Monday, September 20, 2010

Meeting and Making Plans

Meeting and Making Plans
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Chinese Character Version of the Dialogue:

Matt, 你要去哪儿?

是你,Maria. 我要去工作,你呢?

我要去上课。下班以后你有事儿吗?

我没事儿。我想回家。有什么事儿吗?

你认识不认识张老师?

我认识,她是我的中文老师。

今天下课以后我跟她一起吃饭,你去不去?

太好了!去哪儿吃饭?

你想不想吃中国饭?

想,我也想吃日本饭。

我们今天吃中国饭,下次吃日本饭,好吗?

好,今天晚上见!

再见!

Pinyin Version of the Dialogue:

Matt, nǐ yào qù nǎr?

shì nǐ, Maria. wǒyào qù gōngzuò, nǐ ne?

wǒyào qù shàngkè. xiàbān yǐhòu nǐ yǒu shìr ma?

wǒ méi shìr. wǒ xiǎng huí jiā. yǒu shénme shìr ma?

nǐ rènshi bú rènshi zhānglǎoshī?

wǒ rènshi, tāshì wǒde zhōngwén lǎoshī.

jīntiān xiàkè yǐhòu wǒgēntā yìqǐ chīfàn, nǐ qùbúqù?

tài hǎo le! qù nǎr chīfàn?

nǐ xiǎngbùxiang chī zhōngguó fàn?

xiǎng, wǒ yě xiǎng chī rìběn fàn.

wǒmen jīn tiān chī zhōng guó fàn, xiàcì chī rìběn fàn, hǎo ma?

hǎo, jīn tiān wǎnshàng jiàn!

zàijiàn!


Notes:
nǐ yǒu shìr ma 你有事儿吗? This expression is used to asking ‘ what’s up?” which is similar to ‘yǒu shénme shìr ma你有什么事吗?’ Find the context in the dialogue and see how it is used.

下课xiàkè off class or class is over

下班xiàbān off work or work is over

下次xiàcì next time

3 comments:

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  2. Maria, 今天你上班吗?
    Maria, jīntiān nǐ shàngbān ma?

    Maria, 星期五下课你要一起喝咖啡去不去?
    Maria, xīngqī wǔ xiàkè nǐ yào yīchī hē kāfēi, qùbúqù?

    明天你去上课?
    Míngtiān nǐ shàngkè?

    上星期日你去吃炒面吗?
    Shàng xīngqī rì ni qù chī chǎo miàn ma?

    下次你去吃冰淇淋好吗?
    Xiàcì nǐ qù chī bīngchílín hǎo ma?

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  3. 马宝力,

    Here are the corrections of your typo:

    明天你去上课(吗)?

    上星期日你去吃炒面(了)吗?

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