Unit 6
Part I: Listen and Learn 4
Click on the speaker icon of the
following sentences and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters
are in big5 format.
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John, n
Zh
nggu
hu
shu
de h
n h
o.
John, you speak Chinese very well.
John, 你中國話說得很好。
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N
l
,
shu
de b
h
o.
Oh, no. Not that well.
哪裡﹐說得不好。]
W
zh
hu
shu
y
diar
Zh
nggu
hu
.
I can speak a little Chinese.
我只會說一點兒中國話。
W
xi
nz
i
z
i xu
Zh
ngw
n.
I am learning Chinese now.
我現在在學中文。
-
N
de l
osh
sh
Zh
nggu
r
n ma?
Is you teacher a Chinese?
你的老師是中國人嗎﹖
-
Sh
de. T
sh
Zh
nggu
r
n, c
ng
Sh
ngh
i
l
i de.
Yes, he is a Chinese and he came from Shanghai.
是的﹐他是中國人﹐從上海來的。
-
T
hu
bu hu
shu
Y
ngy
?
Can he speak English?
他會不會說英語﹖
-
Hu
. T
Y
ngy
shu
de h
n
h
o.
Yes, he speaks English very well.
會﹐他英語說得很好。
Notes:
-
'n
l
'
or 'n
l
n
l
'
is a polite way to respond to the compliment such as 'You speak Chinese
very well.' Never respond to it saying: 'Xi
xie!'
Chinese people are modest and humble. They will not say 'xi
xie'
to respond to compliments.
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