Chinese Conversation 1 - Greetings

Greetings are one of the most important manners in our life. In this lesson you will learn how to greet people in Chinese from  basic Chinese conversation. For each conversation there is English transcript and then present with Chinese Pinyin and characters.

Considering about beginners, all tones are marked with numbers to indicate correct tones. From 1-4, they indicate 4 different tones. 1 - first tone, 2 - second tone, 3 - third tone, 4 - fourth tone. and if there is no number, it indicates the "toneless" tone. If you get confuse with Pinyin and Tones, you can check out the guide of learn Chinese Pinyin and learn Chinese Tones.

Scene 1

English Transcription:

(Morning, Li Tao walks into the office.) 

John:        Good Morning, Li Tao. 

Li Tao:       Good Morning John. 

Tom:         Hello, Li Tao 

Li Tao:       Hello, Tom. 

Chinese Conversation:

qing1 chen2, Li3 Tao1 zou3 jin4 ban4 gong1 shi4

( 清  晨，  李  涛  走  进  办  公  室)

John:    zao3 shang3 hao3, Li3 Tao3

John:  早  上  好，  李  涛。

Li3 Tao1: zao3 shang4 hao3, John

李  涛：    早   上  好，John  。

Tom: nin2 hao3, Li3 Tao1

Tom: 您  好，  李  涛。

Li3 Tao1: nin2 hao3, Tom

李  涛：   您  好，Tom  。

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Scene 2

English Transcription:

(At noon, Li Tao and Jenny meet in the street) 

Li Tao: Hi Jenny, have you finished work? 

Jenny: Oh, yes. Li Tao, how are you? Have you eaten yet? 

Li Tao: I’m pretty good, I haven’t eaten yet! Jenny, have you been busy lately? 

J

enny: It’s been fine, not that busy. Where are you going, Li Tao? 

Li Tao: I’m going to buy something from the supermarket. 

Jenny: Me too. Let’s go together! 

Li Tao: Ok, great.

Chinese Conversation:

Zhong1 wu3, Li3 Tao1 he2 Jenny zai4  jie1 shang4 xiang4 yu4

( 中午，  李  涛  和 Jenny  在  街  上  相  遇)

Li3 Tao2: Jenny, xia4 ban1 la?

李  涛：  Jenny  ，下  班  啦？

Jenny: en shi4 de2  　Li2 Tao1 ni2 hao3 ma chi1 fan4 le ma

Jenny ：  嗯，是  的。  李  涛，  你  好  吗？  吃  饭  了  吗？

Li2 Tao1: wo3 hen2 hao3 hai2 mei2 chi1 Jenny zui4 jin4 mang2 ma

李  涛：  我  很  好，  还  没  吃。Jenny, 最  近  忙  吗？

Jenny: hai2 hao3 bu2 tai4 mang4 ni2 yao2 qu4 nar3    Li2 Tao1

Jenny ：  还  好，  不  太  忙。  你要  去  哪(  儿)  ，  李  涛？

Li2 Tao3: wo3 qu4 chao1 shi4 mai3 dian3 mian4 bao1

李  涛：    我  去  超  市  买  点  面  包。

Jenny: wo3 ye2 shi4, wo3 men yi4 qi3 zou3 ba.

Jenny ：  我  也  是，  我  们  一  起  走  吧。

Li2 Tao1: hao3 a

李  涛：    好  啊！

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Scene 3

English Transcription: 

(Afternoon, Xiao Zhang and a classmate meet in the school grounds.) 

Xiao Zhang: Hello! 

Classmate:  Hi, Xiang Zhang, been busy lately? 

Xiang Zhang: Busy, busy, too busy! 

Classmate:  Yes, I’m pretty busy, too. It’s exam time soon.

Chinese Conversation: 

Xia4 wu3, xiao3 zhang1 zai4 xiao4 yuan2 lu4 shang4 yu3 tong3 xue2 jian4 mian4

( 下  午，小  张  在  校  园  路  上  与  同  学  见  面)

xiao3 zhang1: ni2 hao3!

  小  张：   你  好！

tong2 xue2: xiao3 zhang1 zui4 jin4 mang2 ma

  同  学：  小  张，  最  近  忙  吗？

xiao3 zhang1: mang2, mang2, tai4 mang2 le!

  小  张：  忙，  忙，  太  忙  了!

tong2 xue2: shi4 a,   wo3 ye3 hen3 mang2, gai1 kao3 shi4 le!

  同  学：  是  啊，  我  也  很  忙，  该  考  试  了。

Vocabulary

Common Expressions

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