Lesson 3

Lesson 3 - What date is today?

Click to hear sounds. You may hear by each sentence or the whole conversation. All the sounds were recorded by Hui-Jung, so even the male dialogue has female voice. Sorry about that. Hope it doesn't get you too confused.

To hear the whole conversation, Part I, Part II.

Conversation

Miss Bai: Liu2 xian1 shen1, tai4 tai5, huan1 ying2, huan1 ying2, qing3 jin4.

Miss Bai : Mr. & Mrs. Liu,

Mr. & Mrs. Liu: xie4 xie4

Mr. & Mrs. Liu: Thanks!

Miss Bai: Ni3 men5 jin1 tian1 hao3 ma5?

Miss Bai : How are you today?

Mr. & Mrs. Liu: Hen2 hao3, hen2 hao3!

Mr. & Mrs. Liu: Very good, very good.

Miss Bai: Qing3 zuo4.

Miss Bai : Please sit down.

3Mr. & Mrs. Liu: Hao3, xie4 xie4!

Mr. & Mrs. Liu: Ok, thanks!

Miss Bai: Ni3 men5 yao4 he5 xie1 shen3 me5?

Miss Bai : What would you like to drink?

Mr. Liu: Ni3 you3 shen2 me5?

Mr. Liu: What do you have?

Miss Bai: Ni3 men5 xi3 huan1 he1 pi3 jiu3 ma5?

Miss Bai : Do you like beers?

Mr. & Mrs. Liu: Wo3 men5 bu4 he1 pi3 jiu3, ye3 bu4 he1 pu2 tao2 jiu3.

Mr. & Mrs. Liu: We don’t drink beers, also don’t drink wine.

Miss Bai: Na4 ni3 men5 he1 qi4 shui3 ma5?

Miss Bai : Then, do you drink Soda?

Mr. Liu: Wo3 he1, dan4 shi4 wo3 tai4 tai5 bu4 he1.

Mr. Liu: I do, but my wife doesn’t like to drink (Soda).

Mrs. Liu: Wo3 xi3 huan1 he1 cha2, ni2 you3 lu4 cha2 ma5?

Mrs. Liu: I like drinking tea, do you have green tea?

Miss Bai: You3, na4 liu2 xian1 shen1, ni2 xi3 huan1 he1 shen2 me5?

Miss Bai : Yes, and Mr. Liu, what do you like to drink?

Mr. Liu: Wo3 xi3 huan1 he1 ka1 fei1. Ni2 you3 ma5?

Mr. Liu: I like drinking coffee. Do you have it?

Miss Bai: You3.

Miss Bai : Yes.

Mr. Liu: Na4, bai2 xiao2 jie3, ni2 xi3 huan1 he1 shen2 me5?

Mr. Liu: So, Miss Bai, what do you like to drink?

Miss Bai: Wo3 xi3 huan1 he1 shui3.

Miss Bai : I like drinking water.

New Words & phrases

Coffee- ka1 fei1	Wine- pu2 tao3 jiu3 Red wine- hong2 jiu3 White wine- bai2 jiu3
Coke – ke3 le4	Juice- guo3 zhi1 Apple juice- ping2 guo3 zhi1 Orange juice- liu3 cheng2 zhi1 Coconut juice- ye2 zi5 zhi1
Tea – cha2 Black tea- hong2 cha2 Green tea- liu4 cha2	Water-shui3
Alcohol– jiu3 Beer- Pi2 jiu3	Milk- niu2 nai3
Soda- qi4 shui3	Soy milk- dou4 jiang1

Addtional sentences

Wo3 zui4 xi3 huan1 he1 pi2 jiu3.
Wo3 fei1 chang2 xi3 huan1 he1 pu2 tao3 jiu .
Wo3 hen2 xi3 huan1 he1 ka1 fei1.
Wo3 xi3 huan1 he1 cha2.
Wo3 bu2 tai4 xi3 huan1 he1 qi4 shui3.
Wo3 bu4 xi3 huan1 he1 niu2 nai3.
Wo3 bu4 he1 dou4 jiang1.

Homework

I. Come up with 10 questions that have something to do with lesson 3. You may use what we have learned in Beginning Chinese I.

We’ll ask each other those questions when you come to the class next time.

For example, “Hong2 jiu3 shi4 shen2 me5 yan2 se4?” “Hong2 jiu3 shi4 huang2 se4 ma5?”

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