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