Mandarin Elementary

Two main tasks:  Test your language level  Revise for what we have learned

Revision 1: Meeting someone for the first time A: Hello! I’m A. Nice to meet you. B: Hello, Mr/Ms A. I’m B. Nice to meet you too. Please call me B. A: Okay, B. Call me A. B: All right, A. Welcome to Roehampton University.

Revision 1: Chūcì jiànmiàn A: N ǐ h ǎ o! W ǒ shì A. Hěn gāoxìng jiàndào n ǐ. B: n ǐ h ǎ o! A xiānsheng/n ǚ shì. W ǒ shì B. W ǒ yě hěn gāoxìng jiàndào n ǐ. Q ǐ ng jiào w ǒ B ba. A: H ǎ o ba, B. Jiào w ǒ A ba. B: H ǎ o de, A. Huānyíng n ǐ lái Roehampton dàxué.

Revision 2: Name, nationality and age A: Can you speak Chinese? B: Just a little. A: Wonderful. My name is A. What’s your name? B: My name is B. A: Are you British? B: No. A: Which country do you come from? B: Have a guess. A: I have no idea. B: I’m XXX. Whereabouts do you come from? A: I’m from XXX. Your Chinese is very good. B: Thank you.

Revision 2: Name, nationality and age A: B, how old are you this year? B: I’m XX years old. A: Really? You look so young. B: I’m flattered. How old are you? A: I’m XX. I’m so pleased that I’ve got to know you. B: Me too, A. A: Goodby, B. B: Bye, A.

Revision 2: Xìngmíng, guójí hé niánlíng A: N ǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma? B: Huì shuō yīdi ǎ nr. A: Tài h ǎ ole. W ǒ jiào A. N ǐ jiào shénme? B: W ǒ jiào B. A: N ǐ shì Yīngguórén ma? B: Bú shì. A: N ǐ shì n ǎ guó rén? B: N ǐ cāi. A: W ǒ bù zhīdào. B: W ǒ shì XX rén. N ǐ shì n ǎ l ǐ rén? A: W ǒ shì XX rén. N ǐ de Zhōngwén hěn h ǎ o. B: Xièxie.

Revision 2: Xìngmíng, guójí hé niánlíng A: B, n ǐ jīn nián duō dà le? B: W ǒ XX suì le. A: Zhēnde? N ǐ kàn q ǐ lái hěn niánqīng. B: Guò ji ǎ ng. N ǐ duō dà le? A: W ǒ XX. Rènshi n ǐ w ǒ hěn gāoxìng. B: w ǒ yě shì, A. A: Zài jiàn. B: Zàijiàn.

Revision 3: At a company party A: B, I haven’t seen you for ages. How are you? B: I’m very well. How about you? You look a little tired. A: I am tired. I’ve been very busy recently. Has your boy friend come with you? B: Yes. C, let me introduce you to my good friend. A, this is my boy friend, C. C: Hello, A. I’m very pleased to meet you. A: Me too. We meet at last. D: A, who are those two people? A: The man is called C. He is the teacher of our university. D: He is really smart. Do you know if he is married? A: No, he isn’t. But he’s got a girl friend. D: What a shame! A: You see that girl. She is C’s girl friend. She’s called B.

Revision 3: Zài gōngsī de jùhuì shang A: B, H ǎ o ji ǔ bú jiàn. N ǐ zěnme yàng? B: W ǒ hěn h ǎ o. N ǐ h ǎ o m ɑ ? N ǐ kànshangqu y ǒ u di ǎ nr lèi. A: W ǒ shì hěn lèi. Zuìjìn w ǒ hěn máng. N ǐ nán péngyou lái le m ɑ ? B: Lái le. C, ràng w ǒ lái jièshào yīxià. Zhè shì w ǒ de h ǎ o péngyou A. A, zhè shì w ǒ de nán péngyou C. C: N ǐ h ǎ o. Hěn gāoxìng rènshi n ǐ. A: W ǒ yě shì. W ǒ men zhōngyú jiànmiàn le. D: A, nà li ǎ ng ge rén shì shéi? A: Nán de jiào C. Shì w ǒ men xuéxiào de l ǎ oshī. D: Tā zhēn shuài. N ǐ zhīdào tā jiéhūn le ma? A: Méiy ǒ u jiéhūn. Búguò, tā y ǒ u n ǚ péngyou le. D: Zhēn kěxī. A: N ǐ kàndào nàge n ǚ de le m ɑ. Tā jiù shì C de n ǚ péngyou. Jiào B.

Revision 4: Asking the time A: Good morning! B: Good morning! A: What’s the time now, please? B: It’s… A: Thank you. B: You are welcome. A: What time does the library open? B: It’s already open. It’s open from 7am to 10pm. A: Thank you. See you later. B: See you later. A: Excuse me, is there a swimming pool in the university? C: I’m sorry. There isn’t. A: It doesn’t matter. What about gym? C: Yes, there is a big one. A: Great. Can you tell me the opening times? C: Of course. It’s open from three in the afternoon to nine in the evening. A: Thank you.

Revision 4: Wèn shíjiān A: Z ǎ oshang h ǎ o! B: Z ǎ oshang h ǎ o! A: Q ǐ ng wèn, xiànzài j ǐ di ǎ n le? B: X di ǎ n X fēn. A: Xièxie. B: Bú xiè. A: Tú shū gu ǎ n j ǐ di ǎ n kāimén? B: Y ǐ jing kāimén le. Shì cóng z ǎ oshang qī di ǎ n kāi dào w ǎ nshang shí di ǎ n. A: Xièxie. Huí jiàn! B: Huí jiàn!

Revision 4: Wèn shíjiān A: Q ǐ ng wèn, xuéxiào y ǒ u yóuy ǒ ng chí m ɑ ? C: Duìbuq ǐ,méi y ǒ u. A: Méi guānxì. Nà jiànshēn fáng ne? C: Y ǒ u yī ge hěn dà de. A: Tài h ǎ o le. N ǐ kěy ǐ gàosu w ǒ kāimén shíjiān ma? C: Dāng rán kěy ǐ. Tā cóng xiàw ǔ sān di ǎ n kāi dào w ǎ nshang ji ǔ di ǎ n. A: Xièxie.

Revision 5: Family and friends A: B, it’s your turn to tell me about your family. B: Ok. My wife is called C. She is Chinese. A: Really? What job is she doing? B: She is a tourist guide. She like her job very much. A: Do you have children? B: Yes, we do. They have Chinese names, our son is named D and our daughter is named E. A: Is D at secondary school? B: No. He is already a university student. A: Is that so? What subject does he study? B: Psychology. A: That’s very interesting. B: E is already married. Her husband is a teacher. A: Are your parents in good health? B: Quite well. Thank you. A: Where do they live? B: In XX. A: Please send them my regards. B: I will.

Revision 5: Jiārén hé péngy ǒ u A: B, gāi n ǐ ji ǎ ngjiang n ǐ jiā de qíngkuàng le. B: H ǎ o ba. W ǒ de tàitài jiào C. Tā shì Zhōngguórén. A: Zhēn de? Tā gàn shénme gōng zuò ？ B: Tā shì d ǎ oyóu. A: N ǐ men y ǒ u háizi me? B: Y ǒ u. Tāmen y ǒ u Zhōngwén míngzì. W ǒ de érzi jiào D. W ǒ de n ǚ ’ér jiào E. A: D zài shàng zhōng xué ma? B: Bù, tā y ǐ jīng shì dà xuéshēng le. A: Shì m ɑ ? Tā xué shénme zhuānyè? B: Xīnl ǐ xué. A: Hěn y ǒ u yìsi. B: E y ǐ jing jiéhūn le. Tā de zhàngfu shì l ǎ oshī. A: N ǐ fùm ǔ de shēnt ǐ h ǎ o m ɑ ? B: Hěn h ǎ o, xièxie. A: Tāmen zhù zài n ǎ r? B: Zài XX. A: Q ǐ ng wèn tāmen h ǎ o. B: W ǒ huì de.

Revision 6: The date and the weather A: What day is it today? B: It’s Tuesday. A: What’s tomorrow’s date? B: Tomorrow is XX/XX/2013. A: B, is it cold in Beijing in the winter? B: Extremely cold. It often snows. A: How about the summer? B: Jul. & Aug. are very hot. A: What is the best season? B: Autumn, around Oct. Why, are you planning to go to Beijing? A: Yes. B: When? A: As you’ve said that Oct. is best, I’ll go in Oct. next year. B: Are you going there to travel or to work? A: Travel plus work. B: How long are you going for? A: About three weeks altogether.

Revision 6: Rìqī hé tiānqì A: B, jīntiān shì xīngqī j ǐ ? B: Xīngqī’èr. A: Míngtiān shì j ǐ hào? B: Míngtiān shì XX. A: B, Běijīng de dōngtiān lěng m ɑ ? B: Fēicháng lěng. Cháng xiàxuě. A: Xiàtiān zěnme yàng? B: Qīyuè hé bāyuè tèbié rè. A: Shénme jìjié zuì h ǎ o? B: Qiūtiān, shíyuè zu ǒ yòu. Zěnme? N ǐ d ǎ suàn qù Běijīng m ɑ ? A: Shì’a. B: Shénme shíhòu? A: Jìrán n ǐ shuō shíyuè zuì h ǎ o, w ǒ jiù míng nián shíyuè qù. B: N ǐ qù l ǚ yóu háishì gōngzuò? A: L ǚ yóu jiā gōngzuò. B: N ǐ qù duō ji ǔ ? A: Yīgòng dàyuē sān ge xīngqī.

Revision 7: Asking for directions A: Where is the toilet, please? B: On the left of the lift. A: Could you tell me which bus to take to go the railway station? B: Of course. No. 25. A: Is there a bus station nearby? B: Yes. Can you see the traffic lights ahead? A: Yes, I can. B: When you get to the traffic lights, turn right. I remember there is one there. About ten minutes’ walk. A: Can I borrow your bike? C: Of course you can. Where are you going? A: I’m going to the Bank of China on Jianguo Road. C: Do you know how to get there. A: No. But I think I can find it. C: You’d better check the map first. A: Good idea. How long does it take approximately to cycle there? C: About half an hour.

Revision 7: Wèn lù A: Q ǐ ng wèn, cè su ǒ zài n ǎ r? B: Zài diàntī de zu ǒ biān. A: N ǐ néng gàosu w ǒ zuò j ǐ lù chē qù hu ǒ chē zhàn m ɑ ? B: Dāng rán. èr shí w ǔ lù. A: Q ǐ ng wèn, fùjìn y ǒ u gōngjiāo chēzhàn m ɑ ? A: Y ǒ u. N ǐ kàn de jiàn qiánmian hóngl ǜ dēng m ɑ ? B: Kàn de jiàn. A: Z ǒ u dào hóngl ǜ dēng, w ǎ ng yòu gu ǎ i. W ǒ jìde nàr y ǒ u. Z ǒ ulù shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le. A: W ǒ kěyi jiè yīxià n ǐ de zìxíngchē m ɑ ? C: Dāng rán kěyi. N ǐ yào qù n ǎ r? A: Qù Zhōngguó Yínxíng. C: N ǐ zhīdào zěnme z ǒ u m ɑ ? A: Bù zhīdào. Dàn shì, w ǒ xi ǎ ng w ǒ néng zh ǎ o dào. C: N ǐ zuìh ǎ o xiān chá yīxià dìtú. A: H ǎ o zh ǔ yi. Qí chē dàyuē xūyào duō ji ǔ ? C: Bàn ge xi ǎ oshí zu ǒ yòu.

Revision 8: Shopping A: Hello. What would you like to buy? B: I’d like to buy some fruit. A: Have a look. We’ve got fresh strawberries, bananas and various kinds of apples. B: What are these? A: Lychees. B: How much are they per jin? A: 15 kuai and 8 mao. B: It’s too expensive. A: How about 30 kuai for two jin? B: I’ll have two jin. How much are strawberries? A: 12 kuai per jin. B: I’ll have half a jin of strawberries. Do you have peaches? A: No, sorry. Anything else? B: No, thank you. A: Altogether 36 kuai. B: Here are 40 kuai. A: Ok. Here is your change-4 kuai. B: Thanks. B: C, are the shops closed on Sundays? C: No. All the shops are open. Why, do you want to do some shopping? B: Yes. I’d like to buy some presents for my wife and the kids. C: That’s not difficult. I can take you to a department shore. B: You are so kind. Many thanks.

Revision 8: M ǎ i dōngxi A: N ǐ h ǎ o. N ǐ xi ǎ ng m ǎ i shénme? B: W ǒ xi ǎ ng m ǎ i yīxiē shu ǐ gu ǒ. A: N ǐ kàn, w ǒ men y ǒ u xīnxiān de c ǎ oméi, xiāngjiāo, gè zh ǒ ng pínggu ǒ. B: Zhèxiē shì shénme? A: Lìzhī. B: Duō sh ǎ o qián yī jīn? A: Shíw ǔ kuài bā máo. B: Tài guì le. A: Sān shí kuài li ǎ ng jīn, zěnme yàng? B: W ǒ yào li ǎ ng jīn. C ǎ oméi zěnme mài? A: Shí’er kuài yī jīn. B: Yào bàn jīn c ǎ oméi. Y ǒ u méi y ǒ u táozi? A: Méi y ǒ u, duìbuq ǐ. Hái yào biéde m ɑ ? B: Bú yào, xièxie. A: Yīgòng sān shí liù kuài. B: Gěi n ǐ sì shí kuài. A: H ǎ o de. Zh ǎ o n ǐ sì kuài. B: Xièxie. A: C, xīngqītiān shāngdiàn guānmén m ɑ ? C: Bù guānmén. Su ǒ y ǒ ude shāngdiàn dōu kāimén. Zěnme, n ǐ xi ǎ ng m ǎ i dōngxi m ɑ ? A: Shì de. W ǒ xi ǎ ng gěi w ǒ tàitai hé xi ǎ ohái m ǎ i yīxiē l ǐ wù. C: Nà bù nán. W ǒ kěy ǐ dài n ǐ qù shāngdiàn. A: N ǐ tài h ǎ o le. Duō xiè.

Revision 9: Shopping A: B, out of these two jumpers, which one do you think is better? B: I think the green one is better than the yellow one. Green suits you quite well. A: Ok. I’ll take your advice. Oh, no! I forgot to bring my purse. B, could you lend me some money? B: No problem. How much do you need? A: Three hundred yuan, is that OK? B: Sure. A: Thanks a lot. I’ll definitely return the money tomorrow. B: There’s no hurry. A: Sorry. I’m late. C: That’s all right. I’ve just arrived. A: I finished work early today and went to have a look around the clothes. C: Is there any good stuff? A: Yes. I bought a jumper. C: Let me have a look. Really good. It feels very comfortable. How much was it? A: Over 80 yuan. C: It’s really cheap. A real bargain. I like this colour very much. Are there any more of these left? A: Dark red is sold out. This was the last one. But there are many other nice colours. C: I’m not working tomorrow. I’ll find some time to go and have a look.

Revision 9: M ǎ i dōngxi A: B, n ǐ shuō zhè li ǎ ng jiàn máoyī, n ǎ jiàn h ǎ o? B: W ǒ juéde l ǜ de b ǐ huángde h ǎ o. N ǐ chuān l ǜ yánsè b ǐ jiào h ǎ o. A: H ǎ o ba, w ǒ tīng n ǐ de. Zāogāo! W ǒ wàng le dài qiánbāo. N ǐ kěyi jiè w ǒ yīxiē qián m ɑ ? B: Méi wèntí. N ǐ yào duō sh ǎ o? A: Sān b ǎ i kuài, xíng m ɑ ? B: Xíng. A: Tài xièxie n ǐ le. Míngtiān w ǒ yīdìng huán gěi n ǐ. B: Bù jí. A: Duìbuq ǐ. W ǒ chídào le. C: Méi guānxi. W ǒ gāng lái. A: Jīntiān xià bān z ǎ o. W ǒ qù guàng le guàng yīfu. C: Y ǒ u shénme h ǎ o dōngxi m ɑ ? A: Y ǒ u. W ǒ m ǎ i le jiàn máoyī. C: Ràng w ǒ kànkan. Zhēn bú cuò. Mōshangqu hěn shūfu. Duō sh ǎ o qián? A: Bāshí duō kuài. C: Zhème piányi. Zhēn hésuàn. W ǒ hěn x ǐ huan zhè zh ǒ ng yánsè. Hái y ǒ u m ɑ ? A: L ǜ de mài guāng le. Zhè shì zuìhòu yī jiàn. Búguò, hái y ǒ u hěnduō qítā h ǎ okàn de yánsè. C: W ǒ míngtiān bú shàng bān, chōu kòng qù kànkan.