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Lesson 049 To Order Dish
M: Dajia hao. Huan ying ni dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML. S: Nimen hao, wo shi Stuart. Women kaishi. Jin tian women xue di ji ke? So today what lesson do we learn? M: Jin tian women xue di si shi jiu ke. S: Di si shi jiu ke. Lesson 49. M: 我们到了餐馆 women dao le canguan. S: Na hen hao, yinwei wo e le! M: Hungry, as usual! Waitress: 你们好!你们几位呀? M: 两位。 Waitress: 请坐…...
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Lesson 033 What Do You Want to Drink?
S: 朋友们,你们好! Wo shi Stuart. M: Wo shi ML. And let's not waste time. 我们不要浪费时间 women bu yao langfei shijian. S: Because we're in the bar. Yinwei women zai jiuba. You'll never find me wasting time in a bar. And the most important thing here is probably to get a drink. Now listen carefully. M: Stuart, what do you want to drink? 你想喝什么? ni xiang he shenme? S: I want a …...
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Lesson 034 Nice to Meet You .
M: 朋友们,你们好! 我是曼丽. Wo shi ML. S: Wo shi Stuart. ML, 我们在哪儿? M: We're in the hotel bar. Women zai bin'guan de jiuba. S: Waiting for a few friends. Women zai deng ji ge peng you. M: And maybe some strangers, so we might have to learn how to make introductions. S: Right. M: Ah, 玛丽来了. Mali lai le. S: With a pengyou. Now, try to pick out how we say ‘to recognize' or ‘k…...
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Lesson 035 I Want Cola.
S: 请来一个可乐, and, pay attention, listeners! 两个啤酒, liang ge pijiu. WAITRESS: 一个可乐, 两个啤酒, yi ge kele, liang ge pi jiu. S: Dui, xiexie. S: Here come our drinks. So what's the word for ‘two' when you ask for two beers? It's not the er, as in yi er san si. Listen carefully. WAITRESS: 一个可乐, 两个啤酒. liang ge pijiu. M: Dui le, it's liang LIANG liang. We always use lia…...
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Lesson 036 Revision of Ordering Drinks
M: 朋友们,你们好. 我是曼丽. With wo de tongshi, Stuart. S: Da jia hao! M: We'll start with a puzzle. I work with Stuart. Stuart是我的同事, Stuart shi wo de tongshi. S: What does 同事, tongshi mean? M: A clue: tongyi, meaning ‘agree', literally means, ‘same idea'. And tongshi literally means ‘same business'. S: So tongshi is? Dui le, colleague, or co-worker. So say, ‘he is my co…...
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Lesson 037 You Are All Clever.
M: Da jia hao! Huanying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu,Learn Chinese Now! Who am I? 我是谁, wo shi shei? Do you know? 你知道吗, ni zhidao ma? S: 我不知道, wo bu zhidao. M: 你不知道吗, ni bu zhidao ma? I'll tell you. 我告诉你, wo gaosu ni. Wo shi manli. 我知道你是谁, wo zhidao ni shi shei. S: Oh, you know? Who am I? Wo shi shei? M: Ni shi Stuart, Bai Junshi, Bai xiansheng. S: Dui le. …...
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Lesson 038 How Much Is It for Five Cups of Tea?
M: Da jia hao! Welcome to LCN! Pengyoumen, 你们知道我是谁吗,nimen zhidao wo shi shei ma? S: Dui le, ta shi Manli. And I'm her colleague, 我是她的同事, wo shi ta de tongshi. Wo jiao...
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Lesson 039 Count
M: Nimen hao! 我是赵老师. Teacher Zhao. Wo shi Zhao laoshi. S: I am teacher Bai. 我是白老师, wo shi Bai laoshi. ML, we’re being a bit formal today? M: Yes, but it’s one way of teaching the word for ‘teacher’. S: Which is, everybody? Did you catch it? M: Wo shi Zhao laoshi. S: Get it?. M: Dui le, ‘Teacher’ is laoshi. Laoshi LAO SHI laoshi. S: Laoshi is often used as a term o…...
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Lesson 040 Revision of Counting
S: Pengyoumen hao, huanying dao Xianzai Xue Hanyu, Learn Chinese Now. Wo shi Bai laoshi. M: Dajia hao, wo she Zhao Laoshi. S: We're being formal again! M: Yes, but we'll use laoshi, teacher, so you guys at home get familiar with it. Bai laoshi, ni tongyi ma? S: Zhao Laoshi, wo tong yi. M: Hao. Jin tian shi 复习时间, revision time, fuxi shijian. S: Di yi, first,你们的功课, your homew…...
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Lesson 032 Revision of Going to the Bar
M: 朋友们,你们好! 我是曼丽. S: Wo shi Stuart. No time to waste! M: Stuart, are you happy today? 你今天高兴吗? Ni jintian gaoxing ma? S: 今天我非常高兴. Jin tian wo feichang gaoxing. M: 为什么. Wei shenme? S: 因为Because, yinwei, we're going to the bar, see a few friends. You at home, try to pick out the words for ‘bar' and ‘a few'. 因为我们要去酒吧, 看几个朋友. M: Yinwei women …...
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Lesson 026 We'll Go to Your Room.
M: Da jia hao! Huanying dao Learn Chinese Now. Wo shi ML. S: Wo shi Stuart. Before women kaishi, don't forget to repeat everything with us. M: At the end of our last lesson, Stuart just needed his key, tā de yàoshi. S: Now I have my key. Xiànzài wǒ yǒu wǒ de yàoshi. M: So now we'll go to your room. Xianzai women qu nide fangjian. Xianzai women qu nide fangjian. S: Where's th…...
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Lesson 027 What’s Your Name?
M: Da jia hao, huanying dao xianzai xue hanyu, Learn Chinese Now! S: We're in my hotel room. Meeting some new people tonight, so now we'll keep learning things like ‘what's your name?' ‘My name is'... Then I can have a rest. M: Now listen and repeat. Remember, xing is ‘family name', xing. mingzi is ‘given name', mingzi. Kaishi! S: 我是Stuart Parkins. Wo xing Parkins. Bai is my …...
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Lesson 028 Revision of Expressions Used in Hotel
S: Da jia hao. Huānyíng nǐ dào xiànzài xué Hanyu. Learn Chinese Now. Wǒ shì Stuart. M: Wo shi ML. S: And it's fuxi, revision fuxi time. 不要浪费时间. Don't waste time. Bu yao langfei shijian. Women zai nar? M: We're at the hotel. Women zai bin'guan. S: Where do I check in? 我在哪儿登记? Wo zài nǎr dēngjì? M: Zài nàr. S: I'll go register. 我去登记. Wǒ qù dēngji.…...
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Lesson 029 I’m Very Happy Today.
M: 朋友们,你们好! 我叫曼丽. Wo jiao manli. S: Wo jiao Stuart. My English name is Stuart. 我的英文名字是Stuart. Wo de yingwen mingzi shi Stuart. M: Stuart, are you happy today? 你今天高兴吗? Ni jintian gaoxing ma? S: 不高兴! bu gaoxing! M: Why? 为什么? Wei shenme? S: Wei shenme?! You know why! Last time you told me my Chinese is inappropriate! M: Well, ok, ni de zhongwen mingz…...
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Lesson 030 I’m Waiting for A Friend.
S: 朋友们,你们好! 我是Stuart. M: Wo shi ML. 欢迎来到Learn Chinese Now. Let's not waste time. 我们不要浪费时间. women bu yao langfei shijian. Repeat everything, and, yi er san. Kaishi! S: Now listen for the Chinese for ‘tell' and ‘friends'. M: Stuart, please tell our friends what time it is. 请告诉我们的朋友们, 现在是几点钟. Qing gaosu women de pengyoumen xianzai shi jidian zhong. …...
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Lesson 031 The Bar Is on the Second Floor.
M: 朋友们,你们好! 我是曼丽. S: Wo shi Stuart. No time to waste! M: Stuart, are you happy today? 你今天高兴吗? Ni jintian gaoxing ma? S: 今天我非常高兴. Jin tian wo feichang gaoxing. M: 为什么. Wei shenme? S: 因为Because, yinwei, we're going to the bar, see a few friends. You at home, try to pick out the words for ‘bar' and ‘a few'. 因为我们要去酒吧, 看几个朋友. M: Yinwei women …...
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Lesson 023 How Much?
M: Da jia hao! 现在学汉语。Now learn Hanyu, with Learn Chinese Now! Woshi ML. S: Woshi Stuart. M: And Stuart is using my shǒujī to talk with Mary. He has just told her we'll get to the hotel at sān diǎn zhōng. Three o'clock. San dian zhong. Listen, and see if you can hear what time Mary will come to look for Stuart at the 友谊宾馆. S: Mary told me: MY: 我六点钟来找你。好不好? H…...
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Lesson 012 Revision of Going to the Hotel
S: Dàjiā hǎo! Wo shi Stuart. Welcome to Learn Chinese now.M: 我是ML. 大家好!S: Pencil and paper ready? Hao! 请,qǐng,please say the Chinese out loud with us. We’ll repeat most things.M: Now for a quick revision of what we’ve learned this week, plus a little bit more. Agree?S: Wǒ tóngyì. I agree. Wǒ tóngyì. So where are we going? Wǒmen qù nǎ'ér?M: 我们去宾馆. 我们…...
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Lesson 013 Can You Help Me?
大家好!我是S. 欢迎到LCN. M: dajia hao! Wo shi ML. S: Pencil and paper ready? Hao! 请,Please, qǐng, please say the Chinese out loud with us. M: And we'll be really happy - feichang gaoxing. S: feichang gaoxing. M: And finally,车来了, the car (actually it's a taxi) has come, chē láile. 现在,我们离开机场,now we leave the jichang. Xianzai, women likai jichang. S: So I'll get my l…...
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Lesson 014 In the Airport, Goodbye.
S: 大家好!我是S. M: dajia hao! Wo shi ML. S: Remember, 请,please, qǐng, please say the Chinese out loud with us. M: And we'll be feichang gaoxing. Hao, now for last lesson's dialogue. Try to mimic us. We'll say most things twice. Ready? The taxi's here. Now we'll leave the airport. 车来了, chē láile. 现在,我们离开机场,xianzai, women likai jichang. S: My luggage is very heavy.…...