{Newbie - Awkward Silence} (A1641)
A:    你好！
   nǐhǎo!
  Hi.
B:    你好！
   nǐhǎo!
  Hi.
A:    ……
  ……
  ...
B:    再见！
   zàijiàn!
  Goodbye.
A:    再见！
   zàijiàn!
  See ya.

Key Vocabulary
你好  nǐhǎo  hello
再见  zàijiàn  goodbye

Supplementary Vocabulary
愚人节  Yúrén jié  April Fool's Day
尴尬  gāngà  awkward
冷场  lěngchǎng  awkward silence
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - What time is it?} (A1644)
A:    现在几点？
   xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
  What time is it right now?
B:    现在七点。太早了。
   xiànzài qī diǎn. tài zǎo le.
  It's 7 o'clock. It's too early.
A:    现在几点？
   xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
  Now what time is it?
B:    十点。太晚了。
   shí diǎn. tài wǎn le.
  10 o'clock. It's too late.

Key Vocabulary
现在  xiànzài  now
几点  jǐ diǎn  'what time'
七点  qī diǎn  7 o'clock
点  diǎn  o'clock
七  qī  seven
太  tài  too
早  zǎo  early
十点  shí diǎn  10 o'clock
十  shí  ten
晚  wǎn  late

Supplementary Vocabulary
早上  zǎoshang  morning
下午  xiàwǔ  afternoon
晚上  wǎnshang  late
一  yī  one
二  èr  two
三  sān  three
四  sì  four
五  wǔ  five
六  liù  six
八  bā  eight
九  jiǔ  nine
十一  shíyī  eleven
十二  shí'èr  twelve
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Explaining Your Job} (A1649)
A:    你是做什么的？
   nǐ shì zuò shénme de?
  What do you do?
B:    我是老师。你呢？
   wǒ shì lǎoshī. nǐ ne?
  I'm a teacher. You?
A:    我是医生。你喜欢你的工作吗？
   wǒ shì yīshēng. nǐ xǐhuan nǐ de gōngzuò ma?
  I'm a doctor. Do you like your job?
B:    是的。我很喜欢。
   shì de. wǒ hěn xǐhuan.
  Yes. I really like it.

Key Vocabulary
你  nǐ  you
是  shì  to be
做  zuò  to do
什么  shénme  what
我  wǒ  I
老师  lǎoshī  teacher
你呢  nǐ ne  'how about you'
医生  yīshēng  doctor
喜欢  xǐhuan  to like
你的  nǐ de  your
工作  gōngzuò  job
吗  ma  [indicates a question]
是的  shì de  yes
很  hěn  very

Supplementary Vocabulary
经理  jīnglǐ  manager
老板  lǎobǎn  boss
工程师  gōngchéngshī  engineer
设计师  shèjìshī  designer
律师  lǜshī  lawyer
职员  zhíyuán  office worker
公司  gōngsī  company
学生  xuésheng  student
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

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{Newbie - Long Time No See!} (A1656)
A:    嗨，好久不见！
   hāi, hǎojiǔbùjiàn!
  Hi! Long time no see!
B:    好久不见！你怎么样？
   hǎojiǔbùjiàn! nǐ zěnmeyàng?
  Yeah! How are you?
A:    我很忙。你呢？
   wǒ hěn máng. nǐ ne?
  Really busy. You?
B:    我也很忙。
   wǒ yě hěn máng.
  Me too.

Key Vocabulary
嗨  hāi  hi
好久不见  hǎojiǔbùjiàn  long time no see
你  nǐ  you
怎么样  zěnmeyàng  how about
我  wǒ  I
很  hěn  very
忙  máng  busy
你呢  nǐ ne  'how about you'
也  yě  also

Supplementary Vocabulary
你好  nǐhǎo  hello
你好吗？  nǐ hǎo ma  'how are you?'
不错  bùcuò  not bad
还可以  hái kěyǐ  all right
不忙  bù máng  not busy
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Business Cards} (A1661)
A:    这是我的名片。
   zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn.
  This is my business card.
B:    哦，谢谢。
   o, xièxie.
  Oh, thank you.
A:    你有名片吗？
   nǐ yǒu míngpiàn ma?
  Do you have a business card?
B:    对不起，我没带。
   duìbuqǐ, wǒ méi dài.
  Sorry, I didn’t bring it.

Key Vocabulary
这  zhè  this
是  shì  to be
我的  wǒ de  my
名片  míngpiàn  business card
哦  o  'oh'
谢谢  xièxie  thank you
你  nǐ  you
有  yǒu  to have
对不起  duìbuqǐ  sorry
我  wǒ  I
没  méi  to not have
带  dài  to bring, to take

Supplementary Vocabulary
名字  míngzi  name
没有  méiyǒu  to not have
工作  gōngzuò  job, work
公司  gōngsī  company
地址  dìzhǐ  address
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Checking into a Hotel} (A1663)
A:    你好，我姓张。我订了一个房间。
   nǐhǎo, wǒ xìng Zhāng. wǒ dìng le yī ge fángjiān.
  Hello. My last name is Zhang. I've reserved a room.
B:    好。我看一下。
   hǎo. wǒ kàn yīxià.
  OK. I'll take a look.
A:    这是我的护照。
   zhè shì wǒ de hùzhào.
  This is my passport.
B:    谢谢。
   xièxie.
  Thank you.

Key Vocabulary
你好  nǐhǎo  hello
我  wǒ  I, my
姓  xìng  to have the family name of, family name
张  Zhāng  Zhang (surname)
订  dìng  to reserve, to order
一  yī  one
个  ge  [measure word]
房间  fángjiān  room
好  hǎo  OK
看  kàn  to look at
一下  yīxià  briefly
这  zhè  this
是  shì  to be
护照  hùzhào  passport
谢谢  xièxie  thank you

Supplementary Vocabulary
宾馆  bīnguǎn  hotel
间谍  jiàndié  spy
押金  yājīn  deposit
房卡  fángkǎ  room card
退房  tuìfáng  to check out of a room
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Living in Nanjing} (A1668)
  王小姐是英国人。
   Wáng Xiǎojie shì Yīngguó rén.
  Miss Wang is British.
  她住在南京。
   tā zhù zài Nánjīng.
  She lives in Nanjing.
  她很喜欢南京。
   tā hěn xǐhuan Nánjīng.
  She really likes Nanjing.
  她有一个男朋友。
   tā yǒu yī ge nán péngyou.
  She has a boyfriend.
  他叫John。
   tā jiào John.
  His name is John.
  John是美国人。
   John shì Měiguó rén.
  John is an American.
  他很帅。
   tā hěn shuài.
  He's really handsome.
  他也住在南京。
   tā yě zhù zài Nánjīng.
  He also lives in Nanjing.
  他们都很忙。
   tāmen dōu hěn máng.
  They're both very busy.

Key Vocabulary
王  Wáng  Wang (surname)
小姐  xiǎojie  Miss, Mrs.
是  shì  to be
英国人  Yīngguó rén  British person
她  tā  she
住  zhù  to live, to reside
在  zài  at
南京  Nánjīng  Nanjing
很  hěn  very
喜欢  xǐhuan  to like
有  yǒu  to have
一  yī  one
个  ge  [measure word]
男朋友  nán péngyou  boyfriend
他  tā  he
叫  jiào  to be called
美国人  Měiguó rén  American person
帅  shuài  handsome
也  yě  also
他们  tāmen  they
都  dōu  both, all
忙  máng  busy

Supplementary Vocabulary
英国  Yīngguó  Britain, England
中国  Zhōngguó  China
中国人  Zhōngguó rén  Chinese person
女朋友  nǚ péngyou  girlfriend
上海  Shànghǎi  Shanghai
北京  Běijīng  Beijing
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Taking the Train to Beijing} (A1674)
A:    我们怎么去北京？
   wǒmen zěnme qù Běijīng?
  How are we getting to Beijing?
B:    坐火车去。
   zuò huǒchē qù.
  We'll take the train.
A:    你买火车票了吗？
   nǐ mǎi huǒchēpiào le ma?
  Did you buy train tickets?
B:    还没有。你下午去火车站买。
   hái méiyǒu. nǐ xiàwǔ qù huǒchēzhàn mǎi.
  Not yet. Go to the train station and buy them this afternoon.
A:    我？
   wǒ?
  Me?
B:    对！你！
   duì! nǐ!
  Yes! You!

Key Vocabulary
我们  wǒmen  we
怎么  zěnme  how
去  qù  to go
北京  Běijīng  Beijing
坐  zuò  to ride, to take a form of transport
火车  huǒchē  train
你  nǐ  you
买  mǎi  to buy
火车票  huǒchēpiào  train ticket
还没有  hái méiyǒu  still to not have
下午  xiàwǔ  afternoon
火车站  huǒchēzhàn  train station
对  duì  correct

Supplementary Vocabulary
飞机  fēijī  airplane
坐飞机  zuò fēijī  to take an airplane
飞机票  fēijīpiào  airplane ticket
飞机场  fēijīchǎng  airport
高铁  gāotiě  high-speed rail, bullet train
硬座  yìngzuò  hard seat
软座  ruǎnzuò  soft seat
硬卧  yìngwò  hard sleeper
软卧  ruǎnwò  soft sleeper
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Surfing the Internet} (A1678)
A:    你晚上喜欢做什么？
   nǐ wǎnshang xǐhuan zuò shénme?
  What do you like to do in the evenings?
B:    我喜欢上网。你呢？
   wǒ xǐhuan shàngwǎng. nǐ ne?
  I like to surf the internet. You?
A:    我也是。我喜欢上网聊天。
   wǒ yě shì. wǒ xǐhuan shàngwǎng liáotiān.
  Me too. I like to chat online.
B:    我不喜欢聊天。我喜欢上网看电影。
   wǒ bù xǐhuan liáotiān. wǒ xǐhuan shàngwǎng kàn diànyǐng.
  I don't like to chat. I like to watch movies online.

Key Vocabulary
你  nǐ  you
晚上  wǎnshang  evening
喜欢  xǐhuan  to like
做  zuò  to do
什么  shénme  what
我  wǒ  I
上网  shàngwǎng  to go online, to surf the web
你呢  nǐ ne  how about you
也是  yě shì  also to be
聊天  liáotiān  to chat
不  bù  not
看电影  kàn diànyǐng  to watch films

Supplementary Vocabulary
平时  píngshí  usually
早上  zǎoshang  morning
买东西  mǎi dōngxi  to shop, to buy things
打游戏  dǎ yóuxì  to play games
听音乐  tīng yīnyuè  to listen to music
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Studying Chinese} (A1683)
A:    你在学中文吗？
   nǐ zài xué Zhōngwén ma?
  Are you studying Chinese?
B:    对，我在大学学习。
   duì, wǒ zài dàxué xuéxí.
  Yeah, I'm studying at university.
A:    学中文难不难？
   xué Zhōngwén nán bu nán?
  Is Chinese hard to learn?
B:    我觉得说还可以，写很难。
   wǒ juéde shuō hái kěyǐ, xiě hěn nán.
  I think speaking is all right, but writing is hard.

Key Vocabulary
你  nǐ  you
在  zài  currently
学  xué  to study
中文  Zhōngwén  Chinese
吗  ma  [creates a question]
对  duì  correct
我  wǒ  I
大学  dàxué  university
学习  xuéxí  to study
难  nán  difficult
不  bù  not
觉得  juéde  to feel, to think
说  shuō  to speak
还可以  hái kěyǐ  'all right'
写  xiě  to write
很  hěn  very

Supplementary Vocabulary
容易  róngyì  easy
在家  zàijiā  to be at home
还好  háihǎo  'just all right'
英文  Yīngwén  English
汉字  hànzì  Chinese characters
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - What are your hobbies?} (A1687)
A:    你的爱好是什么？
   nǐ de àihào shì shénme?
  What are your hobbies?
B:    我喜欢打篮球。你喜欢吗？
   wǒ xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú. nǐ xǐhuan ma?
  I like to play basketball. Do you?
A:    我喜欢看，不喜欢打。
   wǒ xǐhuan kàn, bù xǐhuan dǎ.
  I like to watch it. I don't like to play.

Key Vocabulary
你的  nǐ de  your
爱好  àihào  hobby
是  shì  to be
什么  shénme  what
我  wǒ  I
喜欢  xǐhuan  to like
打  dǎ  to play a sport with one's hands
篮球  lánqiú  basketball
你  nǐ  you
吗  ma  [creates a question]
看  kàn  to watch

Supplementary Vocabulary
打网球  dǎ wǎngqiú  to play tennis
打乒乓球  dǎ pīngpāngqiú  to play ping-pong
打羽毛球  dǎ yǔmáoqiú  to play badminton
打棒球  dǎ bàngqiú  to play baseball
打橄榄球  dǎ gǎnlǎnqiú  to play rugby or American football
跑步  pǎobù  to go running, to jog
游泳  yóuyǒng  to swim
踢足球  tī zúqiú  to play soccer
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.

{Newbie - Weekend Activities} (A1692)
A:    你周末喜欢做什么？
   nǐ zhōumò xǐhuan zuò shénme?
  What do you like to do on the weekends?
B:    周末吗？我喜欢在家里休息。你呢？
   zhōumò ma? wǒ xǐhuan zài jiā lǐ xiūxi. nǐ ne?
  The weekends? I like to relax at home. You?
A:    我喜欢和朋友出去，我们今天晚上去酒吧。
   wǒ xǐhuan hé péngyou chūqù, wǒmen jīntiān wǎnshang qù jiǔbā.
  I like to go out with my friends. We're going to the bar tonight.

Key Vocabulary
你  nǐ  you
周末  zhōumò  weekend
喜欢  xǐhuan  to like
做  zuò  to do
什么  shénme  what
吗  ma  [creates a question]
在  zài  at
家  jiā  home
里  lǐ  in
休息  xiūxi  to rest
你呢  nǐ ne  'and you?'
和  hé  with
朋友  péngyou  friends
出去  chūqù  to go out
我们  wǒmen  we
今天  jīntiān  today
晚上  wǎnshang  evening, night
去  qù  to go
酒吧  jiǔbā  bar

Supplementary Vocabulary
平时  píngshí  usually
早上  zǎoshang  morning
酒  jiǔ  alcohol
活动  huódòng  activity
明天  míngtiān  tomorrow
{Online Review and Discussion}.   ©2011 Praxis Language Ltd.