Making conversations
Duìhuà
What is your typical day like in China?
I get up early and go to a park for morning exercise, on the way home I go to morning market to get fresh vegetables for the day. I prepare for lunch after I get home and if I have time I watch some TV or read newspaper. I normally go out for a walk or to supermarket after lunch. I watch TV mostly during night before going to bed.
Wǒ zǎoshàng qǐlái jiùqù gōngyuán duànliànshēntǐ, zài huíjiādelùshàng qù zǎoshì mǎicài. Dàojiāhòu zhǔnbèi wǔfàn. Rúguǒ yǒushíjiān wǒ huì kāndiànshì huòzhě dúbàozhǐ. Wǔfànhòu wǒ yībān chūqù zǒuzǒu huòzhě qù shāngchǎng. Wǎnshàng dàduō kàndiànshì ránhòu shuìjiào
How about you?
I am busier than I was employed, but on Saturdays, I come to chinese school, I play basketball with parents whose children are in Chinese school from 1 to 2:30, I get to know a lot of Chinese people there and I like talking with them. After playing basketball I go to chinese class from 2:30 to 4:30.
Nín ne?
Wǒ bǐ tuìxiūyǐqián gèngmáng. Dànměizhōuliù wǒ láizhōngwénxuéxiào, cóngyīdiǎn dào liǎngdiǎnbàn wǒ hé yīxiē zhōngwénxuéxiào xuéshēng jiāzhǎng dǎlánqiú, wǒ zài nàr rènshí le hěnduō zhōngguórén, wǒxǐhuān hé tāmén liáotiān. Dǎwánlánqiú, cóngliǎngdiǎnbàn dào sìdiǎnbàn shàng zhōngwénkè.
Do you prefer Chinese food or American food?
Nín xǐhuān zhōngguófàn háishì měiguófàn?
Chinese. But Chinese food here is not as good as it’s in China. It’s westernized, not authentic.
Zhōngguófàn. Dàn zhèr de zhōngguófàn bùrú zài zhōngguó de hǎochī, xīhuàle, bù zhèngzōng.
Are you used to life here?
Nín xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó ma?
Not really, I can’t do much other than taking care of my grandson
Bùtài xíguàn, chúle dàisūnzi, méishénme kězuòde.
You can watch Chinese TV here, can’t you?
Nǐn kěyǐ kàn zhōngwéndiànshì ba?
Yes, but only a few channels
Duì, dàn zhǐyǒu jǐgè píndào.
Can you speak a little English?
Nín huìjiǎngdiǎner yīngyǔ ma?
Not at all.
Wǒ yīdiǎnryīngyǔ dōubùhuì.
What interesting tourist sites do you want to visit?
Nín xiǎng qù nǎxiē dìfāng lǚyóu?
Maybe some tourist attractions nearby, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon.
Yěxǔ fùjìn yīxiē lǚyóudiǎn, lāsīwéijiāsī, dàxiágǔ.
What places in the US have you visited before?
Nín yǐqián qùguò měiguó nǎxiē dìfāng?
I have been to east coast, New York, Washington DC
Wǒ qùguò dōnghǎiàn. Niǔyuē, huáshèngduàn.
How did you like New York?
Nín juéde niǔyuē zěnmeyàng?
It’s more like some big cities in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing
Hé zhōngguó de yīxiē dàchéngshì hěnxiàng, bǐrú shànghǎi, běijīng.
Duìhuà
What is your typical day like in China?
I get up early and go to a park for morning exercise, on the way home I go to morning market to get fresh vegetables for the day. I prepare for lunch after I get home and if I have time I watch some TV or read newspaper. I normally go out for a walk or to supermarket after lunch. I watch TV mostly during night before going to bed.
Wǒ zǎoshàng qǐlái jiùqù gōngyuán duànliànshēntǐ, zài huíjiādelùshàng qù zǎoshì mǎicài. Dàojiāhòu zhǔnbèi wǔfàn. Rúguǒ yǒushíjiān wǒ huì kāndiànshì huòzhě dúbàozhǐ. Wǔfànhòu wǒ yībān chūqù zǒuzǒu huòzhě qù shāngchǎng. Wǎnshàng dàduō kàndiànshì ránhòu shuìjiào
How about you?
I am busier than I was employed, but on Saturdays, I come to chinese school, I play basketball with parents whose children are in Chinese school from 1 to 2:30, I get to know a lot of Chinese people there and I like talking with them. After playing basketball I go to chinese class from 2:30 to 4:30.
Nín ne?
Wǒ bǐ tuìxiūyǐqián gèngmáng. Dànměizhōuliù wǒ láizhōngwénxuéxiào, cóngyīdiǎn dào liǎngdiǎnbàn wǒ hé yīxiē zhōngwénxuéxiào xuéshēng jiāzhǎng dǎlánqiú, wǒ zài nàr rènshí le hěnduō zhōngguórén, wǒxǐhuān hé tāmén liáotiān. Dǎwánlánqiú, cóngliǎngdiǎnbàn dào sìdiǎnbàn shàng zhōngwénkè.
Do you prefer Chinese food or American food?
Nín xǐhuān zhōngguófàn háishì měiguófàn?
Chinese. But Chinese food here is not as good as it’s in China. It’s westernized, not authentic.
Zhōngguófàn. Dàn zhèr de zhōngguófàn bùrú zài zhōngguó de hǎochī, xīhuàle, bù zhèngzōng.
Are you used to life here?
Nín xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó ma?
Not really, I can’t do much other than taking care of my grandson
Bùtài xíguàn, chúle dàisūnzi, méishénme kězuòde.
You can watch Chinese TV here, can’t you?
Nǐn kěyǐ kàn zhōngwéndiànshì ba?
Yes, but only a few channels
Duì, dàn zhǐyǒu jǐgè píndào.
Can you speak a little English?
Nín huìjiǎngdiǎner yīngyǔ ma?
Not at all.
Wǒ yīdiǎnryīngyǔ dōubùhuì.
What interesting tourist sites do you want to visit?
Nín xiǎng qù nǎxiē dìfāng lǚyóu?
Maybe some tourist attractions nearby, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon.
Yěxǔ fùjìn yīxiē lǚyóudiǎn, lāsīwéijiāsī, dàxiágǔ.
What places in the US have you visited before?
Nín yǐqián qùguò měiguó nǎxiē dìfāng?
I have been to east coast, New York, Washington DC
Wǒ qùguò dōnghǎiàn. Niǔyuē, huáshèngduàn.
How did you like New York?
Nín juéde niǔyuē zěnmeyàng?
It’s more like some big cities in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing
Hé zhōngguó de yīxiē dàchéngshì hěnxiàng, bǐrú shànghǎi, běijīng.