Dialogue
大卫\uFF1A
Nǐ你hǎo好！Wǒ我jiào叫Dà大wèi卫。Nǐ你jiào叫shén什me么míng名zi字？Hi! I'm David. What's your name?
小雪\uFF1A
Wǒ我jiào叫Xiǎo小xuě雪。Nǐ你shì是nǎ哪guó国rén人？I'm Xiaoxue. Where are you from?
大卫\uFF1A
Wǒ我shì是Měi美guó国rén人。Nǐ你shì是Zhōng中guó国rén人ma吗？I'm American. Are you Chinese?
小雪\uFF1A
Shì是，wǒ我shì是Zhōng中guó国rén人。Nǐ你jǐ几suì岁le了？Yes, I'm Chinese. How old are you?
大卫\uFF1A
Wǒ我èr二shí十suì岁。Nǐ你ne呢？I'm twenty. How about you?
小雪\uFF1A
Wǒ我shí十jiǔ九suì岁。Nǐ你huì会shuō说Zhōng中wén文ma吗？I'm nineteen. Can you speak Chinese?
大卫\uFF1A
Wǒ我huì会shuō说yì一diǎn点Zhōng儿wén中Nǐ文。de你diàn的huà电hào话mǎ号shì码duō是shao多少？I can speak a little Chinese. What's your phone number?
小雪\uFF1A
Wǒ我de的diàn电huà话hào号mǎ码shì是yī一sān三jiǔ九bā八qī七liù六wǔ五。Nǐ你xǐ喜huan欢wǒ我men们de的lǎo老shī师ma吗？My phone number is 1398765. Do you like our teacher?
大卫\uFF1A
Xǐ喜huan欢！Lǎo老shī师hěn很hǎo好。Wǒ我men们shì是péng朋you友le了，hěn很gāo高xìng兴rèn认shi识nǐ你！Yes! The teacher is great. We're friends now — nice to meet you!
小雪\uFF1A
Wǒ我yě也hěn很gāo高xìng兴rèn认shi识nǐ你！Zài再jiàn见，míng明tiān天jiàn见！Nice to meet you too! Bye — see you tomorrow!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
我I你他he or him她she叫to be called; to call名字name (of a person or thing)是to be学生student老师teacher人person; people; human中国China国country; nation; state岁classifier for years (of age)几how much喜欢to like会can; know how to说to speak; to say中文Chinese language (written or spoken)认识to know朋友friend
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
我
你
他
她
叫
是
人
学
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Personal pronouns
Use 我 and 你 as the subject of a short personal-information sentence.
是 for identity
Use 是 to connect a person with an identity or category.
Question words in place
Keep 什么, 哪 and 几 in the same position as the missing information.
吗 yes-no questions
Add 吗 to a statement to ask a neutral yes-no question.
会 for learned ability
Use 会 before a verb for an ability someone has learned.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Imagine you are meeting a classmate for the first time. Write a short self-introduction that includes your name, nationality, age, and one language ability.
Frame
你好！我叫……。我是……人。我……岁。我会说……。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 叫 before my name and 是 before my nationality.
- \u2610 I included my age with 岁.
- \u2610 I used 会说 before a language.
- \u2610 My sentences follow Subject + Verb + Object order.