Your Special Day

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Listen to the whole passage once first, then practice sentence by sentence.

The first line is the other person opening the conversation; the "You" lines are suggestions for you to practice saying in this scenario (not a back-and-forth dialogue).

A friend coming to celebrate

hǎojīntiānshìyuèhào

你好,今天是几月几号?

Hello, what's the date today?

You

hǎoxièxielái

你好,谢谢你来!

Hello, thank you for coming!

You

jīntiānshìyuèshíhào

今天是五月十号。

Today is May 10th.

You

jīntiānshìdeshēnghěngāoxìng

今天是我的生日,我很高兴。

Today is my birthday, I'm so happy.

You

jīnniánèrshísuìle

我今年二十岁了。

I turned twenty this year.

You

menchīfànhǎoma

我们一起吃饭,好吗?

Let's have a meal together, okay?

You

qǐngchá

请喝茶。

Please have some tea.

You

qǐngchīpíngguǒ

请吃苹果。

Please have an apple.

You

xièxieláihěngāoxìng

谢谢你来,我很高兴!

Thank you for coming, I'm so happy!