Sharing your feelings with a friend

Listen to the whole passage

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 caring friend checking in on you

jīntiānzěnmeyànggāoxìngma

你今天怎么样?高兴吗?

How are you today? Are you happy?

You

jīntiāntàigāoxìng

我今天不太高兴。

I'm not very happy today.

You

jīntiāndegōngzuòtàiduōle

今天的工作太多了。

There's too much work today.

You

nezěnmeyàng

你呢?你怎么样?

And you? How are you?

You

xiǎngdiǎnrchá

我想喝点儿茶。

I'd like to drink some tea.

You

xiànzàijuédehǎoduōle

现在我觉得好多了。

Now I feel much better.

You

xièxieláikàn

谢谢你来看我。

Thank you for coming to see me.

You

yǒuzhègepéngyouhěngāoxìng

有你这个朋友,我很高兴。

Having a friend like you makes me happy.