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你好nǐ hǎo The first day

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The first day of school. Wang Ming meets Li Yue, and then their teacher.

王明Wáng Míng:你好nǐ hǎo!Wang Ming: Hello!

李月Lǐ Yuè:你好nǐ hǎo!Li Yue: Hello!

王明Wáng Míng:我wǒ是shì王明Wáng Míng。你nǐ是shì学生xué sheng吗ma?王明Wáng Míng:我wǒ是shì王明Wáng Míng。你nǐ是shì學生xué sheng嗎ma?Wang Ming: I'm Wang Ming. Are you a student?

李月Lǐ Yuè:是shì,我wǒ是shì学生xué sheng。我wǒ是shì李月Lǐ Yuè。李月Lǐ Yuè:是shì,我wǒ是shì學生xué sheng。我wǒ是shì李月Lǐ Yuè。Li Yue: Yes, I'm a student. I'm Li Yue.

王明Wáng Míng:她tā是shì学生xué sheng吗ma?王明Wáng Míng:她tā是shì學生xué sheng嗎ma?Wang Ming: Is she a student?

李月Lǐ Yuè:她tā不是bù shì学生xué sheng,她tā是shì老师lǎo shī。她tā是shì张Zhāng老师lǎo shī。李月Lǐ Yuè:她tā不是bù shì學生xué sheng,她tā是shì老師lǎo shī。她tā是shì張Zhāng老師lǎo shī。Li Yue: She isn't a student, she's a teacher. She's Teacher Zhang.

王明Wáng Míng:他tā是shì老师lǎo shī吗ma?王明Wáng Míng:他tā是shì老師lǎo shī嗎ma?Wang Ming: Is he a teacher?

李月Lǐ Yuè:不是bù shì,他tā是shì学生xué sheng。李月Lǐ Yuè:不是bù shì,他tā是shì學生xué sheng。Li Yue: No, he's a student.

王明Wáng Míng:张Zhāng老师lǎo shī好hǎo!王明Wáng Míng:張Zhāng老師lǎo shī好hǎo!Wang Ming: Hello, Teacher Zhang!

张Zhāng老师lǎo shī:你好nǐ hǎo!你nǐ是shì学生xué sheng吗ma?張Zhāng老師lǎo shī:你好nǐ hǎo!你nǐ是shì學生xué sheng嗎ma?Teacher Zhang: Hello! Are you a student?

王明Wáng Míng:是shì,我wǒ是shì学生xué sheng。王明Wáng Míng:是shì,我wǒ是shì學生xué sheng。Wang Ming: Yes, I'm a student.

Tip

Chinese puts the family name first: 王明Wáng Míng's is Wang. A teacher is called by family name, then title: 张Zhāng老师lǎo shī張Zhāng老師lǎo shī, Teacher Zhang. To greet one, say 老师lǎo shī好hǎo老師lǎo shī好hǎo.