| Pinyin | 中文 | English | Pinyin | 中文 | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nálǐ | 哪里 | where | xuéxiào | 学校 | school | |
| nàlǐ | 那里 | there | bàngōngshì | 办公室 | office | |
| qù | 去 | go | shāngdiàn | 商店 | store | |
| lái | 来 | come | fàndiàn | 饭店 | restaurant | |
| zài | 在 | at | kéyǐ | 可以 | can | |
| ba | 吧 | (none) | jiàn | 见 | meet |
place = xuéxiào, bàngōngshì, shāngdiàn, fàndiàn, zhèlǐ
city = Běijīng, Shànghǎi, Xī’ān
drink = píjiǔ, kāfēi, chá, shuǐ, kělè, lǜ chá, hóng chá
Note: Underlined words are substitutions
| # | Prompt | Response |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nǐ qù nálǐ? (Where are you going?) |
Wǒ qù xuéxiào. (I’m going to school.) |
| 2 | Nǐ lái bàngōngshì ma? (Are you coming to the office?) |
Bù, wǒ bú qù. Wǒ qù shāngdiàn. (No, I’m not going. I’m going to the store.) |
| 3 | Wǒmen zài nálǐ jiàn? (Where should we meet?) |
Zài fàndiàn, hǎo bù hǎo? (At the restaurant, okay?) |
| 4 | Nǐ kéyǐ lái zhèlǐ ma? (Can you come to here?) |
Duì bu qǐ, bù kéyǐ。 Wǒ yóu diǎn máng. (Sorry, its not possible. I’m a little busy.) |
| 5 | Ní xiǎng lái xuéxiào ma? (Would you like to come school?) |
Xiǎng. Wǒ yào qù. (Yes. I want to go.) |
| 6 | Nàlí yǒu méiyǒu kāfēi? (Do they have coffee there?) |
Yǒu. wǒmen qù ba! (Yes. Let’s go!) |
| 7 | Nálí yǒu píjiǔ? (Where has beer?) |
Fàndiàn yǒu. (The restaurant has it.) |
| 8 | Wǒmen qù nálǐ chī fàn? (Where should we go to eat lunch?) |
Qù xuéxiào ba. (Let’s go to school.) |
Telephone simulation …
| 1 | Wéi ní hǎo | Ní hǎo. Zhè shì [name]. [name2] zài ma? |
| 2 | Zài. Wǒ jiǔ shì. | Ní hǎo, nǐ máng ma? |
| 3 | Bù máng。Nǐ ne? | Wó yě bù máng. Wǒmen qù chī fàn ba. |
| 4 | Hǎo. Qù nǎli? | Qù [place1] hǎo ma? |
| 5 | Hǎo de. | Nǐ zài nálǐ? |
| 6 | Wǒ zài [place2] | Wǒmen zài [place1] jiàn hǎo ma? |
| 5 | Hǎo de. Zài [place1] jiàn. |
