Dialogue
小林\uFF1A
Kuài快guòn过ián年le了！Nǐ你hé和Zhōng中guó国jiār家én人yì一qǐ起guòn过ián年ma吗？New Year is coming soon! Do you celebrate with your Chinese family?
安娜\uFF1A
Shì是de的！Měi每nián年wǒ我men们dōu都yì一qǐ起chī吃nián年yè夜fàn饭。Wǒ我zuì最xǐ喜huan欢jiǎo饺zi子。Yes! Every year we eat the New Year's Eve dinner together. I love dumplings the most.
小林\uFF1A
Jiǎo饺zi子fēi非cháng常hǎo好chī吃！Hái还yǒu有yú鱼hé和ròu肉，hěn很duō多cài菜。Dumplings are delicious! There's also fish and meat — lots of dishes.
安娜\uFF1A
Duì对！Chī吃fàn饭de的shí时hou候wǒ我men们hái还hē喝hěn很duō多。Fēi非cháng常gāo高xìng兴！Right! While eating we also drink a lot. So happy!
小林\uFF1A
Guòn过ián年wǒ我hái还sòng送péng朋you友hóng红sè色de的dōng东xi西。Hóng红sè色dài代biǎo表kuài快lè乐。During New Year I also give friends red things. Red represents happiness.
安娜\uFF1A
Tài太hǎo好le了！Zhù祝nǐ你xīn新nián年kuài快lè乐！Wonderful! Happy New Year to you!
小林\uFF1A
Nǐ你jīng经cháng常hé和péng朋you友yì一qǐ起guòn过ián年ma吗？Do you often celebrate New Year with friends?
安娜\uFF1A
Shì是de的！Měi每nián年péng朋you友yě也lái来。Wǒ我men们yì一qǐ起chī吃jiǎo饺zi子、chī吃yú鱼、chī吃ròu肉，fēi非cháng常duō多cài菜。Yes! Every year friends come too. We eat dumplings, fish, and meat together — lots of dishes.
小林\uFF1A
Nǐ你men们jīng经cháng常sòng送péng朋you友hóng红sè色de的dōng东xi西ma吗？Do you often give friends red things?
安娜\uFF1A
Shì是de的！Měi每nián年guòn过ián年dōu都sòng送。Péng朋you友fēi非cháng常xǐ喜huan欢。Wǒ我men们yì一qǐ起chī吃fàn饭、yì一qǐ起hē喝，fēi非cháng常gāo高xìng兴！Yes! We give them every year at New Year. Friends really like it. We eat and drink together — very happy!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
过年to celebrate the Chinese New Year饺子dumpling鱼fish肉meat菜dish (type of food)饭cooked rice吃to eat喝to drink快乐happy高兴happy一起in the same place家人family member朋友friend送to deliver红色red (color)经常day to day每each最most非常unusual喜欢to like
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
饺
菜
吃
一
家
朋
送
非
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Frequency words 经常/有时/每次
Use 经常, 有时, 每次, 很少 to express how often something happens.
New Year cultural patterns
Use 过年, 饺子, 鱼, 红包, 快乐 to describe Chinese New Year traditions.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write about a New Year or festival celebration. Describe the food, who you celebrate with, and one custom.
Frame
过年的时候，我和……一起……。我们吃……，喝……。我最喜欢……。我们还……。非常……！
Self-check
- \u2610 I used food vocabulary (饺子/鱼/肉/菜/饭) correctly.
- \u2610 I used 一起 to describe celebrating with others.
- \u2610 I mentioned a cultural custom (送/红色/祝).
- \u2610 I expressed feelings with 高兴/快乐/喜欢.