LESSON NOTES

Chinese Listening Comprehension

for Beginners #1
At the Jewelry Store in China

CONTENTS
2 Simplified Chinese
2 Traditional Chinese
3 Pinyin
4 English
5 Vocabulary
5 Sample Sentences

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PINYIN

1. Yg nnrn zhngzi yji zhbodin l xnzho gi titai de shngr lw.

2. T dsun mi n tio xinglin?

3. Nn xing mi shnme?

4. W xing sng w titai yfn shngr lw. Yu shnme tujin de ma?

5. Hode, zh tio xinglin znmeyng?

6. En, kn qli chng le din.

7. Zhbin de zh xi ne? Zh ytio sh huxng diozhu, lng ytio sh xnxng de.

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8. W xingyo gng jngzh ydin de. Zhbin zh tio zhnzh xinglin dusho qin?

9. Wqin miyun.

10. En, ti gu le. Ho ba, w yo zu kish n tio.

11. Hode, ginn.

ENGLISH

1. A man is looking for a birthday present for his wife at a jewelry shop.

2. Which necklace is he going to buy?

3. May I help you?

4. I'm looking for a birthday present for my wife. What do you recommend?

5. Well, what about this necklace?

6. Hmm, it looks a little long.

7. What about these over here? We have one with a flower pendant, and another one with
a heart.

8. I'm looking for something a bit more sophisticated. How much is this pearl necklace over
here?

9. It's 5,000 dollars.

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10. Hmm, that's too expensive. Okay, I'll take the first one.

11. Sure thing. Here you are.

VOCABULARY

S implie d Tr aditional Pinyin English C lass

gi Here you are. expression

xinglin necklace noun

shngr birthday noun

bngzh to help verb

to be adjective,
chngshu sophisticated phrase

qz wife noun

well expression

ji long adjective

hu flower noun

gu to be expensive adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES

n tio zunsh xinglin du sho qin ? Shngr kuil! Zh sh n de lw!

How much is that diamond necklace? Happy Birthday. Here are your gifts.

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N shngr sh shnme shhu? t shnghu de mbio sh bngzh trn.

When is your birthday? Her purpose in life was to help other

people.

zh jin qnzi rng t knshangqu xinde hn T de qz b t d sh su.
chngshu .
His wife is older than him by ten years.
That dress makes her look sophisticated.

T sh w de qz.
Well, at least I tried.
She is my wife.

w xwng bhu yo ti ji . Zh du hu sh gi n de.

I hope it doesn't take too long. This flower is for you.

t mi tin shngw du gi hu jioshu . Huyun l zhng le g zhng g yng de hu.

He waters flowers every morning. There are all kinds of flowers planted in
the garden.

zi Dngjng shnghu sh hn gu de.

It is expensive to live in Tokyo.

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