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Companion grammar guide found here.

汉字 Pinyin English
(Edward) (Google Translate) (Edward)
力波，明天开学，我很高兴。你看，他是不是我们学院的老师？ Lìbō, míngtiān kāixué, wǒ hěn gāoxìng. Nǐ kàn, tā shì bùshì wǒmen xuéyuàn de lǎoshī? Libo, I very happy that we start class tomorrow. Hey look, is that a teacher from our faculty?
我问一下。请问，您是我们的学院的老师吗？ Wǒ wèn yīxià. Qǐngwèn, nín shì wǒmen de xuéyuàn de lǎoshī ma? I’ll ask. Excuse me, are you a teacher from our faculty?
是，我是语言学院的老师。 Shì, wǒ shì Yǔyán Xuéyuàn de lǎoshī. Yes, I am teacher from the School of Languages.
您贵姓？ Nín guìxìng? What is your name?
我姓张，我们认识一下，这是我的名片。 Wǒ xìng Zhāng, wǒmen rènshí yīxià, zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn. My surname is Zhang. Let’s introduce ourselves, this is my name card.
谢谢。啊，您是张教授。我叫丁力波，她叫林娜。我们都是语言学院的学生。 Xièxiè. A, nín shì Zhāng Jiàoshòu. Wǒ jiào Dīng Lìbō, tā jiào Lín Nà. Wǒmen dōu shì Yǔyán Xuéyuàn de xuéshēng. Thanks. Ah, you are Professor Zhang. I am Ding Libo, she is Lin Na. We are both students in the School of Languages.
您是语言学院的教授，认识您，我们很高兴。 Nín shì Yǔyán Xuéyuàn de jiàoshòu, rènshí nín, wǒmen hěn gāoxìng. You are Professor Zhang from the School of Languages, we are very pleased to meet you.
认识你们，我也很高兴。你们都好吗？ Rènshí nǐmen, wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng. Nǐmen dōu hǎo ma? I am also very pleased to meet you. Are you both well?
谢谢，我们都很好。张教授，您忙不忙？ Xièxiè, wǒmen dōu hěn hǎo. Zhāng Jiàoshòu, nín máng bù máng? Thanks, we are both well. Professor Zhang, are you busy?
我很忙。好，你们请坐，再见！ Wǒ hěn máng. Hǎo, nǐmen qǐng zuò, zàijiàn! I am very busy. Okay, please sit, goodbye!
再见！ Zàijiàn! Goodbye!
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唉，这边儿。 Āi, zhè biānr. Hey, over here.
林娜，那是谁？ Lín Nà, nà shì sheí? Lin Na, who is that?
那是马大为。你认识不认识他？ Nà shì Mǎ Dàwéi. Nǐ rèn shì bù rènshí tā? That is Ma Dawei. Do you know him?
我不认识他。 Wǒ bù rènshí tā. I don’t know him.
我来介绍一下。你好，大为，这是我朋友。 Wǒ lái jièshào yīxià. Nǐ hǎo, Dàwéi, zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu. Let me introduce you. Hello, Dawei, this is my friend.
你好！我姓丁，叫丁力波。请问，你叫什么名字？ Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ xìng Dīng, jiào Dīng Lìbō. Qǐngwèn, nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? Hello! My surname is Ding, I am called Ding Libo. May I ask, what is your name?
我的中文名字叫马大为。你是不是中国人？ Wǒ de zhōngwén míngzì jiào Mǎ Dàwéi. Nǐ shì bùshì Zhōngguó rén? My Chinese name is Ma Dawei. Are you Chinese?
我是加拿大人。我妈妈是中国人，我爸爸是加拿大人。你也是加拿大人吗？ Wǒ shì Jiānádà rén. Wǒ māmā shì Zhōngguó rén, wǒ bàba shì Jiānádà rén. Nǐ yěshì Jiānádà rén ma? I am Canadian. My mother is Chinese, my father is Canadian. Are you also Canadian?
不是，我不是加拿大人，我是美国人。你学习什么专业？ Bùshì, wǒ bùshì Jiānádà rén, wǒ shì Měiguó rén. Nǐ xuéxí shénme zhuānyè? No, I am not Canadian, I am American. What major are you studying?
我学习美术专业。你呢？ Wǒ xuéxí měishù zhuānyè. Nǐ ne? I am an art major. And you?
我学习文学专业。现在我学习汉语。 Wǒ xuéxí wénxué zhuānyè. Xiànzài wǒ xuéxí Hànyǔ. My major is literature. At the moment I am studying Chinese language.
现在我们都学习汉语，也都是汉语系的学生。 Xiànzài wǒmen dōu xuéxí Hànyǔ, yě doū shì Hànyǔxì de xuéshēng. At the moment we are both studying Chinese language, and both are students in the Chinese language faculty.
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