Lesson 7: Meeting New Friends

中国文化

Learn to use 是, things, 在, places through the topic of Chinese culture and festivals.

13 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min

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Vocabulary13 words

爸爸bàbaNoun

dad, father

Examples

我爸爸是医生。

wǒbàbashìyīshēng.

My dad is a doctor.

吃chīVerb

to eata verb for the act of eating

Examples

你吃什么？

nǐchīshénme？

What are you eating?

我吃米饭。

wǒchīmǐfàn。

I am eating rice.

的deParticle

indicates possession or modifies a nounUsually placed after a pronoun or noun.

Examples

我的书。

wǒdeshū。

My book.

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!

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.

家jiāNoun

1.home; house
2.familyCan also mean the family members in a household.

Examples

我回家。

wǒhuíjiā。

I go home.

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.

Examples

我叫小明。

wǒjiàoxiǎomíng。

My name is Xiao Ming.

请叫他来。

qǐngjiàotālái。

Please call him to come.

来láiVerb

1.to comeA verb for moving toward the speaker or the place being talked about.
2.(in the structure yao...le)Used to signal that something is about to happen.

Examples

你来吗？

nǐláima？

Are you coming?

快来看！

kuàiláikàn！

Come and look, quick!

妈妈māmaNoun

mom, mother

Examples

妈妈做饭很好吃。

māmazuòfànhěnhǎochī.

Mom cooks very delicious food.

米饭mǐfànNoun

cooked riceRice cooked from grain.

Examples

我吃米饭。

wǒchīmǐfàn。

I eat rice.

米饭很好吃。

mǐfànhěnhǎochī。

The rice is very delicious.

是shìVerb

to bea linking verb: A is B

Examples

我是学生。

wǒshìxuésheng.

I am a student.

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.

中国ZhōngguóNoun

China

Examples

我想去中国旅游。

wǒxiǎngqùzhōngguólǚyóu.

I want to travel to China.

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.

Dialogues

Meeting New Friends

Linh and Nam talk at school.

Nam

你好！你叫什么？

nǐhǎo！nǐjiàoshénme？

Hello! What's your name?

Linh

我叫林。你呢？

wǒjiàolín。nǐne？

My name is Linh. And you?

Nam

我叫南。你是中国人吗？

wǒjiàonán。nǐshìzhōngguórénma？

My name is Nam. Are you Chinese?

Linh

不是，我不是中国人。我是越南人。

búshì，wǒbúshìzhōngguórén。wǒshìyuènánrén。

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

Nam

你在学习汉语吗？

nǐzàixuéxíhànyǔma？

Are you studying Chinese?

Linh

是，我学习汉语。我很高兴！

shì，wǒxuéxíhànyǔ。wǒhěngāoxìng！

Yes, I'm studying Chinese. I'm very happy!