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天天 comes back from grocery shopping and ⼩红 can't wait to check what she bought.

The full script:

⼩红: 都七点了｡ 她在哪⾥-

Dōu qī diǎn le. Tā zài nǎ lǐ?
Already seven o’clock, where is she?

天天: 我回来了｡
Wǒ huí lái le.
I am back.

⼩红: 你去哪⼉了-
Nǐ qù nǎ'er le?.
Where have you been?

天天: 我去超市了｡ 买了点东⻄｡

Wǒ qù chāo shì le. Mǎi le diǎn dōng xī.
I went to the supermarket (and) bought some groceries.

⼩红: 你买什么了- 让我看看｡

Nǐ mǎi shén me le? Ràng wǒ kàn kàn.
What did you buy? Let me see.

天天: 我买了两盒⽜奶A ⼀些⽔果A

Wǒ mǎi le liǎng hé niú nǎi, yī xiē shuǐ guǒ,
I bought two boxes of milk, some fruits,

⼀瓶橙汁, ⼀瓶苹果汁,
Yī píng chéng zhī, yī píng píng guǒ zhī,
one bottle of orange juice, once bottle of apple juice,

还有⽜排和⻥还有蔬菜｡
hái yǒu niú pái hé yú hái yǒu shū cài.
steak, fish and vegetables.

⼩红: 什么蔬菜-
Shén me shū cài?
What vegetables?

天天: 嗯｡ ｡ ｡ ⽩菜A 芦笋A ⼟⾖｡ ｡ ｡

Èn…Bái cài, lú sǔn, tǔ dòu...
Napa cabbage, asparagus, potatoes…

⼩红: 啊A 太好了｡ 我们今天晚上做A 怎么样-

A,tài hǎo le. Wǒ men jīn tiān wǎn shàng zuò, zěn me yàng?
Great. How about we cook this evening?

天天: 好A 你想做什么-
Hǎo. Nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me?
Okay. What do you want to make?
⼩红: 烧⻥A 再烧个⼟⾖炒⽩菜A 好不好-
Shāo yú. Zài shāo gè tǔ dòu chǎo bái cài, hǎo bù hǎo?
Fish, fried potatoes and napa cabbage, okay?

天天: ⻥怎么烧-
Yú zěn me shāo?
How do you cook the fish?

⼩红: 蒸⼀蒸-
Zhēng yī zhēng?
Steam?

天天: 蒸⻥- 我不喜欢蒸⻥｡ 我喜欢烤⻥｡

Zhēng yú? Wǒ bù xǐ huān zhēng yú. wǒ xǐ huān kǎo yú.
No. I don’t like steamed fish. I like roasted fish.

⼩红: 嗯A 好｡ 那我们做烤⻥吧｡
Èn hǎo. Nà wǒ men zuò kǎo yú ba.
Hm, okay. Let’s do roasted fish then.

除了果汁你还买了其他饮料吗-
Chú le guǒ zhī, nǐ hái mǎi le qí tā yǐn liào ma?
Besides juice, did you buy any other drinks?

天天: 没有｡ 那⾥只有可乐,雪碧和⽔｡

Méi yǒu. Nà lǐ zhǐ yǒu kě lè, xuě bì hé shuǐ.
No (I didn't). There’s only coke, sprite and water.

⼩红: 嗯｡ ｡ ｡ 好｡
Èn...hǎo.
Hm...okay.

这些东⻄⼀共多少钱-
Zhè xiē dōng xī yī gòng duō shǎo qián?
How much is it in total?

天天: ⼀百四⼗块五｡
Yī bǎi sì shí kuài wǔ.
140 dollar, 50 (cents)

⼩红: 好便宜｡ ｡ ｡
Hǎo pián yí...
Very cheap...

天天: 便宜- 很贵啊‡

Pián yí? Hěn guì a!
Cheap? Very expensive!

⼩红: 你买了巧克⼒了吗-
Nǐ mǎi le qiǎo kè lì le ma?
Did you buy chocolate?

天天: 没有｡ 我不知道你要巧克⼒｡

Méi yǒu. Wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ yào qiǎo kè lì.
 I didn't. I didn’t know that you wanted chocolate.

⼩红: 我每天吃巧克⼒‡
Wǒ měi tiān chī qiǎo kè lì!
I eat chocolate every day!

天天: 我看出来了‡
Wǒ kàn chū lái le!
I can tell!
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你好‡ Welcome to Better in Chinese!

In this dialogue ⼩红 and her friend ⼩蓝 are discussing their next destination for vacation

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: ⼩蓝A 你英语怎么样-

Xiǎo lán, nǐ yīng yǔ zěn me yàng?
Xiao Lan, how’s your English?

⼩蓝: 英语啊A ⼀般吧｡ ｡ ｡ ⼲嘛问这个-

Yīng yǔ a, yī bān ba... Gàn má wèn zhè ge?
English, so so …why do you ask?

⼩红: 因为我不会说英语A 但我想去美国玩｡

Yīn wéi wǒ bù huì shuō yīng yǔ, dàn wǒ xiǎng qù měi guó wán.
Because I can’t speak English, but I want to visit the US.

⼩蓝: 可是我没有假期A 去不了美国玩啊｡

Kě shì wǒ méi yǒu jià qī, qù bù liǎo měi guó wán a.
But I don’t have vacation days, I cannot go to the US.

⼩红: 你不是还有⼗天的假吗-
Nǐ bù shì hái yǒu shí tiān de jià ma?
Don’t you still have ten vacation days?

⼩蓝: 对啊A 可是我要留着和我男朋友⼀起回他家看⽗⺟｡

Duì a, kě shì wǒ yào liú zhe hé wǒ nán péng yǒu yī qǐ huí tā jiā kàn fù mǔ.
Yes but I have to save them for my boyfriend to go to his home together and visit his parents.

⼩红: 那好吧｡ 那没有⼈陪我⼀起去玩了｡

Nà hǎo ba. Nà méi yǒu rén péi wǒ yī qǐ qù wán le.
Okay. Then there’s no one going with me…

⼩蓝: 我们可以去近⼀点的地⽅啊｡ 美国太远了｡

Wǒ men kě yǐ qù jìn yī diǎn de dì fāng a. Měi guó tài yuǎn le.
We can go somewhere closer. USA is too far away.

⼩红: 去哪⾥- 韩国- ⽇本还是泰国-

Qù nǎ lǐ? Hán guó? Rì běn huán shì tài guó?
Where to go? Korea? Japan or Thailand?

⼩蓝: 去⽇本吧A ⽇本很近⽽且东⻄⼜好吃｡

Qù rì běn ba, rì běn hěn jìn ér qiě dōng xī yòu hào chī.
Japan. Japan is close by and food is delicious.

⼩红: 好啊A 我最喜欢吃⽇本菜A 尤其是拉⾯‡

Hǎo a, wǒ zuì xǐ huān chī rì běn cài, yóu qí shì lā miàn!
Okay, Japanese food is my favorite especially ramen!

你这个主意太棒了‡
Nǐ zhè ge zhǔ yì tài bàng le!
Your idea is fantastic!

⼩蓝: 这样我只需要请五天假A
Zhè yàng wǒ zhǐ xū yào qǐng wǔ tiān jià,
Then I only need to take 5 days off,

另外五天可以留给男朋友｡
lìng wài wǔ tiān kě yǐ liú gěi nán péng yǒu.
and the other 5 days for my boyfriend.

这样也够了｡
Zhè yàng yě gòu le.
That’s also enough.

⼩红: 好好好‡ 太好了｡

Hǎo hǎo hǎo! Tài hǎo le.
Good, good!

那我们现在就可以开始计划了吧｡
Nà wǒ men xiàn zài jiù kě yǐ kai shǐ jì huà le ba.
Great. Then let’s start planning it now.

⼩蓝: 我等等就去⽹上找酒店｡
Wǒ děng děng jiù qù wǎng shàng zhǎo jiǔ diàn.
I will search the hotel online later.

⼩红: 那我来订机票｡ 哎呀A 我等不及了｡

Nà wǒ lái dìng jī piào. Āi yā, wǒ děng bù jí le.
Then I will book the tickets. Oh, I can’t wait.

⼩蓝: 先别急A 我们得先确定我们去⽇本哪⾥｡

Xiān bié jí, wǒ men děi xiān què dìng wǒ men qù rì běn nǎ lǐ.
Don’t rush, first we have to decide where we go in Japan.

⼩红: 不对A 我有个问题A 你会说⽇语吗- 因为我不会‡

Bù duì, wǒ yǒu gè wèn tí, nǐ huì shuō rì yǔ ma? Yīn wéi wǒ bù huì!
No, I have a question, can you speak Japanese? Because I can’t.

⼩蓝: 我也不会｡ ｡ ｡
Wǒ yě bù huì...
I can’t either…
⼩红: 那我们怎么办-‡
Nà wǒ men zěn me bàn?!
Then what can we do?!

⼩蓝: 那我们得推后两个⽉再去了A 我们得先去学⽇语｡ ｡ ｡

Nà wǒ men děi tuī hòu liǎng gè yuè zài qù le, wǒ men děi xiān qù xué rì yǔ...
Then we have to postpone two months, we gotta learn Japanese first…
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你好‡ Welcome to my channel!

here is another dialogue for you to practice!

This video is called "Having a crush"

Have fun watching!

and here is the script for you:

⼩红: ⼩爱A 你在⼲嘛呢-

Xiǎo ài, nǐ zài gàn má ne?
Hey, Xiao Ai, what are you doing?

⼩爱é 啊- 怎么了- 没什么｡ ｡ ｡

Á? Zěn me le? Méi shén me..
Hm? What? Nothing…

⼩红é 不对A 你⼀个⼈坐在这⾥傻笑A 肯定有事‡

Bù duì, nǐ yī gè rén zuò zài zhè lǐ shǎ xiào, kěn dìng yǒu shì!
No, you are sitting here giggling, there is definitely something.

⼩爱é ⼩红A 你来‡

Xiǎo hóng, nǐ lái!
Xiao Hong, come here!

⼩红é ⼲嘛-
Gàn má?
Why?

⼩爱é 哎呀A 你坐下来｡

Āi yā, nǐ zuò xià lái.
Come on, sit down.

⼩红é 怎么了-
Zěn me le?
What is it?

⼩爱: 我想告诉你个秘密｡
Wǒ xiǎng gào sù nǐ gè mì mi.
I’d like to tell you a secret.

⼩红é 快说快说‡
Kuài shuō kuài shuō!
Say it! Say it! (lit. fast say fast say!)
⼩爱é 昨天下午的聚会A
Zuó tiān xià wǔ de jù huì,
At yesterday’s party,

我碰到了⼀个男⽣A 他好帅‡
Wǒ pèng dào le yī gè nán shēng, tā hǎo shuài!
I met a guy and he was very handsome!

⼩红é 真的啊‡ - 然后呢‡ -

Zhēn de a!? Rán hòu ne!?
Ah really? And then?

⼩爱é 然后我们说了话A 他给了我他的电话号码｡

Rán hòu wǒ men shuō le huà, tā gěi le wǒ tā de diàn huà hào mǎ.
Then we talked and he gave me his phone number.

⼩红é 哇‡ 那太好了‡
Wā! Nà tài hǎo le!
Wow! That’s great!

他⻓什么样- 有没有照⽚-
Tā zhǎng shén me yàng? Yǒu méi yǒu zhào piān?
What did he look like? Do you have a photo?

⼩爱é 他是澳⼤利亚⼈｡
Tā shì ào dà lì yǎ rén.
He is an Australian.

⻓得很⾼A
Zhǎng de hěn gāo,
Very tall,

不胖不瘦A
bù pàng bù shòu,
not too big and not too thin,

说话特别的温柔A 很有礼貌A 眼睛还特别的⼤A

Shuō huà tè bié de wēn róu, hěn yǒu lǐ mào, yǎn jīng hái tè bié de dà,
He spoke with special gentle, and he was very polite. His eyes were very big.

反正就是特别的帅‡
Fǎn zhèng jiù shì tè bié de shuài!
Anyway he was very handsome!

⼩红é 哇A 澳⼤利亚- 那你应该和他⼀起去看考拉‡ 哈哈‡

Wā, ào dà lì yà? Nà nǐ yīng gāi hé tā yī qǐ qù kàn kǎo lā! Hā ha!
Wow, Australia? You should go with him to see koala bear! Haha!

那然后呢-
Nà rán hòu ne?
And then?

⼩爱: 我觉得我有点喜欢他｡ ｡ ｡
 Wǒ jué de wǒ yǒu diǎn xǐ huān tā...
I think I kinda like him…

⼩红é ⼩爱A 我真为你⾼兴‡

Xiǎo ài, wǒ zhēn wèi nǐ gāo xìng!
Xiao Ai, I’m really happy for you!

那你们应该继续⻅⾯｡
Nà nǐ men yīng gāi jì xù jiàn miàn.
Then you should continue seeing him.

⼩爱é 是啊A 他约我今天下午⼀起去喝咖啡｡

Shì a, tā yuē wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ yī qǐ qù hē kā fēi.
Yes, he invited me to go to drink coffee with him this afternoon.

⼩红é 太好了A 那说明他也喜欢你‡

Tài hǎo le, nà shuō míng tā yě xǐ huān nǐ!
Great, that means he also likes you!

我们别坐在这⼉了A 快点去打扮打扮｡
Wǒ men bié zuò zài zhè’er le, kuài diǎn qù dǎ bàn dǎ bàn.
We shouldn’t be sitting here, hurry up and go get dressed.

⼩爱: 可是A 我｡ ｡ ｡
Kě shì, wǒ...
But, I…

⼩红é 哎呀A 赶紧去吧‡‡

Āi yā, gǎn jǐn qù ba!!
Ahh, hurry up now!!
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你好‡ Welcome to Better in Chinese!

⼩红 is calling her friend to set up a date for dinner.

The full script :

⼩王: 喂-
Wéi?
Hello?

⼩红: 嘿A ⼩王.
Hēi, xiǎo wáng.
Hey Xiao Wang.

⼩王: 啊,你是哪位-
Ā, Nǐ shì nǎ wéi?
Who is this?

⼩红: 我是⼩红｡ 你的新同学｡

Wǒ shì xiǎo hóng. Nǐ de xīn tóng xué.
This is Xiao Hong, your new classmate.
⼩王: 哦⼩红A 你好吗-
Oh xiǎo hóng, nǐ hǎo ma?
Oh xiao hong, how are you?

⼩红: 我很好A 你呢-

wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
I’m good and you?

⼩王: 不错A 不错｡

bú cuò. bú cuò.
Not bad, not bad

⼩红: 你明天下午有时间吗-
Nǐ míng tiān xià wǔ yǒu shí jiān ma?
Are you free tomorrow afternoon?

⼩王: 我明天下午没有空A 我有事 (⼉)｡

Wǒ míng tiān xià wǔ méi yǒu kòng, wǒ yǒu shì(er).
I’m not free tomorrow afternoon, I have planned something.

后天晚上怎么样-
Hòu tiān wǎn shàng zěn me yàng?
How about in the evening of the day after tomorrow?

⼩红: 后天晚上我和我的男朋友要⼀起去影院｡
Hòu tiān wǎn shàng wǒ hé wǒ de nán péng you yào yī qǐ qù
yǐng yuàn.
I will go to cinema with my boyfriend in the evening of the day after tomorrow,

星期天早上怎么样-
Xīng qī tiān zǎo shàng zěn me yàng?
How about Sunday morning?

⼩王: 星期天早上⼏点-
Xīng qī tiān zǎo shàng jǐ diǎn?
Sunday morning, what time?

⼩红: 九点半吧｡ ⾏吗-

Jǐu diǎn bàn ba. Xíng ma?
Maybe we meet at 9:30 am?

⼩王: 太好了｡ 那你想去哪⾥-

Tài hǎo le. Nà nǐ xǐang qù nǎ lǐ?
Very good, Where do you want to go then?

⼩红: 我不知道｡ 你喜欢吃意⼤利菜吗-

Wǒ bù zhī dào. Nǐ xǐ huān chī yì dà lì cài ma?
I dont know. Do you like to eat Italian food?

⼩王: 我不喜欢A 可是我喜欢法国菜｡

Wǒ bù xǐ huān, kě shì wǒ xǐ huān fǎ guó cài.
I dont like, but i like french cuisine.

⼩红: 好吧｡ 我也喜欢法国菜｡ 我知道⼀个好的法国餐馆｡

Hǎo ba. Wǒ yě xǐ huān fǎ guó cài. Wǒ zhī dào yí ge hǎo de
 Hǎo ba. Wǒ yě xǐ huān fǎ guó cài. Wǒ zhī dào yí ge hǎo de
fǎ guó cān guǎn.
Good, I also like french food. I know a good french restaurant.

我们去那吧｡
Wǒ men qù nà ba.
Let’s go there.

⼩王: 听起来不错｡ 我们就去那吧｡

Tīng qǐ laí bú cuò. Wǒ men jiù qù nà ba.
Sounds good. Let’s go there.

⼩红: 你们星期六看什么电影-
Nǐ men xīng qī liù kàn shén me diàn yǐng?
What movie do you watch next saturday?

⼩王: 外国电影｡ ｡ ｡ 韩国电影｡

Wài guó diàn yǐng…. Hán guó diàn yǐng.
It’s a foreign movie… a korean movie.

⼩红: 你们喜欢韩国电影吗-
Nǐ men xǐ huān hán guó diàn yǐng ma?
Do you like to watch korean movies?

⼩王: 是的｡ 它们很有意思｡

Shì de. Tā men hěn yǒu yì si.
Yes. They are very interesting.

⼩红: ⾏｡ 那星期天⻅｡
Xíng, nà xīng qī tiān jiàn.
Good, see you on saturday.

⼩王: 再⻅｡
Zaì jiàn
Bye.
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你好‡ Welcome to Better in Chinese!

A Weather report in Mandarin for you to practice

Can you understand it all?

Comment below and try your own weather report

Here is the full script:

早上好‡ 欢迎来到上海天⽓预报｡
Zǎo shàng hǎo! Huān yín lái dào shàng hǎi tiān qì yù bào.
Good morning! Welcome to today’s Shanghai weather report.

昨天已经很冷｡ 今天⽐昨天更冷｡
Zuó tiān yǐ jīng hěn lěng. Jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān gèng lěng.
Yesterday was already cold. Today is even colder than yesterday.
也会下⼤雪｡
Yě huì xià dà xuě.
Also with heavy snow.

我们看⼀下明天的天⽓情况｡
Wǒ men kàn yī xià míng tiān de tiān qì qíng kuàng.
Let’s take a look at tomorrow’s weather situation.

明天会⽐今天暖和的多｡
Míng tiān huì bǐ jīn tiān nuǎn huo de duō.
Tomorrow it will be much warmer than it is today.

可是会下⼩⾬｡
kě shì huì xià xiǎo yǔ.
But with little rain.

后天⽐明天天⽓更好｡
Hòu tiān bǐ míng tiān tiān qì gèng hǎo.
The day after tomorrow’s weather will be even better than tomorrow’s.

不但不会下⾬A ⽽且会暖和⼀点A 阳光也很好｡

Bú dàn bú huì xià yǔ, ěr qiě huì nuǎn huo yī diǎn, yáng guāng yě hěn hǎo.
Not only the rain stops, but also it’s a little warmer, with nice sunshine.

我们看⼀下这个周末｡
Wǒ men kàn yī xià zhé gè zhōu mò.
Let’s look at (the weather) on this weekend.

周末的天⽓是⾮常好的｡
Zhōu mò de tiān qì shì fēi cháng hǎo de.
This weekend the weather here is great.

虽然是冬天A 但是这个周末不会下雪｡
Suī rán shì dōng tiān, dàn shì zhè gè zhōu mò bú huì xià xuě.
Although it’s still winter, it won’t snow on the weekend.

不仅阳光灿烂⽽且也不会太冷｡
Bù jǐn yáng guāng càn làn ěr qiě yě bù huì tài lěng.
It’s sunny and also not too cold.

⼤家可以找出春天的⾐服A 把冬天的外套和夹克收起来｡
Dà jiā kě yǐ zhǎo chū chūn tiān de yī fú, bǎ dōng tiān de wài tào hé jiá kè shōu qǐ lái.
You’all can take out your spring clothes and put your coats and jackets away.

接下来我们看⼀下其他城市的天⽓｡
Jiē xià lái wǒ men kàn yī xià qí tā chéng shì de tiān qì.
Let’s take a look at weather in other cities.

北京A 多云
Běi jīng, duō yún
Běi jīng, duō yún
Beijing, cloudy

苏州A 晴天
Sū zhōu, qíng tiān
Suzhou, sunny

⻄安A ⼤雪
Xī ān, dà xuě
Xi’an, heavy snow

重庆A 中⾬
Chóng qìng, zhōng yǔ
Chongqing, moderate rain

杭州A ⼩雪
Háng zhōu, xiǎo xuě
Hangzhou, light snow

今天的天⽓预报 就到这⾥｡
Jīn tiān de tiān qì yù bào jiù dào zhè lǐ.
That’s it with today’s weather report.

明天同⼀时间再⻅｡
Míng tiān tóng yī shí jiān zài jiàn.
We see each other again at the same time tomorrow.

Wanna talk about coffee??

The full script:

A: 快坐吧｡ 你想喝什么-
Kuài zuò ba. Nǐ xiǎng hē shén me?
Sit down. What would you like to drink?

B: 嗯A 你家有什么呀-
En, nǐ jiā yǒu shé me ya?
Hmm. What do you have?

A: 呃A 我上周新买了台咖啡机A
e, wǒ shàng zhōu xīn mǎi le tái kā fēi jī,
I bought a new coffee machine last week,

要不要喝咖啡A 也顺便试试我的新机器-
Yào bù yào hē kā fēi, yě shùn biàn shì shi wǒ de xīn jī qì?
would you like to have coffee and also I can try my new machine?!

B: 是吗A 好呀! 正好我也有点困A 喝杯咖啡提提神｡

Shì ma, hǎo ya! Zhèng hǎo wǒ yě yǒu diǎn kùn, hē bēi kā fēi tí tí shén.
Yeah? Sure! I feel a bit sleepy, coffee is good so that I can be awake.

A: 好A 你等⼀下A 我这就去做咖啡｡
A: 好A 你等⼀下A 我这就去做咖啡｡
Hǎo, nǐ děng yī xià, wǒ zhè jiù qù zuò kā fēi.
Give me a moment, I will go and make coffee.

A: 你咖啡要加糖吗-
Nǐ kā fēi yào jiā táng ma?
Do you want coffee with Sugar?

B: 不加糖A 但加点⼉⽜奶｡
Bù jiā táng, dàn jiā diǎn er niú nǎi.
No sugar please but with some milk.

A: 好 ｡
Hǎo.
Sure.

A: 来A 你的咖啡｡ 加奶不加糖｡
Lái, nǐ de kā fēi. Jiā nǎi bù jiā táng.
Here you go, your coffee. With milk and without sugar.

B: 谢谢｡
Xiè xiè.
Thanks.

A: 怎么样 -
Zěn me yàng?
How’s it?

B: 很⾹A 不错‡ 这咖啡机哪买的-

Hěn xiāng, bù cuò! Zhè kā fēi jī nǎ mǎi de?
Smells good, not bad! Where did you buy the coffee machine?

A: 就在街对⾯的商场买的｡
Jiù zài jiē duì miàn de shāng chǎng mǎi de.
I bought it in the mall across the street.

那天正好搞活动A 打⼋折｡
Nà tiān zhèng hǎo gǎo huó dòng, dǎ bā zhé.
The mall was having a promotion with 20% off that day.

我⼀直都想要⼀台咖啡机A 所以⽴刻就买了｡
Wǒ yī zhí dōu xiǎng yào yī tái kā fēi jī, suǒ yǐ lì kè jiù mǎi le.
I have been wanting to have a coffee machine so I bought it
immediately.

B: 是吗A 那我改天也去看看｡
Shì ma, nà wǒ gǎi tiān yě qù kàn kàn.
Yeah? I will go to check it out another day.

A: 是的A 你去看看A 说不定⼜有什么别的促销活动｡

Shì de, nǐ qù kàn kan, shuō bù dìng yòu yǒu shé me bié de cù xiāo
huó dòng.
Yeah, go and take a look. Probably they have some new promotions
Yeah, go and take a look. Probably they have some new promotions
again.

Bé 这咖啡机可以煮不同⼝味的咖啡吗-
Zhè kā fēi jī kě yǐ zhǔ bù tóng kǒu wèi de kā fēi ma?
Can the coffee machine make different coffees?

⽐如拿铁A 玛奇朵之类的｡
Bǐ rú ná tiě, mǎ qí duǒ zhī lèi de.
For example, Latte, Macchiato.

Aé 只要你放不同⼝味的咖啡包就可以了｡
Zhǐ yào nǐ fàng bù tóng kǒu wèi de kā fēi bāo jiù kě yǐ le.
Sure, as long as you buy different coffee pads.

Bé 咖啡包贵吗-
Kā fēi bāo guì ma?
Are the coffee pads expensive?

Aé 不是很贵A 五块钱⼀⼤包A 可以喝很久｡

Bù shì hěn guì, wǔ kuài qián yī dà bāo, kě yǐ hē hěn jiǔ.
Not so much. Five bucks for one big pack. You can drink for a while.

我觉得很划算｡
Wǒ jué dé hěn huá suàn.
I think it’s worth it.

Bé 那我得⾛了｡
Nà wǒ děi zǒu le.
I gotta go.

Aé 你去哪⼉- 你刚来｡
Nǐ qù nǎ'er? Nǐ gāng lái.
Where are you going? You just arrived here.

Bé 去买咖啡机呀‡
Qù mǎi kā fēi jī ya!
I gotta go and buy the coffee machine!

Aé 哎A 等⼀下A 我跟你⼀起去｡
Āi, děng yī xià, wǒ gēn nǐ yī qǐ qù.
Wait a sec, I am going with you.
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How to make an appointment with a doctor over the phone??
Watch ⼩红 call the doctor.

护⼠, hùshi = nurse

护⼠: 喂-
Wéi?
Hello?

⼩红: 喂A 我是⼩红｡ 我要看医⽣｡

Wéi, wǒ shì xiǎo hong. Wǒ yào kàn yīshēng.
Hello, this is Xiao Hong. I want to see a doctor.
护⼠: 你有什么事-
Nǐ yǒu shénme shì?
What’s the matter?

⼩红: 我肚⼦痛｡
Wǒ dùzi tòng.
I have bellyache.

护⼠: 肚⼦痛了多久了-
Dùzi tòng le dūo jiǔ le?
How long have you had the ache?

⼩红: 昨天下午开始｡ 晚上开始更痛了｡

Zuòtiān xiàwǔ kāishǐ. Wǎnshàng kāishǐ gèng tòng le.
Yesterday afternoon it started. In the night it got stronger.

护⼠: 让我看看今天医⽣有没有空｡
Ràng wǒ kàn kàn jīntiān yīshēng yǒu méi yǒu kòng.
Let me check if the doctor is free today….
今天下午三点怎么样-
Jīntiān xiàwǔ sān diǎn zěnme yàng?
How about 3pm today?

⼩红: 是的｡ 三点可以｡

Shì de. Sān diǎn kěyǐ.
Yes. 3pm is fine.

护⼠: 你知道怎么来吗-
Nǐ zhīdào zénme lái ma?
Do you know how to get to us?

⼩红: 知道｡ 超市旁边｡ 学校左边｡

Zhīdào. Chāoshì pángbiān. Xuéxiào zuǒ biān.
Yes, next to the supermarket. Left next to the school.

护⼠: 对A 下午三点⻅｡
Duì, Xiàwǔ sān diǎn jiàn.
Correct. See you at 3pm.

⼩红: 谢谢｡ Bye｡

Xièxiè. Bye.
Thank you. Bye.

⼩红 visits a doctor for the first time

⼩红: 你好-‡
Nǐ hǎo?‡
Hello?!

医⽣: 哎你好｡ 请进｡

Ai nǐ hǎo. Qǐng jìn.
Ai nǐ hǎo. Qǐng jìn.
Oh hello. Please come in.

你叫什么名字-
Nǐ jiào shén me míng zì?
What is your name?

⼩红: 我叫⼩红｡
Wǒ jiào xiǎo hóng.
My name is Xiao Hong.

医⽣: 你⽣⽇是什么时候啊-
Nǐ shēng rì shì shén me shí hòu a?
When is your birthday?

⼩红: ⼀九九四年⼗⼀⽉⼆⼗⼋号｡
Yī jiǔ jiǔ sì nián shí yī yuè èr shí bā hào.
28th of November 1994.

医⽣: 你⼆⼗四岁-
Nǐ èr shí sì suì?
So you’re 24 now?

⼩红: 对‡
Duì!
Correct!

医⽣: 你多⾼-
Nǐ duō gāo?
How tall are you?

⼩红: ⼀⽶七五｡
Yī mǐ qī wǔ.
1.75m.

医⽣: 好的｡ 那你的体重呢-

Hǎo de. Nà nǐ de tǐ zhòng ne?
Ok. And your weight?

⼩红: 四⼗⼆公⽄｡
Sì shí èr gōng jīn.
42kg.

医⽣: 四⼗⼆公⽄吗-
Sì shí èr gōng jīn ma?
42kg?

⼩红: 呃｡ ｡ ｡ 五⼗五公⽄｡
Ē…. Wǔ shí wǔ gōng jīn.
Ok… 55kg.

我也不是⼀⽶七五｡ ｡ ｡
 我也不是⼀⽶七五｡ ｡ ｡
Wǒ yě bù shì yī mǐ qī wǔ…
And also I’m not 1.75m….

我也不是⼆⼗四岁｡
Wǒ yě bù shì èr shí sì suì.
…and also I’m not 24.

医⽣: 我是你的医⽣A 你不能说谎哦｡

wǒ shì nǐ de yī shēng, nǐ bù néng shuō huǎng o.
I’m your doctor. You cannot lie.
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⼩红 has to visit the doctor
The full script:

护⼠: ⼩红-
Xiǎo hóng?
Xiao Hong?

请进A 到你了｡
Qǐng jìn, dào nǐ le.
Come in please. It’s your turn.

⼩红: 好的｡ 来了｡

Hǎo de. Lái le.
Ok. On my way.

医⽣: 你好A 你有什么不舒服吗-

Nǐ hǎo, nǐ yǒu shén me bù shū fu ma?
Hello, what’s the matter?

⼩红: 嗯A 我肚⼦痛｡
En, wǒ dù zi tòng.
Hm, my belly aches.

医⽣: 哪⾥痛- 这⾥?还是这⾥-

Nǎ lǐ tòng? Zhè lǐ? Hái shì zhè lǐ?
Where does it hurt? Here?... Or here?

⼩红: 嗯｡ ｡ ｡ 这⾥附近｡
En… zhè lǐ fù jìn.
Hmm…It’s around here.

医⽣: 哦｡ ｡ ｡ 护⼠说你昨天下午开始痛的A 是吗-

Ò… hù shì shuō nǐ zuó tiān xià wǔ kāi shǐ tòng de, shì ma?
Oh(I see)..The Nurse told me it started yesterday afternoon. Correct?

⼩红: 是的｡
Shì de.
Yes correct.

医⽣: 你昨天吃了什么-
Nǐ zuó tiān chī le shén me?
What did you eat yesterday?
⼩红: ⽔果A 蔬菜A 还有我的⽣⽇蛋糕｡
Shuǐ guǒ, shū cài, hái yǒu wǒ de shēng rì dàn gāo.
Fruits, Vegetables, and my birthday cake.

医⽣: 哦｡ ｡ ｡ ⽣⽇蛋糕A 你昨天吃了多少-

Ò...shēng rì dàn gāo, nǐ zuó tiān chī le duō shǎo?
Hmmmm….About the Birthday Cake… How much did you eat yesterday?

⼩红: 我只吃了⼀块｡ 但是蛋糕没问题｡

Wǒ zhǐ chī le yī kuài. Dàn shì dàn gāo méi wèn tí.
I only ate one piece of it. But the cake is not the problem.

医⽣: 为什么没有-
Wèi shén me méi yǒu?
Why not?

⼩红: 因为我每天都吃⼀块｡
Yīn wéi wǒ měi tiān dōu chī yī kuài.
Because I eat one piece of that cake every day.

医⽣: 每天- 你什么时候⽣⽇啊-

Měi tiān? Nǐ shén me shí hòu shēng rì a?
Every day? When was you birthday?

⼩红: 两个礼拜前｡
Liǎng gè lǐ bài qián.
Two weeks ago.

医⽣: 两个礼拜前-
Liǎng gè lǐ bài qián?
Two weeks ago?
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In this video ⼩红 tries to give driving instructions to her dad

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: 爸爸A 我们得快点了｡ 我⻅朋友要迟到了｡

Bà ba, wǒ men děi kuài diǎn le. Wǒ jiàn péng yǒu yào chí dào le.
Dad, we have to be quick. I’m going to be late for meeting my friends.

爸爸: 好A 好｡ 我现在已经很快了｡
Hǎo,hǎo. Wǒ xiàn zài yǐ jīng hěn kuài le.
Okay okay. I’m already (driving) fast.

现在往哪边⾛-
Xiàn zài wǎng nǎ biān zǒu?
Where to go now?

⼩红: 现在下个路⼝左转A 然后右转｡

Xiàn zài xià ge lù kǒu zuǒ zhuǎn,rán hòu yòu zhuǎn.
At the next intersection left and then right.

爸爸: 好｡ 这⾥-
Hǎo. Zhè lǐ?
Okay. Here?

⼩红: 哦不是这⼉｡ 是红绿灯那⾥｡

Ò bú shì zhè’er. Shì hóng lǜ dēng nà lǐ.
Oh no not this one. The one with the traffic light.

爸爸: 好A 所以那⾥往左｡
Hǎo. Suǒ yǐ nà lǐ wǎng zuǒ.
ok. So there left.

⼩红: 是的｡
Shì de.
Yes.

⼩红: 额A 这⾥看起来不对啊｡
E, zhè lǐ kàn qǐ lái bù duì a.
Hmm doesn’t look correct here.

警察局-
Jǐng chá jú?
Police station?

图书馆-
Tú shū guǎn?
Library?

⾛错了｡
Zǒu cuò le.
Wrong way.

爸爸: 但你说左转再右转啊｡
Dàn nǐ shuō zuǒ zhuǎn zài yòu zhuǎn a.
But you said left and then right.

⼩红: 是啊我知道｡ 但是我的意思是右转再左转｡

Shì’a wǒ zhī dào. Dàn shì wǒ de yì si shì yòu zhuǎn zài zuǒ zhuǎn.
Yeah I know. But I meant right and then left.

爸爸: 好的｡
Hǎo de.
Ok.

⼩红é 啊那⾥是中学｡ 我们是对的｡

A nà lǐ shì zhōng xué. Wǒ men shì duì de.
Ah there is the middle school. We’re correct.

⼀直⾛｡ 在第三个路⼝往左｡
Yī zhí zǒu. Zài dì sān gè lù kǒu wǎng zuǒ.
Go straight. At the third intersection, go left.

然后再开⼀点就到了｡
Rán hòu zài kāi yī diǎn jiù dào le.
 Then go straight a bit and we arrive.

爸爸: 好的｡
Hǎo de.
Ok.

⼩红: 就是这⾥‡ 我们到了｡

Jiù shì zhè lǐ. Wǒ men dào le.
Here we are! We arrived.

你还来接我吗-
Nǐ hái lái jiē wǒ ma?
Will you pick me up again?

爸爸: 来的｡
Lái de.
Yes I will.

什么时候-
Shén me shí hòu?
When?

⼩红: ⼋点｡
Bā diǎn.
At 8pm.

过会⼉⻅｡
Guò huǐ’er jiàn.
See you later.

爸爸: 再⻅｡
Zài jiàn.
Bye.

⼩红: 再⻅｡
Zài jiàn.
Bye.
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In this video ⼩红 meets an online friend for the first time

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: ⿊头发A 瘦瘦的｡ ｡ 那个好像是她｡

Hēi tóu fà, shòu shòu de… nà gè hǎo xiàng shì tā!
Black hair, thin...That’s probably her!

绿绿: 你好A 我是绿绿｡ 很⾼兴认识你‡

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì lǜ lǜ. Hěn gāo xìng rèn shì nǐ!
Hello I’m Lvlv. Happy to meet you!

⼩红: 你好A 我是⼩红‡ 我也很⾼兴‡

Nǐ hǎo,wǒ shì xiǎo hóng! Wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng!
Hello. I’m xiao hong. Happy to meet you too.
原来你这么漂亮‡
Yuán lái nǐ zhè me piào liàng.
(Didn’t know that)You are so pretty!

绿绿: 对不起我有点晚了｡ 我⼀直在办公室｡

Duì bù qǐ wǒ yǒu diǎn wǎn le. Wǒ yī zhí zài bàn gōng shì.
Sorry I’m a bit late. I was all the time in the office.

⼩红: ⼯作怎么样-
Gōng zuò zěn me yàng?
How was the work?

绿绿: 今天有点忙｡
Jīn tiān yǒu diǎn máng.
A little busy today.

⼩红: 你是做什么⼯作的-
Nǐ shì zuò shén me gōng zuò de?
What do you do?

绿绿: 我在银⾏⼯作｡
Wǒ zǎi yín háng gōng zuò.
I work at a bank.

⼩红: 那很有意思｡ 我爸爸也在银⾏⼯作｡

Nà hěn yǒu yì si. Wǒ bà ba yě zài yín háng gōng zuò.
Very interesting. My dad also works at a bank.

绿绿: 我妈妈也是｡
Wǒ mā ma yě shì.
My mom too.

⼩红: 是吗- 你是哪⾥⼈-

Shì ma? Nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén?
Really? Where are you from?

绿绿: 我是北京⼈｡ 你呢-

Wǒ shì běi jīng rén. nǐ ne?
I’m Beijingnese.

⼩红: 我是本地⼈｡ 你在这⾥住多久了-

Wǒ shì běn dì rén. Nǐ zài zhè lǐ zhù duō jiǔ le?
I am local here. How long do you live here?

绿绿: ⽬前两年了｡
Mù qián liǎng nián le.
Now for two years.

⼩红: 你喜欢这个城市吗-
Nǐ xǐ huān zhè ge chéng shì ma?
Do you like this city?
绿绿: 是的A ⾮常喜欢 ｡
Shì de, fēi cháng xǐ huān.
Yes very much.

这⾥有很多商场和咖啡店｡
Zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō shāng chǎng hé kā fēi diàn.
There are so many shopping malls and cafes.

⼩红: 咖啡店｡ ｡ 那你喜欢蛋糕吗-

Kā fēi diàn…nà nǐ xǐ huān dàn gāo mā?
Café…then do you like cakes?

绿绿: 喜欢‡
Xǐ huān!
Yes‡

⼩红: 太好了‡
Tài hǎo le!
Great.

我知道⼀家超级好吃的蛋糕店A
Wǒ zhī dào yī jiā cháo jí hǎo chī de dàn gāo diàn,
I know a cake store which has super delicious cakes,

我们现在就去吧‡
wǒ men xiàn zài jiù qù ba!
let’s go there now!

绿绿: 好啊‡ 你是什么星座的-

Hǎo a! nǐ shì shén me xīng zuò de?
Great! What is your horoscope?

⼩红: 巨蟹座A 怎么了-

Jù xiè zuò, zěn me le?
Cancer. Why?

绿绿é 我也是‡ 怪不得我俩都是吃货‡

Wǒ yě shì! Guài bù dé wǒ liǎ dōu shì chī huò!
Me too! No wonder we are both foodies!
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你好‡ Welcome to Better in Chinese!

In this video ⼩红 meets a friend on the street

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: ⼩王‡
Xiǎo wáng!
Xiao Wang!

⼩王: 嘿好久不⻅‡ 最近怎么样-

Hēi hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn! Zuì jìn zěn me yàng?
Hey, long time no see, how are you recently?
Hey, long time no see, how are you recently?

⼩红: 挺好的A 挺好的‡

Tǐng hǎo de, tǐng hǎo de!
Very good, very good!

⼩王: 我很忙｡ 我换了⼯作｡

Wǒ hěn máng. Wǒ huàn le gōng zuò.
I’m busy. I changed my work.

⼩红: 你的新⼯作怎么样-
Nǐ de xīn gōng zuò zěn me yàng?
How is your new work?

⼩王: 我不在学校了A 我做律师了｡

Wǒ bù zài xué xiào le, wǒ zuò lǜ shī le.
I’m not at the school (anymore). I work as a lawyer now.

⼩红: 挺好的A 你的男朋友怎么样-

Tǐng hǎo de, nǐ de nán péng yǒu zěn me yàng?
Very good, how is your boyfriend?

⼩王: 他不错｡
Tā bù cuò.
Not bad.

他这两个星期在中国⻅⽗⺟⻅朋友｡
Tā zhè liǎng gè xīng qí zài zhōng guó jiàn fù mǔ jiàn péng yǒu
He’s in China for two weeks to visit his parents and friends.

你也住在这边-
Nǐ yě zhù zài zhè biān?
Do you also live around here?

⼩红: 是的｡ 我们在这买了⼀个房⼦｡

Shì de. Wǒ men zài zhè mǎi le yī gè fáng zi.
Yes. We bought a house here.

⼩王: 那很好｡ 你的先⽣怎么样-

Nà hěn hǎo. Nǐ de xiān shēng zěn me yàng?
That’s good. How is your husband?

⼩红: 他也很好｡ 下个周末我们去看篮球⽐赛｡

Tā yě hěn hǎo. Xià gè zhōu mò wǒ men qù kàn lán qiú bǐ sài.
He’s also good. Next weekend we go to watch a basketball
game.

⼩王: 我不知道你们都很喜欢篮球｡
Wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ men dōu hěn xǐ huān lán qiú.
I didn’t know both of you like basketball.

⼩红: ⼩明⾮常喜欢篮球｡
Xiǎo míng fēi cháng xǐ huān lán qiú.
Xiao Ming (name) likes basketball very much.
我们每个星期去看篮球⽐赛｡
Wǒ men měi gè xīng qī qù kàn lán qiú bǐ sài.
We go to a basketball game every week.

⼩王: 真好‡ 我先⾛了｡ 我还有事⼉｡

Zhēn hǎo! Wǒ xiān zǒu le. Wǒ hái yǒu shìer.
Really good! I have to go now. I still have somthing (to do).

⼩红: 好A 你真的很忙｡ 再⻅｡

Hǎo. Nǐ zhēn de hěn máng. Zài jiàn.
Okay, you are really busy. Bye.

⼩王A 等⼀下‡ 请给我你的电话号码｡

Xiǎo wáng, děng yī xià! Qǐng gěi wǒ nǐ de diàn huà hào mǎ. Xiao Wang, wait a second! Please give me your phone number.

⼩王: 我的电话号码是é ⼆六五三七四零⼋.

Wǒ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì: Èr liù wǔ sān qī sì líng bā.
My telephone number is: 26537408. (FAKE NUMBER)

那你给我打电话‡
Nà nǐ gěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà!
Then you call me!

⼩红: 好A 我会的‡ 再⻅
Hǎo, wǒ huì de! Zài jiàn
Yes I will! Bye

Music credits:
"Tickled Pink" by Josh Woodward
Free downlo
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你好‡ Welcome to Better in Chinese!

In this video ⼩红 and 绿绿 are in a restaurant and discuss what food and drinks they want to order

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: 你想点什么-
Nǐ xiǎng diǎn shén me?
What food do you want to order?

绿绿: 我想点很多｡ 我已经很饿了｡

Wǒ xiǎng diǎn hěn duō. Wǒ yǐ jīng hěn è le.
A lot. I’m very hungry already.

⼩红: 那我们先点喝的｡
Nà wǒ men xiān diǎn hē de.
Let’s start with the drinks.

绿绿: 好的A 让我看看｡

Hǎo de. Ràng wǒ kàn kan.
Okay. Let me see.
⼩红: 我要点⼀杯雪碧｡ 啊不A 可乐｡
Wǒ yào diǎn yī bēi xuě bì. A’bù, kě lè.
I will order a sprite. No, a coke.

绿绿: 真的- 我想点⼀杯奶茶｡

Zhēn de? Wǒ xiǎng diǎn yī bēi nǎi chá.
Really? I will take a milktea.

⼩红: 阿- 你在哪⾥看到-
Á? Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ kàn dào?
Huh? Where do you see that?

绿绿: 下⼀⻚｡
Xià yī yè.
The next page.

⼩红: 蛮好｡ 那我也点⼀杯奶茶｡

Mán hǎo. Nà wǒ yě diǎn yī bēi nǎi chá.
Good. Then I also take a milk tea.

诶这⾥还有抹茶拿铁｡
Éi zhè lǐ hái yǒu mǒ chá ná tiě.
Oh and here… there is a green tea latte.

绿绿: 那我们点哪个-
Nà wǒ men diǎn nǎ (oral:něi) gè?
Which one do we take?

⼩红: 全点‡
Quán diǎn.
Lets order all!

绿绿: 同意‡
Tóng yì.
Agree.

现在点吃的吧｡ ｡ ｡
Xiàn zài diǎn chī de ba…
Now to the food…

绿绿: ⻥｡ ｡ ｡
Yú…
Fish….

⼩红: ⽜⾁｡ ｡ ｡
Niú ròu…
Beef…

绿绿: ⽺⾁｡ ｡ ｡
Yáng ròu…
Lamb…

⼩红: 鸭⾁和鸡⾁｡ ｡ ｡
 Yā ròu hé jī ròu…
Duck and Chicken…

绿绿: 嗯｡ ｡ ｡ 点哪个呢-
En… diǎn nǎ (oral:něi) gè ne?
hmmm… Which one to order?

⼩红: 全点‡
Quán diǎn.
Lets order all!

绿绿: 同意‡ 现在点蔬菜｡

Tóng yì. Xiàn zài diǎn shū cài.
Agree. Now to the vegetables.

绿绿: ⼟⾖丝｡ ｡ ｡
Tǔ dòu sī…
Shredded Potatoes…

⼩红: 包菜｡ ｡ ｡
Bāo cài…
Cabbage…

绿绿: ⾹菇菜⼼｡
Xiāng gū cài xīn.
Mushrooms with bok choy.

⼩红: 哦这⾥还有⽩菜炒⾁丝｡
Ò zhè lǐ hái yǒu bái cài chǎo ròu sī.
Oh and here is fried napa cabbage with pork.

我们点哪个呀-
Wǒ men diǎn nǎ (oral:něi) ge ya?
Which one shall we order?

绿绿: 我知道｡ 全点‡

Wǒ zhī dào. quán diǎn!
I know. Let’s order all.

⼩红: 同意｡
Tóng yì.
Agree.

绿绿: 服务员‡
Fú wù yuán!
Waiter!

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In this video ⼩红 and her friend 天天 talking about birthday gifts

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: 天天, 五⽉⼆⼗五号是星期⼏-
Tiān tian, wǔ yuè èr shí wǔ hào shì xīng qī jǐ?
Tiantian, what day is May 25th?

天天: 我想应该是星期六｡ 不对A 应该是星期天‡

Wǒ xiǎng yīng gāi shì xīng qī liù. Bù duì,yīng gāi shì xīng qī tiān!
I think it should be Saturday. No, it should be Sunday!

⼩红: 那天是我男朋友⽣⽇｡
Nà tiān shì wǒ nán péng yǒu shēng rì.
That day is my boyfriends birthday.

天天: 真的吗- 他今年多⼤-

Zhēn de mā? Tā jīn nián duō dà?
Really? How old is he this year?

⼩红é ⼆⼗⼋岁｡
Èr shí bā suì.
Twenty-eight years old.

天天é 你星期天准备请他吃饭,
Nǐ xīng qī tiān zhǔn bèi qǐng tā chī fàn,
Will you invite him for dinner on Sunday,

还是准备了别的礼物-
Hái shì zhǔn bèi le bié de lǐ wù?
Or have you prepared another gift?

⼩红é 他请我吃饭A 我请他去听⾳乐会｡

Tā qǐng wǒ chī fàn, wǒ qǐng tā qù tīng yīn yuè huì.
He will invite me to dinner, and I will invite him to a concert.

他喜欢听⾳乐A 喜欢跳舞｡
Tā xǐ huān tīng yīn yuè, xǐ huān tiào wǔ.
He likes to listen to music and likes to dance.

天天é 哦A 那不错啊｡
O, nà bù cuò a.
Oh, that’s nice. (lit: not bad)

天天é 你也可以给他做个⽣⽇蛋糕A 怎么样-

Nǐ yě kě yǐ gěi tā zuò gè shēng rì dàn gāo, zěn me yàng?
Maybe you could also make a birthday cake, how about
that?

⼩红é 嗯｡ ｡ ｡ 好主意‡ 但是我不会做蛋糕‡

Èn… hǎo zhǔ yì! Dàn shì wǒ bù huì zuò dàn gāo!
Hm…good idea! But I can’t make a cake!

天天é 很容易的A 我可以教你｡

Hěn róng yì de, wǒ kě yǐ jiào nǐ.
It’s very easy, I can teach you.

你想要什么蛋糕- 巧克⼒的还是⾹草的-
 Nǐ xiǎng yào shén me dàn gāo? Qiǎo kè lì de hái shì xiāng cǎo de?
What cake do you want to make? Chocolate or vanilla?

⼩红é 巧克⼒‡
Qiǎo kè lì
Chocolate!

天天é 他喜欢巧克⼒吗-
Tā xǐ huān qiǎo kè lì ma?
Does he like chocolate?

⼩红é 不‡ 但我喜欢｡ 哈哈
Bù! Dàn wǒ xǐ huān. Hāha
No! But I like [Link]

天天é 你啊‡
Nǐ a!
You!
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In this video ⼩红 and her friend ⼩爱 are discussing what clothes to wear for a birthday party

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩爱: ⼩红A 我明天要去参加⼀个朋友的⽣⽇聚会｡

Xiǎo hóng, wǒ míng tiān yào qù cān jiā yī gè péng yǒu de shēng rì jù huì.
Xiao hong, I’m going to a friend’s birthday party tomorrow.

你给我出个主意A 我穿什么好-
Nǐ gěi wǒ chū gè zhǔ yì, wǒ chuān shén me hǎo?
Give me an idea, what should I wear?

⼩红é ⽣⽇聚会- 你们去哪⾥玩-

Shēng rì jù huì? Nǐ men qù nǎ lǐ wán?
A birthday party? Where are you going to have fun?

⼩爱é 我们先去朋友家⻅⾯A
Wǒ men xiān qù péng yǒu jiā jiàn miàn,
At first we’ll meet at the friend’s home,

然后再去饭店吃饭A 最后去唱卡拉 OK｡

Zài qù fàn diàn chī fàn, zuì hòu qù chàng kǎ lā ō kēi.
then we’ll eat at a restaurant and in the end we’ll go to sing karaoke.

⼩红é 那你就穿条裙⼦A 外⾯再穿件⼩外套｡

Nà nǐ jiù chuān tiáo qún zi, wài miàn zài chuān jiàn xiǎo wài tào.
Then just wear a dress and a small coat above.

⼩爱é 你等⼀下A 我把⾐服拿出来｡

Nǐ děng yī xià, wǒ bǎ yī fú ná chū lái.
Wait a second, I’ll grab my clothes out.

On the screen:
⼀个⼩时以后｡ ｡ ｡
Yī gè xiǎo shí yǐ hòu…
One hour later…

⼩爱: 这件怎么样-
Zhè jiàn zěn me yàng?
How about this one?

⼩红é 这件是⿊⾊A 颜⾊太深了｡

Zhè jiàn shì hēi sè, yán sè tài shēn le.
Hm…this one is black, the color is too dark.

⼩爱é 那这件呢-
Nà zhè jiàn ne?
And what about this one?

⼩红é 这件不错A 但是可能太短了｡

Zhè jiàn bù cuò, dàn shì kě néng tài duǎn le.
This one looks good, but maybe too short.

这件怎么样-
zhè jiàn zěn me yàng?
This one?

⼩爱: 唉A 这条是我最喜欢的连⾐裙｡
Ài, zhè tiáo shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de lián yī qún.
Ah, this is my favorite dress.

可是太⼩了A 我已经穿不下了｡
Kě shì tài xiǎo le, wǒ yǐ jīng chuān bù xià le.
But it’s too small, I don’t fit in any more.

⼩红é 那就这件吧A 颜⾊很亮A ⻓短也正好｡

Nà jiù zhè jiàn ba, yán sè hěn liàng, cháng duǎn yě zhèng hǎo.
Then this one it is, the color is very bright, also the length is just right.

⼩爱: 这件好｡ 嗯A 那外套｡ ｡ ｡ ｡ -

Zhè jiàn hǎo. En…Nà wài tào....?
This one is good. Hmm..And the coat….?

⼩红é 外套就穿｡ ｡ ｡ 这件｡

Wài tào jiù chuān… zhè jiàn.
The coat should be… this one.

再穿⼀双⾼跟鞋A 完美‡
Zài chuān yī shuāng gāo gēn xié, wán měi!
And then wear a pair of high heels, perfect!

⼩爱é 你这主意真不错‡ 那待会⻅｡

Nǐ zhè zhǔ yì zhēn bù cuò! Nà Dāi huì jiàn.
Your idea is really good! See you later then.

⼩红é 哎A 你现在去哪⼉-
Āi, nǐ xiàn zài qù nǎ'er?
Ah, where are you going now?
 Ah, where are you going now?

⼩爱é 哎A 我去做个头发‡
Āi, wǒ qù zuò gè tóu fà!
Ah, I’m going to get my hair done!

⼩红é ⼥⼈啊｡ ｡ ｡
Nǚ rén a...
Women…
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⼩红 explains her friend how to get to the city center

The full script with Pinyin and English:

B: 喂A ⼩红A 我下星期到你的城市来玩｡
Wéi, xiǎo hóng, wǒ xià xīng qī dào nǐ de chéng shì lái wán.
Hello, Xiao Hong, I am coming to your city next week.

你知道从机场到市中⼼怎么⾛吗-
Nǐ zhī dào cóng jī chǎng dào shì zhōng xīn zěn me zǒu ma?
Do you know how to go from the airport to the city center?

Aé 我不知道｡ 让我看看⽹上｡
Wǒ bù zhī dào. Ràng wǒ kàn kan wǎng shàng.
I don’t know. Let me look it up online (on the internet).

Bé 可能我可以打⻋｡
Kě néng wǒ kě yǐ dǎ chē.
Maybe i can get a taxi.

Aé 最好别打⻋｡ 打⻋太贵A 坐地铁吧｡

Zuì hǎo bié dǎ chē. Dǎ chē tài guì, zuò dì tiě ba.
Better not. Hiring a taxi is too expensive. Take the metro.

B: 好主意｡ 地铁不但便宜⽽且很快｡
Hǎo zhǔ yì. dì tiě bú dàn pián yi ér qiě hěn kuài.
Very good idea. The metro is not only cheap but also very fast.

A: 对‡ 可是我不知道机场哪⾥可以坐地铁｡
Duì! Kě shì wǒ bù zhī dào jī chǎng nǎ lǐ kě yǐ zuò dì tiě.
Right! But I don’t know where in the airport you can take the metro.

B: 我查了下地铁地图｡
Wǒ chá le xià dì tiě dì tú.
I looked up the metro map.

Aé 这⾥地铁线很多A 太复杂了‡
Zhè lǐ dì tiě xiàn hěn duō, taì Fù zá le!
There are many lines, too complicated.

B: 别担⼼A 我很聪明｡
Bié dān xīn, wǒ hěn cōng míng.
No worries, I am smart.
A: 我看了下A 我先坐红线A 坐五站下地铁｡
Wǒ kàn le xià, wǒ xiān zuò hóng xiàn, zuò wǔ zhàn xià dì tiě.
I took a look at it. At first I take the red line and stay for five stops and then get off the metro.

然后转蓝线坐两站｡
Rán hòu zhuǎn lán xiàn zuò liǎng zhàn.
Then change to the blue line for two stops.

最后换⻩线就到了｡
Zuì hòu huàn huáng xiàn jiù dào le.
At last change to the yellow line and I arrive.

很简单｡
Hěn jiǎn dān.
Very easy.

A: ⻩线不去机场‡
Huáng xiàn bù qù jī chǎng!
The yellow line doesn’t go to the airport!

B: 啊A 那是什么颜⾊-
aA nà shì shén me yán sè?
Ah, then what color is it?

A: 应该是绿⾊的｡ ｡ ｡
Yīng gāi shì lǜ sè de…
should be Green…

B 啊我忘了告诉你A 我有⼀点⾊盲‡
A wǒ wàng le gào sù nǐ, wǒ yǒu yī diǎn sè máng!
Ah I forgot to tell you, I’m a little color blind.
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This time ⼩红 meets her friend ⼩⻩ in a cafe. ⼩⻩ wants to know all about the new crush of ⼩红

The full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: 这个果汁⾮常好喝｡
Zhè ge guǒ zhī fēi cháng hǎo hé.
Hmm, the juice is really delicious.

⼩⻩: 哎呀A 这不是重点｡

Āi yā, zhè bù shì zhòng diǎn.
Yeah yeah, but it’s not the point.

跟我说说你喜欢的那个男⽣｡
Gēn wǒ shuō shuō nǐ xǐ huān de nà gè nán shēng.
Tell me now about that guy you have a crush on.

⼩红: 哦A 他很完美｡ 很⾼很帅｡

o, tā hěn wán měi. Hěn gāo hěn shuài.
Oh he’s perfect. Very tall and good looking.

⼩⻩: 他住哪⾥-
Tā zhù nǎ lǐ?
Where does he live?

⼩红: 现在他在上海｡
Xiàn zài tā zài shàng hǎi.
At the moment he (lives) also in Shanghai.

⼩⻩: 你们⻅过⾯了吗-
Nǐ men jiàn guò miàn le ma?
Have you already met him?

⼩红: 嗯A 我们已经⻅过三次了｡
en, wǒ men yǐ jīng jiàn guò sān cì le.
Yes, so far three times.

⼩⻩: 他⼈怎么样-
Tā rén zěn me yàng?
What is he like?

⼩红: 嗯A 他很迷⼈⽽且他唱歌跳舞都很好｡
en , tā hěn mí rén ér qiě tā chàng gē tiào wǔ dōu hěn hǎo.
He’s very charming and he can sing and dance very well.

⼩⻩: 你什么时候再⻅他 -
Nǐ shén me shí hòu zài jiàn tā?
When will you see him again?

⼩红: 很快A 他现在在欧洲出差｡

Hěn kuài, tā xiàn zài zài ōu zhōu chū chāi.
Soon, now he’s in Europe for business.

⼩⻩: 他什么⾏业-
Tā shén me háng yè?
Which area(industry) is he in?

⼩红: 娱乐⾏业｡
Yú lè háng yè.
Entertainment industry.

⼩⻩: 他做什么⼯作的-
Tā zuò shén me gōng zuò de?
What is his job?

⼩红: 他是演员也是歌⼿｡
Tā shì yǎn yuán yě shì gē shǒu.
He’s an actor and singer.

⼩⻩: 哇｡ 好厉害｡ 我等不及要⻅他了｡

Wa. Hǎo lì hài. Wǒ děng bù jí yào jiàn tā le.
Wow! Sounds so cool. I can’t wait to meet him.

⼩红: 你很快就能⻅了｡ ⼆⽉⼗五号他⼜在上海了｡

Nǐ hěn kuài jiù néng jiàn le. Èr yuè shí wǔ hào tā yòu zài shàng hǎi le.
 Soon you can. On 15th of February he is here in Shanghai again.

⼩⻩: 要等这么久-
Yào děng zhè me jiǔ?
Wait that long?

我们可以早点⻅他A 就在这的咖啡厅⻅⾯｡
Wǒ men kě yǐ zǎo diǎn jiàn tā, jiù zài zhè de kā fēi tīng jiàn miàn.
We can meet earlier, right here in this café.

⼩红: 可是我怎么让他过来-
Kě shì wǒ zěn me ràng tā guò lái?
but how do I get him here?

⼩⻩: 你叫他来啊｡
Nǐ jiào tā lái a.
You could ask him to.

⼩红: 我从来没跟他说过话｡
Wǒ cóng lái méi gēn tā shuō guò huà.
I’ve never talked to him.

⼩⻩: 那你⼜说⻅过他-‡
Nà nǐ yòu shuō jiàn guò tā?!
But you said you’ve met him?!

⼩红: 是的A 在他演唱会上｡ 我这次坐在最前排｡

Shì de, zài tā yǎn chàng huì shàng. Wǒ zhè cì zuò zài zuì qián pái.
Yeah, on his concert. I was in the most front row this time.

看A 这就是他‡
Kàn, zhè jiù shì tā!
See? That’s him!
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Here is a brandnew video dialogue for you to practice your listening skills
⼩红 and her friend ⽉⽉ go out to get some milk tea

Is it easy for you to understand everything? Let me know in your comment

As usual the full script with Pinyin and English

⽉⽉é 你听说了吗A 这⾥附近新开了⼀家奶茶店A 据说很⽕A 我在⽹上看到好多⼈推荐｡

Nǐ tīng shuō le mā, zhè lǐ fù jìn xīn kāi le yī jiā nǎi chá diàn, jù shuō hěn huǒ, wǒ zài wǎng shàng kàn dào hǎo duō rén tuī jiàn.
Have you heard that there’s a new milk tea shop opening around here? It is kinda trendy now. I see lots of people recommending this
place online.

⼩红: 是吗- 在这附近- 我没有听说过｡

Shì mā? zài zhè fù jìn? wǒ méi yǒu tīng shuō guò.
Yeah? Around here? I’ve never heard of it.

你知道那家奶茶店叫什么名字吗-
Nǐ zhī dào nà jiā nǎi chá diàn jiào shén me míng zì mā?
Do you know what that milk tea shop is called?

⽉⽉: 名字我忘了A 但我知道在哪⾥｡

Míng zì wǒ wàng le, dàn wǒ zhī dào zài nǎ lǐ.
I have forgotten the name but I know where it is located.

我之前去超市买东⻄的时候经过那⾥A 看到过那家店｡
Wǒ zhī qián qù chāo shì mǎi dōng xi de shí hou jīng guò nà lǐ, kàn dào guò nà jiā diàn.
I passed by the shop and saw it the other day when I went to the supermarket to buy stuff.

⼩红: 那我们从这⾥⾛过去要多久-
Nà wǒ men cóng zhè lǐ zǒu guò qù yào duō jiǔ?
Then how long does it take us to go there from here?

⽉⽉é 应该不⽤很久A ⾛过去⼤概⼗分钟吧｡

Yīng gāi bù yòng hěn jiǔ, zǒu guò qù dà gài shí fēn zhōng ba.
Shouldn’t be long. It takes about 10 mins to walk there.

⼩红é 你想喝奶茶吗-
Nǐ xiǎng hē nǎi chá mā?
Would you like to have milk tea?

我们现在就去那家新的奶茶店看⼀看A 怎么样-
Wǒ men xiàn zài jiù qù nà jiā xīn de nǎi chá diàn kàn yī kàn, zěn me yàng?
How about us going to that new milk tea shop now?

⽉⽉é 好啊A 我今天虽然真的很累A

Hǎo a, wǒ jīn tiān suī rán zhēn de hěn lèi,
Cool, although I am quite tired today,

但是⼀想到可以喝奶茶A 我就很开⼼A ⻢上就精神了｡

dàn shì yī xiǎng dào kě yǐ hē nǎi chá, wǒ jiù hěn kāi xīn, mǎ shàng jiù jīng shén le.
I am immediately in good spirit and become so happy once I think of drinking milk tea.

⼩红é 我也是‡ 喝完奶茶就不想睡觉了｡

Wǒ yě shì! hē wán nǎi chá jiù bù xiǎng shuì jiào le.
Same here! You don’t feel sleepy anymore after you drink milk tea.

那我们现在就出发吧‡
Nà wǒ men xiàn zài jiù chū fā ba!
Then let’s go now!

⽉⽉é 好啊A 谁能对奶茶说不呢‡

Hǎo a, shuí néng duì nǎi chá shuō bù ne!
Yes, who can say no to milk tea!

⼆⼗分钟后｡ ｡ ｡
èr shí fēn zhōng hòu…
20 min later…

⽉⽉é 你的奶茶好喝吗-
Nǐ de nǎi chá hǎo hē mā?
Does your milk tea taste good?
⼩红é 好喝A 我觉得这家店的奶茶⽐我们之前买过的奶茶都好喝｡
Hǎo hē, wǒ jué de zhè jiā diàn de nǎi chá bǐ wǒ men zhī qián māi guò de nǎi chá dōu hǎo hē.
Yes, it’s tasty. I think the milk tea from this shop tastes better than what we bought previously from other stores.

⽉⽉: 算⼀算A 东边A ⻄边A 南边的奶茶店我们都去过了｡

Suàn yī suàn, dōng biān, xī biān, nán biān de nǎi chá diàn wǒ men dōu qù guò le.
If you count it (think about it), we have been to all milk tea shops at east side, west side and south side.

这家的确是最好的｡
Zhè jiā dí què shì zuì hǎo de.
This one is indeed the best.

我这杯是珍珠奶茶A 茶味很浓A 符合我的⼝味｡

Wǒ zhè bēi shì zhēn zhū nǎi chá, chá wèi hěn nóng, fǔ hé wǒ de kǒu wèi.
Mine is bubble tea and it has a strong tea flavor, which fits my taste.

你点的什么-
Nǐ diǎn de shén me?
What did you order?

⼩红: 我这杯是草莓奶茶A 奶味很浓A 我也很喜欢｡

Wǒ zhè bēi shì cǎo méi nǎi chá, nǎi wèi hěn nóng, wǒ yě hěn xǐ huān.
Mine is strawberry milk tea and it has a rich milk taste. I also like it.

⽉⽉: 那我们下周再去那家奶茶店A 试试别的种类吧｡

Nà wǒ men xià zhōu zài qù nà jiā nǎi chá diàn, shì shi bié de zhǒng lèi ba.
Then let’s go to the shop next week again and try other sorts.

⼩红: 可是我在减肥｡ 不过A 好A 喝完奶茶再减肥‡

Kě shì wǒ zài jiǎn féi. bù guò, hǎo, hē wán nǎi chá zǎi jiǎn féi!
But I am trying to lose weight. Hmm, but, well, I’ll get back to it after drinking milk tea!
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The full script with Pinyin and English

今天我们将开⻋去乌镇｡
Jīn tiān wǒ men jiāng kāi chē qù wū zhèn.
Today we are driving to Wuzhen.

乌镇A 位于浙江省A 地理位置⾮常好A

Wū zhèn, wèi yú zhè jiāng shěng,dì lǐ wèi zhì fēi cháng hǎo,
Wuzhen, is located in Zhejiang Province. The location is very good,

距苏州六⼗公⾥A 距上海⼀百零六公⾥｡
jù sū zhōu liù shí gōng lǐ, jù shàng hǎi yī bǎi líng liù gōng lǐ.
it is 60 km away from Suzhou, 106km away from Shanghai.

从苏州出发A 往南边⾛A
Cóng sū zhōu chū fā, wǎng nán biān zǒu,
We start from Suzhou and go south,
经过四⼗分钟的⻋程A 我们终于到达乌镇附近｡
jīng guò sì shí fēn zhōng de chē chéng,
wǒ men zhōng yú dào dá wū zhèn fù jìn.
after 40min drive, we finally arrive at the area around Wuzhen.

到达⼩镇⼊⼝需要乘船过河｡
Dào dá xiǎo zhèn rù kǒu xū yào chéng chuán guò hé.
You have to get to the entrance of the town by boat.

船只也是⼩镇上最普遍的交通⼯具｡
Chuán zhī yě shì xiǎo zhèn shàng zuì pǔ biàn de jiāo tōng gōng jù.
Boat is also the most common transportation in this town.

乌镇拥有七千多年⽂明史和⼀千三百年建镇史｡
Wū zhèn yōng yǒu qī qiān duō nián wén míng shǐ hé yī qiān sān bǎi nián jiàn zhèn shǐ.
Wuzhen has more than 7000 years history of civilization and 1300 years of foundation.

很多传统仍然保留到现在｡
Hěn duō chuán tǒng réng rán bǎo liú dào xiàn zài.
Many traditions have been kept to nowadays.

乌镇是典型的江南古镇A
Wū zhèn shì diǎn xíng de jiāng nán gǔ zhèn,
Wuzhen is a typical old town in Jiangnan.

古⽼的房⼦依靠着河流｡
gǔ lǎo de fáng zi yī kào zhe hé liú.
the old houses are all next to the river.

这⾥也有很多卖⼩吃的⼩店:
zhè lǐ yě yǒu hěn duō mài xiǎo chī de xiǎo diàn:
There are many little stores selling snacks:

⽔果A 冰淇淋A ⽕腿A 萝⼘丝饼A 馄饨A 都⾮常美味｡

shuǐ guǒ, bīng qí lín, huǒ tuǐ, luó bo sī bǐng, hún tun, dōu fēi cháng měi wèi.
fruits, ice cream, ham, daiko pancakes, wonton, all of which are very deli-cious.

坐在亭⼦⾥听听河⽔的声⾳,
Zuò zài tíng zi lǐ tīng ting hé shuǐ de shēng yīn,
Sitting in the pavilion and listening to the sound of the river,

你会感到放松⽽且快乐｡
nǐ huì gǎn dào fàng sōng ér qiě kuài lè.
you will feel relaxed and happy.

当然A 有时间⼀定要亲⾃坐船体验⼀下古⽼⽽且传统的⽣活⽅式｡
Dāng rán, yǒu shí jiān yī dìng yào qīn zì zuò chuán tǐ yàn yī xià gǔ lǎo ér qiě chuán tǒng de shēng huó fāng shì.
Of course, if you have time, you should definitely take a boat and try to ex-perience the old and traditional life style.

因为⼩镇的历史和⽂化A 来这⾥的游客很多A
Yīn wéi xiǎo zhèn de lì shǐ hé wén huà, lái zhè lǐ de yóu kè hěn duō,
Because of the history and culture of the town, many people come to visit,

也让⼩镇变得热闹起来｡
yě ràng xiǎo zhèn biàn de rè nào qǐ lái.
making the town bustling.

游客都忍不住拿起照相机A 要把这样的美景记录下来｡
Yóu kè dōu rěn bù zhù ná qǐ zhào xiàng jī, yào bǎ zhè yàng de měi jǐng jì lù xià lái.
Tourists can’t help taking the camera to record the beautiful views.

猜猜这些是什么?
Cāi cāi zhè shí shén me?
Take a guess what this is?

这⾥⾯装着⻩⾖A ⽤来做成⾖瓣酱｡
Zhè lǐ miàn zhuāng zhe huáng dòu, yòng lái zuò chéng dòu bàn jiàng.
There’re soy beans inside for making soy bean paste.

这也是乌镇的传统⼯艺之⼀｡
Zhè yě shì wū zhèn de chuán tǒng gōng yì zhī yī.
This is also one of the traditional technologies in Wuzhen.

⽩莲塔是乌镇的标志｡
Bái lián tǎ shì wū zhèn de biāo zhì.
BaiLian Tower is a symbol of Wuzhen.

现在的塔⾼ 51.75 ⽶A 是乌镇最⾼建筑｡

Xiàn zài de tǎ gāo wǔ shí yī diǎn qī wǔ mǐ,shì wū zhèn zuì gāo jiàn zhù.
Bailian Tower is currently 51.75m and is the highest building in Wuzhen.

如果从运河坐船来乌镇A 远远的望⻅⽩莲塔A
Rú guǒ cóng yùn hé zuò chuán lái wū zhèn, yuǎn yuǎn de wàng jiàn bái lián tǎ,
If you take the boat in canal to Wuzhen, as soon as you see the BaiLian Tower from far distance,

就知道乌镇到了｡
jiù zhī dào wū zhèn dào le.
you know you are arriving in Wuzhen.
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The second part of ⼩红 in Wuzhen 乌镇.

The full script with Pinyin and English

今天的乌镇A 下起了⼤⾬｡
Jīn tiān de wū zhèn, xià qǐ le dà yǔ.
It is raining today in Wuzhen.

我住在河边A
Wǒ zhù zài hé biān,
I live by the river,

⼀⼤早推开窗户就看到⾬中的乌镇｡
yī dà zǎo tuī kāi chuāng hù jiù kàn dào yǔ zhōng de wū zhèn.
early in the morning, I open the window and see the rainy Wuzhen.

⼩镇的街上没有游客A 空空荡荡｡
Xiǎo zhèn de jiē shàng méi yǒu yóu kè, kōng kōng dàng dàng.
There are no tourists on the street in town, very empty.

只有船夫还穿着⾬⾐A 摇着⼩船A 在河上穿⾏｡

Zhǐ yǒu chuán fū hái chuān zhe yǔ yī, yáo zhe xiǎo chuán, zài hé shàng chuān xíng.
Only boat men with rain coats are rowing boats, wandering about the river.

还有打扫的⼯⼈A 也在⾬中勤劳地⼯作A 保持⼩镇的⼲净｡

Hái yǒu dǎ sǎo de gōng rén, yě zài yǔ zhōng qín láo de gōng zuò, bǎo chí xiǎo zhèn de gān jìng.
And also the cleaner is hard working in the rain, maintaining the cleanliness of the little town.

整个⼩镇好像睡着了⼀样A 特别宁静｡
Zhěng gè xiǎo zhèn hǎo xiàng shuì zháo le yī yàng, tè bié níng jìng.
The town is specially quiet as if it is asleep.

好了A 早餐时间到了｡ 跟我下楼去吃早餐｡

Hǎo le, zǎo cān shí jiān dào le. Gēn wǒ xià lóu qù chī zǎo cān.
Okay, now breakfast time. Come with me downstairs to have breakfast.

这⾥的早餐当然也是传统的中国味道é
Zhè lǐ de zǎo cán dāng rán yě shì chuán tǒng de zhōng guó wèi dào:
The breakfast here is of course traditional Chinese flavor:

包⼦A 油条A 馄饨A ⻘菜炒年糕｡

bāo zi, yóu tiáo, hún tun, qīng cài chǎo nián gāo.
dumplings, fried dough, wontons, bok choy with rice cakes.

吃饱以后A 我决定撑着伞在⾬中散步A
Chī bǎo yǐ hòu, wǒ jué dìng chēng zhe sǎn zài yǔ zhōng sàn bù.
After eating, I decide to wander in the rain with my umbrella.

去体验⼀下和昨天不⼀样的⼩镇｡
Qù tǐ yàn yī xià hé zuó tiān bù yī yàng de xiǎo zhèn.
And to experience the town that is not the same as it was yesterday.

因为在这个时候A ⼩镇在讲关于它⾃⼰的故事｡
Yīn wéi zài zhè gè shí hòu, xiǎo zhèn zài jiǎng guān yú tā zì jǐ de gù shì.
Because at this moment, the town is telling its own story.

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⼩红 and ⼩王 want to go to the restaurant in the evening.
⼩红 is so hungry, she can't stop thinking about all the good food there and keeps talking about what they could order.

What is your favorite food to order in a restaurant?

Leave us a comment

The full script with Pinyin and English

⼩红: 现在⼏点-
Xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it?

⼩王: 下午五点四⼗｡
Xià wǔ wǔ diǎn sì shí.
(Afternoon) 5:40 pm.

⼩红: 我们什么时候去饭店-
Wǒ men shén me shí hòu qù fàn diàn?
When do we go to the restaurant?

⼩王: 订的｡ ｡ ｡ 六点半｡

Dìng de... Liù diǎn bàn.
(We) reserved…. 6:30 pm.

⼩红: 真的啊-
Zhēn de a?
Oh Really?

⼩王: 不对｡ ｡ ｡ 是晚上六点四⼗五｡

Bù duì... Shì wǎn shàng liù diǎn sì shí wǔ.
Wrong… it’s at 6:45 pm.

⼩红: 这么晚- ｡ ｡ ｡ 好吧｡

Zhè me wǎn?... Hǎo ba.
So late?….allright.

⼩王: 你想点什么-
Nǐ xiǎng diǎn shén me?
What do you want to order?

⼩红: 那个饭店是中国菜还是美国菜-
Nà gè fàn diàn shì zhòng guó cài hái shì měi guó cài?
Does the restaurant have Chinese or American food?

⼩王: 他们是中餐｡
Tā men shì zhōng cān.
They have Chinese food.

⼩红: 嗯｡ ｡ ｡ 太好了｡
Ń... Tài hǎo le.
Hm… that’s great.

那我点清蒸⻥A ⻘菜A ⼟⾖丝｡

Nà wǒ diǎn qīng zhēng yú, qīng cài, tǔ dòu sī.
Then I order steamed fish, vegetables and shredded potatoes.

⼩王: 嗯很好｡ 我喜欢吃辣｡

Èn hěn hǎo. Wǒ xǐ huān chī là.
Ah good. I like to eat spicy food.

我可能会点⼀盘辣⽜⾁A 和⼀碗排⻣汤｡
Wǒ kě néng huì diǎn yī pán là niú ròu, hé yī wǎn pái gǔ tāng.
Maybe I order one plate of spicy beef and one bowl of spare rib soup.

⼩红é 我不吃辣A 我喜欢吃甜的菜‡

Wǒ bù chī là, wǒ xǐ huān chī tián de cài!
I don’t like spicy food, I like to eat sweet food.
 你也喜欢甜的菜吗-
Nǐ yě xǐ huān tián de cài ma?
Do you also like sweet food?

⼩王: 还⾏吧｡
Hái xíng ba.
It’s okay.

⼩红: 我们点饮料吗-
Wǒ men diǎn yǐn liào ma?
Are we ordering drinks?

⼩王: 点｡ 我们可以点⼀瓶红酒｡
Diǎn. Wǒ men kě yǐ diǎn yī píng hóng jiǔ.
We do. Maybe we can order a bottle of red wine.

⼩红é ⾏｡ 那我们现在⾛吧‡
Xíng. Nà wǒ men xiàn zài zǒu ba!
Good. Then let’s leave now.

⼩王: 为什么- 现在太早了｡

Wèi shé me? Xiàn zài tài zǎo le.
Why? Now it’s too early.

⼩红: 我们⼀直在想点什么菜A 我饿死了｡

Wǒ men yī zhí zài xiǎng diǎn shén me cài, wǒ Here is a new video to practice your listening skills.
Let me know in the comments if it was easy or hard to understand for you

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Aaaand here is the script:

A: 对A 我过会⼉就出发｡
Duì, wǒ guò huì er jiù chū fā.
Yes, I will leave soon.

我们约的下午四点｡
Wǒ men yuē de xià wǔ sì diǎn.
We agreed at 4pm.

C: 你紧张吗-
Nǐ jǐn zhāng ma?
Are you nervous?

A: 紧张- 当然紧张啊｡ 这是我第⼀次⻅⽹友‡

Jǐn zhāng? Dāng rán jǐn zhāng a. zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì jiàn wǎng yǒu.
Nervous? Of course I am. This is the first time I see a friend from internet.

C: 别紧张‡ 你们认识多久了-
bié jǐn zhāng! nǐ men rèn shí duō jiǔ le?
Don’t be. How long have you known each other?

A: 我们是两个⽉前开始聊天的｡
Wǒ men shì liǎng gè yuè qián kāi shǐ liáo tiān de.
We started chatting two months ago.
C: 那很久了｡ 你们应该很熟了｡
Nà hěn jiǔ le. Nǐ men yīng gāi hěn shú le.
That’s been a while. You two should be pretty familiar.

Aé 也不是很熟 A 毕竟⽹友嘛｡
Yě bù shì hěn shú (oral: shóu), bì jìng wǎng yǒu ma.
Not really familiar, she’s a friend online after all.

⽹上和现实⽣活还是不⼀样的｡
Wǎng shàng hé xiàn shí shēng huó hái shì bù yī yàng de.
(Life) on the Internet and reality are however very different.

但是我感觉她⼈很好｡
Dàn shì wǒ gǎn jué tā rén hěn hǎo.
But I have the feeling that she’s a nice person.

Cé 说的也是｡ 你们待会去⼲嘛-
Shuō de yě shì. Nǐ men dāi huì qù gàn má?
That’s indeed. What will you do later?

A: 我们计划先去咖啡厅喝咖啡A 吃点甜点｡
Wǒ men jì huà xiān qù kā fēi tīng hē kā fēi, chī diǎn tián diǎn.
We plan to go to a café to drink coffee and eat a bit dessert.

然后去吃晚饭A 不过我还没想好去哪⾥吃｡
Rán hòu qù chī wǎn fàn, bù guò wǒ hái méi xiǎng hǎo qù nǎ lǐ chī.
Then go to have dinner, but I haven’t figured out where to go.

C: 我听说你们附近开了⼀家新的⽕锅店A 很不错｡
Wǒ tīng shuō nǐ men fù jìn kāi le yī jiā xīn de huǒ guō diàn, Hěn bù cuò.
I heard that the new hot pot restaurant opening around your area is good.

要不你们去那⼉试试｡
Yào bù nǐ men qù nà er shì shì.
Maybe you guys can go there and check it out.

A: 是吗- 那是个好主意‡
Shì ma? Nà shì ge hǎo zhǔ yì!
Oh really? That’s a good idea!

你知道⽕锅店具体在哪⾥吗 -
Nǐ zhī dào huǒ guō diàn jù tǐ zài nǎ lǐ ma?
Do you know where exactly the hot pot place is?

C: 我待会查⼀下A ⻢上发短信给你｡
Wǒ dāi huì chá yī xià, mǎ shàng fā duǎn xìn gěi nǐ.
I will check it and send you a message immediately.

A: 好的A 谢谢‡ 时间差不多了A 我先挂了｡ 等你短信｡

Hǎo de, xiè xiè! Shí jiān chà bù duō le, wǒ xiān guà le. Děng nǐ duǎn xìn.
Ok, thanks! It’s about time, I have to go. I will be waiting for your message.
C: 再⻅｡
Zài jiàn.
Bye.
è sǐ le.
We’re talking all the time about the food order, I’m starving (to death).
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Hello everyone

Here is a brand new video dialogue for you to learn Chinese.

This time we´ve tried something new, at first you can watch the dialogue and then I explain some new words to you.

If you like the video, please leave a like! And leave a comment about what you think of the new video style.
Don´t forget to answer the questions at the end of the video

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English

A: xiǎo hóng, wǒ xiǎng xué zhōng wén, nǐ zhī dào nǎ lǐ yǒu hǎo de zhōng wén xué xiào mā?
⼩红A 我想学中⽂A 你知道哪⾥有好的中⽂学校吗-
Xiaohong, I want to learn Chinese, do you know where a good Chinese language school is?

B: o, zhōng wén xué xiào a, wǒ tīng shuō nà gè a xué xiào tǐng hǎo de, wǒ de yī gè péng yǒu jiù zài nà lǐ xué zhōng wén.
哦A 中⽂学校啊A 我听说那个 a 学校挺好的A 我⼀个朋友就在那⾥学中⽂｡
Oh, Chinese language school…I heard that the school A is pretty good, one of my friends learns Chinese there.

A: zhēn de mā? tā xué de zěn me yàng? nà gè xué xiào yǒu nǎ xiē kè chéng?
真的吗- 他学得怎么样- 那个学校有哪些课程-
Really? How’s his learning going? What courses does the school have?

B: wǒ nà gè péng yǒu shì yuè nán rén, tā qù nián tōng guò le zhōng wén èr jí kǎo shì, tā xiàn zài zài nà gè xué xiào shàng zhōng jí bān.
我那个朋友是越南⼈A 他去年通过了中⽂⼆级考试A 他现在在那个学校上中级班｡
My friend is Vietnamese, he just passed HSK 2 last year and he is now having intermediate class there.

wǒ tīng tā shuō, tā hěn xǐ huān gěi tā shàng kè de lǎo shī, nà gè lǎo shī xìng wáng.
我听他说A 他很喜欢给他上课的⽼师A 那个⽼师姓王｡
I heard from him that he really likes the teacher who teaches him. The teacher’s family name is Wang.

A: nà... nà lǐ yǒu gāo jí bān mā? wǒ xiǎng qù cān jiā gāo jí bān.
那...那⾥有⾼级班吗- 我想去参加⾼级班｡
Then do you know if the school offers any advanced class? I’d like to take advanced class.

B: wǒ bù zhī dào, wǒ bāng nǐ wèn wèn wǒ péng yǒu, dāi huì yǒu xiāo xi le gào sù nǐ.
我不知道A 我帮你问问我朋友A 待会有消息了告诉你｡
I don’t know. I am asking my friend now for you and will tell you afterwards.

Taking the phone up and texting….

B: wǒ bāng nǐ wèn guò le, tā shuō tā men xué xiào yǒu gāo jí bān, ér qiě yě shì wáng lǎo shī jiāo.
我帮你问过了A 他说他们学校有⾼级班A ⽽且也是王⽼师教｡
I asked and he said there’s advanced class at the school and was also taught by Teacher Wang.

wáng lǎo shī shì tā men xué xiào zuì hǎo de lǎo shī｡
王⽼师是他们学校最好的⽼师｡
Teacher Wang is the best teacher at their school.

tā yǐ jīng jiāo le èr shí nián de shū le, hěn yǒu jīng yàn, hěn yǒu nài xīn.
他已经教了 20 年的书了A 很有经验A 很有耐⼼｡
He has been teaching for 20 years and has much experience and is very patient.

wǒ péng yǒu xiàn zài hěn xǐ huān xué xí zhōng wén.

我朋友现在很喜欢学习中⽂｡
My friend likes learning Chinese now a lot.

A: nà tài hǎo le, wǒ dāi huì jiù qù tā men xué xiào de wǎng zhàn shàng bào míng!
那太好了A 我待会就去他们学校的⽹站上报名‡
That’s wonderful. I am gonna go to the school’s website later to register!

B: bù guò wǒ péng yǒu shuō, bào míng yǐ hòu yào jìn xíng hàn yǔ shǔi píng kǎo shì, kàn kan nǐ yīng gāi shàng nǎ ge shuǐ píng de bān｡
不过我朋友说A 报名以后要进⾏汉语⽔平考试A 看看你应该上哪个⽔平的班｡
But my friend said that you needed to take an assessment test after registration to see which class you should be attending.

nǐ yào zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi. rú guǒ gāo jí bān méi yǒu kǎo shàng, nà jiù zhǐ néng shàng zhōng jí bān la.
你要做好准备｡ 如果⾼级班没有考上A 那就只能上中级班啦｡
You gotta be prepared. If you couldn’t make it to the advanced class, you can only attend the intermediate one.

A: hǎo de, méi wèn tí! wǒ de zhōng wén kě hǎo le!

好的A 没问题‡ 我的中⽂可好了‡
sure, no problem! My Chinese is pretty good! I

yī dìng kě yǐ bào shàng gāo jí bān, fàng xīn!

⼀定可以报上⾼级班A 放⼼‡
I can definitely make it to the advance class, no worries!

B: méi cuò, jiā yóu ya!

没错A 加油呀‡
True, go for it!

A: xiè xie, wǒ xiàn zài jiù qù bào míng.

谢谢A 我现在就去报名｡
Thanks, I gotta go and register myself now.
24

你们好‡

A new video for you, watch what happens this time to ⼩红

If you like the video, please leave a like

Don´t forget to comment the answers to the questions at the end of the video

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

A: zěn me yàng, qí shí lí nǐ jiā yě bù yuǎn ba?

怎么样A 其实离你家也不远吧-
so, it is not that far from your home, is it?

Bé éi, zhēn de bù yuǎn, wǒ yī zhí yǐ wéi hěn yuǎn.

诶A 真的不远A 我⼀直以为很远｡
Hmm, really not far. I always thought it was pretty far.

yīn wéi cóng wǒ jiā zuò gōng jiāo rán hòu zhuǎn dì tiě, yào yī gè duō xiǎo shí.
因为从我家坐公交然后转地铁A 要⼀个多⼩时｡
Because it takes more than one hour if I come from my home by bus and then by metro.

Aé shì a, gōng jiāo hé dì tiě dōu méi yǒu zhí dá chē dào zhè lǐ, suǒ yǐ hěn bù fāng biàn.
是啊A 公交和地铁都没有直达⻋到这⾥A 所以很不⽅便｡
Yes, there’s no direct bus stop or metro station here so it’s really inconvenient.

kāi chē zǒu gāo sù jī hū shì zhí xiàn jù lí, jiù hěn jìn la.
开⻋⾛⾼速⼏乎是直线距离A 就很近啦｡
It’s close by if you drive via the highway since it is almost straight-line distance.

en, xià cì bù yòng nǐ lái jiē wǒ, wǒ dǎ chē lái jiù xíng le, hěn kuài hěn fāng biàn.
Bé 嗯A 下次不⽤你来接我A 我打⻋来就⾏了A 很快很⽅便｡
Yes, next time you don’t need to come pick me up and I can just take a cab. It’s quite fast and convenient.

Aé xià cì zài shuō. wǒ men shàng lóu ba.

下次再说｡ 我们上楼吧｡
Alright, we’ll see next time. Let’s go upstairs.

Bé hǎo, wǎng nǎ lǐ zǒu?

好A 往哪⾥⾛-
sure, which way?

Aé lái, gēn zhe wǒ zǒu, jiù zài nà lǐ.

来A 跟着我⾛A 就在那⾥｡
Come on, follow me, it’s right there.

āi ya, bù huì ba, diàn tī huài le!!!

哎呀A 不会吧A 电梯坏了‡‡‡
oh, no way (you gotta be kidding me) the elevator is out of service!!

Bé méi shì a, diàn tī huài le de huà, wò men zǒu lóu tī a.

没事啊A 电梯坏了的话A 我们⾛楼梯啊｡
It’s ok. If the elevator’s out of service, let’s take the stairway.

Aé en…hǎo ba, yě méi yǒu bié de bàn fǎ le.

嗯｡ ｡ ｡ 好吧A 也没有别的办法了｡
Hmm…Sure, no other options.

B: dào le mā?
到了吗-
Are we there?

Aé hái méi yǒu.

还没有｡
Not yet.
Bé nǐ men jiā zài jǐ lóu a?
你们家在⼏楼啊-
What floor do you live on?

Aé nǐ cāi.
你猜｡
Take a guess.

Bé yīng gāi kuài dào le ba? shí lóu?

应该快到了吧- ⼗楼-
We should be there soon, right? Tenth floor?

Aé wǒ xiān bù gào sù nǐ, wǒ men jì xù pá lóu ba.

我先不告诉你A 我们继续爬楼吧｡
I won’t tell you at first and let’s keep moving.

Bé éi, bié mài guān zi le, nǐ dào shì gào sù wǒ ya.

诶A 别卖关⼦了, 你倒是告诉我呀｡
well, you gotta tell me. Don’t keep me guessing.

wǒ hǎo lèi.
我好累｡
I am so exhausted.

Bé yǐ jīng shí lóu le, yīng gāi dào le ba? shì nǎ gè mén ya?
已经⼗楼了A 应该到了吧- 是哪个⻔呀-
It’s already 10th floor, we should be there now, right? Which door is it?

Aé hái méi yǒu, kuài le kuài le. jiān chí xià qù!
还没有A 快了快了｡ 坚持下去‡
Not yet, but we are getting there. Hang on there!

Bé bù xíng le bù xíng le, ràng wǒ xiū xi yī huǐ er.

不⾏了不⾏了A 让我休息⼀会⼉｡
I can’t, I can’t, let me take a break.

Aé ai, wǒ yě bù xíng le.

哎A 我也不⾏了｡
Ah, I can’t either.

Bé nǐ kuài gào sù wǒ, hái yào pá jǐ lóu?

你快告诉我A 还要爬⼏楼-
Tell me now, how many more floors do we need to go?

Aé en, nǐ què dìng xiǎng zhī dào?

嗯A 你确定想知道-
Well, you sure you wanna know?

Bé nà dāng rán la, kuài shuō ya!

那当然啦A 快说呀‡
Of course, come on!

Aé wǒ jiā zài dǐng lóu…

我家在顶楼｡ ｡ ｡
My home is at the top floor….

Bé dǐng lóu shì jǐ lóu?

顶楼是⼏楼-
Which floor is top floor?

Aé giving the hand gesture….(three..)

Bé ò, hái hǎo, shí sān lóu, nà méi wèn tí, mǎ shàng jiù dào le.
哦A 还好A ⼗三楼A 那没问题A ⻢上就到了｡
Ah, ok, 13th…That’s no problem, we are almost there.

Aé bù shì shí sān lóu, shì sān shí lóu…

不是⼗三楼A 是三⼗楼｡ ｡ ｡ ｡
Not thirteen, thirty….

Bé á??? wǒ de tiān na!!

啊- - - - - 我的天呐‡‡‡
What???Oh my god!!!

guài bù dé nǐ gāng cái yī zhí bù kěn gǎo sù wǒ.

怪不得你刚才⼀直不肯告诉我‡
No wonder you didn’t want to tell me this whole time.

Aé wǒ men hái shì jì xù shàng qù ba, wǒ men màn màn pá, yī dìng néng pá dào de.
我们还是继续上去吧A 我们慢慢爬A ⼀定能爬到的｡
Let’s keep going. Take it slowly and we are gonna make it.

Bé hǎo ba, wǒ men xiàn zài yě méi yǒu bié de bàn fǎ le.
好吧A 我们现在也没有别的办法了｡
Alright, we don’t have other choices anyways.

A: dào le dào le!! zhōng yú dào le!

到了到了‡‡ 终于到了‡
Ok Arrived!! Finally!

Bé tài hǎo le, wǒ cóng lái dōu bù yùn dòng, xiàn zài pá nà me duō lóu, shí zài bù xíng le.
太好了A 我从来都不运动A 现在爬那么多楼A 实在不⾏了｡
Awesome. I never do sports and now so many floors….I can’t take it any more.

kuài kāi mén a, wǒ kě sǐ le!

快开⻔啊A 我渴死了‡
Open the door quickly. I am so thirsty!

Aé hǎo de hǎo de! jìn qù jiù mǎ shàng gěi nǐ dào shuǐ.

好的好的‡ 进去⻢上就给你倒⽔｡
Alright! I’ll pour you water immediately once we get in.

yào shi…wǒ de yào shi zài bāo lǐ!

钥匙｡ ｡ ｡ 我的钥匙在包⾥‡
Keys…My keys are in my handbag!

B: nà nǐ de bāo ne?
那你的包呢-
Where is your handbag?

Aé wǒ de bāo hǎo xiàng là zài chē shàng le!!

我的包好像落在⻋上了‡‡
My handbag is probably left in my car!

Bé á???
啊- - -
What???

25

We´re back with a new video

This time ⼩红 is a realtor and tries to sell a house to a client.

If you like the video, please leave a like

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And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

R: 请稍等｡
Qǐng shāo děng.
Please wait a moment.

A: 哦A 这个房⼦看起来不错｡
O, zhè gè fáng zi kàn qǐ lái bù cuò.
Oh, this house looks very good.

不A 太贵了｡ ｡
Bù, tài guì le..
No, too expensive.

哦A 这个也不错｡ 哦A 也太贵了｡ ｡
O, zhè gè yě bù cuò. o, yě tài guì le…
Oh this one is also good….Oh…also too expensive.

R: ⾼先⽣A 欢迎来到⻄北别墅A 请坐｡

Gāo xiān shēng, huān yíng lái dào xī běi bié shù, qǐng zuò.
Mister Gao, welcome to North-west Houses. Please sit down.

R: 那⾼先⽣A 今天有什么能帮到您的吗-
Nà gāo xiān shēng, jīn tiān yǒu shén me néng bāng dào nín de ma?
So, Mister Gao, how can I help you today?

A: 我太太和我想要套房⼦｡
Wǒ tài tài hé wǒ xiǎng yào tào fáng zi.
My wife and I would like to have a house.

R: 您是想买还是租呢-
Nín shì xiǎng mǎi hái shì zū ne?
Would you like to buy or do you only want to rent?
A: 我们要买｡
Wǒ men yào mǎi.
We want to buy.

R: 好的｡ 那您来对地⽅了｡
Hǎo de. Nà nín lái duì dì fāng le.
Very good. Then you’re at the right place.

我来带您看看房⼦｡
Wǒ lái dài nín kàn kàn fáng zi.
Let me show you some houses.

这套是现在最好的｡
Zhè tào shì xiàn zài zuì hǎo de.
This one is the best in this city.

很⼤A 很漂亮A 还有⼀个⼤花园｡

Hěn dà, hěn piào liang, hái yǒu yī gè dà huā yuán.
Huge, beautiful, with a huge garden.

正好在市中⼼A 但是还是很安静｡
Zhèng hǎo zài shì zhōng xīn. Dàn shì hái shì hěn ān jìng.
Right in the City-center. But still very quiet.

A: 哇A 这套漂亮A 也真的很⼤｡
Wā, zhè tào piào liang, yě zhén de hěn dà.
Wow that one’s beautiful! And really very big.

⼀百万平⽅⽶｡ 哇｡
Yī bǎi wàn píng fāng mǐ. Wā…
1 MILLION SQUARE METER. WOW.

R: 那不是平⽶A 那是价格｡
Nà bù shì píng mǐ, nà shì jià gé.
That’s not square meter. That’s the price.

A: 噢‡
Ò!
Oh!

还是要便宜点的｡
Hái shì yào pián yí diǎn de.
Maybe something cheaper.

R: 我明⽩｡
Wǒ míng bái.
I understand.

那这套A 在城市的东南边｡
Nà zhè tào, zài chéng shì de dōng nán biān.
Then this one, which is on the southeast side of the city.

很⼤也很便宜｡ 靠近学校和警察局｡
Hěn dà yě hěn pián yí. Kào jìn xué xiào hé jǐng chá jú.
Big as well as cheap. Next to a school and a police station.

A: 嗯我不喜欢这个区域｡
En wǒ bù xǐ huān zhè ge qū yù.
Hmm, I don’t like the area.

R: 那这套怎么样- ⼩⼀点A 很安静A 在湖边｡

Nà zhè tào zěn me yàng? Xiǎo yī diǎn, hěn ān jìng, zài hú biān.
How about this one? (It’s) a little smaller, very quiet and at the lake.

离市中⼼也只有⼗分钟｡
Lí shì zhōng xīn yě zhǐ yǒu shí fēn zhōng.
Still only 10 Minutes from city center.

A: 哦｡ ｡ ｡ 我喜欢这套｡ 我太太也喜欢｡
O… wǒ xǐ huān zhè tào. Wǒ tài tài yě xǐ huān.
Oh.. I like that one. My wife will also love it.

我什么时候能看看-
Wǒ shén me shí hòu néng kàn kan?
When can I see it?

R: 我们明天可以去｡ 下午四点半怎么样-
Wǒ men míng tiān kě yǐ qù. Xià wǔ sì diǎn bàn zén me yàng?
We could go tomorrow. How about 4:30 pm?

A: 好｡ 那可以｡
Hǎo. Nà kě yǐ.
Sounds good.

R: 我们就在房⼦那⼉⻅⾯｡ 我把地址发邮件给您｡
Wǒ men jiù zài fáng zi nà er jiàn miàn. Wǒ bǎ dì zhǐ fā yóu jiàn gěi nín.
We will meet at the house. I will send you an email with the address.

那⾼先⽣明天⻅了｡
Nà gāo xiān shēng míng tiān jiàn le.
Then see you tomorrow mister Gao.

A: 明天⻅｡ 谢谢｡
Míng tiān jiàn. Xiè xiè.
See you tomorrow. Thank you.

R: 谢谢｡
Xiè xiè.
Thanks.

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The realtor Xiao Hong meets with her client and shows him a new house which is for sale
Do you think she can convince him to buy the house?
Have fun with our new video

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

R: 您好先⽣A 欢迎来到⻄北别墅｡
Nín hǎo xiān shēng, huān yíng lái dào xī běi bié shù.
Hello Mister, welcome to Northwest Houses.

B: 你好｡
Ní hǎo.
Hello.

Ré 请进A 请进‡ 您想喝点什么-

Qǐng jìn, qǐng jìn! Nín xiǎng hē diǎn shén me?
Please come in. Would you like anything to drink?

Bé 不⽤A 谢谢｡
Bù yòng, xiè xiè.
No, thanks.

R: 这是个很⼤的房⼦｡ 这⾥是客厅｡
Zhè shì ge hěn dà de fáng zi. Zhè lǐ shì kè tīng.
It’s a very big house. This is the living room.

您可以在这⾥放⼀个⼤沙发｡
Nín kě yǐ zài zhè lǐ fàng yī gè dà shā fā.
You could put a big sofa here.

您可以在那⾥放⼀个⼤电视｡
Nín kě yǐ zài nà lǐ fàng yī gè dà diàn shì.
You can put a huge TV there.

B: 我不喜欢看电视｡ 我⽼婆⽐较喜欢｡
wǒ bù xǐ huān kàn diàn shì. Wǒ lǎo pó bǐ jiào xǐ huān.
I don’t like watching TV. My wife does...

R: 我也不喜欢看电视｡
wǒ yě bù xǐ huān kàn diàn shì.
I don’t like watching TV either.

B: 我喜欢那些⼤窗户｡ 很明亮｡
Wǒ xǐ huan nà xiē dà chuāng hù. Hěn míng liàng.
I like those big windows. Very bright.

Ré 很漂亮｡ 对不对-
Hěn piào liang. Duì bù duì?
Very beautiful, aren’t they?

过来吧｡ 这⾥是厨房｡
Guò lái ba. Zhè shì chú fáng
Come over here. This is the kitchen.

您喜不喜欢做饭-
Nín xǐ bù xǐ huān zuò fàn?
Do you like to cook?

B: 不喜欢｡ 我只喜欢吃饭｡
Bù xǐ huān. Wǒ zhǐ xǐ huān chī fàn.
I don’t like (to cook). I only like to eat.

R: 我也是｡ 我们上楼吧｡
wǒ yě shì. Wǒ men shàng lóu ba.
Me too. Let’s go upstairs.

这⾥是阳台｡ 那⾥是卫⽣间｡
Zhè lǐ shì yáng tái. Nà lǐ shì wèi shēng jiān.
Here’s the balcony. There’s the restroom.

您看看A 这是卧室A ⾮常⼤｡

Nín kàn kàn, zhè shì wò shì, fēi cháng dà.
Look, this is the bedroom, very big.

B: 很好｡ 我的床很⼤｡ 这⾥正合适｡

Hěn hǎo. Wǒ de chuáng hěn dà. Zhè lǐ zhèng hé shì.
Good. My bed is very big. Here it can fit.

R: 对对‡
Duì duì!
You’re right (lit.:right, right)

B: 好｡ 我买了‡
Hǎo. Wǒ mǎi le!
Good. I will buy it!

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Xiao Hong and her friend are trying to find a reason to go shopping
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And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

⼩⽩: 今天真⽆聊｡
Jīn tiān zhēn wú liáo.
Today it is so boring.

⼩红: ⽽且很冷｡ ｡ ｡
Ér qiě hěn lěng…
and cold…

⼩⽩: 是啊｡ 真的很冷｡ 不过我喜欢冬天｡

Shì a. zhēn de hěn lěng. Bù guò wǒ xǐ huān dōng tiān.
Yeah…really cold. But I like winter.

⼩红: 啊A 我喜欢夏天｡ 哦不A 其实我最喜欢春天｡

A, wǒ xǐ huān xià tiān. O bù, qí shí wǒ zuì xǐ huān chūn tiān.
I like summer. No actually I like spring the most.

⼩⽩: 同意｡ 春天也不错A ⼜不冷A 也不热｡

 Tóng yì. Chūn tiān yě bù cuò, yòu bù lěng, yě bù rè.
Yes I agree. Spring is also good, not cold and not hot.

⼩红: 秋天也很好｡ 下着⾬｡ ｡ ｡ 在家⾥躺在床上｡ ｡ ｡

Qiū tiān yě hěn hǎo. Xià zhe yǔ… zài jiā lǐ tǎng zài chuáng shàng…
Fall is also good. With rain…(me) staying home in bed.

⼩⽩: 你饿吗-
Nǐ è ma?
Are you hungry?

⼩红: 不是很饿｡
Bù shì hěn è.
No, not really.

⼩⽩: 渴吗-
Kě ma?
Thirsty?

⼩红: 也不渴｡ 怎么了-

Yě bù kě. Zěn me le?
No, also not. Why do you ask?

⼩⽩: 我们可以去附近的商场｡
Wǒ men kě yǐ qù fù jìn de shāng chǎng.
We could go to the shopping mall around here.

那⾥有很多吃的地⽅｡
Nà lǐ yǒu hěn duō chī de dì fāng.
There are many places to eat.

⼩红: 你想去购物-
Nǐ xiǎng qù gòu wù?
You want to go shopping?

⼩⽩: 可｡ ｡ ｡ 能｡ ｡ ｡
Kě..néng…
….maaaaybeee…..

⼩红: 不要啊A 我们不能⼜去购物啊｡

Bù yào a, wǒ men bù néng yòu qù gòu wù a.
Oh no, we can’t go shopping again.

我们上星期才花光了所有的钱｡
Wǒ men shàng xīng qī cái huā guāng le suǒ yǒu de qián.
We just spent all our money last week.

⼩⽩: 你说的对｡ ｡ ｡ 那如果我们有⼀个好的理由呢-

Nǐ shuō de duì…nà rú guǒ wǒ men yǒu yī gè hǎo de lǐ yóu ne?
Yeah you’re right…But what if we have a good reason?

⼩红: 那应该可以吧｡ ｡ ｡
Nà yīng gāi kě yǐ ba...
Then it would be okay…
 我知道为什么我们觉得冷了｡
Wǒ zhī dào wèi shén me wǒ men jué de lěng le.
I know why we feel cold.

⼩⽩: 为什么-
Wèi shén me?
Why?

⼩红: 我们的夹克｡ ｡ 他们不暖和｡

Wǒ men de jiá kè..tā men bù nuǎn huo.
Our Jackets…they are not warm.

⼩⽩: 对啊A 我们需要更暖和的｡

Duì a, wǒ men xū yào gèng nuǎn huo de.
Yeah you’re right. We need a warmer one.

⼩红: 因为我们穿的不够多A 所以我们觉得冷｡

Yīn wéi wǒ men chuān de bù gòu duō, suǒ yǐ wǒ men jué dé lěng.
And we’re just cold, because we don’t wear enough.

⼩⽩: 你说的没错｡ 我们应该去买件漂亮的⼤⾐｡

Nǐ shuō de méi cuò. Wǒ men yīng gāi qù mǎi jiàn piào liang de dà yī.
Yes you’re right. We should go shopping for a nice coat.

⼩红: 还有暖和的鞋⼦｡
Hái yǒu nuǎn huo de xié zi.
And warm shoes.

⼩⽩: 哦还有帽⼦和⼿套｡
O hái yǒu mào zi hé shǒu tào.
Oh and a hat and gloves.

⼩红: 我也需要⼀个新包｡
Wǒ yě xū yào yī gè xīn bāo.
I also need a new handbag.

看来现在我们有理由了｡ ｡
Kàn lái xiàn zài wǒ men yǒu lǐ yóu le…
Seems now we have our reason
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Xiao Hong is more than curious about her friends date and wants to know everything about it!
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And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

⼩红: 谁啊- 来了‡

Shúi a? Lái le!
Who is it? Coming!
⼩爱é 我是⼩爱｡
Wǒ shì xiǎo ài.
I’m Xiao Ai.

⼩红é ⼩爱- 快进来吧｡

Xiǎo ài? Kuài jìn lái ba.
Xiao Ai? Come on in.

昨天约会怎么样-
Zuó tiān yuē huì zěn me yàng?
How was the date yesterday?

⼩爱é 挺好的｡ 他很有意思｡

Tǐng hǎo de. Tā hěn yǒu yì si.
Pretty good. He was very interesting.

⼩红é 你们都去哪玩⼉了-
Nǐ men dōu qù nǎ wán‘er le?
Where did you go to have fun?

⼩爱é 我们先去咖啡馆喝了咖啡A 吃了蛋糕｡

Wǒ men xiān qù kā fēi guǎn hē le kā fēi, chī le dàn gāo.
At first we drank coffee and ate cakes in a cafe.

那家咖啡馆特别好A
Nà jiā kā fēi guǎn tè bié hǎo,
That cafe was really good

咖啡好喝A 蛋糕也好吃｡
kā fēi hǎo hē, dàn gāo yě hào chī.
and the coffee was tasty, the cake was also delicious.

下次咱们可以⼀起去｡
Xià cì zán men kě yǐ yī qǐ qù.
Next time we can go together.

⼩红é 哎呀A 说重点‡

Āi ya, shuō zhòng diǎn!
Ah, get to the point!

⼩爱: 别急嘛｡ 后来我们去看了电影A

Bié jí ma. Hòu lái wǒ men qù kàn le diàn yǐng,
No hurry. Then we went to the cinema to watch a movie,

是⼀部英国喜剧｡ 特别好笑‡
Shì yī bù yīng guó xǐ jù. Tè bié hǎo xiào!
It was an English comedy. Very funny!

后来｡ ｡ ｡
Hòu lái…
And then…

⼩红é 后来怎么样-
Hòu lái zěn me yàng?
 What happened later?

⼩爱é 后来我就说A 这部电影太好笑了A

Hòu lái wǒ jiù shuō, zhè bù diàn yǐng tài hǎo xiào le,
Later I told him that this movie was so funny and

笑死我了A 肚⼦都痛了｡
Xiào sǐ wǒ le, dù zi dōu tòng le.
I laughed so much that my belly ached.

可是他突然对我说A 让我必须⻢上回家｡
Kě shì tā tū rán duì wǒ shuō, ràng wǒ bì xū mǎ shàng huí jiā.
But he suddenly said to me that I should go home now.

⼩红é 为什么-
Wèi shén me?
Why?

⼩爱é 我也不知道｡ 我想A 可能是他不喜欢我吧｡

Wǒ yě bù zhī dào. Wǒ xiǎng, kě néng shì tā bù xǐ huān wǒ ba.
I didn’t know either. I thought maybe he didn’t like me.

我就先回来了｡
Wǒ jiù xiān huí lái le.
So I went home.

⼩红é 可是这有点奇怪呢｡ ｡ ｡
Kě shì zhè yǒu diǎn qí guài ne…
But that’s a little strange…

⼩爱é 是啊｡ 后来我收到了他的短信A

Shì a. Hòu lái wǒ shōu dào le tā de duǎn xìn,
Right. Later I received a message from him.

他让我吃点药A 好好睡⼀觉A 好好休息｡

Tā ràng wǒ chī diǎn yào, hǎo hǎo shuì yī jiào, hǎo hǎo xiū xi.
He told me to take some medicine, have a good sleep and rest well.

我问他A 为什么呢｡
Wǒ wèn tā, wèi shén me ne.
I asked him why?

他说A 只有这样肚⼦痛才能好｡
Tā shuō, zhǐ yǒu zhè yàng dù zi tòng cái néng hǎo
He was like, only then the belly ache could be gone.

⼩红é 哈哈A 原来是这样啊‡

Hāha, yuán lái shì zhè yàng a!
Haha, so that’s it!

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This time we are doing some sports

Xiao Hong and her friend went for some running and started to talk about different sports.

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A: 你经常跑步吗-
Nǐ jīng cháng pǎo bù ma?
Do you often run?

Bé 是啊A 我很喜欢跑步｡ 我每天都跑五千⽶｡

Shì a, wǒ hěn xǐ huān pǎo bù. Wǒ měi tiān dōu pǎo wǔ qiān mǐ.
Yes I like running. I run 5 kms every day.

Aé 哇A 五千⽶⼤概要跑多久-
Wā, wǔ qiān mǐ dà gài yào pǎo duō jiǔ?
Wow, how long does it take to run 5 kms?

Bé 慢跑⼤概A 呃A 四⼗分钟｡
Màn pǎo dà gài, ē, sì shí fēn zhōng.
It takes about,hmm 40 min to jog.

今年六⽉有⻢拉松A 到时候我也想去参加｡
Jīn nián liù yuè yǒu mǎ lā sōng, dào shí hòu wǒ yě xiǎng qù cān jiā.
There’s a marathon event this year June and I’d like to participate it.

Aé 好厉害｡ 我⼀点都不喜欢跑步｡
Hǎo lì hài. Wǒ yī diǎn dōu bù xǐ huān pǎo bù.
Awesome. I don’t like running at all.

除了跑步A 你还喜欢什么别的运动吗-
Chú le pǎo bù, nǐ hái xǐ huān shén me bié de yùn dòng ma?
Besides running, do you like any other sports?

B: 我喜欢的运动很多啊｡ ⽐如游泳A 瑜伽｡

Wǒ xǐ huān de yùn dòng hěn duō a. bǐ rú yóu yǒng, yú jiā.
I like a lot of sports. For example, swimming and yoga.

A: 听说瑜伽可以减肥｡ 我也想试试｡
Tīng shuō yú jiā kě yǐ jiǎn féi. Wǒ yě xiǎng shì shi.
It is said that yoga can make you lose weight. I’d like to try.

B: 是的A 每天四⼗五分钟瑜伽A 加上吃的健康A 是可以减肥｡

Shì de, měi tiān sì shí wǔ fēn zhōng yú jiā, jiā shàng chī de jiàn kāng, shì kě yǐ jiǎn féi.
Yes, you can lose weight with 45 min yoga everyday plus healthy diet.

A: 真的吗- 我下周就去参加｡
Zhēn de ma? Wǒ xià zhōu jiù qù cān jiā.
Really? Then I will go and participate next week.

Bé 你平时运动吗-
Nǐ píng shí yùn dòng ma?
Do you do sports regularly?
Aé 我平时也运动｡ ⽐如我经常打⽻⽑球｡
Wǒ píng shí yě yùn dòng. Bǐ rú wǒ jīng cháng dǎ yǔ máo qiú.
I do sports as well. For example, I often play badminton.

我还参加了⽻⽑球俱乐部｡ ⼤概⼀周打两次｡
Wǒ hái cān jiā le yǔ máo qiú jù lè bù. Dà gài yī zhōu dǎ liǎng cì.
I have also participated in a badminton club. I go play around two times per week.

Bé ⽻⽑球俱乐部听起来很棒啊 ｡
Yǔ máo qiú jù lè bù tīng qǐ lái hěn bàng a.
Badminton club sounds great.

Aé 是啊A 参加俱乐部不仅可以运动A 还可以认识新朋友｡

Shì a, cān jiā jù lè bù bù jǐn kě yǐ yùn dòng, hái kě yǐ rèn shi xīn péng yǒu.
Yes. You can not only do sports but also make new friends in the club.

Bé 我同意｡ 你还知道有别的什么俱乐部吗?
Wǒ tóng yì. Nǐ hái zhī dào yǒu bié de shén me jù lè bù ma?
I agree. Do you know if there’s any other clubs?

Aé 有啊｡ ⽐如篮球俱乐部A ⾜球俱乐部A ⾼尔夫球俱乐部｡

Yǒu a. bǐ rú lán qiú jù lè bù, zú qiú jù lè bù, gāo ěr fū qiú jù lè bù.
Sure. For example basketball club, soccer club, golf club.

哦对了A 还有⻢拉松俱乐部｡
Ò duì le, hái yǒu mǎ lā sōng jù lè bù.
Oh right, there’s also marathon club.

Bé 哦是吗｡ 那很适合我啊‡
ò shì ma. nà hěn shì hé wǒ a!
Oh yeah? That suits me!

Aé 是啊A 你可以去看看A 就在下条街的转⻆｡

Shì a, nǐ kě yǐ qù kàn kan, jiù zài xià tiáo jiē de zhuǎn jiǎo.
Yes, you can go and take a look. It’s right at the corner on the next street.

他们好像经常⼀起跑步｡ 我上周末还看到好多⼈⼀起练习⻢拉松｡
Tā men hǎo xiàng jīng cháng yī qǐ pǎo bù. Wǒ shàng zhōu mò hái kàn dào hǎo duō rén yī qǐ liàn xí mǎ lā sōng.
It seems that they run often together. Last weekend I saw lots of people practicing marathon together.

Bé 太好了｡ 那回头⻅｡
Tài hǎo le. Nà huí tóu jiàn.
Great. See you around then.

A 哎A 你怎么⾛了｡
Ei, nǐ zěn me zǒu le.
Why are you leaving?

Bé 我现在就跑去⻢拉松俱乐部看看｡
Wǒ xiàn zài jiù pǎo qù mǎ lā sōng jù lè bù kàn kan.
I am running to take a look at the marathon club!
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⼤家好‡ In this dialogue Xiao Hong visits again the doctor and hopes for more than just some medicine

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

⼩红: 不好意思A 我有点晚了A 我刚才迷路了｡

Bù hǎo yì si, wǒ yǒu diǎn wǎn le. Wǒ gāng cái mí lù le.
Sorry, I’m a little late, I got lost.

医⽣: 你好｡ 没关系A 请坐｡ 你怎么不舒服了-

Nǐ hǎo. méi guān xi, qǐng zuò. Nǐ zěn me bù shū fu le?
Hello. No problem. Please sit down. What’s the matter?

⼩红: 我想我得流感了｡
Wǒ xiǎng wǒ dé liú gǎn le.
I think I have the flu.

医⽣: 哪⾥痛啊-
Nǎ lǐ tòng a?
Where does it hurt?

⼩红: 我头疼A ⽽且咳嗽｡ 我还有点发烧｡

Wǒ tóu téng, ér qiě ké sòu. wǒ hái yǒu diǎn fā shāo.
My head hurts and I cough. I also have a bit fever.

医⽣: 发烧- 你量体温了吗-

Fā shāo? Nǐ liáng tǐ wēn le ma?
Fever? Did you measure the temperature?

⼩红: 量了A 三⼗七度五｡

Liáng leA sān shí qī dù wǔ.
Yes, 37.5 degrees.

医⽣: 头哪⾥痛啊-
tóu nǎ lǐ tòng a?
Where does your head hurt?

⼩红: 整个头都痛｡ ⽽且我头晕｡

Zhěng gè tóu dōu tòng. Ér qiě wǒ tóu yūn.
The whole head hurts. Also I’m dizzy.

医⽣: 你要多喝⽔A 多喝茶｡

Nǐ yào duō hē shuǐ, duō hē chá.
You should drink a lot of water and tea.

我给你开⼀点治咳嗽的药｡ 多休息多睡觉｡
Wǒ gěi nǐ kāi yī diǎn zhì ké sòu de yào. Duō xiū xi duō shuì jiào.
I will prescribe you cough medicine.
Also you should rest and sleep a lot.

⼩红: 还有我⽛⻮也疼｡
Hái yǒu wǒ yá chǐ yě téng.
Also my teeth hurt.
医⽣: 那是感冒引起的｡ 你需要多休息｡
Nà shì gǎn mào yǐn qǐ de. Nǐ xū yào duō xiū xi.
That is caused by the cold. You need to rest a lot.

你也可以去看下⽛医｡
Nǐ yě kě yǐ qù kàn xià yá yī.
You can maybe see a dentist.

⼩红: 嗯A 我会的｡
En, wǒ huì de.
Okay, I will.

医⽣: 这个是药｡ 你也可以多喝点汤｡

Zhè ge shì yào. Nǐ yě kě yǐ duō hē diǎn tāng.
This is the medicine.
Also you can eat some soup.

还有什么事啊-
Hái yǒu shén me shì a ?
Anything else?

⼩红: 你不给我汤和茶吗-
Nǐ bù gěi wǒ tāng hé chá ma?
Don’t you give me the soup and the tea?

医⽣: 我这⾥是诊所A 不是超市｡ 超市在隔壁｡

Wǒ zhè lǐ shì zhěn suǒ, bù shì chāo shì. Chāo shì zài gé bì.
It’s a clinic here, not a supermarket. Supermarket is next door

⼩红: 对哦A 我已经搞不清了｡

Duì o, wǒ yǐ jīng gǎo bù qīng le.
Right, I’m already very confused.

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This time ⼩红 picks up her friend at the airport and they try to find each other

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

B: 嗯｡ 她已经到了｡
En. Tā yǐ jīng dào le.
Well, she has already arrived.

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我已经到啦‡
Wǒ yǐ jīng dào la!
I have arrived!

B: 喂A ⼩春-
Wéi, xiǎo chūn?
Hello, Xiao Chun?
A: 啊A 我已经到啦‡
A, wǒ yǐ jīng dào la!
Ah, I have already arrived!

Bé 你在哪⼉-
nǐ zài nǎ er?
Where are you?

Aé 在机场啊｡
Zài jī chǎng a.
At the airport.

Bé 我当然知道你在机场｡
Wǒ dāng rán zhī dào nǐ zài jī chǎng.
Of course I know you are at the airport.

Aé 在哪⾥- 在⾥⾯啊｡
zài nǎ lǐ? zài lǐ miàn a.
Where? Inside…

Bé 我当然知道你在⾥⾯｡ ｡ 你看看周围有什么-
Wǒ dāng rán zhǐ dào nǐ zài lǐ miàn…nǐ kàn kan zhōu wéi yǒu shén me?
Of course I know you are inside…Take a look what’s around you.

Aé 我在第⼋出⼝这边｡
Wǒ zài dì bā chū kǒu zhè biān.
I am at Exit 8.

Bé 啊好的A 是到达⼝⼋｡
A hǎo de, shì dào dá kǒu bā.
Ah okay, it’s arrival 8.

好的A 你在那⾥不要动A 我现在过来｡

Hǎo de, nǐ zài nà lǐ bú yào dòng, wǒ xiàn zài guò lái.
Good, don’t move and I am on my way now.

B: ⼩春‡
Xiǎo chūn!
Xiao Chun!

Aé 嗨‡ 总算⻅到你了‡
Hāi! Zǒng suàn jiàn dào nǐ le!
Hi! Finally see you!

Bé 你的航班怎么样- 还顺利吗-
Nǐ de háng bān zěn me yàng? Hái shùn lì ma?
How was your flight? Was everything okay?

Aé 嗯A 很顺利A 就是时间有点⻓A 现在有点累了｡

En, hěn shùn lì, jiù shì shí jiān yǒu diǎn cháng, xiàn zài yǒu diǎn lèi le.
Well yes, just a bit too long, I am a little tired now.

Bé 好A 我们现在就去⻋上A 你在⻋上可以睡⼀觉｡
Hǎo, wǒ men xiàn zài jiù qù chē shàng, nǐ zài chē shàng kě yǐ shuì yī jiào.
Okay, let’s go to the car now and you can take a nap in the car.

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After picking up her friend from the airport, they go on a trip together

Here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

A: 好了A 到了｡ 这就是我的⻋｡

Hǎo le, dào le. Zhè jiù shì wǒ de chē.
Ok, here we are. This is my car.

B: 噢好的｡ 我现在好渴A 你现在⻋上有饮料吗-

Ò hǎo de. Wǒ xiàn zài hǎo kě, nǐ xiàn zài chē shàng yǒu yǐn liào ma?
Oh okay. I am so thirsty now, do you have drinks in the car?

A: 有‡ 我就知道你会渴A 我还带了点⼩吃｡
Yǒu! Wǒ jiù zhī dào nǐ huì kě, wǒ hái dài le diǎn xiǎo chī.
Yes! I knew you would be thirsty, I also brought some snacks.

A: 给‡
Gěi!
Here you go!

B: 谢谢｡
Xiè xiè.
Thanks.

A: 我们开⻋到那⾥⼤概要两个⼩时｡
Wǒ men kāi chē dào nà lǐ dà gài yào liǎng gè xiǎo shí.
It will take us about two hours by car.

我来开⻋A 你也许在⻋上能睡⼀觉｡
Wǒ lái kāi chē, nǐ yě xǔ zài chē shàng néng shuì yī jiào.
I will drive and you could maybe take a nap in the car.

B: 好的A 太好了｡
Hǎo de, tài hǎo le.
Ok, great.

A: 啊你醒啦-
A nǐ xǐng lā ?
Ah you are awake?

B: 嗯是的A 我睡了多久啊-
en shì de, wǒ shuì le duō jiǔ a ?
Well yeah, how long did I sleep?

A: 嗯A 我想⼤概⼀个⼩时吧｡
en, wǒ xiǎng dà gài yī gè xiǎo shí ba.
Well, I guess about one hour.

B: 诶A 这⾥已经很美了啊｡ ｡
Éi, zhè lǐ yǐ jīng hěn měi le a..
Wow, it’s already really awesome here…

Text on Screen:
半⼩时以后｡ ｡
Bàn xiǎo shí yǐ hòu…
Half an hour later…

B: 哇A 这⾥好美啊‡
Wā, zhè lǐ hǎo měi a !
Wow, it’s so beautiful here!

A: 是啊‡
Shì a !
Yep!

B: 那是什么⼩镇-
Nà shì shén me xiǎo zhèn ?
What’s that town?

A: 嗯A 我不⼤清楚A 我不知道｡ ｡
En, wǒ bù dà qīng chǔ, wǒ bù zhī dào..
Well, I am not sure, I don’t know..

B: 我们现在在哪⾥-
Wǒ men xiàn zài zài nǎ lǐ?
Where are we now?

A: 我不知道｡ ｡
Wǒ bù zhī dào..
I don’t know…

B: 我们可以去那个⼩镇吗-
wǒ men kě yǐ qù nà gè xiǎo zhèn ma?
Can we go to that town?

A: 嗯A 我不知道｡ ｡ ｡
En, wǒ bù zhī dào..
Well, no idea…

B: 你怎么什么都不知道啊｡ ｡
Nǐ zěn me shén me dōu bù zhī dào a…
Seems you really don’t know anything…

A: 我知道｡ ｡ ｡ ｡ 哈哈哈
Wǒ zhī dào…hāhāha
I know….hahaha

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This dialogue is all about family and family members!

You can learn new words to describe your family.

00:00 - Only Characters

02:08 - Pinyin and Characters

The first half of the video is with chinese characters in the subtitles and the second half additionally with pinyin.

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

A: 诶A 你周末都做些什么呀-
Ei, nǐ zhōu mò dōu zuò xiē shén me ya?
So, what did you do on the weekend?

这周末累死了｡ 这周五我和我喜欢的男⽣⼀起去电影院看了电影｡
Zhè zhōu mò lèi sǐ le. Zhè zhōu wǔ wǒ hé wǒ xǐ huān de nán shēng yī qǐ qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn le diàn yǐng.
This weekend it was exhausting. On Friday I went to the cinema and watched a movie with my crush..

我们看了⼀部爱情⽚A 挺不错的｡ 然后他请我吃了冰淇凌｡

Wǒ men kàn le yī bù ài qíng piàn, tǐng bù cuò de. Rán hòu tā qǐng wǒ chī le bīng qí líng.
We watched a romantic movie, it was not bad. After that he invited me for ice cream.

周六我去了家庭聚会A 是我叔叔的⽣⽇｡
Zhōu liù wǒ qù le jiā tíng jù huì, shì wǒ shū shu de shēng rì. Then on Saturday I was at a very big family event, it was the birthday of my
uncle.

我和好多亲戚聊天聊了⼀晚上｡
Wǒ hé hǎo duō qīn qi liáo tiān liáo le yī wǎn shàng.
I talked the whole evening with so many relatives.

周⽇我睡了⼀整天A 实在太累了｡
Zhōu rì wǒ shuì le yī zhěng tiān, shí zài tài lèi le.
On Sunday I slept the whole day, because I was so exhausted.

A: 你为什么这么累啊-
Nǐ wèi shén me zhè me lèi a?
Why were you so exhausted?

B: 因为我家亲戚很多A 每个⼈都问了我好多问题｡
Yīn wèi wǒ jiā qīn qi hěn duō, měi gè rén dōu wèn le wǒ hǎo duō wèn tí.
Because I have a huge family (many relatives) and everyone asked me lots of questions.

你家有多少亲戚-
nǐ jiā yǒu duō shǎo qīn qi?
A: How many people does your family have?

B: ⼤概三⼗个｡
dà gài sān shí gè.
Around 30 people

A: 啊- 真是个⼤家庭啊｡
á? Zhēn shì gè dà jiā tíng a.
What? Such a big family.

B: 嗯A 有我爸和我妈A 还有我妹妹和哥哥A 还有六个叔叔和阿姨A 他们都有⾃⼰的孩⼦｡

En, yǒu wǒ bà hé wǒ mā, hái yǒu wǒ mèi mei hé gē ge, hái yǒu liù ge shū shu hé ā yí, tā men dōu yǒu zì jǐ de hái zi.
Yes, there is my dad and mom. Then I have one younger sister and one older brother.
I have six uncles and aunts and they also all have kids.
我有 13 个表亲和堂亲A 哦不是A 14 个｡ ｡ ｡ 然后我们还有三条狗｡ ｡ ｡
Wǒ yǒu shí sān gè biǎo qīn hé táng qīn, o bù shì, shí sì gè…rán hòu wǒ men hái yǒu sān tiáo gǒu.
I have 13 cousins…. no, 14 cousins. And we also have 3 dogs.

A: 真有意思｡ 我家很⼩A 我有个弟弟和两个表亲｡ 我只有⼀个叔叔和阿姨｡ 我们也没有狗｡

Zhēn yǒu yì si. wǒ jiā hěn xiǎo, wǒ yǒu gè dì di hé liǎng gè biǎo qīn. wǒ zhǐ yǒu yī gè shū shu hé ā yí. wǒ men yě méi yǒu gǒu.
That’s interesting. I have a very small family. I have a younger brother and two cousins. Only one uncle and one aunt. And zero dogs.
你和你们家亲戚关系亲近吗-
nǐ hé nǐ men jiā qīn qi guān xi jìn ma?
Are you close to all of your family members?

B: 有些很好A 有些就⼀般｡
Yǒu xiē hěn hǎo, yǒu xiē jiù yī bān.
Some of them I know very well, some of them not so much.

我⼩时候经常和我的表妹和堂哥⼀起玩｡ 你呢-
Wǒ xiǎo shí hou jīng cháng hé wǒ de biǎo mèi hé táng gē yī qǐ wán. nǐ ne?
When I was a kid, I always hung out a lot with my cousins.
And you?

A: 我和亲戚关系都不错A 因为我家很⼩｡
wǒ hé qīn qi guān xi dōu bù cuò, yīn wèi wǒ jiā hěn xiǎo.
I know them very well (I am close to them) . Because my family is small.

每年我们都要和叔叔阿姨⼀起去度假｡ 我们⼀年也要⻅个好⼏次｡
Měi nián wǒ men dōu yào hé shū shu ā yí yī qǐ qù dù jià. wǒ men yī nián yě yào jiàn ge hǎo jǐ cì.
Every year we went on vacation with my uncle and aunt. I see them a few times each year.

那你这次家庭聚会A 为什么每个⼈都问你那么多问题啊-
nà nǐ zhè cì jiā tíng jù huì, wèi shén me měi gè rén dōu wèn nǐ nà me duō wèn tí a?
Soo, back to your family event, why did everyone ask you so many questions?

B: 因为我就跟⼀个⼈说了周五的约会A 结果所有⼈都来问我｡ ｡ ｡ 他叫什么名字啊- 他是哪⾥⼈啊- 他⼏岁啊-

Yīn wèi wǒ jiù gēn yī gè rén shuō le zhōu wǔ de yuē huì, jié guǒ suǒ yǒu rén dōu lái wèn wǒ…tā jiào shén me míng zì a? tā shì nǎ lǐ rén a? tā
jǐ suì a?
Because I only told ONE person about my date on Friday. And then they all came to ask me questions. “What is his name?” “Where is he
from?” “How old is he?”

然后每个⼈都问⼀遍A 累死我了｡ ｡ ｡ 你能想象吗-

Rán hòu měi gè rén dōu wèn yī biàn, lèi sǐ wǒ le…nǐ néng xiǎng xiàng mā?
And then every person asked this. I was very tired in the end. Can you imagine?

A: 幸亏你提起了这件事A 我都忘了问你‡
Xìng kuī nǐ tí qǐ le zhè jiàn shì, wǒ dōu wàng le wèn nǐ!
Oh good that you say that! I completely forget to ask!!

他叫什么名字- 他是哪⾥⼈啊- 他⼏岁- -

tā jiào shén me míng zì? tā shì nǎ lǐ rén a? tā jǐ suì?
What is his name? Where is he from? and how old is he??

快点讲讲怎么样啊‡‡ 我好奇死了‡‡
Kuài diǎn jiǎng jiang zěn me yàng a!! wǒ hào qí sǐ le!!
Tell me everything about your date. I’m very curious! :)
B: 啊不是吧A ⼜来了｡ ｡ ｡
A bù shì ba, yòu lái le…
Oh noooo, not again.

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⼤家好‡

In our newest video ⼩红 has a video call with her friend ⼩爱.
They talk about job interviews and why ⼩爱 quit her job
Have fun learning.

If you like our video, please leave a like

And don’t forget to follow us!

The first half of the video is with chinese characters in the subtitles and the second half additionally with pinyin.

00:00 Chinese Characters

01:09 Pinyin and Characters

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

⼩红: 嗨A ⼩爱A 最近怎么样-

Hāi, xiǎo ài, zuì jìn zěn me yàng?
Hi, Xiao Ai, how’s it going?

⼩爱: 嗨A 最近辞职了｡
Hāi, zuì jìn cí zhí le.
Hi, I quit recently.

⼩红: 辞职- 为什么-

Cí zhí? Wèi shén me?
Quit? Why?

⼩爱: 之前的⼯作很⽆聊｡ ⼯资不⾼A

Zhī qián de gōng zuò hěn wú liáo. Gōng zī bù gāo,
The former work was too boring. The salary was not good,

然后也没有什么发展的空间｡
rán hòu yě méi yǒu shén me fā zhǎn de kōng jiān.
and there’s not much room for development.

⼩红: 那你现在什么打算-
Nà nǐ xiàn zài shén me dǎ suàn?
Then what’s your plan now?

⼩爱: 我打算跳槽｡
Wǒ dǎ suàn tiào cáo.
I plan to change company.

上个星期⾯试了两家新公司｡
Shàng gè xīng qī miàn shì le liǎng jiā xīn gōng sī.
Last week I had two interviews with two new companies.
⼩红: 都是什么样的公司-
Dōu shì shén me yàng de gōng sī?
What are both companies like?

⼩爱: ⼀家是外企A 是法国的公司｡

Yī jiā shì wài qǐ, shì fǎ guó de gōng sī.
One is a foreign company, a French one.

另外⼀家是国内的公司｡
Lìn wài yī jiā shì guó nèi de gōng sī.
The other is a domestic company.

⼩红: 都有什么样的考试-
Dōu yǒu shén me yàng de kǎo shì?
What kind of exams were those?

⼩爱: 法国的公司只有⾯试｡
Fǎ guó de gōng sī zhǐ yǒu miàn shì.
The French company had only interviews.

国内的公司既有笔试⼜有⼝试｡
Guó nèi de gōng sī jì yǒu bǐ shì yòu yǒu kǒu shì.
The domestic company had both oral exam and written exam.

⼩红: 听起来好难｡ 呃A 你感觉怎么样-

Tīng qǐ lái hǎo nán. Ē, nǐ gǎn jué zěn me yàng?
Sounds really hard. Um..how was it (Lit: how did you feel)?

⼩爱: 我觉得法国的公司⾯试有点难A 问了很多专业性的问题｡

Wǒ jué de fǎ guó de gōng sī miàn shì yǒu diǎn nán,
I think the interview with the French company was a bit hard.

问了很多专业性的问题｡
wèn le hěn duō zhuān yè xìng de wèn tí.
They asked a lot of technical questions.

国内的公司虽然既有笔试⼜有⼝试A 但是相对容易⼀些｡
Guó nèi de gōng sī suī rán jì yǒu bǐ shì yòu yǒu kǒu shì, dàn shì xiāng duì róng yì yī xiē.
Although the domestic company had both oral exam and written exam, it was relatively easier.

⼩红: 啊A 那什么时候 知道消息-

A, nà shén me shí hòu zhī dào xiāo xi?
Well, when will you hear the news?

⼩爱: 最晚下星期｡
Zuì wǎn xià xīng qī.
Next week the latest.

⼩红: 那祝你好运‡ 有消息⼀定要告诉我｡

nà zhù nǐ hǎo yùn! Yǒu xiāo xi yī ding yào gào sù wǒ.
Then good luck! Definitely tell me when you get the news.

⼩爱: 好的A 谢谢‡

 Hǎo de, xiè xiè!
Ok, thanks!

⼩红: Bye bye.

⼩爱: Bye bye!

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⼤家好‡ Hello everyone!

Finally, here's a new video for you to learn

This time it's about household chores. Washing dishes, grocery shopping, doing laundry
I hope there are some new phrases and words for you to learn in this new video.
Enjoy and have fun!

The first half of the video is with chinese characters in the subtitles and the second half additionally with pinyin.

00:00 - Only Characters

01:23 - Pinyin and Characters

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

Aé xiǎo hóng, nǐ xiān zuò, wǒ bǎ yī fu fàng jìn xǐ yī jī lǐ jiù guò lái.

⼩红A 你先坐A 我把⾐服放进洗⾐机⾥就过来｡
Xiaohong, please take a seat at first. I’ll be right with you after putting the laundry into the wash machine.

B: hǎo.
好｡
Sure.

nǐ zhēn qín kuài.

你真勤快｡
You are really diligent.

A: ai, wǒ yě méi bàn fǎ ya. yào shì wǒ bù zuò, jiù méi rén bāng wǒ zuò jiā wù la.
哎A 我也没办法呀A 要是我不做A 就没⼈帮我做家务啦｡
I have to. (I don’t have other options.) If I don’t do it, nobody will do it for me.

nǐ men jiā shuí zuò jiā wù ya?

你们家谁做家务呀-
Who’s doing chores in your family?

B: wǒ men jiā shì fēn gōng de.

我们家是分⼯的｡
We divide the chores in our household.

wǒ lǎo gōng fù zé mǎi cài, shāo fàn, shāo cài, xǐ wǎn.

我⽼公负责买菜A 烧饭A 烧菜A 洗碗｡
My husband is responsible for doing grocery shopping, cooking rice and dishes, as well as washing dishes.

wǒ fù zé sǎo dì, tuō dì, xǐ yī fu.

我负责扫地A 拖地A 洗⾐服｡
I am responsible for sweeping and mopping floors and doing laundry.
shèng xià de jiù shuí yǒu shí jiān shuí zuò.
剩下的就谁有时间谁做｡
The rest will be handled by either of us who has time.

Aé wā, zhè yàng zhēn hǎo.

哇A 这样真好｡
Wow. That’s awesome.

wǒ yī gè rén zhù, suǒ yǒu de jiā wù dōu yào zì jǐ zuò.

我⼀个⼈住A 所有的家务都要⾃⼰做｡
I live alone and need to do all chores alone.

yǒu shí hou shàng wán bán huí dào jiā hǎo lèi, yī diǎn dōu bù xiǎng dòng.
有时候上完班回到家好累A ⼀点都不想动｡
Sometimes I am just so tired after getting off from work and don’t want to do anything.

B: shì a, shàng wán bān huí dào jiā jiù zhēn de méi yǒu shí jiān zài shāo fàn le.
是啊A 上完班回到家就真的没有时间再烧饭了｡
Yes, there’s not much time left for cooking at home after work.

nà nǐ chī fàn zěn me bàn ya?

那你吃饭怎么办呀-
Then how do you take care of your meals?

Aé wǒ jī běn shàng dōu shì diǎn wài mài huò zhě chī fāng biàn miàn.
我基本上都是点外卖或者吃⽅便⾯｡
I basically live on (order) take-outs and (eat) instant noodles.

B: ai, zhēn shì tài bù róng yì le.

哎A 真是太不容易了｡
oh, that is really hard.

Aé shì a, zhōu mò wǒ huì zì jǐ zài jiā zuò fàn, chī yī dùn fēng shèng yī diǎn de dà cān.
是啊A 周末我会⾃⼰在家做饭A 吃⼀顿丰盛⼀点的⼤餐｡
You don’t say. I cook at home on weekends so that I can have a fancy meal.

dàn shì wǒ bù xǐ huān zuò fàn, wǒ jué de hǎo fán.

但是我不喜欢做饭A 我觉得好烦｡
I don’t like cooking though (since) I find it annoying.

měi cì zuò wán fàn hái yào xǐ wǎn, zhè jiù gèng fán le.
每次做完饭还要洗碗A 这就更烦了｡
And I have to wash dishes after cooking every time, which is even more unpleasant.

Bé wǒ kě yǐ lǐ jiě, wǒ yě hěn tǎo yàn xǐ wǎn! suǒ yǐ wǒ dōu ràng lǎo gōng xǐ.
我可以理解A 我也很讨厌洗碗‡ 所以我都让⽼公洗｡
I can understand and I also hate washing dishes! So I let my husband take care of it.

tā shuō tā xǐ huān xǐ wǎn, tā xǐ wǎn de shí hou hěn fàng sōng, bù yòng xiǎng bié de shì qing.
他说他喜欢洗碗A 他洗碗的时候很放松A 不⽤想别的事情｡
He says he likes washing dishes since it makes him so relax and he doesn’t need to think about anything else.
Aé nà wǒ kě bù kě yǐ bǎ wǒ de wǎn dōu cún qǐ lái ràng tā xǐ ya!
那我可不可以把我的碗都存起来让他洗呀‡
So can I collect my dirty dishes and leave all to him!

B: nà děng tā huí lái, nǐ gēn tā shāng liang shāng liang?

那等他回来A 你跟他商量商量-
Why don’t you discuss with him when he’s back?

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⼤家好‡ Hello everyone!

I´m back with a new video for you

Xiao Hong wants to meet her friend to go to the new restaurant in town, but she doesn´t know how to get there, maybe her father can
drive her?!
Have fun learning with our new video

00:00 Only Characters

01:40 Pinyin and Characters

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English :

X: 喂-
Wéi?
Hello?

A: 喂- ⼩红- 你在⼲嘛呢-
Wéi? Xiǎo hóng? Nǐ zài gàn má nè?
Hello? Xiao Hong? What are you doing right now?

X: 我在看书A 随便放松下｡ 怎么了-

Wǒ zài kàn shū, suí biàn fàng sōng xià. Zěn me le?
I’m reading something and chilling a little bit. What’s up?

A: 你不会相信我刚才发现了什么｡
Nǐ bù huì xiāng xìn wǒ gāng cái fā xiàn le shén me.
You won’t believe what I just found.

X: 嗯- 什么-
Én? shén me?
Huh? What is it?

A: 我发现在市中⼼开了我们最喜欢的⽇本饭店｡
Wǒ fā xiàn zài shì zhōng xīn kāi le wǒ men zuì xǐ huān de rì běn fàn diàn.
I found that our favourite Japanese restaurant is now open in the city center.

就是在那个商场旁边｡
Jiù shì zài nài ge shāng chǎng páng biān.
The one next to the shopping mall.

X: 噢A 我超级喜欢那家‡ 不过他们⼀年前就关⻔了｡
O, wǒ chāo jí xǐǐǐ huān nà jiā! Bù guò tā men yī nián qián jiù guān mén le.
Oh I love that one, but it got closed one year ago.
A: 对啊A 他们现在⼜开了‡ 在新的地址｡ 所有的东⻄都是新的‡
Duì a, tā men xiàn zài yòu kāi le! zài xīn de dì zhǐ . suǒ yǒu de dōng xi dōu shì xīn de!
Correct. They are open again and they moved to another location. And everything is new!

X: 哇A 那我们什么时候去吃啊-
Wa, nà wǒ men shén me shí hou qù chī a?
Wow, so when do we go to eat there?

A: 现在怎么样-
Xiàn zài zěn me yàng?
How about now?

X: 好A 我⻢上就来｡
Hǎo, wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái.
Okay I’m on my way.

诶等等A 我不知道怎么过来｡
Ei děng děng, wǒ bù zhī dào zěn me guò lái.
Oh wait! I don’t know how to go there.

我现在周末住在我爸妈家｡
Wǒ xiàn zài zhōu mò zhù zài wǒ bà mā jiā.
I’m at my parents home on weekends.

他们现在有时候住乡下的房⼦A 这⾥都没有地铁也没有公交A 打⻋也特别贵｡ ｡ ｡

Tā men xiàn zài yǒu shí hou zhù xiāng xià de fáng zi, zhè lǐǐ dōu méi yǒu dì tiě yě méi yǒu gōng jiāo, dǎ chē yě tè bié guì…
They live sometimes on the country side. There is neither metro nor bus. And taking a taxi is too expensive….

A: 啊不是吧‡ 那你爸爸能送你吗-
A bù shì ba! nà nǐ bà ba néng sòng nǐ mā?
Oh no! Can your dad bring you?

X: 啊A 好主意A 我爸爸可以送我｡ 我现在就去问问他｡

A, hǎo zhǔ yì, wǒ bà ba kě yǐ sòng wǒ. wǒ xiàn zài jiù qù wèn wen tā.
Yes, good idea. My father can bring me. I will ask him right away.

X: 爸爸你能不能送我去市中⼼-
Bà ba nǐ néng bù néng sòng wǒ qù shì zhōng xīn?
Dad, can you bring me to the city center?

D: 不⾏啊A 我得打扫卫⽣啊｡
Bù xíng a, wǒ děi dǎ sǎo wèi shēng a.
No… At first I have to clean the house.

X: 为什么- 不是已经很⼲净了吗A 你今天打扫过了｡

Wèi shén me? Bù shì yǐ jīng hěn gān jìng le mā, nǐ jīn tiān dǎ sǎo guò le.
Why? It’s already clean everywhere. You’ve already done the cleaning today.

我朋友还在等我呢｡
Wǒ péng yǒu hái zài děng wǒ ne.
Also my friend is still waiting for me.

现在送我去吧｡
Xiàn zái sòng wǒ qù ba.
Please bring me there now.

D: 哦⾏A 好好好A ⾛⾛⾛, ⾛吧｡ ｡ ｡

O xíng, hǎo hǎo hǎo, zǒu zǒu zǒu, zǒu ba…
Okay, let’s go.

The friend on the phone

A: 我听⻅他说他可以送你过去!
Wǒ tīng jiàn tā shuō tā kě yǐ sòng nǐ guò qù!
I heard he could bring you!

X: 我到了发消息给你｡
Wǒ dào le fā xiāo xi gěi nǐ.
I text you when I arrive.

A: 太好了.
Tài hǎo le.
That’s great.

They go out and want to enter the car.

D:诶?
Éi?
what?

X: ⻋呢-
Chē ne?
Where is the car?

D: 你妈开⻋去超市了｡
Nǐ mā kāi chē qù chāo shì le..
Your mom took it and drove to the supermarket.

X: 那我今天吃不成⽇本菜了｡ ｡ ｡
Nà wǒ jīn tiān chī bù chéng rì běn cài le…
Then no Japanese food for me today.
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Xiao Hong and her friend went grocery shopping and now want to cook their dinner. Let's hope Xiao Hong reads the instructions
correct

The second half has additional Pinyin:

00:00 Only Characters
02:57 Pinyin and Characters

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English

A: 哎A 累死我了｡
Ai, lèi sǐ wǒ le.
Wow… I am so tired.

B: 是啊A 花了我们差不多⼀个⼩时｡
Shì a, huā le wǒ men chà bù duō yī gè xiǎo shí.
Yes, it took us almost 1 hour.

A: ⼀个⼩时- 不是⼀个⼩时‡ 是⼀个半⼩时｡

Yī gè xiǎo shí? Bù shì yī gè xiǎo shí! Shì yī gè bàn xiǎo shí.
One hour? Not one hour! It took us 1 and a half hours.

我们下午 4 点到的超市A 5 点 35 分才离开｡

Wǒ men xià wǔ sì diǎn dào de chāo shì, wǔ diǎn sān shí wǔ fēn cái lí kāi.
We arrived at the supermarket at 4pm and left at 5:35pm.

都已经超过⼀个半⼩时了｡
Dōu yǐ jīng chāo guò yī gè bàn xiǎo shí le.
That is even more than one and a half.

B: 对A 你说的对｡ 怪不得我好累｡ ⽽且我们还没开始煮饭呢｡

Duì, nǐ shuō de duì. Guài bù dé wǒ hǎo lèi. Ér qiě wǒ men hái méi kāi shǐ zhǔ fàn ne.
Yes, you’re right. That is why I'm so tired. And we haven't even started cooking.

A: 那我们现在就开始吧｡ 还有很多要做呢｡
Nà wǒ men xiàn zài jiù kāi shǐ ba. Hái yǒu hěn duō yào zuò ne.
Then let’s start right away! There is a lot to do.

我们快点先把所有东⻄放在橱柜⾥｡
Wǒ men kuài diǎn xiān bǎ suǒ yǒu dōng xi fàng zài chú guì lǐ.
Let’s quickly put all the things into the cabinets.

B: 好的‡
Hǎo de!
Alright!

B: 所以A 我们现在烧什么-
Suǒ yǐ, wǒ men xiàn zài shāo shén me?
So, what are we cooking now?

A: 我们做地三鲜吧A 你喜欢吃吗-
Wǒ men zuò dì sān xiān ba, nǐ xǐ huān chī ma?
Let’s make Di San Xian, do you like that?

B: 我喜欢｡ 在我和我弟弟⼩时候A 我妈妈经常给我们烧这个菜｡

Wǒ xǐ huān. Zài wǒ hé wǒ dì di xiǎo shí hou, wǒ mā ma jīng cháng gěi wǒ men shāo zhè ge cài.
Yes, I do. My mother always cooked that for me and my younger brother when we were kids.

A: 我妈妈也是｡ 我那时候可喜欢了｡
Wǒ mā ma yě shì. Wǒ nà shí hou kě xǐ huān le.
My mother did the same for me. I loved it back then.

B: 可是我完全不知道怎么烧这个菜啊｡ 我不会做菜｡
Kě shì wǒ wán quán bù zhī dào zěn me shāo zhè ge cài a. wǒ bù huì zuò cài.
But I have no idea how to make it. I can’t cook.

A: 没问题A 我有菜谱｡
Méi wèn tí, wǒ yǒu cài pǔ.
That’s no problem! We have the recipe right here.
A: 好A 我们先要切⼟⾖和茄⼦｡
Hǎo, wǒ men xiān yào qiē tǔ dòu hé qié zi.
Okay, at first we need to cut the potatoes and the eggplants.

B: 要切多⼤-
Yào qiē duō dà?
How big?

A: 像这样｡ 你就照着这个切｡ 我同时切⻘椒｡

Xiàng zhè yàng. Nǐ jiù zhào zhe zhè gè qiē. Wǒ tóng shí qiē qīng jiāo.
Just like this. You can continue with that. I will cut the green peppers at the same time..

A: 好了A 你找得到蒜头和姜吗-
Hǎo le, nǐ zhǎo de dào suàn tóu hé jiāng ma?
Okay, can you find the garlic and the ginger?

B: 嗯A 这⾥‡
En, zhè lǐ!
Yes here!

A: 嗯还有葱｡
En hái yǒu cōng.
Oh and also the green onions.

A: 我现在开始调酱｡ 能不能给我酱油-
Wǒ xiàn zài kāi shǐ tiáo jiàng. Néng bù néng gěi wǒ jiàng yóu? Rán hòu wǒ yào yán, yī gè dà sháo zi.
Now I’m gonna make the special sauce. Could you give me the soy sauce?

然后我要盐A ⼀个⼤勺⼦｡
Rán hòu wǒ yào yán, yī gè dà sháo zi.
And now I need salt and a big spoon.

B: 给｡
Gěi.
Here you go.

A: ⾏了｡ 现在可以烧了｡
Xíng le. Xiàn zài kě yǐ shāo le.
Okay, all done. Now we can cook.

A: 看起来不错‡
Kàn qǐ lái bù cuò!
It looks very good!

B: 是啊A 吃吃看吧｡ 我都饿了｡

Shì a, chī chī kàn ba. Wǒ dōu è le.
Yes it does. Let’s have a bite. I’m already so hungry.

B: 嗯A 我也不知道怎么了A 这和我妈妈做的味道有点不⼀样｡
En, wǒ yě bù zhī dào zěn me le, zhè hé wǒ mā ma zuò de wèi dào yǒu diǎn
bù yī yàng.
I don’t know why but when my mom made it, it always tasted different.
有点太咸了｡
It’s kind of salty.
Yǒu diǎn tài xián le.

A: 是啊A 我也觉得｡
Shì a, wǒ yě jué de.
yeah, I agree.

B: 天呐A 真的好咸A 不想吃了｡ ｡ ｡

Tiān na, zhēn de hǎo xián, bù xiǎng chī le...
Oh my god, it’s so salty and I can’t....

A: 我想我们⼀定是哪⾥出错了｡
Wǒ xiǎng wǒ men yī dìng shì nǎ lǐ chū cuò le.
I think we made a mistake somehow. Something is not right.

B: 把你电脑拿来A 给我看看菜谱｡
Bǎ nǐ diàn nǎo ná lái, gěi wǒ kàn kan cài pǔ.
Get your laptop, show me the recipe.

A: 你看A 我们做的都对的呀A 三勺盐｡

Nǐ kàn, wǒ men zuò de dōu duì de ya, sān sháo yán.
See, we did everything right, three spoons of salt.

B: 这⾥写了三勺糖‡‡‡‡ 不是盐‡
Zhè lǐ xiě le sān sháo táng! Bù shì yán!
It says three spoons of sugar!!!! NOT SALT!

A: 啊- 但图⽚上写的盐A 不是吗-
Á? Dàn tú piàn shàng xiě de yán, bù shì ma?
Huuh? But the picture shows salt, doesnt it?

B: 是糖｡ ｡ ｡ 这⾥也写了糖‡‡
Shì táng...zhè lǐ yě xiě le táng!!
No it shows sugar….and here it even says sugar!

A: 哦A 是我看错了｡ ｡ ｡
O, shì wǒ kàn cuò le...
Oh... My mistake.
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Part2: Xiao Hong and her friend cooked their meal but it was way too salty so they decided to order some food. However, something
unexpected happened again....What could go wrong this time???

(Whatch part 1 here:

• Cooking Together - Chi... )

The second half has additional Pinyin:

00:00 Only Characters
02:51 Pinyin and Characters

And here is the full script with Pinyin and English

B: Tài xián le…xián sǐ wǒ le.
太咸了｡ ｡ ｡ 咸死我了
sooo salty…. That was wayyyy too salty.

A: shì a, wǒ men zuò diǎn bié de ba.

是啊A 我们做点别的吧｡
yeah, let’s cook something else.

B: bù yào le ba.
不要了吧｡
No!

A: á- xíng ba…
啊- ⾏吧｡ ｡ ｡
Hmm? yeah alright…

B: wǒ men diǎn wài mài ba.

我们点外卖吧｡
Let’s order take-out.

A: Hǎo zhǔ yì.

好主意｡
That is a good idea.

B: Kàn, zhè jiā fàn diàn bù cuò. shì shàng hǎi cài, hěn tián.
看A 这家饭店不错｡ 是上海菜A 很甜｡
look, this is a good restaurant. It’s specialised in Shanghainese cuisine, so dishes are sweet.

Gāng cái chī de tài xián le, xiàn zài zài chī diǎn tián de, zěn me yàng-
刚才吃的太咸了A 现在再吃点甜的A 怎么样-
What we had just now was too salty and now we have some sweet food. How does that sound?

A: nǐ zhēn cōng ming. nà wǒ men zài wǎng shàng diǎn cān, hái shì dǎ diàn huà gěi tā men-
你真聪明｡ 那我们在⽹上点餐A 还是打电话给他们-
You are very smart! Shall we order online, or shall we call them?

B: wǒ men dāi huì dǎ diàn huà ba, xiān kàn kan diǎn shén me.
我们待会打电话吧A 先看看点什么｡
We can call them later. Let’s check the menu.

A: zhè xiē dōu kě yǐ:

这些都可以é
These are good:

Táng cù pái gǔ
糖醋排⻣
Sweet and sour ribs

Hóng shāo ròu

红烧⾁
Braised pork

Kǎo fū
烤麸
Steamed gluten

nà wǒ diǎn le?
那我点了-
Shall I order those?

B: kě yǐ, zhè xiē dōu shì tián de. wǒ xiàn zài jiù xiǎng chī diǎn tián de.
可以A 这些都是甜的｡ 我现在就想吃点甜的｡
Sure, all the dishes are sweet. That’s what I need now.

Zài jiā ge tián diǎn ba, chì dòu xiǎo yuán zi zěn me yàng?
再加个甜点吧A ⾚⾖⼩圆⼦怎么样-
Maybe add a desert. How about red beans with sticky rice balls

A: Tīng qǐ lái bù cuò. nà wǒ jiā zài dān zi shàng.

听起来不错｡ 那我加在单⼦上｡
Sounds good. Let me add that to our list.

Hǎo le, nà wǒ dǎ le. nǐ gěi wǒ bào diàn huà hào mǎ ba.

好了A 那我打了｡ 你给我报电话号码吧｡
Okay, I am gonna call them now. Can you read the number?

B: Hǎo, qī wǔ liù sì èr sān yī

好A 756 42 31
sure it’s 756 42 31.

A: Tōng le..
通了｡ ｡
It’s getting through..

C: nǐ hǎo?
你好-
hello?

A: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì xiǎo hóng, wǒ xiǎng diǎn wài mài.

你好A 我是⼩红A 我想点外卖｡
hello, this is xiao hong. I would like to order take-out.

Táng cù pái gǔ, hóng shāo ròu, kǎo fū hái yǒu chì dòu xiǎo yuán zi.
糖醋排⻣A 红烧⾁A 烤麸还有⾚⾖⼩圆⼦｡
We’d like to have sweet and sour ribs, braised pork, steamed gluten and red beans with sticky rice balls

C: Hǎo de, dì zhǐ?

好的A 地址-
okay, the address?

A: dì zhǐ shì èr shí yī jiē, zài yī gè chāo shì páng biān. dà gài yào duō jiǔ?
地址
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⼩红: 诶A 你看到隔壁⼩王了吗- 她⼀个⽉瘦了 20 ⽄‡‡‡ 现在变漂亮了好多啊‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Ēi, nǐ kàn dào gé bì Xiǎo Wáng le ma? Tā yī gè yuè
shòu le èr shí jīn!!! Xiàn zài biàn piào liang le hǎo duō a!Xiao Hong: Hey, did you see our neighbor Xiao Wang? She lost 20 pounds in one
month!!! She's become so much prettier now!

⼩⻄: 嗯 我看到她了A 真的很厉害‡ Xiǎo Xī: Ng, wǒ kàn dào tā le, zhēn de hěn lì hai!Xiao Xi: Yeah, I saw her. That's really impressive!

⼩红: 从今天开始A 我也要减肥‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Cóng jīn tiān kāi shǐ, wǒ yě yào jiǎn féi!Xiao Hong: Starting today, I'm going to lose weight too!

⼩⻄: 你可拉倒吧A 这句话我上个⽉就听你说过了｡ ｡ Xiǎo Xī: Nǐ kě lā dǎo ba, zhè jù huà wǒ shàng gè yuè jiù tīng nǐ shuō guò le..Xiao Xi: Oh
please, I heard you say the exact same thing last month...

⼩红: 这次不⼀样‡ 我这次可是下了很⼤的决⼼‡ 我还下载了⼀个减肥 APPA 它说每天⾛⼀万步就能瘦A 感觉很容易啊｡ Xiǎo Hóng: Zhè cì bù yī
yàng! Wǒ zhè cì kě shì xià le hěn dà de jué xīn! Wǒ hái xià zǎi le yī gè jiǎn féi APP, tā shuō měi tiān zǒu yī wàn bù jiù néng shòu, gǎn jué
hěn róng yì [Link] Hong: This time is different! I'm really determined! I even downloaded a weight loss app that says walking 10,000 steps
daily will make me slim - seems easy enough!

⼩⻄: 那你今天⾛了多少步呢- Xiǎo Xī: Nà nǐ jīn tiān zǒu le duō shǎo bù ne?Xiao Xi: So how many steps have you taken today?

⼩红: 已经⾛了 100 步‡ 是我摇⼿机摇出来的A 怎么样我聪明吧‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Yǐ jīng zǒu le yī bǎi bù! Shì wǒ yáo shǒu jī yáo chū lái de, zěn me
yàng wǒ cōng míng ba!Xiao Hong: Already 100 steps! I got them by shaking my phone - pretty clever, right?

⼩⻄: 你这是作弊‡‡ ⽽且还是⾃⼰骗⾃⼰｡ ｡ ｡ Xiǎo Xī: Nǐ zhè shì zuò bì!! Ér qiě hái shì zì jǐ piàn zì jǐ...Xiao Xi: That's cheating!! And you're
just fooling yourself...

⼩红: 别笑‡ 我还制定了严格的饮⻝计划é 早餐吃沙拉A 午餐吃⽔果A 晚餐...Xiǎo Hóng: Bié xiào! Wǒ hái zhì dìng le yán gé de yǐn shí jì huà: zǎo
cān chī shā lā, wǔ cān chī shuǐ guǒ, wǎn cān...Xiao Hong: Don't laugh! I've made a strict diet plan: salad for breakfast, fruit for lunch,
dinner...

⼩⻄: 晚餐吃⽕锅- Xiǎo Xī: Wǎn cān chī huǒ guō?Xiao Xi: Hot pot for dinner?

⼩红: 你怎么知道-‡ ⽕锅可是很健康的A ⽽且我在⽕锅⾥只涮蔬菜A 这还怕不瘦- Xiǎo Hóng: Nǐ zěn me zhī dào?! Huǒ guō kě shì hěn jiàn kāng
de, ér qiě wǒ zài huǒ guō lǐ zhǐ shuàn shūcài, zhè hái pà bù shòu?Xiao Hong: How did you know?! Hot pot is actually healthy, and I only
cook vegetables in it - how could I not lose weight?

⼩⻄: 你是只涮蔬菜A 那你是不是要吃很多酱…那热量可是很⾼的‡ Xiǎo Xī: Nǐ shì zhǐ shuàn shū cài, nà nǐ shì bù shì yào chī hěn duō jiàng... Nà
rè liàng kě shì hěn gāo de!Xiao Xi: You may only cook vegetables, but you'll probably drown them in sauce... That's packed with calories!

⼩红: 啊- 酱也不能吃吗- 那怎么办- 那｡ ｡ ｡ 我明天再开始减肥｡ Xiǎo Hóng: Á? Jiàng yě bù néng chī ma? Nà zěn me bàn? Nà... wǒ míng tiān
zài kāi shǐ jiǎn fé[Link] Hong: What? I can't have sauce either? Then what should I do? Well... I'll start my diet tomorrow.

⼩⻄: 这句话我可太熟悉了‡ Xiǎo Xī: Zhè jù huà wǒ kě tài shú xī le!Xiao Xi: That line sounds way too familiar!

⼩红: 我是认真的‡‡‡ 我明天⼀定开始‡‡‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Wǒ shì rèn zhēn de!!! Wǒ míng tiān yī dìng kāi shǐ!!!Xiao Hong: I'm serious this time!!!
I'll definitely start tomorrow!!!
是 21 街A 在⼀个超市旁边｡ ⼤概要多久-
the address is 21st street. Next to the supermarket.
How long will it take approximately?

C: Sān shí dào sì shí fēn zhōng.

三⼗到四⼗分钟｡
30-40 minutes

A: Hǎo de, xiè xie, zài jiàn.

好的, 谢谢A 再⻅｡
alright, thank you. See you later.

A: Wài mài dào le. wǒ qù ná.

外卖到了｡ 我去拿｡
Oh, it’s the delivery. I’ll go and get it.

A: nǐ hǎo!
你好‡
Hello!

C: nǐ hǎo, nǐ shì xiǎo hóng ma- nǐ de wài mài dào le. Yǒu táng cù pái gǔ, hóng shāo ròu, kǎo fū hé chì dòu xiǎo yuán zi.
你好A 你是⼩红吗- 你的外卖到了｡ 有糖醋排⻣A 红烧⾁A 烤麸和⾚⾖⼩圆⼦｡
Hello, are you Xiao Hong? Here is your take-out: sweet and sour ribs, braised pork, steamed gluten and red beans with sticky rice balls

A: duì, shì wǒ diǎn de. Zěn me fù qiàn- kě yǐ shuā kǎ ma?

对A 是我点的｡ 怎么付钱- 可以刷卡吗-
Yes that is me. Correct. How shall I pay? Do you take card payments?

C: bù hǎo yì si, zhǐ shōu xiàn jīn.

不好意思A 只收现⾦｡
Sorry, only cash.

A: O méi shì, yī gòng duō shǎo qián-

噢没事A ⼀共多少钱-
okay, that’s fine. How much is it in total?

C: yī gòng sān bǎi liù shí yuán.

⼀共 360 元｡
It’s 360 yuan.

A: Sān bǎi liù shí yuán? bù shì sān bǎi sì shí yuán ma?
360 元- 不是 340 元吗-
360 yuan? Isn’t it 340 yuan?

C: A duì, méi cuò, shì sān bǎi sì shí yuán, bù hǎo yì si.
阿对A 没错A 是 340 元A 不好意思｡
Oh yes you’re right. It’s 340, sorry.

A: A méi guān xi, zhè lǐ shì sì bǎi yuán.

阿没关系A 这⾥是 400 元.
ah no problem. Here is 400 yuan.

C: zhè shì zhǎo nǐ de liú shí yuán, xiè xie.

这是找你的 60 元A 谢谢｡
And here’s your 60 yuan back. Thank you.
A: Hǎo de, xiè xie, zài jiàn.
好的, 谢谢A 再⻅｡
ok, thank you and bye.

A: Wài mài lái la, wǒ jué de tā gāng cái xiǎng piàn wǒ. tā gēn wǒ shuō sān bǎi liù shí yuán, wǒ mǎ shàng jiù shuō bù shì sān bǎi sì shí yuán
ma.
外卖来啦A 我觉得她刚才想骗我｡ 她跟我说 360 元A 我⻢上就说不是 340 元吗｡
Food is here. I think she wanted to con me. She said 360 yuan, but I immediately corrected her and asked ‘was it not supposed to be 340
yuan'?

B: sān bǎi sì shí yuán? bú shì sān bǎi èr shí yuán ma‡
340 元- - 不是 320 元吗‡
340 yuan???? Shouldn’t it be 320 yuan!!

A: á? bù shì ba!!!
啊- 不是吧‡‡
what? Oh no way!

A: Děng yī xià!!!!
等⼀下‡‡‡
Stooooop waaaaait

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⼤家好‡

Xiao Hong comes home to surprise her parents, on the way she meets a friend she hasn't seen in a long time.

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01:50 Pinyin and Characters

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And here is the full script with Pinyin and English:

⼀菲: ⼩红- 真的是你吗-

Yī Fēi: Xiǎo Hóng? Zhēn de shì nǐ ma -
Yifei: Xiaohong, is it really you -

你不是在国外吗-
nǐ bú shì zài guó wài ma-
weren’t you abroad?

⼩红: ⼀菲- 好久不⻅‡

Xiǎo Hóng: Yī Fēi? Hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn!
Xiaohong: Yifei, long time no see!

⼀菲é 对啊‡ 都两年没⻅了‡ 你⼀直都不在这⾥｡ 你怎么回来了-

Yī Fēi: Duì a! Dōu liǎng nián méi jiàn le! Nǐ yī zhí dōu bú zài zhè lǐ. Nǐ zěn me huí lái le?
Yifei: yes! It was two years! You were not here. What are you doing here?

⼩红é 嘘‡ ｡ ｡ ｡ 我这次回来谁都没告诉A 连我爸爸妈妈都不知道｡

Xiǎo Hóng: Xū! … Wǒ zhè cì huí lái shéi dōu méi gào su, lián wǒ bàba māma dōu bù zhī dào.
Xiaohong: Shh, I haven’t told anyone that I am back this time, not even my parents.

⼀菲é 啊- 为什么啊-
Yī Fēi: Á? Wèi shén me a?
Yifei: huh? Why’s that?

⼩红é 我妈妈⻢上要⽣⽇了A 我想给她⼀个惊喜‡

Xiǎo Hóng: Wǒ māma mǎ shàng yào shēng rì le, wǒ xiǎng gěi tā yī gè jīng xǐ!
Xiaohong: It’s gonna be my mom’s birthday soon and I want to give her a surprise.

我真想看看她看⻅我的时候A 脸上会有什么表情‡
Wǒ zhēn xiǎng kàn kan tā kàn jiàn wǒ de shí hou, liǎn shàng huì yǒu shén me biǎo qíng!
I’d really like to see her look on her face when she sees me!

⼀菲é 哇‡ 真棒‡ 她⼀定开⼼死了‡‡‡ 那你会待⼏天啊-

Yī Fēi: Wa! Zhēn bàng! Tā yī dìng kāi xīn sǐ le!!! Nà nǐ huì dāi jǐ tiān a?
Yifei: wow! That’s so cool. She must be thrilled! How long are you staying?

⼩红é 我这次请了年假A 准备待两个星期｡

Xiǎo Hóng: Wǒ zhè cì qǐng le nián jià, zhǔn bèi dāi liǎng gè xīng qī.
Xiaohong: I took my annual leave this time and will be staying for two weeks.

⼀菲é 那太好了A 我们也可以约饭了‡

Yī Fēi: Nà tài hǎo le, wǒ men yě kě yǐ yuē fàn le!
Yifei: Great, then we can hang out (and eat together).

⼩红é 那必须的‡ 我这两周都在A 到时候发消息给你｡

Xiǎo Hóng: Nà bì xū de! Wǒ zhè liǎng zhōu dōu zài, dào shí hou fā xiāo xi gěi nǐ.
Xiaohong: Absolutely! I am here the next two weeks and I am gonna text you.

⼀菲é 好A 那你快回去吧｡ 下次告诉我叔叔阿姨看到你是什么表情｡

Yī Fēi: Hǎo, nà nǐ kuài huí qù ba. Xià cì gào su wǒ shū shu ā yí kàn dào nǐ shì shén me biǎo qíng.
Yifei: Okay, then you should hurry back. Next time tell me what expression Uncle and Auntie had when they saw you.

⼩红é 好A 我会⽤⼿机拍下来的‡ 再⻅｡

Xiǎo Hóng: Hǎo, wǒ huì yòng shǒu jī pāi xià lái de! Zài jiàn.
Xiaohong: sure, I will film them with my phone. See you.

In the building:

⼩红é 爸爸妈妈A 你们在家吗- 我回来了‡

Xiǎo Hóng: Bàba māma, nǐ men zài jiā ma? Wǒ huí lái le!
Xiaohong: Daddy mommy, Are you at home? I am back!

⼩红é 妈妈A 你们在哪⾥啊?

Xiǎo Hóng: Māma, nǐ men zài nǎ lǐ a?
Xiaohong: Mom, where are you?

妈妈é ⼩红A 我们在越南玩呢A 你怎么打电话来了-

Māma: Xiǎo Hóng, wǒmen zài Yuè nán wán ne, nǐ zěn me dǎ diàn huà lái le?
Mom: We're on vacation in Vietnam, why are you calling?

⼩红é 啊- 我在家⻔⼝呢‡ 我回来了‡ 你们什么时候回来啊-

Xiǎo Hóng: Á? Wǒ zài jiā mén kǒu ne! Wǒ huí lái le! Nǐ men shén me shí hou huí lái a?
Xiaohong: What? I'm at the front door! I just came back! When will you return?

妈妈é 我们现在刚到A ⼤概还要两个礼拜呢｡ ｡ ｡

Māma: Wǒmen xiàn zài gāng dào, dà gài hái yào liǎng gè lǐ bài ne....
Mom: We just arrived here, probably need another two weeks...

⼩红é 啊- 那我现在去哪⾥啊- 啊‡ ⼀菲‡

Xiǎo Hóng: Á?? Nà wǒ xiàn zài qù nǎlǐ a? Á! Yī Fēi!
Xiaohong: Then where should I go now? Ah! Yi Fei!

⼀菲A ⼀菲A 我能不能去你家啊‡‡‡

Yī Fēi, Yī Fēi, wǒ néng bù néng qù nǐ jiā a!!!
Yi Fei, Yi Fei, can I please come to your place!!!
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And here is the full script with Pinyin and English:

⼩红: 诶A 你看到隔壁⼩王了吗- 她⼀个⽉瘦了 20 ⽄‡‡‡ 现在变漂亮了好多啊‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Ēi, nǐ kàn dào gé bì Xiǎo Wáng le ma? Tā yī gè yuè
shòu le èr shí jīn!!! Xiàn zài biàn piào liang le hǎo duō a!Xiao Hong: Hey, did you see our neighbor Xiao Wang? She lost 20 pounds in one
month!!! She's become so much prettier now!

⼩⻄: 嗯 我看到她了A 真的很厉害‡ Xiǎo Xī: Ng, wǒ kàn dào tā le, zhēn de hěn lì hai!Xiao Xi: Yeah, I saw her. That's really impressive!

⼩红: 从今天开始A 我也要减肥‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Cóng jīn tiān kāi shǐ, wǒ yě yào jiǎn féi!Xiao Hong: Starting today, I'm going to lose weight too!

⼩⻄: 你可拉倒吧A 这句话我上个⽉就听你说过了｡ ｡ Xiǎo Xī: Nǐ kě lā dǎo ba, zhè jù huà wǒ shàng gè yuè jiù tīng nǐ shuō guò le..Xiao Xi: Oh
please, I heard you say the exact same thing last month...

⼩红: 这次不⼀样‡ 我这次可是下了很⼤的决⼼‡ 我还下载了⼀个减肥 APPA 它说每天⾛⼀万步就能瘦A 感觉很容易啊｡ Xiǎo Hóng: Zhè cì bù yī
yàng! Wǒ zhè cì kě shì xià le hěn dà de jué xīn! Wǒ hái xià zǎi le yī gè jiǎn féi APP, tā shuō měi tiān zǒu yī wàn bù jiù néng shòu, gǎn jué
hěn róng yì [Link] Hong: This time is different! I'm really determined! I even downloaded a weight loss app that says walking 10,000 steps
daily will make me slim - seems easy enough!

⼩⻄: 那你今天⾛了多少步呢- Xiǎo Xī: Nà nǐ jīn tiān zǒu le duō shǎo bù ne?Xiao Xi: So how many steps have you taken today?

⼩红: 已经⾛了 100 步‡ 是我摇⼿机摇出来的A 怎么样我聪明吧‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Yǐ jīng zǒu le yī bǎi bù! Shì wǒ yáo shǒu jī yáo chū lái de, zěn me
yàng wǒ cōng míng ba!Xiao Hong: Already 100 steps! I got them by shaking my phone - pretty clever, right?

⼩⻄: 你这是作弊‡‡ ⽽且还是⾃⼰骗⾃⼰｡ ｡ ｡ Xiǎo Xī: Nǐ zhè shì zuò bì!! Ér qiě hái shì zì jǐ piàn zì jǐ...Xiao Xi: That's cheating!! And you're
just fooling yourself...

⼩红: 别笑‡ 我还制定了严格的饮⻝计划é 早餐吃沙拉A 午餐吃⽔果A 晚餐...Xiǎo Hóng: Bié xiào! Wǒ hái zhì dìng le yán gé de yǐn shí jì huà: zǎo
cān chī shā lā, wǔ cān chī shuǐ guǒ, wǎn cān...Xiao Hong: Don't laugh! I've made a strict diet plan: salad for breakfast, fruit for lunch,
dinner...

⼩⻄: 晚餐吃⽕锅- Xiǎo Xī: Wǎn cān chī huǒ guō?Xiao Xi: Hot pot for dinner?

⼩红: 你怎么知道-‡ ⽕锅可是很健康的A ⽽且我在⽕锅⾥只涮蔬菜A 这还怕不瘦- Xiǎo Hóng: Nǐ zěn me zhī dào?! Huǒ guō kě shì hěn jiàn kāng
de, ér qiě wǒ zài huǒ guō lǐ zhǐ shuàn shūcài, zhè hái pà bù shòu?Xiao Hong: How did you know?! Hot pot is actually healthy, and I only
cook vegetables in it - how could I not lose weight?
⼩⻄: 你是只涮蔬菜A 那你是不是要吃很多酱…那热量可是很⾼的‡ Xiǎo Xī: Nǐ shì zhǐ shuàn shū cài, nà nǐ shì bù shì yào chī hěn duō jiàng... Nà
rè liàng kě shì hěn gāo de!Xiao Xi: You may only cook vegetables, but you'll probably drown them in sauce... That's packed with calories!

⼩红: 啊- 酱也不能吃吗- 那怎么办- 那｡ ｡ ｡ 我明天再开始减肥｡ Xiǎo Hóng: Á? Jiàng yě bù néng chī ma? Nà zěn me bàn? Nà... wǒ míng tiān
zài kāi shǐ jiǎn fé[Link] Hong: What? I can't have sauce either? Then what should I do? Well... I'll start my diet tomorrow.

⼩⻄: 这句话我可太熟悉了‡ Xiǎo Xī: Zhè jù huà wǒ kě tài shú xī le!Xiao Xi: That line sounds way too familiar!

⼩红: 我是认真的‡‡‡ 我明天⼀定开始‡‡‡ Xiǎo Hóng: Wǒ shì rèn zhēn de!!! Wǒ míng tiān yī dìng kāi shǐ!!!Xiao Hong: I'm serious this time!!!
I'll definitely start tomorrow!!!