Asking About Food and a Friend Abroad

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小南

xiǎolínshìbushìèle

小林,你是不是饿了?

Xiao Lin, are you hungry?

小林

shìèlehěn

是,我饿了。我也很渴。

Yes, I'm hungry. I'm also very thirsty.

小南

xiǎngchīshénmeròuháishìmiàntiáo

你想吃什么?肉还是面条?

What do you want to eat? Meat or noodles?

小林

xiǎngchīmiàntiáozǎoshàngchángchángchīmiàntiáo

我想吃面条。早上我常常吃面条。

I want noodles. I often eat noodles in the morning.

小南

hǎoxiǎomíngshìbushìzàiguówài

好。小明是不是在国外?

Okay. Is Xiao Ming abroad?

小林

shìzàiguówàishēngbìnglezhēnhǎo

是,他在国外。他生病了,真不好。

Yes, he’s abroad. He’s fallen ill — that’s rough.

小南

zàiwàiguóxuélehěnduōzhīshi

他在外国学了很多知识。

He learned a lot of things abroad.

小林

shìdeyǒuderénhuanguówàiyǒuderénhuanzàijiā

是的。有的人喜欢去国外,有的人喜欢在家。

Right. Some people like going abroad, some like staying home.

小南

shìaxiǎngguówàixué

是啊。我也想去国外学习。

Right. I'd like to study abroad too.