Mary, let me have an introduction. This is my elder brother.
王
林
:
我
叫
王
林
。
认
识
你
,
很
高
兴
。
wáng
lín
:
wǒ
jiào
wáng
lín
。
rèn
shi
nǐ
,
hěn
gāo
xìng
。
WangLin
:
I’m WangLin. It’s very nice to meet you.
玛
丽
:
认
识
你
,
我
也
很
高
兴
。
mǎ
lì
:
rèn
shi
nǐ
,
wǒ
yě
hěn
gāo
xìng
。
Mary
:
Nice to meet you too.
王
兰
:
你
去
哪
儿
?
wáng
lán
:
nǐ
qù
nǎr
?
WangLan
:
Where are you going?
玛
丽
:
我
去
北
京
大
学
,
你
们
去
哪
儿
?
mǎ
lì
:
wǒ
qù
běi
jīng
dà
xué
,
nǐ
men
qù
nǎr
?
Mary
:
I am going to Peking University. Where are you (Plural) going?
王
林
:
我
们
去
商
店
。
wáng
lín
:
wǒ
men
qù
shāng
diàn
。
WangLin
:
We go shopping.
玛
丽
:
再
见
!
mǎ
lì
:
zài
jiàn
!
Mary
:
Goodbye!
兰
&
林
:
再
见
!
lán
&
lín
:
zài
jiàn
!
WangLan & WangLin
:
Bye!
Notes
There are a few terms that we have learnt before.
(if you have forgotten, click on the character to go to the details page. Get a
piece of blank paper and practice to write all the characters)
This is a common expression for introducing people.
“一下” or
“一下儿” means that an action will be of short duration or something
will be done in a casual way. Here it indicates the latter meaning.
Conversation 2
和
子
:
张
老
师
在
家
吗
?
hé
zǐ
:
zhāng
lǎo
shī
zài
jiā
ma
?
Kako
:
Is teacher Zhang in (at home)?
小
英
:
在
,
您
是
?
xiǎo
yīng
:
zài
,
nín
shì
?
XiaoYing
:
Sure. You are…?
和
子
:
我
是
张
老
师
的
学
生
,
我
姓
山
下
,
我
叫
hé
zǐ
:
wǒ
shì
zhāng
lǎo
shī
de
xué
shēng
。
wǒ
xìng
shān
xià
,
wǒ
jiào
和
子
。
你
是
?
hé
zǐ
。
nǐ
shì
?
Kako
:
I am teacher Zhang’s student. My surname is Yamashita, first name is Kako. And you?
小
英
:
我
叫
小
英
。
张
老
师
是
我
爸
爸
。
请
进
。
xiǎo
yīng
:
wǒ
jiào
xiǎo
yīng
。
zhāng
lǎo
shī
shì
wǒ
bà
ba
。
qǐng
jìn
。
XiaoYing
:
My name is XiaoYing. Teacher Zhang is my father. Come in please.
“您是…” means “You are…”. It means “Who are you?”.
The listener should respond with his name or social status. Such a sentence is used only when a stranger has started to speak to you.
Caution: “你是谁?” which is also means “Who are you?” is a rather impolite inquiry, so normally one would use “您是…” instead of “你是谁?”
Hi Trudy,
For “谁” there are two pronunciations, as you can see in the dictionary:
http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E8%B0%81/1314249
and
http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E8%B0%81/1313331
For the 2nd mistake, I have corrected it. Thanks for addressing it.
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