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你nǐ是shì哪nǎ国人guó rén你nǐ是shì哪nǎ國人guó rén Where are you from?

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Where the three friends are from, and how good David's Chinese is.

王明Wáng Míng：大卫Dà wèi，你nǐ是shì哪nǎ国人guó rén？王明Wáng Míng：大衛Dà wèi，你nǐ是shì哪nǎ國人guó rén？Wang Ming: David, where are you from?
大卫Dà wèi：我wǒ是shì英国Yīng guó人rén。你们nǐ men呢ne？大衛Dà wèi：我wǒ是shì英國Yīng guó人rén。你們nǐ men呢ne？David: I'm British. And you two?
李月Lǐ Yuè：我们wǒ men都dōu是shì中国Zhōng guó人rén。我wǒ是shì上海Shàng hǎi人rén，他tā是shì北京Běi jīng人rén。李月Lǐ Yuè：我們wǒ men都dōu是shì中國Zhōng guó人rén。我wǒ是shì上海Shàng hǎi人rén，他tā是shì北京Běi jīng人rén。Li Yue: We're both Chinese. I'm from Shanghai, and he's from Beijing.

大卫Dà wèi：王明Wáng Míng是shì上海Shàng hǎi人rén，李月Lǐ Yuè是shì北京Běi jīng人rén。大衛Dà wèi：王明Wáng Míng是shì上海Shàng hǎi人rén，李月Lǐ Yuè是shì北京Běi jīng人rén。David: Wang Ming is from Shanghai, and Li Yue is from Beijing.
王明Wáng Míng：不是bù shì，不是bù shì！我wǒ是shì北京Běi jīng人rén。Wang Ming: No, no! I'm from Beijing.
大卫Dà wèi：对不起duì bu qǐ！大衛Dà wèi：對不起duì bu qǐ！David: Sorry!
王明Wáng Míng：没关系méi guān xi！王明Wáng Míng：沒關係méi guān xi！Wang Ming: That's all right!

李月Lǐ Yuè：大卫Dà wèi，你nǐ会huì说shuō汉语Hàn yǔ！李月Lǐ Yuè：大衛Dà wèi，你nǐ會huì說shuō漢語Hàn yǔ！Li Yue: David, you can speak Chinese!
大卫Dà wèi：我wǒ会huì说shuō一点儿yī diǎn r中文Zhōng wén。大衛Dà wèi：我wǒ會huì說shuō一點兒yī diǎn r中文Zhōng wén。David: I can speak a little Chinese.
王明Wáng Míng：你nǐ的de汉语Hàn yǔ很hěn好hǎo！王明Wáng Míng：你nǐ的de漢語Hàn yǔ很hěn好hǎo！Wang Ming: Your Chinese is very good!
大卫Dà wèi：没关系méi guān xi！大衛Dà wèi：沒關係méi guān xi！David: That's all right!
王明Wáng Míng：不是bù shì“没关系méi guān xi”，是shì“谢谢xiè xie”！王明Wáng Míng：不是bù shì“沒關係méi guān xi”，是shì“謝謝xiè xie”！Wang Ming: It's not "that's all right", it's "thank you"!
大卫Dà wèi：对不起duì bu qǐ，对不起duì bu qǐ！谢谢xiè xie，谢谢xiè xie！大衛Dà wèi：對不起duì bu qǐ，對不起duì bu qǐ！謝謝xiè xie，謝謝xiè xie！David: Sorry, sorry! Thank you, thank you!

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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