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Learning Chinese

Conversation

珍妮: 卡洛琳, 你 从 哪个 国家 来?

Zhēnní: Kǎluòlín, nǐ cóng nǎge guójiā lái?

Jenny: Caroline, which country are you from?

卡洛琳: 我 从 英国 来。

Kǎluòlín: Wǒ cóng Yīngguó lái.

Caroline: I'm from the UK.

珍妮: 你 以前 学过 汉语 吗?

Zhēnní: Nǐ yǐqián xuéguo Hànyǔ ma?

Jenny: Have you studied Chinese before?

卡洛琳: 学过 一点。 不过 我 只会 说 一些 日常 用语。

Kǎluòlín: Xuéguo yìdiǎn. Búguò wǒ zhǐhuì shuō yìxiē rìcháng yòngyǔ.

Carline: Yes, a little. But I only know a few everyday phrases.

珍妮: 你 觉得 汉语 难学 吗?

Zhēnní: Nǐ juéde Hànyǔ nánxué ma?

Jenny: Do you think Chinese is difficult to learn?

卡洛琳: 我 觉得 汉语的 声调 比较 难, 另外 汉字 也 很难 写。 你 觉得 呢?

Kǎluòlín: Wǒ juéde Hànyǔ de shēngdiào bǐjiào nán, lìngwài Hànzì yě hěnnán xiě. Nǐ juéde ne?

Caroline: I think the tones and Chinese characters are difficult. What do you think?

珍妮: 我 觉得 课程 越深, 语法 就 越来越 难学。

Zhēnní: Wǒ juéde kèchéng yuèshēn, yǔfǎ jiù yuèláiyuè nánxué.

Jenny: I think the grammar becomes harder the further you get into the course.

卡洛琳: 你 每天 都 练习 汉语 吗?

Kǎluòlín: Nǐ měitiān dōu liànxí Hànyǔ ma?

Caroline: Do you practice Chinese every day?

珍妮: 是的。 不然的话, 很 容易 退步。

Zhēnní: Shìde. Bùrándehuà, hěn róngyì tuìbù.

Jenny: Yes. Otherwise, it's easy to fall behind.

 

New Words

1. 国家 guójiā country

2. 以前 yǐqián before

3. 日常用语 rìcháng yòngyǔ everyday phrases

4. 声调 shēngdiào tone

5. 课程 kèchéng course

6. 语法 yǔfǎ grammar

7. 练习 liànxí practice

8. 退步 tuìbù fall behind

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