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HSK 3.0 Level 1 \u00B7 Lesson 6

Greet, apologize and say goodbye

You bump into a neighbour in the morning, accidentally step on their foot, then part ways politely.

Outcome: Use greetings, apologies, responses and farewells in a short natural exchange.

\u23F1 ~30 minTask: l1-daily-interaction10 dialogue lines20 words

Dialogue

小李\uFF1A
Zǎo早！Nǐ你hǎo好ma吗？Morning! How are you?
小王\uFF1A
Wǒ我hěn很hǎo好，xiè谢xie谢！Nǐ你ne呢？I'm very well, thanks! And you?
小李\uFF1A
Wǒ我yě也hěn很hǎo好。Duì对bu不qǐ起！Cǎi踩le了nǐ你de的jiǎo脚le了。I'm also well. Sorry! I stepped on your foot.
小王\uFF1A
Méi没guān关xi系。It's okay.
小李\uFF1A
Xiè谢xie谢！Nǐ你hái还qù去shàng上bān班ma吗？Thanks! Are you still going to work?
小王\uFF1A
Shì是，wǒ我qù去shàng上bān班。Nǐ你ne呢？Yes, I'm going to work. And you?
小李\uFF1A
Wǒ我yě也qù去shàng上bān班。Qǐng请zǒu走ba吧，bié别chí迟dào到le了。I'm also going to work. Please go ahead, don't be late.
小王\uFF1A
Hǎo好！Hé和nǐ你shuō说huà话hěn很gāo高xìng兴。OK! Talking with you makes me happy.
小李\uFF1A
Bú不kè客qi气！Zài再jiàn见！You're welcome! Goodbye!
小王\uFF1A
Zài再jiàn见！Míng明tiān天jiàn见！Goodbye! See you tomorrow!

Key vocabulary

Words introduced or practised in this lesson.

你好nǐ hǎohello; hi谢谢xiè xiethank you不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome对不起duì bu qǐsorry; excuse me (apology)没关系méi guān xiit's okay; no problem; you're welcome再见zài jiàngoodbye; see you again请qǐngplease; to invite请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?喂wèihello (interj., esp. on telephone)早zǎoearly吧ba(modal particle indicating polite suggestion)吗ma(question tag)呢ne(question particle for subjects already mentioned)了leparticle marking completion or a new situation和héand; with也yěalso都dōuall; both还huánstill; also再zàiagain高兴gāo xìnghappy
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192

Characters in context

Key characters from this lesson.

好
再
见
谢
请
帮
高
兴

Grammar in use

Structures you will practise in this lesson.

Polite expressions

Use 请, 谢谢, 对不起, 没关系, 再见 in appropriate social situations.

Modal particles 吧/吗/呢

Use 吗 for yes-no questions, 呢 for follow-up questions, 吧 for soft suggestions.

View full Level 1 grammar \u2192

Skill practice

Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.

🎧Listening📖Reading✍️Quiz📝Writing

Unit check

Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.

Q1. 小王怎么回答「你好吗」？
Q2. 小李为什么道歉？
Q3. 小王用什么回答道歉？
Q4. 小李说「不客气」是因为什么？
Q5. 「我也去上班」里的「也」是什么意思？

Your turn

Write a short dialogue between two friends who meet in the morning, one apologizes for being late, and they say goodbye.

Frame

A：早！……吗？
B：……，谢谢！……呢？
A：……。对不起，……。
B：没关系。……吧。
A：谢谢！再见！
B：再见！

Self-check

  • \u2610 I used a greeting (早/你好) at the start.
  • \u2610 I used 对不起 for the apology and 没关系 as the response.
  • \u2610 I used 吧 to make a gentle suggestion.
  • \u2610 I ended with 再见 or another farewell.

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