Newbie - Internet Café Rates (A0501)
上网多少钱?
shàngwǎng duōshao qián ?
How much is it to use the internet?

10块钱一个小时。
shí kuài qián yī ge xiǎoshí 。
10 RMB per hour.

这么贵?
zhème guì ?
That expensive?

都是这个价。
dōu shì zhège jià 。
It's the same price everywhere.

Vocabulary
上网   shàngwǎng   to go online
多少钱   duōshao qián   how much money
块   kuài   RMB
小时   xiǎoshí   hour
这么   zhème   that; so
贵   guì   expensive
都   dōu   all
价   jià   price
网吧   wǎngbā   internet cafe
下载   xiàzǎi   download
键盘   jiànpán   keyboard
鼠标   shǔbiāo   mouse
耳机   ěrjī   earphones
摄像头   shèxiàngtóu   webcam

Newbie - Colors Song (A0505)
蓝蓝的天空,
lánlán de tiānkōng ,
Blue sky,

白白的云,
báibái de yún ,
White clouds,

绿绿的田野,
lǜlǜ de tiányě ,
Green field,

青青的草,
qīngqīng de cǎo ,
Light green grass,

红红的太阳点头笑。
hónghóng de tàiyáng diǎntóu xiào 。
Red sun nods its head and laughs.

Vocabulary
蓝   lán   blue
天空   tiānkōng   sky
白   bái   white
云   yún   cloud
绿   lǜ   green
田野   tiányě   field
青   qīng   light green; greenish blue
草   cǎo   grass
红   hóng   red
太阳   tàiyáng   sun
点头   diǎntóu   to nod one's head
笑   xiào   to laugh
黄   huáng   yellow
紫   zǐ   purple
黑   hēi   black
彩色   cǎisè   multicolor
花   huā   flower
星星   xīngxing   star
月亮   yuèliang   moon

Newbie - Mosquitoes (A0509)
啊呀!
āyā !
Arg!

怎么了?
zěnme le ?
What's wrong?

我被蚊子咬了!
wǒ bèi wénzi yǎo le !
I got bit by a mosquito!

噢,我去关窗。
ō ,wǒ qù guānchuāng 。
Oh, I'll go close the window.

Vocabulary
怎么了   zěnme le   what's wrong; what's the matter
蚊子   wénzi   mosquito
咬   yǎo   to bite
去   qù   to go
关窗   guānchuāng   to close the window
痒   yǎng   to itch
窗纱   chuāngshā   window screen
讨厌   tǎoyàn   to dislike; to be disgusted with
虫子   chóngzi   insect, worm
苍蝇   cāngying   fly
飞   fēi   to fly

Newbie - Where's the bus stop? (A0513)
这儿有车站吗?
zhèr5 yǒu chēzhàn ma ?
Is there a bus stop here?

几路车?
jǐ lù chē ?
Which bus number?

20路。
èrshí lù 。
Number 20.

在对面。
zài duìmiàn 。
It's across the way.

Vocabulary
这儿   zhèr5   here
车站   chēzhàn   bus stop
路   lù   road
在   zài   at
对面   duìmiàn   opposite; across from
有   yǒu   to have
几   jǐ   which; how many
车   chē   vehicle
前面   qiánmiàn   in front; ahead
后面   hòumiàn   at the back; behind
不知道   bù zhīdào   to not know
公交车   gōngjiāochē   public bus
出租车   chūzūchē   taxi
地鐵   dìtiě   subway
等车   děng chē   to wait for the bus

Newbie - Cold Beer (A0517)
要什么酒?
yào shénme jiǔ ?

青岛啤酒。
Qīngdǎo píjiǔ 。

要冰的吗?
yào bīng de ma ?

要。
yào 。

Vocabulary
要   yào   to want
什么   shénme   any
酒   jiǔ   alcohol
青岛   Qīngdǎo   Qingdao
啤酒   píjiǔ   Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd
冰   bīng   ice
可乐   kělè   cola
咖啡   kāfēi   coffee
香槟   xiāngbīn   champagne
果汁   guǒzhī   fruit juice
橙汁   chéngzhī   orange juice
红酒   hóngjiǔ    
热   rè   hot

Newbie - Wrong Change (A0521)
找你30块。
zhǎo nǐ sānshí kuài 。
Your change is 30 RMB.

嗯,不对。只有20块。
ng2 ,bù duì 。zhǐ yǒu èrshí kuài 。
Um, this isn't right. There's only 20 RMB.

不好意思!
bùhǎoyìsi !
Sorry!

Vocabulary
找   zhǎo   to give change
你   nǐ   you
30块   sānshí kuài   30 RMB
嗯   ng2   um; oh; huh
不   bù   not
对   duì   right
只有   zhǐyǒu   to only have; there is only
20块   èrshí kuài   20 RMB
不好意思   bùhǎoyìsi   sorry

Newbie - What's that smell? (A0523)
好臭!
hǎo chòu !
Something stinks!

是啊。
shì a 。
Yeah.

谁放屁了?
shéi fàngpì le ?
Who farted?

不是我。
bù shì wǒ 。
Not me.

Vocabulary
好   hǎo   good
臭   chòu   smelly, stinky
是   shì   to be
谁   shéi   who
放屁   fàngpì   to fart
不是   bù shì   to not be
我   wǒ   me
什么   shénme   what
气味   qìwèi   smell
闻   wén   to smell
香   xiāng   fragrant
屁股   pìgu   butt

Newbie - What stop is this? (A0527)
请问,这站是哪里?
qǐngwèn ,zhè zhàn shì nǎli ?
Driver, which stop is this?

火车站。
huǒchēzhàn 。
The train station.

哦,谢谢。
ō ,xièxie 。
Oh, thank you.

不用谢。
bùyòngxiè 。
You're welcome.

Vocabulary
请问   qǐngwèn   excuse me
这   zhè   this
站   zhàn   stop
是   shì   to be
哪里   nǎli   where
火车站   huǒchēzhàn   train station
谢谢   xièxie   thank you
不用谢   bùyòngxiè   you're welcome
下一站   xiàyīzhàn   next stop
上车   shàngchē   get on the bus
下车   xiàchē   get off the bus
师傅   shīfu   driver

Newbie - Giving an Example (A0532)
A:  懂吗?
  Do you understand?
  Dǒng ma? 
B:  不懂。你举个例子。
  I don't understand. Give me an example.
  Bù dǒng. nǐ jǔ ge lìzi. 
A:  好吧。
  OK.
  Hǎo ba. 
Key Vocabulary
懂  dǒng  to understand
举  jǔ  to give
例子  lìzi  example

Supplementary Vocabulary
明白  míngbai  to understand
比如  bǐrú  for example
例如  lìrú  for example
例句  lìjù  example sentence

Newbie - Requesting a Napkin (A0536)
A:  小姐,有纸巾吗?
  Miss, do you have napkins?
  Xiǎojie, yǒu zhǐjīn ma? 
B:  有,给你。
  Yes. Here you are.
  Yǒu, gěi nǐ. 
A:  谢谢。
  Thank you.
  Xièxie. 
B:  不谢。
  Not at all.
  Bùxiè 
  
Key Vocabulary
小姐  xiǎojie  miss
有  yǒu  to have
纸巾  zhǐjīn  napkin
给  gěi  to give
你  nǐ  you
谢谢  xièxie  thank you
不谢  bùxiè  you're welcome

Supplementary Vocabulary
餐巾纸  cānjīnzhǐ  paper napkin
餐巾  cānjīn  cloth napkin
卫生纸  wèishēngzhǐ  toilet paper
手帕  shǒupà  handkerchief
脏  zāng  dirty
干净  gānjìng  clean

Newbie - Two Little Tigers Song (A0540)
两只老虎,两只老虎,
Two tigers, two tigers,
Liǎng zhī lǎohǔ, liǎng zhī lǎohǔ, 
跑得快,跑得快。
Running fast, running fast.
Pǎo de kuài, pǎo de kuài. 
一只没有眼睛,
One has no eyes.
Yī zhī méiyǒu yǎnjing, 
一只没有耳朵,
The other has no ears.
Yī zhī méiyǒu ěrduo, 
真奇怪,真奇怪。
Really strange. Really strange.
Zhēn qíguài, zhēn qíguài. 

Key Vocabulary
老虎  lǎohǔ  tiger
跑  pǎo  to run
快  kuài  quickly
眼睛  yǎnjing  eye
耳朵  ěrduo  ear
奇怪  qíguài  strange
真  zhēn  really
没有  méiyǒu  to not have

Supplementary Vocabulary
动物  dòngwù  animal
森林  sēnlín  forest
狮子  shīzi  lion
猴子  hóuzi  monkey
凶  xiōng  ferocious
慢  màn  slow
速度  sùdù  speed

Newbie - Going to the Museum (A0543)
A:  我们去哪里?
  Where are we going?
  Wǒmen qù nǎli? 
B:  博物馆。
  The museum.
  Bówùguǎn. 
A:  真无聊。
  So boring!
  Zhēn wúliáo. 
B:  我喜欢。
  I like it.
  Wǒ xǐhuan. 
  
Key Vocabulary
去  qù  to go
哪里  nǎli  where
博物馆  bówùguǎn  museum
真  zhēn  really
无聊  wúliáo  boring
喜欢  xǐhuan  to like

Supplementary Vocabulary
美术馆  měishùguǎn  art gallery
图书馆  túshūguǎn  library
体育馆  tǐyùguǎn  sports stadium; gymnasium
没意思  méi yìsi  boring; dull
有意思  yǒu yìsi  interesting
讨厌  tǎoyàn  to dislike

Newbie - Ice Cream (A0547)
A:  有香草冰淇淋吗?
  Do you have vanilla ice cream?
  Yǒu xiāngcǎo bīngqílín ma? 
B:  有。要几个?
  Yes. How many do you want?
  Yǒu. Yào jǐ ge? 
A:  两个。
  Two.
  Liǎng ge. 
B:  好。
  OK.
  Hǎo. 
  
Key Vocabulary
有  yǒu  to have
香草  xiāngcǎo  vanilla
冰淇淋  bīngqílín  ice cream
要  yào  to want
几  jǐ  how many
两  liǎng  two

Supplementary Vocabulary
棒冰  bàngbīng  popsicle
雪糕  xuěgāo  ice cream
圣代  shèngdài  Sundae
奶昔  nǎixī  milkshake
口味  kǒuwèi  flavor

Newbie - Sweet Watermelon (A0550)
A:  西瓜甜吗?
  Xīguā tián ma? 
  Is the watermelon sweet?
B:  甜!
  Tián! 
  Yes!
A:  真的吗?
  Zhēnde ma? 
  Really?
B:  你吃吃看!
  Nǐ chīchi kàn! 
  You try some!
Key Vocabulary
西瓜  xīguā  watermelon
甜  tián  sweet
真的  zhēnde  really
吃吃看  chīchi kàn  taste it and see

Supplementary Vocabulary
夏天  xiàtiān  summer
切西瓜  qiē xīguā  to cut watermelon
西瓜籽  xīguāzǐ  watermelon seed
梨  lí  pear
草莓  cǎoméi  strawberry
酸  suān  tart

Newbie - Please Speak Chinese (A0556)
A:  你好。
  Hello.
  Nǐhǎo. 
B:  Hello. What do you...
  Hello. What do you...
  Hello. What do you... 
A:  请说中文。我想学习中文。
  Please speak Chinese. I want to learn Chinese.
  Qǐng shuō Zhōngwén. Wǒ xiǎng xuéxí Zhōngwén. 
B:  噢,好的。
  Oh, OK.
  ō, hǎo de. 
Key Vocabulary
你好  nǐhǎo  hello
请  qǐng  please
说  shuō  to speak
中文  Zhōngwén  Chinese
想  xiǎng  would like to
学习  xuéxí  to learn
好的  hǎo de  OK

Supplementary Vocabulary
英文  Yīngwén  English
普通话  pǔtōnghuà  Mandarin Chinese
广东话  Guǎngdōnghuà  Cantonese
教  jiāo  to teach

Newbie - I forgot your name (A0560)
A:  哎,你好!
  Hey, hello!
  āi, nǐhǎo! 
B:  你好。
  Hello.
  Nǐhǎo. 
A:  是我呀。
  It's me.
  Shì wǒ yā. 
B:  对不起,我忘了你的名字。
  I'm sorry, I forgot your name.
  Duìbuqǐ, wǒ wàng le nǐ de míngzi. 
  
Key Vocabulary
你好  nǐhǎo  hello
是  shì  to be
对不起  duìbuqǐ  I'm sorry
忘了  wàng le  to forget
你的  nǐ de  your
名字  míngzi  name

Supplementary Vocabulary
叫  jiào  to be called
記得  jìde  to remember
认识  rènshi  to know, recognize
不认识  bù rènshi  to not know, recognize

Newbie - Confession of Love (A0564)
A:  我爱你。
  I love you.
  Wǒ ài nǐ. 
B:  对不起,我有男朋友了。
  I'm sorry, I have a boyfriend.
  Duìbuqǐ, wǒ yǒu nánpéngyou le. 
A:  我不信!
  I don't believe you!
  ò, nà háishì mán xīnkǔ de, chángtúbáshè dào nàge dìfang. 
B:  真的。
  It's true.
  Zhēnde. 
  
Key Vocabulary
爱  ài  to love
有  yǒu  to have
男朋友  nánpéngyou  boyfriend
信  xìn  to believe

Supplementary Vocabulary
拒绝  jùjué  to refuse
接受  jiēshòu  to accept
女朋友  nǚpéngyou  girlfriend
骗  piàn  to deceive

Newbie - I'm bored (A0569)
A:  哎。
  (Sigh.)
  āi. 
B:  怎么了?
  What's the matter?
  Zěnme le? 
A:  我很无聊。
  I'm bored.
  Wǒ hěn wúliáo. 
B:  我也是。没事做!
  Me too. There's nothing to do!
  Wǒ yě shì. Méishì zuò! 
  
Key Vocabulary
怎么了  zěnme le  what's the matter
很  hěn  very
无聊  wúliáo  boring; bored
也  yě  also
是  shì  to be
没事  méishì  to have nothing to do
做  zuò  to do

Supplementary Vocabulary
没意思  méiyìsi  dull, uninteresting
有意思  yǒuyìsi  interesting
忙  máng  busy
空  kòng  free time

Newbie - Moving (A0572)
A:  我要搬家了。
  I'm moving.
  Wǒ yào bānjiā le. 
B:  什么时候?
  When?
  Shénme shíhou? 
A:  明年。
  Next year.
  Míngnián. 
B:  搬到哪里?
  Where are you moving to?
  Bāndào nǎli? 
A:  搬到加拿大。
  I'm moving to Canada.
  Bāndào Jiānádà.
  
Key Vocabulary
要  yào  to want; to be going to
搬家  bānjiā  to move house
什么时候  shénme shíhou  when
明年  míngnián  next year
搬到  bāndào  to move to
哪里  nǎli  where
加拿大  Jiānádà  Canada

Supplementary Vocabulary
远  yuǎn  far
近  jìn  near
移民  yímín  to immigrate

Newbie - My Cat (A0576)
A:  咪咪,你在哪儿?
  Kitty, where are you?
  Mīmi, nǐ zài nǎr5? 
B:  你有猫?
  You have a cat?
  Nǐ yǒu māo? 
A:  对啊。咪咪,过来!
  Yeah. Kitty, come here!
  Duì a. Mīmi, guòlai! 
B:  哇,它真可爱!
  Wow! It's really cute!
  Wā, tā zhēn kěài! 

Key Vocabulary
在  zài  at
哪儿  nǎr5  where
有  yǒu  to have
猫  māo  cat
过来  guòlai  come here
真  zhēn  really
它  tā  it
可爱  kěài  cute

Supplementary Vocabulary
过去  guòqu  go over
起来  qǐlai  get up
坐下  zuòxia  sit down
躺下  tǎngxia  lie down
别动  biédòng  don't move
鱼  yú  fish

Newbie - Giving up a Seat (A0580)
A:  奶奶,您坐。
  Granny, please sit.
  Nǎinai, nín zuò. 
B:  不用,不用。
  It's OK, it's OK.
  Bùyòng, bùyòng. 
A:  没关系!您坐。
  Never mind! You sit.
  Méiguānxi! Nín zuò. 
B:  好吧,谢谢你。
  All right. Thank you.
  Hǎo ba, xièxie nǐ. 
A:  不客气。
  You're welcome.
  Bùkèqi. 
Key Vocabulary
奶奶  nǎinai  (paternal) grandmother
您  nín  you
坐  zuò  to sit
不用  bùyòng  to not need
没关系  méiguānxi  it doesn't matter
好吧  hǎo ba  all right
谢谢  xièxie  thank you
不客气  bùkèqi  you're welcome

Supplementary Vocabulary
让座  ràngzuò  to give one's seat to another
站  zhàn  to stand
老人  lǎorén  elderly person
帮助  bāngzhù  to help

Newbie - My Dog (A0584)
A:  小白,过来。
  Whitey, come here.
  Xiǎo Bái, guòlai. 
B:  哇,你的狗好小!
  Wow, your dog is so small!
  Wā, nǐ de gǒu hǎo xiǎo! 
A:  小白,坐下。
  Whitey, sit.
  Xiǎo Bái, zuòxia. 
B:  小白真乖。
  Whitey is so obedient.
  Xiǎo Bái zhēn guāi. 
  
Key Vocabulary
过来  guòlai  come here
你的  nǐ de  your
狗  gǒu  dog
好  hǎo  very
小  xiǎo  small
坐下  zuòxia  sit down
真  zhēn  really
乖  guāi  well-behaved; obedient

Supplementary Vocabulary
站起来  zhàn qǐlai  stand up
出去  chūqu  go out
进来  jìnlai  come in
叫  jiào  to bark
别叫  bié jiào  don't bark

Newbie - Repeat after Me (A0588)
A:  大家跟我说“老师好”。
  Everyone say with me, "hello, teacher."
  Dàjiā gēn wǒ shuō " lǎoshī hǎo ". 
B:  老师好。
  Hello, teacher.
  Lǎoshī hǎo. 
A:  很好。再说一遍。
  Very good. One more time.
  Hěn hǎo. Zài shuō yī biàn. 
B:  老师好。
  Hello, teacher.
  Lǎoshī hǎo. 
  
Key Vocabulary
大家  dàjiā  everybody
跟  gēn  with
说  shuō  to say
老师好  lǎoshī hǎo  hello teacher
很  hěn  very
好  hǎo  good
再  zài  again
遍  biàn  time

Supplementary Vocabulary
读  dú  to read
听  tīng  to listen
一起  yīqǐ  together
第一遍  dì yī biàn  the first time
第二遍  dì èr biàn  the second time
第三遍  dì sān biàn  the third time

Newbie - What meat is this? (A0592)
A:  这是什么肉?
  What meat is this?
  Zhè shì shénme ròu? 
B:  猪肉。
  Pork.
  Zhūròu. 
A:  那,这是什么肉?
  Then what meat is this?
  Nà, zhè shì shénme ròu? 
B:  牛肉。
  Beef?
  Niúròu. 
A:  真的吗?
  Really?
  Zhēnde ma? 
B:  真的!
  Yes!
  Zhēnde! 
  
Key Vocabulary
这  zhè  this
是  shì  to be
什么  shénme  what
肉  ròu  meat
猪肉  zhūròu  pork
牛肉  niúròu  beef
真的  zhēnde  really

Supplementary Vocabulary
吃肉  chīròu  to eat meat
吃素  chīsù  be a vegetarian
鸡肉  jīròu  chicken
羊肉  yángròu  lamb
狗肉  gǒuròu  dog meat

Newbie - Asking for a Phone Number (A0597)
A:  你的号码是多少?
  What's your number?
  Nǐ de hàomǎ shì duōshao? 
B:  一三五,二八零八,四四七九。
  135-28084479.
  Yāo sān wǔ, èr bā líng bā, sì sì qī jiǔ. 
A:  再说一次。
  Say it again.
  Zài shuō yī cì. 
B:  一三五,二八零八,四四七九。
  135-28084479.
  Yāo sān wǔ, èr bā líng bā, sì sì qī jiǔ. 
A:  知道了,谢谢!
  I've got it, thanks.
  Zhīdào le, xièxie! 
B:  不用谢。
  You're welcome.
  Bùyòng xiè. 
  
Key Vocabulary
你的  nǐ de  your
号码  hàomǎ  number
是  shì  to be
多少  duōshao  how much
再  zài  again
说  shuō  to say
次  cì  time
知道  zhīdào  to know
谢谢  xièxie  thank you
不用谢  bùyòng xiè  to not need to thank
一  yāo  1
二  èr  2
三  sān  3
四  sì  4
五  wǔ  5
六  liù  6
七  qī  7
八  bā  8
九  jiǔ  9
零  líng  0