Borrowing a Book at the Library

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 friend at the library

hǎoxiǎngkànshénmeshū

你好,你想看什么书?

Hello, what book do you want to read?

You

hǎoxiǎngkànzhòngwénshū

你好,我想看中文书。

Hello, I'd like to read a Chinese book.

You

zhèběnshūzàinǎr

这本书在哪儿?

Where is this book?

You

huanzàizhèrshū

我喜欢在这儿读书。

I like reading here.

You

néngzuòzhèrma

我能坐这儿吗?

May I sit here?

You

zhèzhāngzhuōzizihěnhǎo

这张桌子和椅子很好。

This desk and chair are nice.

You

qǐngwènshuǐzàinǎr

请问,水在哪儿?

Excuse me, where is the water?

You

xièxiezàijiàn

谢谢你,再见。

Thank you, goodbye.