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Dàwèi: Nǐ hǎo xiǎojiě! Click once to listen!
David:Hello Miss!
大卫:你 好 小姐!
Fúwùyuán: Nín hǎo xiānshēng! Wǒ néng bāngzhù nǐ ma? Click once to listen!
Receptionist:Hello Sir! Can I help you?
服务员:您 好 先生! 我 能 帮助 你 吗？
Dàwèi: Qǐngwèn, xiànzài yǒu fángjiān ma? Click once to listen!
David:Do you have any rooms available?
大卫:请问， 现在 有 房间 吗？
Fúwùyuán: Yǒu! Dànshì zhǐ yǒu shuāng rén jiān le. Click once to listen!
Receptionist:Yes! But we only have doubles.
服务员:有! 但是 只 有 双 人 间 了。
Dàwèi: Ā? Shì ma? Duōshǎo qián yī tiān? Click once to listen!
David:Oh? Really? How much is it per day？
大卫:啊? 是 吗? 多少 钱 一 天？
Fúwùyuán: Yī tiān sān bǎi kuài. Nín zhù jǐ tiān? Click once to listen!
Receptionist:Three hundred kuai a day. How many days will you be staying？
服务员:一 天 三 百 块。 您 住 几 天？
Dàwèi: Liǎng tiān ba. Néng piányì ma? Click once to listen!
David:Two days. Can it be cheaper？
大卫:两 天 吧。 能 便宜 吗？
Fúwùyuán: Zuì dī shì liǎng bǎi bā shí kuaì yī tiān. Click once to listen!
Receptionist:The lowest price is two hundred and eighty kuai a day.
服务员:最 低 是 两 百 八 十 块 一 天。
Dàwèi: Tài hǎo le! Xièxiè. Click once to listen!
David:That’s great! Thanks.
大卫:太 好 了！ 谢谢。
Fúwùyuán: Bú kéqi. Qǐng xiě xià nín de míngzì. Click once to listen!
Receptionist:You are welcome. Please write down your name.
服务员:不 客气。 请 写 下 您 的 名字。
Dàwèi: Hǎo de. Click once to listen!
David:OK.
大卫:好 的。
Fúwùyuán: Fángjiān hào shì bāyāobā. Click once to listen!
Receptionist:The room number is 818.
服务员:房间 号 是 818。
Dàwèi: Zhēn búcuò! Bāyāobā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de hào. Xièxiè. Click once to listen!
David:That’s really great! 818 is my favorite number. Thanks.
大卫:真 不错！ 818 是 我 最 喜欢 的 号。 谢谢。
Fúwùyuán: Bú kéqi. Zhù nín yúkuài. Zàijiàn. Click once to listen!
Receptionist:You are welcome. Hope you enjoy your stay. Goodbye.
服务员:不 客气。 祝 您 愉快。 再见。
Dàwèi: Zàijiàn! Click once to listen!
David:Bye!
大卫:再见!


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No. Chinese Sound Pinyin English
1 你 Click once to listen! nǐ you [pron.]
2 好 Click once to listen! hǎo good [adj.]
3 小姐 Click once to listen! xiǎojie Miss, young lady [n.]
4 服务员 Click once to listen! fúwùyuán receptionist, waiter [n.]
5 您 Click once to listen! nín you (formal) [pron.]
6 先生 Click once to listen! xiānsheng Mr.， sir [n.]
7 我 Click once to listen! wǒ I [pron.]
8 个 Click once to listen! gè individual [adj.]
9 能 Click once to listen! néng can [v.]
10 帮助 Click once to listen! bāngzhù to help [v.]
11 吗 Click once to listen! ma (interrogative particle) [pt.]
12 请 Click once to listen! qǐng please [adv.]
13 问 Click once to listen! wèn to ask [v.]
14 现在 Click once to listen! xiànzài now [n.]
15 有 Click once to listen! yǒu to have [v.]
16 房间 Click once to listen! fángjiān room [n.]
17 但是 Click once to listen! dànshì but [conj.]
18 只 Click once to listen! zhǐ only [adv.]
19 双 Click once to listen! shuāng double [adj.]
20 人 Click once to listen! rén person [n.]
21 啊 Click once to listen! à oh [pt.]
22 是 Click once to listen! shì is [v.]
23 多少 Click once to listen! duōshao how much [det.]
24 钱 Click once to listen! qián money [n.]
25 一 Click once to listen! yī one, 1 [num.]
26 天 Click once to listen! tiān day [n.]
27 三 Click once to listen! sān three, 3 [num.]
28 百 Click once to listen! bǎi hundred [mw.]
29 块 Click once to listen! kuài (unit of currency) [n.]
30 住 Click once to listen! zhù to stay [v.]
31 几 Click once to listen! jǐ how many [det.]
32 两 Click once to listen! liǎng two, 2 [num.]
33 能 Click once to listen! néng able [adj.]
34 便宜 Click once to listen! piányi cheap, cheaper [adj.]
35 最 Click once to listen! zuì most [adv.]
36 低 Click once to listen! dī low [adj.]
37 八 Click once to listen! bā eight, 8 [num.]
38 十 Click once to listen! shí ten, 10 [num.]
39 太 Click once to listen! tài very, too [adv.]
40 谢谢 Click once to listen! xièxie thank you [v.]
41 不 Click once to listen! bù not [adv.]
42 客气 Click once to listen! kèqi polite [adj.]
43 写 Click once to listen! xiĕ to write [v.]
44 的 Click once to listen! de (structural particle) [pt.]
45 名字 Click once to listen! míngzi name [n.]
46 号 Click once to listen! hào number [n.]
47 真 Click once to listen! zhēn really [adj.]
48 不错 Click once to listen! búcuò not bad [adj.]
49 喜欢 Click once to listen! xǐhuan to like [v.]
50 祝 Click once to listen! zhù to wish [v.]
51 愉快 Click once to listen! yúkuài happy, cheerful [adj.]
52 再见 Click once to listen! zàijiàn goodbye [int.]
53 万 Click once to listen! wàn ten thousand, 10,000 [num.]
54 千 Click once to listen! qiān thousand [num.]
55 毛 Click once to listen! máo (unit of currency) [n.]
56 角 Click once to listen! jiǎo (unit of currency) [n.]
57 分 Click once to listen! fēn (unit of currency) [v.]

Lesson Grammar

1. Nouns

Definition: A noun is a word that denotes the name of persons or things.

fúwùyuánmíngzìqián
服务员名字钱
receptionistnamemoney

Example Sentence：

Xiànzài yǒu fángjiān ma? (现在有房间吗？) Do you have any rooms available？

2. Pronouns

Definition: A pronoun is a word that can take the place of a noun.

(1) Personal Pronouns:

Definition: A pronoun referring to persons or things is called a personal pronoun.

nǐ (nín)nǐmenwǒwǒmentātāmentātāmen
你 (您)你们我我们他 (她)他们(她们)它它们
you (formal)you (plural)Iwehe (she)theyitthey

Example Sentence：

Wǒ néng bāngzhù nǐ ma? (我能帮助你吗？) Can I help you?

(2) Interrogative Pronouns:

Definition: A pronoun that is used for interrogation.

shéinǎnǎlǐ (nǎr)shénmezěnmezěnmeyàngduōshaojǐ
谁哪哪里 (哪儿)什么怎么怎么样多少几
whowherewherewhathowhow abouthow muchhow many

(3) Other Pronouns:

mĕiyǒudeyǒuxiēbiérenbiédegè
每有的有些别人别的各
each, everysomesome, a fewother peopleotherseach, every

3. Modal particles

Definition: A modal particle is a particle used at the end of a sentence to express mood.

(1)The modal particle “ma”

"ma" is used at the end of a question sentence.

Example Sentences:

Xiànzài yǒu fángjiān ma? (现在有房间吗？) Do you have any rooms available?

Nǐ hǎo ma? (你好吗？) How are you?
Wǒ hĕn hǎo. (我很好。) I’m fine.

(2)The modal particle "a"

"a" can be used to indicate surprise.

Example Sentence:

A? Shì ma?
啊？是吗？
Oh? Really?

4. Conjunctions

Definition: A conjunction is a word that joins two phrases or sentences.

(1) The conjunction dànshì (但是) but

"dànshì" is used to link two contradictory statements.

Example Sentence:

Tā hĕn léi dànshì hĕn gāoxìng.
他很累但是很高兴。
He is very tired but very happy.

5. Numerals

Definition: Numerals are words that represent numbers.

The basic numerals are as follows:

一 (yī) 1二 (èr) 2三 (sān) 3四 (sì) 4五 (wǔ) 5
六 (liù) 6七 (qī) 7八 (bā) 8九 (jiǔ) 9 十 (shí) 10
百 (bǎi) 100千 (qiān) 1,000万 (wàn) 10,000亿 (yì) 100,000,000零(líng) 0
两 (liǎng) 2

(1)"一" normally pronounced "yī" in Chinese is pronounced "yāo" when saying numbers.

Examples: 181号 is pronounced yāobāyāo hào.

(2)"二" normally is always pronounced "èr" when saying numbers and never "liǎng" (两), which also means 2.

Examples: 212号 is pronounced èryāoèr hào.

6. Monetary units

kuài (yuán)块（元）the Chinese currency
máo (jiǎo)毛（角）1/10th of a kuài or yuán
fēn分1/10th of a máo or jiǎo

Examples:

Liǎngbǎi bāshí kuài两百八十块280 kuai
Qī kuài wǔ máo liù七块五毛六7.56 kuai
Yīwàn wǔ (qiān)一万五(千)15,000
Yīwàn líng liǎngbǎi一万零二百10,200
Lesson Notes

1. Nǐhǎo (你好) Hello or hi.

"Nǐ hǎo" is a greeting. It ca be used at any time. The reply is usally "Nǐ hǎo".

Examples:

A: Nǐ hǎo! 你好！Hello!

B: Nǐ hǎo! 你好！Hello!

2. Nín (您) You (formal).

The respectful form of "nǐ".

Examples：

Nín hǎo！ (您好！) Hello!

3. The numeral "1", normally "yī", is usually read as "yāo" in room or phone numbers.

4. Tài hǎo le! (太 好 了!) That’s great!

Usually tài + adj + le means "very" or "too".

Examples：

Tài dà le. (太大了。) Too big.

Tài xiǎo le. (太小了。) Too small.

Tài hǎo le. (太好了。) That’s great (literally means too good or very good).