Comforting a Sad Friend

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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 who is feeling down

jīntiānzěnmeyànggāoxìngma

你今天怎么样?高兴吗?

How are you today? Are you happy?

You

jīntiānzěnmeyàng

你今天怎么样?

How are you doing today?

You

zěnmele

你怎么了?

What's wrong?

You

wèishénmegāoxìng

为什么不高兴?

Why are you not happy?

You

méiguānximíngtiānhuìhǎode

没关系,明天会好的。

It's okay, tomorrow will be better.

You

biégāoxìngle

别不高兴了。

Don't be sad anymore.

You

mencháhǎoma

我们去喝茶,好吗?

Let's go get some tea, okay?

You

shìdehǎopéngyou

你是我的好朋友。

You are my good friend.