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Introducing People

Learn how to talk about classmates, students, cities and simple descriptions.

1. People at school

同学

tóngxué

classmate

学生

xuésheng

student

shéi

who

他是我的同学。

Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.

He is my classmate.

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2. Learning tasks

句子

jùzi

sentence

回答

huídá

to answer / answer

录音

lùyīn

recording

请回答这个问题。

Qǐng huídá zhège wèntí.

Please answer this question.

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3. Introducing yourself

介绍

jièshào

to introduce

自己

zìjǐ

oneself / myself

早上好

zǎoshang hǎo

good morning

早上好,我介绍一下自己。

Zǎoshang hǎo, wǒ jièshào yíxià zìjǐ.

Good morning, I will introduce myself briefly.

4. Cities

上海

Shànghǎi

Shanghai

香港

Xiānggǎng

Hong Kong

东京

Dōngjīng

Tokyo

我住在上海。

Wǒ zhù zài Shànghǎi.

I live in Shanghai.

5. Simple descriptions

喜欢

xǐhuān

to like

máng

busy

gāo

tall / high

我的同学很忙。

Wǒ de tóngxué hěn máng.

My classmate is very busy.

他很高,也喜欢中文。

Tā hěn gāo, yě xǐhuān Zhōngwén.

He is tall and also likes Chinese.

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Lesson complete

早上好。我介绍一下自己。我叫大卫,是学生。我住在上海。我的同学很高,也很忙。

Zǎoshang hǎo. Wǒ jièshào yíxià zìjǐ. Wǒ jiào Dàwèi, shì xuésheng. Wǒ zhù zài Shànghǎi. Wǒ de tóngxué hěn gāo, yě hěn máng.

Good morning. I will introduce myself briefly. I am called David and I am a student. I live in Shanghai. My classmate is tall and also very busy.