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David's Chinese books, a few characters, and a book that goes missing.

王明Wáng Míng：大卫Dà wèi，这zhè是shì什么shén me？王明Wáng Míng：大衛Dà wèi，這zhè是shì什麼shén me？Wang Ming: David, what's this?
大卫Dà wèi：这zhè是shì书shū，是shì我wǒ的de汉语Hàn yǔ书shū。我wǒ有yǒu两liǎng个gè书shū！大衛Dà wèi：這zhè是shì書shū，是shì我wǒ的de漢語Hàn yǔ書shū。我wǒ有yǒu兩liǎng個gè書shū！David: It's a book, my Chinese book. I've got two "pieces" of book!
王明Wáng Míng：不是bù shì“两liǎng个gè书shū”，是shì“两liǎng本běn书shū”。王明Wáng Míng：不是bù shì“兩liǎng個gè書shū”，是shì“兩liǎng本běn書shū”。Wang Ming: It's not two "pieces" of book, it's two "volumes".
大卫Dà wèi：两liǎng本běn书shū，两liǎng本běn书shū！谢谢xiè xie！大衛Dà wèi：兩liǎng本běn書shū，兩liǎng本běn書shū！謝謝xiè xie！David: Two volumes, two volumes! Thanks!

大卫Dà wèi：王明Wáng Míng，这个zhè ge字zì是shì什么shén me？大衛Dà wèi：王明Wáng Míng，這個zhè ge字zì是shì什麼shén me？David: Wang Ming, what's this character?
王明Wáng Míng：这个zhè ge字zì是shì“人rén”。王明Wáng Míng：這個zhè ge字zì是shì“人rén”。Wang Ming: This character is "person".
大卫Dà wèi：那个nà ge字zì呢ne？大衛Dà wèi：那個nà ge字zì呢ne？David: And that one?
王明Wáng Míng：那个nà ge字zì是shì“好hǎo”，你好nǐ hǎo的de“好hǎo”。王明Wáng Míng：那個nà ge字zì是shì“好hǎo”，你好nǐ hǎo的de“好hǎo”。Wang Ming: That one is "good", the "good" in "hello".
大卫Dà wèi：这个zhè ge字zì我wǒ认识rèn shi！是shì“一yī”！大衛Dà wèi：這個zhè ge字zì我wǒ認識rèn shi！是shì“一yī”！David: I know this one! It's "one"!

张Zhāng老师lǎo shī：同学tóng xué们men，你们nǐ men都dōu有yǒu汉语Hàn yǔ书shū吗ma？張Zhāng老師lǎo shī：同學tóng xué們men，你們nǐ men都dōu有yǒu漢語Hàn yǔ書shū嗎ma？Teacher Zhang: Everyone, have you all got your Chinese books?
王明Wáng Míng：对不起duì bu qǐ，老师lǎo shī，我wǒ没有méi yǒu。王明Wáng Míng：對不起duì bu qǐ，老師lǎo shī，我wǒ沒有méi yǒu。Wang Ming: Sorry, Teacher, I haven't.
大卫Dà wèi：没关系méi guān xi！我wǒ有yǒu两liǎng本běn书shū，一yī本běn是shì你nǐ的de！大衛Dà wèi：沒關係méi guān xi！我wǒ有yǒu兩liǎng本běn書shū，一yī本běn是shì你nǐ的de！David: That's all right! I've got two books, and one of them is yours!
张Zhāng老师lǎo shī：同学tóng xué们men，这zhè是shì谁shéi的de东西dōng xi？張Zhāng老師lǎo shī：同學tóng xué們men，這zhè是shì誰shéi的de東西dōng xi？Teacher Zhang: Everyone, whose is this?
王明Wáng Míng：那nà是shì……我wǒ的de书shū！王明Wáng Míng：那nà是shì……我wǒ的de書shū！Wang Ming: That's... my book!

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Words 52

1.1 Saying who you are 10

你nǐ nǐ you
好hǎo hǎo good; well
我wǒ wǒ I; me
是shì shì to be (am, is, are)
不bù bù not; no
他tā tā he; him
她tā tā she; her
吗ma嗎ma ma (makes a yes-or-no question)
老师lǎo shī老師lǎo shī lǎo shī teacher
学生xué sheng學生xué sheng xué sheng student

1.2 Asking someone's name 10

叫jiào jiào to be called; to call
什么shén me什麼shén me shén me what
名字míng zi míng zi name
呢ne ne (asks "and you?", "what about...?")
很hěn hěn very
高兴gāo xìng高興gāo xìng gāo xìng happy; glad
认识rèn shi認識rèn shi rèn shi to know (a person); to meet
也yě yě also; too
谢谢xiè xie謝謝xiè xie xiè xie thank you
再见zài jiàn再見zài jiàn zài jiàn goodbye

1.3 Asking who someone is 10

谁shéi誰shéi shéi who
朋友péng you péng you friend
的de de (marks whose: 我的 my, mine)
们men們men men (makes a plural of people)
我们wǒ men我們wǒ men wǒ men we; us
你们nǐ men你們nǐ men nǐ men you (more than one)
他们tā men他們tā men tā men they; them
她们tā men她們tā men tā men they; them (women)
同学tóng xué同學tóng xué tóng xué classmate
都dōu dōu all; both

1.4 Where you're from 11

哪nǎ nǎ which
国guó國guó guó country
人rén rén person; people
中国Zhōng guó中國Zhōng guó Zhōng guó China
汉语Hàn yǔ漢語Hàn yǔ Hàn yǔ Chinese (the language)
中文Zhōng wén Zhōng wén Chinese (the language, as written)
说shuō說shuō shuō to speak; to say
会huì會huì huì can; to know how to
一点儿yī diǎn r一點兒yī diǎn r yī diǎn r a little
对不起duì bu qǐ對不起duì bu qǐ duì bu qǐ sorry
没关系méi guān xi沒關係méi guān xi méi guān xi it doesn't matter; that's all right

1.5 This and that 11

这zhè這zhè zhè this
那nà nà that
有yǒu yǒu to have; there is
没有méi yǒu沒有méi yǒu méi yǒu not to have; there isn't
个gè個gè gè (measure word for most things and people)
一yī yī one
两liǎng兩liǎng liǎng two (of something)
本běn běn (measure word for books)
书shū書shū shū book
字zì zì character; word
东西dōng xi東西dōng xi dōng xi thing; stuff