ba. That's OK. Key Vocabulary 喂 wéi hello 先生 xiānsheng Mr. 在 zài to be in 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry 不 bù not 好吧 hǎo ba all right Supplementary Vocabulary 找 zhǎo to look for 谁 shéi who 出去 chūqù to go out 什么时候 shénme shíhou when 回来 huílái to return 等一下 děng yīxià wait a moment Newbie - Do you have...? (A0849) A 有没有啤酒? yǒu méiyǒu píjiǔ? Do you have beer? B 没有。 méiyǒu. No. A 有没有可乐? yǒu méiyǒu kělè? Do you have cola? B 没有。 méiyǒu. No. A 有没有水? yǒu méiyǒu shuǐ? Do you have water? B 没有。 méiyǒu. No. A 好吧。再见! hǎo ba. zàijiàn! OK. Bye! Key Vocabulary 没有 méiyǒu to not have 有没有 yǒu méiyǒu to have or not 啤酒 píjiǔ beer 可乐 kělè cola 水 shuǐ water 好吧 hǎo ba all right 再见 zàijiàn good bye Supplementary Vocabulary 饮料 yǐnliào beverage 果汁 guǒzhī juice 酒 jiǔ alcohol 喝 hē to drink 什么 shénme what 买 mǎi to buy Newbie - Ordering Noodles (A0852) A 先生,你想吃什么? xiānsheng, nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? What would you like to eat, Sir? B 我想吃面。 wǒ xiǎng chī miàn. I'd like to eat noodles. A 好的,等一下。 hǎo de, děng yīxià. OK, wait a moment. B 谢谢。 xièxie. Thanks. Key Vocabulary 先生 xiānsheng Mr. 你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I 想 xiǎng would like 吃 chī to eat 什么 shénme what 面 miàn noodle 好的 hǎo de all right 等 děng to wait 一下 yīxià a while 谢谢 xièxie thank you Supplementary Vocabulary 小姐 xiǎojie Miss 点 diǎn to order 辣 là spicy 炒面 chǎomiàn fried noodles 汤面 tāngmiàn noodles in soup Newbie - Fruit Salad (A0856) A 你在吃什么? nǐ zài chī shénme? What are you eating? B 水果色拉。 shuǐguǒ sèlā. I'm eating fruit salad. A 好吃吗? hǎochī ma? Is it good? B 好吃。 hǎochī. Yes. Key Vocabulary 你 nǐ you 吃 chī to eat 什么 shénme what 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 色拉 sèlā salad 好吃 hǎochī delicious Supplementary Vocabulary 沙拉 shālā salad 沙拉酱 shālājiàng salad dressing 香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana 苹果 píngguǒ apple 葡萄 pútao grape 芒果 mángguǒ mango 蔬菜 shūcài vegetable Newbie - Days of the week (A0860) A 你星期一有空吗? nǐ xīngqīyī yǒukòng ma? Are you free on Monday? B 没空。我星期二有空。 méikòng. wǒ xīngqīèr yǒukòng. No. Tuesday I have free time. A 我没空。星期三怎么样? wǒ méikòng. xīngqīsān zěnmeyàng? I don't. How about Wednesday? B 好。 hǎo. OK. Key Vocabulary 你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I 星期一 xīngqīyī Monday 星期二 xīngqīèr Tuesday 星期三 xīngqīsān Wednesday 有空 yǒukòng to have free time 没空 méikòng to not have free time 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how about 好 hǎo OK Supplementary Vocabulary 星期 xīngqī week 星期四 xīngqīsì Thursday 星期五 xīngqīwǔ Friday 星期六 xīngqīliù Saturday 星期天 xīngqītiān Sunday 周末 zhōumò weekend 这个星期 zhè ge xīngqī this week 下个星期 xià ge xīngqī next week 上个星期 shàng ge xīngqī last week Newbie - Months (A0864) A 你七月去美国吗? nǐ qīyuè qù Měiguó ma? Are you going to America in July? B 不是。我九月去。 bù shì. wǒ jiǔyuè qù. No. I'm going in September. A 什么时候回来?十月吗? shénme shíhou huílái? shíyuè ma? When will you come back? October? B 不告诉你! bù gàosu nǐ! I'm not telling! Key Vocabulary 你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I 去 qù to go 美国 Měiguó United States 不 bù not 是 shì to be 七月 qīyuè July 九月 jiǔyuè September 十月 shíyuè October 什么时候 shénme shíhou when 回来 huílái to return 告诉 gàosu to tell Supplementary Vocabulary 月 yuè month 一月 yīyuè January 二月 èryuè February 三月 sānyuè March 四月 sìyuè April 五月 wǔyuè May 六月 liùyuè June 八月 bāyuè August 十一月 shíyīyuè November 十二月 shíèryuè December 这个月 zhè ge yuè this month 下个月 xià ge yuè next month 上个月 shàng ge yuè last month Newbie - Formal Introduction (A0868) A 陈小姐,你好,我姓王。 Chén xiǎojie, nǐhǎo, wǒ xìng Wáng. Hello, Miss Chen. My name is Wang. B 王先生,您好。 Wáng xiānsheng, nínhǎo. Hello Mr. Wang. A 请坐! qǐng zuò! Please have a seat. B 谢谢! xièxie! Thank you. Key Vocabulary 小姐 xiǎojie Miss 先生 xiānsheng Mr. 你好 nǐhǎo hello 您好 nínhǎo hello (formal) 我 wǒ I 姓 xìng surname 请 qǐng please 坐 zuò to sit 谢谢 xièxie thank you Supplementary Vocabulary 叫 jiào to be called 名字 míngzì name 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea 喝咖啡 hē kāfēi to drink coffee 请进 qǐng jìn please come in 不客气 bùkèqi you're welcome 不用谢 bùyòngxiè no need to thank Newbie - Diet Coke (A0870) A 有健怡可乐吗? yǒu Jiànyí kělè ma? Do you have Diet Coke? B 没有,只有可口可乐。 méiyǒu, zhǐ yǒu Kěkǒu kělè. No. Just Coca Cola. A 那有百事轻怡吗? nà yǒu Bǎishì qīngyí ma? Do you have Diet Pepsi? B 好像有,我看一下。有的。 hǎoxiàng yǒu, wǒ kàn yīxià. yǒu de. I think so, hold on a sec. Yeah. A 好,要一个。 hǎo, yào yī ge. OK, ill take one. Key Vocabulary Supplementary Vocabulary Newbie - Cat in the Hat (A0872) A 你是谁? nǐ shì shéi? Who are you? B 我是猫。 wǒ shì māo. I am a cat. A 你在哪里? nǐ zài nǎli? Where are you? B 在帽子里。 zài màozi li. In the hat. Key Vocabulary 你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I 是 shì to be 谁 shéi who 猫 māo cat 在 zài at 哪里 nǎli where 帽子 màozi hat 里 li in Supplementary Vocabulary 里面 lǐmiàn inside 外面 wàimiàn outside 这里 zhèli here 那里 nàli there Newbie - 《奋斗》之父子争执片段 (A0876) 这篇课文没有对话。 Key Vocabulary 意料之中 yìliàozhīzhōng expected 规划 guīhuà planning 耍花招 shuǎhuāzhāo to play tricks 急功近利 jígōngjínlì pursuing quick success rather than working hard for it 挫败感 cuòbàigǎn feeling defeated 无能 wúnéng incompetent 刻板 kèbǎn rigid 沉闷 chénmèn dull 压抑 yāyì suppressed 生气 shēngqì liveliness 器械 qìxiè apparatus 筋 jīn tendon 抻 chēn to stretch Supplementary Vocabulary 顽固 wángù stubborn 出乎意料 chūhūyìliào unexpected 意料之外 yìliàozhīwài unexpected 生气勃勃 shēngqìbóbó lively Newbie - Where Do You Live? (A0877) A 你住在哪里? nǐ zhù zài nǎli? Where do you live? B 上海。你呢? Shànghǎi. nǐ ne? Shanghai. How about you? A 我住在苏州。 wǒ zhù zài Sūzhōu. I live in Suzhou. B 哦,苏州不错。 ō, Sūzhōu bùcuò. Suzhou is quite nice. Key Vocabulary 你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I 住 zhù to live 哪里 nǎli where 上海 Shànghǎi Shanghai 苏州 Sūzhōu Suzhou 不错 bùcuò not bad Supplementary Vocabulary 这里 zhèli here 那里 nàli there 城市 chéngshì city 地方 dìfang place 来 lái to come 去 qù to go 远 yuǎn far 近 jìn near Newbie - Sing and Dance (A0880) A 你会唱歌吗? nǐ huì chànggē ma? Can you sing? B 不会。 bù huì. No. A 你会跳舞吗? nǐ huì tiàowǔ ma? Can you dance? B 也不会。 yě bù huì. Can't do that either. Key Vocabulary 会 huì to be able to 唱歌 chànggē to sing 跳舞 tiàowǔ to dance 也 yě also Supplementary Vocabulary 游泳 yóuyǒng to swim 打球 dǎqiú to play ball 骑车 qíchē to drive a car 弹琴 tánqín to play piano Newbie - Cell Phones (A0884) A 这是谁的手机? zhè shì shéi de shǒujī? Whose mobile phone is this? B 是我的。 shì wǒ de. It's mine. A 我可以用吗? wǒ kěyǐ yòng ma? Can I use it? B 可以。 kěyǐ. Of course. Key Vocabulary 这 zhè this 是 shì to be 谁 shéi who 手机 shǒujī cell phone 可以 kěyǐ can 用 yòng to use Supplementary Vocabulary 有用 yǒuyòng useful 没用 méiyòng useless 电话 diànhuà telephone 打电话 dǎ diànhuà to dial a telephone 号码 hàomǎ number Newbie - Is it far? (A0890) A 早,你去哪儿? zǎo, nǐ qù nǎr? Morning. Where are you going? B 我去公司。 wǒ qù gōngsī. I am going to the office. A 哦。远吗? ō. yuǎn ma? Oh. Is it far? B 不远。 bù yuǎn. Not far. Key Vocabulary 早 zǎo morning 你 nǐ you 去 qù to go 哪儿 nǎr where 我 wǒ I 公司 gōngsī company 远 yuǎn far 不 bù not Supplementary Vocabulary 早上 zǎoshang morning 近 jìn near 这儿 zhèr here 那儿 nàr there 学校 xuéxiào school 来 lái to come Newbie - When will he return? (A0891) A 喂,李先生在吗? wèi, Lǐ xiānsheng zài ma? Hello, is Mr. Li there? B 不在。 bù zài. He is not here. A 他什么时候回来? tā shénme shíhou huílái? When is he coming back? B 下午。 xiàwǔ. Afternoon. Key Vocabulary 喂 wèi hello (on telephone) 先生 xiānsheng Mr. 在 zài at; in 不 bù not 什么时候 shénme shíhou when 他 tā he 回来 huílái to return 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon Supplementary Vocabulary 在家 zàijiā at home 上午 shàngwǔ morning 晚上 wǎnshang evening 今天 jīntiān today 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 找 zhǎo to look for 有 yǒu to have 什么 shénme what 事 shì matter