Published by: Chinese080808
Companion grammar guide found here.
| 汉字 | Pinyin | English |
| (Edward) | (Google Translate) | (Edward) |
| 林娜，你怎么样？忙不忙？ | Lín Nà, nǐ zěnme yàng? Máng bù máng? | Lin Na, how are you? Are you busy? |
| 我今天很忙。 | Wǒ jīntiān hěn máng. | I’m very busy today. |
| 明天上午你有没有课？ | Míngtiān shàngwǔ nǐ yǒu méiyǒu kè? | Do you have class tomorrow morning? |
| 明天是星期几？ | Míngtiān shì xīngqí jǐ? | What is they day tomorrow? |
| 明天是星期四。 | Míngtiān shì xīngqísì. | Tomorrow is Thursday. |
| 我上午，下午都有课。 | Wǒ shàngwǔ, xiàwǔ dōu yǒu kè. | I have class in both the morning and the afternoon. |
| 你星期日有时间吗？ | Nǐ xīngqírì yǒu shíjiān ma? | Do you have time on Sunday? |
| 星期日是几号？ | Xīngqírì shì jǐ hào? | What is the date on Sunday? |
| 星期日是十月二十七号，是宋华的生日。 | Xīngqírì shì shí yuè èrshíqī hào, shì Sòng Huá de shēngrì. | Sunday is the 27th of October, it’s Song Hua’s birthday. |
| 是吗？ 他今年多大？ | Shì ma? Tā jīnnián duōdà? | Really? How old is he this year? |
| 宋华一九八二年十月二十七日出生，属狗。 他今年二十岁。 | Sòng Huá yījiǔbā’èr nián shí yuè èrshíqī rìchūshēng, shǔ gǒu. Tā jīnnián èrshí suì. | Song Hua was born in 1982, year of the dog. This year he is 27 years old. |
| 他是哪儿人？ | Tā shì nǎr rén? | Where is he from? |
| 他是北京人。他爸爸，妈妈都在北京。星期日下午我们有一个聚会，祝贺他的生日。力波，大为都去，你参加不参加？ | Tā shì Běijīng rén. Tā bàba, māmā dōu zài Běijīng. Xīngqírì xiàwǔ wǒmen yǒu yīgè jùhuì, zhùhè tā de shēngrì. Lìbō, Dàwéi dōu qù, nǐ cānjiā bùcānjiā? | He is from Beijing. His father and mother are both in Beijing. We are holding a party on Sunday afternoon to celebrate his birthday. Will you join us? |
| 太好了！我当然参加。中国人生日吃蛋糕吗？ | Tài hǎole! Wǒ dāngrán cānjiā. Zhōngguó rén shēngrì chī dàngāo ma? | That’s great! Of course I’ll join. Do Chinese people eat cake on their birthday? |
| 吃蛋糕。 | Chī dàngāo. | Yes we do. |
| 我买一个大蛋糕，好吗？ | Wǒ mǎi yīgè dà dàngāo, hǎo ma? | How about I buy a big cake then? |
| 好啊。我买两瓶红葡萄酒。 | Hǎo a. Wǒ mǎi liǎng píng hóng pútáojiǔ. | Sounds good. I’ll buy two bottles of red wine. |
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| 嗨！你们好！ | Hāi! Nǐmen hǎo! | Hi! Hello! |
| 你们好！ | Nǐmen hǎo! | Hello! |
| 宋华，这是生日蛋糕。祝你生日快乐！ | Sòng Huá, zhè shì shēngrì dàngāo. Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! | Song Hua, this is the birthday cake. Happy birthday! |
| 谢谢。请坐，请坐。蛋糕真漂亮。你们来，我很高兴。 | Xièxiè. Qǐng zuò, qǐng zuò. Dàngāo zhēn piàoliang. Nǐmen lái, wǒ hěn gāoxìng. | Thank you. Please sit, please sit. The cake is beautiful. I’m very happy you all came. |
| 今天我们吃北京烤鸭。我很喜欢吃烤鸭。 | Jīntiān wǒmen chī Běijīng Kǎoyā. Wǒ hěn xǐhuān chī kǎoyā. | Today we eat Peking Roast Duck. I like eating roast duck. |
| 我们和什么酒？ | Wǒmen hé shénme jiǔ? | What shall we drink? |
| 当然和红葡萄酒，我们还吃寿面。 | Dāngrán hé hóng pútáojiǔ, wǒmen hái chī shòu miàn. | Of course we should drink red wine, and also eat longevity noodles! |
| 吃寿面？真有意思。 | Chī shòu miàn? Zhēn yǒuyìsi. | Eat longevity noodles? How interesting. |
| 林娜，你的生日是哪天？ | Lín Nà, nǐ de shēngrì shì nǎ tiān? | Lin Na, which day is your birthday? |
| 十一月，十二号。 | Shíyī yuè, shí’èr hào. | 12th November. |
| 好，十一月，十二号我们再来吃寿面。 | Hǎo, shíyī yuè, shí’èr hào wǒmen zàilái chī shòu miàn. | Ok, on the 12th November we will again eat longevity noodles! |
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