Lesson 7: Meeting New Friends

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Learn 是 + 人/事物 and 在 + 地点 + 动词 through Meeting New Friends.

6 words3 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min

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Vocabulary6 words

汉语hànyǔNoun

Chinese (language)Usually refers to the language and written text.

Examples

我说汉语。

wǒshuōhànyǔ。

I speak Chinese.

汉语很难。

hànyǔhěnnán。

Chinese is very difficult.

学习xuéxíVerb

1.to study; to learnA verb for the act of acquiring knowledge.
2.studying; studiesA noun for the process of studying.

Examples

我学习中文。

wǒxuéxízhōngwén。

I study Chinese.

学习很重要。

xuéxíhěnzhòngyào。

Studying is very important.

叫jiàoVerb

1.to be called; to be namedUsed to introduce the name of a person or thing.
2.to call; to summonThe act of calling someone.
3.to shout; to cry out; (of animals) to make a sounde.g. 大叫 (to shout), 鸟叫 (birds chirp), 狗叫 (dogs bark)

Examples

我叫小明。

wǒjiàoxiǎomíng。

My name is Xiao Ming.

请叫他来。

qǐngjiàotālái。

Please call him to come.

高兴gāoxìngAdjective

1.happy; gladExpresses a joyful state.
2.pleasedLight in tone, common in everyday conversation.

Examples

我很高兴。

wǒhěngāoxìng。

I am very happy.

见到你很高兴！

jiàndàonǐhěngāoxìng！

Nice to meet you!

呢neParticle

a particle used to ask a return question or to soften a suggestionUsually placed at the end of a short sentence.

Examples

你呢？

nǐne？

And you?

在zàiVerb

1.to be at; to be presentWhen used as a verb indicating presence.
2.at; in (a place)When used as a preposition indicating location.
3.to be in the middle of doing something (used before a verb to indicate an ongoing action)equivalent to 正在; a very common usage at HSK 1 (e.g. 你在干什么？, 我在找我的手机)

Examples

我在家。

wǒzàijiā。

I am at home.

他在学校。

tāzàixuéxiào。

He is at school.

Grammar

Affirmative sentences with 'to be'

S + 是 + 人/事物

Use '是' to say 'S is who / is what'. 爸爸 is dad, 妈妈 is mom, 中国人 is a Chinese person.

他是中国人。

tāshìzhōngguórén。

He is Chinese.

这是我爸爸。

zhèshìwǒbàba。

This is my dad.

Doing something somewhere

S + 在 + 地点 + 动词

'在' goes before a place to say where you are and what you're doing. 家 is home, 中国 is China.

我在家吃米饭。

wǒzàijiāchīmǐfàn。

I eat rice at home.

妈妈在中国学习汉语。

māmazàizhōngguóxuéxíhànyǔ。

My mom studies Chinese in China.

Declarative sentences

S + V + O。（陈述句）

A declarative sentence states a fact, ending with a full stop and a falling intonation. The order is Subject–Verb–Object; negate with 不 or 没 before the verb, and never add the question particle 吗.

我叫小林。

wǒjiàoxiǎolín。

My name is Xiao Lin.

我不是中国人。

wǒbúshìzhōngguórén。

I’m not Chinese.

Dialogues

Meeting New Friends

Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan talk at school.

小南

你好！你叫什么？

nǐhǎo！nǐjiàoshénme？

Hello! What's your name?

小林

我叫小林。你呢？

wǒjiàoxiǎolín。nǐne？

My name is Xiao Lin. And you?

小南

我叫小南。你是中国人吗？

wǒjiàoxiǎonán。nǐshìzhōngguórénma？

My name is Xiao Nan. Are you Chinese?

小林

不是，我不是中国人。我是越南人。

búshì，wǒbúshìzhōngguórén。wǒshìyuènánrén。

No, I'm not Chinese. I'm Vietnamese.

小南

你在学习汉语吗？

nǐzàixuéxíhànyǔma？

Are you studying Chinese?

小林

是，我学习汉语。认识你很高兴！

shì，wǒxuéxíhànyǔ。rènshinǐhěngāoxìng！

Yes, I'm studying Chinese. Nice to meet you!