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玛丽: 你好！
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Nǐ hǎo!
English
Mary: Hello!
苏苏: 你好！
Pinyin
Sūsū: Nǐ hǎo!
English
Susu: Hello!
玛丽: 你 叫 什么 名字？
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
English
Mary: What’s your name?
苏苏: 我 叫苏苏。你呢？
Pinyin
Sūsū: Wǒ jiào Sūsū. Nǐ ne?
English
Susu: My name is Susu. And you?
玛丽: 我叫玛丽。
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Wǒ jiào Mǎlì.
English
Mary: My name is Mary.
苏苏: 你 是 哪 国 人？
Pinyin
Sūsū: Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
English
Susu: Which country are you from?
玛丽: 我是 美国 人。你是哪国人？
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Wǒ shì Měiguó rén. Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
English
Mary: I’m American. Which country are you from?
苏苏: 我是 中国 人。
Pinyin
Sūsū: Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.
English
Susu: I’m Chinese.
玛丽: 很 高兴 认识 你！
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ!
English
Mary: Nice to meet you!
苏苏: 我 也 很高兴认识你！
Pinyin
Sūsū: Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ!
English
Susu: Nice to meet you too!
语法点 (Grammar Points)
1. 叫… – Called…
The verb “叫” means “to call” or “to be called,” and it is used when introducing your name.
文中 (In text):
– 我叫苏苏。- My name is Susu.
例 (Example):
– 我叫李雷。- My name is Li Lei.
2. 是… – Is/Am/Are…
The verb “是” is used to indicate identity or nationality, often following a noun or pronoun.
文中 (In text):
– 我是中国人。- I am Chinese.
例 (Example):
– 他是 学生。- He is a student.
3. 很… – Very…
The word 很 is used before adjectives to express a high degree of something (very).
文中 (In text):
– 很高兴认识你。- Nice to meet you (very happy to meet you).
例 (Example):
– 这本书很 有趣。- This book is very interesting.
4. 你呢？ – Asking “And you?”
Use “你呢？” to bounce the question back to someone after answering.
文中 (In text):
– 我叫苏苏。你呢？- My name is Susu. And you?
例 (Example):
– 我 喜欢 咖啡，你呢？- I like coffee, how about you?
5. 我也… – Saying “Me too”
“也” is used before the verb to say “also” or “too.”
文中 (In text):
– 我也很高兴认识你。- Nice to meet you too.
例 (Example):
– 他是 老师，我也是老师。- He is a teacher, I’m also a teacher.
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