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Unit Three, Lesson One To reply, say

Dì-s n d nyuán, Dì-y kè W shì…
W de gngzuò (My job) meaning “I am…”, followed by your occupation or job title.
If you are a teacher (losh ), for example, this is how the conversation would go…
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about your job or what you do, and where you work. N zuò shénme g ngzuò?
Are you ready? What’s your job?
Zhnbèi h o le ma? W shì losh . I’m a teacher.
Then let’s begin!
Nà wmen k ish ba! Page 40
Exercise One, Liànxí y
Page 39 Listen to these four short dialogues and match the speakers to their jobs.
Word Bank 1.
g ngzuò; zuò; xiànzài; n l; zài Q: N ho, n zuò shénme g ngzuò? (Hello, what do you do?)
A: W shì losh . (I’m a teacher.)
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The Chinese word g ngzuò is quite versatile as it can refer to one’s job or occupation, as Q: Xi nsheng n ho, n zuò shénme g ngzuò? (Hello, Sir. What do you do?)
well as work or employment in general. Before we get down to talking about jobs, let’s A: W shì zuòji . (I’m a writer.)
introduce you to some occupations and job titles in Chinese! 3.
Q: Xioji , n zuò shénme g ngzuò? (Miss, what do you do?)
Try to repeat the job titles in the pauses. A: W shì sh ngrén. (I’m a businesswoman.)
l osh (teacher) 4.
sh ngrén (businessman) Q: N ho, n zuò shénme g ngzuò? (Hello, what do you do?)
y sh ng (doctor) A: W de g ngzuò? W shì y sh ng. (My job? I’m a doctor.)
zuòji (writer)
cáiwù gùwèn (financial consultant) Page 41
g ngch ng j ngl (factory manager) Ok, now let’s learn the names of some workplaces. Try to repeat the Chinese words in the
xi oshòu j ngl (sales manager) pauses.
xíngzhèng zhùl (administrative assistant). g ngs (company/corporation)
dàxué (college/university)
To ask someone about his or her job, you could say ji (home)
N zuò shénme g ngzuò? xuéxiào (school)
Which literally means “What work do you do?” y yuàn (hospital)
N zuò shénme g ngzuò? yínháng (bank)

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An alternative way to ask someone about his or her job is to say TV SHOW HOST: G xi nsheng zuò shénme g ngzuò? (Mr. Gu, what do you do?)
N zài n l gngzuò? CONTESTANT B: W shì l osh , w zài dàxué g ngzuò.
Where do you work? (I’m a teacher. I work in a college.)
N zài n l gngzuò? TV SHOW HOST: Zài dàxué g ngzuò a…. (Work in a college….)
To reply, say 3.
N zài… followed by the name of the workplace gngzuò. TV SHOW HOST: Tàitai, qngwèn n jiào shénme míngzi?
which means, “I work at/in….”


(Madam, may I ask what your name is?)
W zài…gngzuò. CONTESTANT C: W jiào Chén Pèipèi. (My name is Chen Peipei.)
TV SHOW HOST: N zài n l g ngzuò? (Where do you work?)
If you are working for ABC corporation, just say the name of your company before gngs . CONTESTANT C: W zài ji g ngzuò. (I work at home.)
For example, TV SHOW HOST: N zài dàxué g ngzuò? (You work at home?)
N zài n l gngzuò? CONTESTANT C: Shì, w shì zuòji . (Yes, I’m a writer.)
Where do you work? 4.
W zài ABC gngs gngzuò. TV SHOW HOST: Xi nsheng jiào shénme míngzi? (Sir, what’s your name?)
I work at ABC corporation. CONTESTANT D: W jiào Liú Zh ng. (My name is Liu Zhong.)
TV SHOW HOST: Liú xi nsheng zài n l g ngzuò? (Mr. Liu, where do you work?)
Page 41 CONTESTANT D: W zài g ngch ng, w shì j ngl. (In a factory. I’m a manager.)
Exercise Two, Liànxí èr TV SHOW HOST: En, g ngch ng j ngl…. (Hmm…factory manager….)
Some contestants in a TV show are introducing themselves. Listen and match the name of
the person against his/her workplace. Page 41
1. Ayumi is at a party and she’s started a conversation with someone she just met.
TV SHOW HOST: Xi oji n h o, n jiào shénme míngzi? Listen and repeat the sentences in the pauses provided.
(Hello, Miss, what’s your name?) AYUMI: N zuò shénme g ngzuò? (What do you do?)

CONTESTANT A: W jiào L J ngyù. (My name is Li Jingyu.) MR. WANG: W shì g ngchéngsh . (I am engineer.)

TV SHOW HOST: Qngwèn n zuò shénme gngzuò? (May I ask what your job is?)
CONTESTANT A: W shì y sh ng, w zài y yuàn gngzuò. AYUMI: N zài n l g ngzuò? (Where do you work?)
(I’m a doctor. I work in a hospital.) MR. WANG: W zài ABC g ngs g ngzuò. (I work at ABC company.)
TV SHOW HOST: Wa, n shì y sh ng. (Wow, you are a doctor.)
2. MR. WANG: N ne? N zuò shénme g ngzuò? (And you? What do you do?)
TV SHOW HOST: Xi nsheng, qngwèn n jiào shénme míngzi? AYUMI: W méi yu g ngzuò. (I don’t have a job.)
(Sir, may I ask what your name is?) W shì xuésh ng. (I am a student.)
CONTESTANT B: W xìng G, jiào G Ti nhuá.
(My surname is Gu, and my name is Gu Tianhua.)

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Were you able to follow and understand the conversation? Listen to it one more time if you Were you able to follow and understand the conversation? Listen to it one more time if you
think you didn’t get everything. think you didn’t get everything.

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Two people meet at a seminar and exchange business cards. Listen to the recording, and Close-up
say whether the statements in the book refer to Meishan or Frank. If someone works part time, they could say:
JIN MEISHAN: N h o, w jiào j n M ishàn. (Hi, my name is Jin Meishan.) W zài… followed by the name of the workplace dg ng.
FRANK SMITH: N h o, n zài n l g ngzuò? (Hi, where do you work?) Meaning, “I work part time at/in….”
JIN MEISHAN: W zài yínháng g ngzuò, w shì cáiwù gùwèn, n ne? If she is working part-time for Super Deli, for example, this is what she could say…
(I work in a bank. I’m a financial consultant, and you?) W zài Super Deli dg ng.
FRANK SMITH: W zài ACE g ngs g ngzuò, w shì xi oshòu j ngl. I work part time at Super Deli.
(I work at ACE company. I’m a sales manager.)
N jiào shénme míngzi? (What’s your name?)
JIN MEISHAN: If they are retired, they could say this;
FRANK SMITH: Ò, duìbùq, w jiào Frank Smith. W shì Y ngguó rén, n shì N zuò shénme g ngzuò? (What do you do?)
Zh ngguó rén ma? W tuìxi le. I am retired.
(Oh, sorry, my name is Frank Smith. I am British. Are you Chinese?)
JIN MEISHAN: Bù, w shì Hánguó rén. (No, I am a Korean.) If they are running their own business, they could say this;
FRANK SMITH: Duìbùq. (Sorry.) N zuò shénme g ngzuò? (What’s your job?)
JIN MEISHAN: Méi gu nxì, h n g oxìng rènshì n. (That’s ok. Nice to meet you.) W zìj zuò mimài. I run my own business.
FRANK SMITH: W y h n g oxìng rènshì n. (It’s nice to meet you, too.)
Duì le, zhè shì w de míngpiàn.
(By the way, this is my business card.) Page 43
JIN MEISHAN: Xièxie, zhè shì w de míngpiàn. (Thanks, this is my business card.) Pinyin
FRANK SMITH: W de diànhuà hàom shì b liù- y líng- s n liù sì- q b b . N de These three groups of sounds are usually a little trickier for beginners, [ /j/, /q/, /x/ ], [ /zh/,
diànhuà hàom ne? /ch/, /sh/ ], and [ /z/, /c/, /s/ ]. However, through extra listening and practice, you should
(My telephone number is 86-10-364-788. And your telephone be able to tell when each sound is used.
number?) j zh
j zh
JIN MEISHAN: W de diànhuà hàom shì b liù- s n q - ji w èr- sì y líng. jin zhàn
(My telephone number is 86-37-952-410.) qí chí
q ch
FRANK SMITH: Xièxie, zàijiàn. (Thank you. Goodbye.) qióng chóng
JIN MEISHAN: Zàijiàn. (Goodbye.) xì shì
x sh
xi n sh n

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Page 45 How many people are there in your family?

Unit Three, Lesson Two N ji y u j k u rén?
Dì-s n d nyuán, Dì-èr kè
W de jirén (My family) To reply, say,
W ji y u…
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about your family. followed by the number of people in your family.
Are you ready? If there are three people in your family, you say
Zhnbèi h o le ma? W ji y u s n k u rén.
Then let’s begin! There are three people in my family.
Nà wmen k ish ba!
If you want to know who the family members are, you could ask
Word Bank Y u shéi?
ji ; ji rén; xi nsheng; tàitai; háizi; érzi; n’ér; suì; hé; shéi Who are they?
The reply might be
Page 46 W bàba, m ma hé w .
The Chinese word ji means several things. It means the family, the home, and also the My dad, mom, and me.
house. The word rén means person or people. So together, ji rén means family members.

Chinese terms referring to family relationships are much more specific than English ones. Page 46
The forms of address for family members will often tell you whether the person is older or Exercise One, Liànxí y
younger than the speaker. A teacher is asking the students about their families. Listen and write down the number of
people in each student’s family.
Let’s look at the family photo in the book, and learn the terms for immediate family 1.
members. TEACHER: N ji y u j k u rén? (How many people are there in your family?)
bàba (father) STUDENT 1: W ji y u sì k u rén. (There are four people in my family.)
m ma (mother) TEACHER: Y u shéi? (Who are they?)
g ge (older brother) STUDENT 1: W bàba, m ma, mèimei hé w . (My dad, mom, my younger sister, and me.)
ji jie (older sister) 2.
dìdi (younger brother) TEACHER: N ji y u j k u rén? (How many people are there in your family?)
mèimei (younger sister). STUDENT 2: W ji y u liù k u rén. (There are six people in my family.)
TEACHER: Y u shéi? (Who are they?)
To ask how many people there are in someone’s family, you could say, STUDENT 2: W bàba, m ma, ling ge g ge, yí ge dìdi hé w . (My dad, mom, my
N ji yu j ku rén? two elder brothers, one younger brother, and me.)

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3. 1.
TEACHER: N ji y u j k u rén? (How many people are there in your family?) MR. ZHANG: Wáng xi nsheng, n h o. (Hello, Mr. Wang.)
STUDENT 1: W ji y u sn k u rén. (There are three people in my family.) MR. WANG: Zh ng xi nsheng, n h o. (Hello, Mr. Zhang.)
TEACHER: Y u shéi? (Who are they?) MR. ZHANG: Wáng xi nsheng, n ji yu j ku rén? (Mr. Wang, how many people are
STUDENT 1: W mma, jijie hé w . (My mom, my elder sister, and me.) there in your family?)
4. MR. WANG: W ji yu sì ku rén. (There are four people in my family.)
TEACHER: N ji y u j k u rén? (How many people are there in your family?) MR. ZHANG: Yu shéi? (Who are they?)
STUDENT 2: W ji y u q k u rén. (There are seven people in my family.) MR. WANG: W m ma, w de li ng ge n’ér hé w. (My mom, my two daughters & me.)
TEACHER: Y u shéi? (Who are they?) 2.
STUDENT 2: W bàba, mma, sn ge dìdi, yí ge mèimei hé w . MR. ZHANG: Chén xi oji , n h o. (Hello, Miss Chen.)
(My dad, mom, my three younger brothers, one younger sister, and me.) MISS CHEN: Zh ng xi nsheng, n h o. (Hello, Mr. Zhang.)
MR. ZHANG: N ji yu j ku rén? (How many people are there in your family?)
Page 46 MISS CHEN: W ji yu w ku rén. (There are five people in my family.)
Exercise Two, Liànxí èr MR. ZHANG: Yu shéi? (Who are they?)
Listen again and circle the people in each student’s family. MISS CHEN: W bàba, w xi nsheng, yí ge érzi, yí ge n’ér hé w. (My dad, my husband,
one son, one daughter, and me.)
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Close-up MR. ZHANG: Lín xi nsheng, n h o. (Hello, Mr. Lin.)
In China, the measure word k u
is used for counting family members. For example, MR. LIN: Zh ng xi nsheng, n h o. (Hello, Mr. Zhang.)
W ji y u sn k u rén. MR. ZHANG: Lín xi nsheng, n ji yu j ku rén? (Mr. Lin, how many people are there in
sn k u rén means three family members. your family?)
The measure word ge is used for counting people in general. For example, MR. LIN: W ji yu liù ku rén. (There are six people in my family.)
sn ge rén MR. ZHANG: Yu shéi? (Who are they?)
three people MR. LIN: W tàitai, s n ge érz, yí ge n’ér hé w. (My wife, three sons, one
sn ge háizi daughter, and me.)
three children. 4.
MR. ZHANG: L xi oji , n h o. (Hello, Miss Lu.)
Page 47 MISS LU: Zh ng xi nsheng, n h o. (Hello, Mr. Zhang.)
Exercise Three, Liànxí sn MR. ZHANG: L xi oji , n ji yu j ku rén? (How many people are there in your family?)
A social worker is talking to four different clients. Listen and match the family portraits to MISS LU: W ji yu w ku rén. (There are five people in my family.)
the four individuals. MR. ZHANG: Yu shéi? (Who are they?)
MISS LU: W bàba, m ma, xi nsheng, yí ge n’ér hé w. (My dad, mom, my husband,
one daughter, and me.)

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MR. ZHANG: En, xièxie. (Hm, thank you.) Page 48

Exercise Five, Liànxí w
Page 47 Mrs. Chen takes out a family photo of her own and introduces her family to Mr. Wang.
To ask about someone’s age, you could say, Listen and write down the ages of her family members.
N du dà? How old are you? W ji y u liù k u rén, w bàba, m ma, w xi nsheng. W y u s n ge háizi, yí ge érzi,
N du dà? li ng ge n’ér. W men y u y u yì zh g u hé yì zh m o. W bàba liùshí suì, w m ma
or N j suì? w shíb suì. W xi nsheng s nshíw suì, w érzi b suì, yí ge n’ér liù suì, yí ge n’ér
If you are twenty years old, you say s n suì. W s nshís n suì. W men de g u jiào Xi obái, t yí suì. M o jiào M m , t li ng
W èrshí suì. suì.
(There are six people in my family. My father, my mother, and my husband. I have three
Page 48 kids, one son and two daughters. We have one dog and one cat. My dad is sixty years old,
Exercise Four, Liànxí sì and my mom is fifty-eight years old. My husband is thirty-five years old. My son is eight
Listen and say which family members are in Mr. Wang’s photo by circling “yes” or “no” years old. One daughter is six years old, and the other is three years old. I’m thirty-three
in the book. Then, listen one more time, and write down each person’s age. years old. Our dog’s name is Xiaobai, and he is one year old. The cat’s name is Mimi, and
MRS. CHEN: Wáng xi nsheng, z o. (Good morning, Mr. Wang.) she is two years old.)
MR. WANG: Chén tàitai, n z o. (Good morning, Mrs. Chen.)
MRS. CHEN: T men shì n de ji rén ma? (Are they your family?) Listen again to Mrs. Chen’s introduction, and try Exercise 6 in the book.
MR. WANG: Duì, t men shì w de ji rén. (Yes, they are my family.)
MRS. CHEN: T men shì n bàba m ma ma? (Are they your father and mother?) Page 49
MR. WANG: Duì, t men shì w bàm . (Yes, they are my parents.) Pronunciation
MRS. CHEN: T men du dà? (How old are they?) These three pairs of sounds can sound similar as well: [/b/ and /p/], [ /d/ and /t/ ], and
MR. WANG: W bàba q shí suì, w m ma liùshíliù suì. [ /g/ and /k/ ]. Listen and repeat the words in the pauses provided. (Don’t worry if you
(My dad is seventy years old, and my mom is sixty-six years old.) can’t pronounce all the words perfectly at the moment. Just remember, practice makes
MRS. CHEN: Zhège shì n érzi ma? H o k ’ài. T du dà? perfect!)
(Is this your son? He is so cute. How old is he?) b p p
MR. WANG: T b suì. (He is eight years old.) b b o p o
MRS. CHEN: Zhège shì n n’ér ma? H o piàoliang. bi o piào
(Is this your daughter? She is so beautiful.) dà t tà
d
MR. WANG: Bú shì, t bú shì w n’ér, t shì w tàitai. di n ti n
(No, she is not my daughter. She is my wife.) g u k k u
g
MRS. CHEN: Òu, duìbùq, n tàitai du dà? (Oh, sorry. How old is your wife?) guà kuà
MR. WANG: W tàitai èrshíji suì. (My wife is twenty-nine years old.)
Listen to the words again, and try the ‘tissue paper’ experiment in the book!

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Page 51 Where do you want to go?

Unit Three, Lesson Three N xing qù nl ?
Dì-s n d nyuán, Dì-s n kè To reply, say
N xing zuò shénme? (What would you like to do?) W xing qù…
meaning, I want to go to… followed by the place that you wish to go.
In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about plans for going out, say where you are If you want to go to the park (g ngyuán) for example, this is how the conversation would
going and what you are going to do. go …
Are you ready? N xing qù nl ?
Zhnbèi h o le ma? Where do you want to go?
Then let’s begin! W xing qù g ngyuán.
Nà wmen k ish ba! I want to go to the park.

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xi ng; qù; kàn; ji; diànyng; yìq; k shì Exercise One, Liànxí y
Three friends are talking about what their plans are for the following day. Listen and
Page 52 match the person to where he/she wants to go.
If you have any Chinese friends, you may want to make plans for going out with them. 1.
What do you say? How do you ask them where they’re going? MAN: Luó M iy ng, míngti n n xing qù nl ?
(Luo Meiying, where do you want to go tomorrow?)
Let’s look at some places you might like to go with your friends. LUO MEIYING: W xing qù bihuò g ngs . N xing qù nl ?
b ihuò g ngs (department store) (I’d like to go to the department store. Where do you want to go?)
fàngu n (restaurant) MAN: W y xing qù bihuò g ngs .
g ngyuán (park) (I’d like to go to the department store, too.)
jib (bar) LUO MEIYING: Nà, wmen yìq qù. (Then, we’ll go together.)
shìq (downtown area) 2.
bówùgu n (museum) WOMAN: Yáng Z ngw i, míngti n n xing qù nl ?
diànyngyuàn (movie theater) (Yang Zongwei, where do you want to go tomorrow?)
jùch ng (theater) YANG W xing qù bówùgun. N xing qù nl ?
tyùgu n (stadium) ZONGWEI: (I’d like to go to the museum. Where do you want to go?)
yóuyngchí (swimming pool). WOMAN: W y xing qù bówùgun. N xing qù nl ?
(I’d like to go to the museum, too.)
To ask someone where he/she wants to go, you could say YANG Nà, wmen yìq qù. (Then, we’ll go together.)
N xi ng qù n l? ZONGWEI:

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3. W xi ng qù kàn diànyng.
MAN: F ng Zhqín, míngti n n xi ng qù n l? I want to watch a movie.
(Luo Meiying, where do you want to go tomorrow?)
FANG ZHUQIN: W xi ng qù shìq. N xi ng qù n l? Page 53
(I’d like to go to the downtown area. Where do you want to go?) Exercise Two, Liànxí èr
W y xi ng qù shìq. (I’d like to go to the downtown area, too.)
MAN: These siblings are discussing what they are going to do over the weekend. Listen to the
FANG ZHUQIN: Nà, wmen yìq qù. (Then, we’ll go together.) three conversations.
Group 1.
Page 53 Y. SISTER: Ji , zh umò n xi ng zuò shénme?
After deciding where to go, you’ll need to discuss what you are going to do. (Sis, what do you want to do over the weekend?)
Let’s look at the names of some common activities. O. SISTER: W xi ng kàn diànyng, n xi ng kàn diànyng ma?
guàngji (to go shoping) (I want to see a movie. Do you want to see a movie?)
kàn bi oy n (to watch a performance) Y. SISTER: W bù xi ng kàn diànyng, w xi ng guàngji .
kàn diànyng (to watch a movie) (I don’t want to see a movie. I want to go shopping.)
kàn zh nl n (to see an exhibition) O. SISTER: H o ba, nà wmen yìq guàngji . (Ok, then let’s go shopping.)
yóuyng (to swim) Group 2.
chfàn (to have a meal) Y. BROTHER: G , zh umò n xi ng zuò shénme?
h ji (to drink alcohol) (Bro, what do you want to do over the weekend?)
lxíng (to travel) O. BROTHER: W xi ng yóuyng, n y xi ng yóuyng ma?
sànbù (to take a walk) (I want to go swimming. Do you want to go swimming, too?)
tiàow (to dance). Y. BROTHER: W bù xi ng yóuyng, w xi ng kàn bi oy n.
(I don’t want to go swimming. I want to see a performance.)
To ask what someone is planning to do, you could say O. BROTHER: H o ba, nà wmen yìq kàn bi oy n.
N xi ng zuò shénme? (Ok, then let’s go to see a performance.)
What do you want to do? Group 3.
N xi ng zuò shénme? G , zh umò n xi ng zuò shénme?
Y. SISTER:
To reply, say (Bro, what do you want to do over the weekend?)
W xi ng…. O. BROTHER: W xi ng tiàow, w y xi ng lxíng?
meaning ‘I want to…’ followed by the name of the activity. (I want to dance, and I want to travel, too.)
If you wanted to watch a movie (kàn diànyng), for example, this is how the conversation W bù xi ng tiàow, k shì w xi ng lxíng.
Y. SISTER:
would go…. (I don’t want to dance, but I want to travel.)
N xi ng zuò shénme? O. BROTHER: H o ba, nà wmen yìq qù lxíng. (Ok, then let’s go traveling.)
What do you want to do?

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Page 53 O. BROTHER: H o ba, nà wmen qù jùc ng. (Ok, then let’s go to the theater.)
We can also combine the first and second sentence patterns that we learnt in this lesson by Group 3.
saying O. BROTHER: Mèimei, n xi ng qù n l lxíng?
N xi ng qù n l? (Sis, where do you want to go traveling?)
which means “where do you want to go”, followed by the name of the activity. Y. SISTER: W xi ng qù Yngguó lxíng. (I want to go to England to travel.)
The entire sentence literally means “where do you want to go in order to do this activity”. O. BROTHER: Yngguó h n yu n, wmen qù M iguó.
(Britain is far. Let’s go to the United States.)
For example, Y. SISTER: W bù xi ng qù M iguó. (I don’t want to go to the United States.)
N xi ng qù n l guàngji ? (Where do you want to go to shop?) O. BROTHER: H o ba, nà wmen qù Yngguó. (Ok, then let’s go to England.)
W xi ng qù shìq guàngji . (I want to go downtown to shop.)
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Page 54 Exercise Four, Liànxí sì
Exercise Three, Liànxí s n Listen to the four statements and choose the picture that best matches each.
After discussing what to do over the weekend, the siblings’ conversation shifts to where Statement1.
they want to go. Listen and match the people with the places they choose to go. WOMAN: Zhumò w xi ng qù guàngji , suy w hé li ng ge péngyou qù b ihuò
Group 1. gngs, wmen m i le h n du dngx. (I wanted to go shopping over
O. SISTER: Mèimei, n xi ng qù n l guàngji ? the weekend, so I went shopping with two friends. We bought a lot of
(Sis, where do you want to go shopping?) things.)
Y. SISTER: W xi ng qù shìq guàngji , n ne? Statement 2.
(I want to go downtown to shop, and you?) MAN: W tàitai bù xi ng sànbù, t xi ng tiàow, suy w zìj zài gngyuán
O. SISTER: W xi ng qù b ihuò gngs . (I want to go to the department store.) sànbù. (My wife didn’t want to take a walk; she wanted to dance, so I am
Y. SISTER: H o, nà wmen qù b ihuò gngs . taking a walk in the park myself.)
(Ok, then let’s go to the department store.) Statement 3.
Group 2. MAN: Chén xi oji xi ng kàn diànyng, suy w hé t yìq qù diànyngyuàn kàn
O. BROTHER: Dìdi, n xi ng qù n l kàn bi oy n? diànyng. (Miss Chen wants to see a movie, so I am going to the movies
(Bro, where do you want to see a performance?) with her.)
Y. BROTHER: Wmen qù jùc ng kàn bi oy n. Statement 4.
(Let’s go to the theater to see a performance.) BOY: Bàba
m ma
mèimei, hé w, wmen yìq qù yóuyngchí yóuyng.
O. BROTHER: Gngyuán y yu bi oy n, n xi ng qù gngyuán kàn bi oy n ma? (Dad, Mom, my younger sister and I, are going swimming in the swimming
(There are performances in the park, too. Do you want to go to the pool together.)
park to see a performance?)
Y. BROTHER: W bù xi ng qù gngyuán kàn bi oy n.
(I don’t want to go to the park to see a performance.)

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Pronunciation
Let’s listen to some interesting final sounds (or sounds that occur at the end of words).
Repeat the words in the pauses provided, and try to imitate the pronunciation in the
recording as closely as possible.

wán láng
an ang
chuán chuáng
mén d ng
en eng
sh nt sh ngrì
w yu n
u ü
xiàw xiày
w g u
uo ou
hu ch yóuy ng

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