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A short, slow Mandarin conversation that uses only HSK 1 words, with transcript, pinyin and English. Free to listen.
Two friends talk on the phone · HSK 1 words only · 4 min 16 s
Slow dialogue, each line repeated, then a recap at normal speed. Audio is computer-generated.
| A | 喂，你好！ wèi, nǐ hǎo! Hello! |
| B | 你好！你今天怎么样？ nǐ hǎo! nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng? Hi! How are you today? |
| A | 我很好，谢谢。 wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie. I'm fine, thanks. |
| B | 你现在在哪儿？ nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr? Where are you now? |
| A | 我在商店。我想买一些水果。 wǒ zài shāngdiàn. wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì xiē shuǐguǒ. I'm at the shop. I want to buy some fruit. |
| B | 你想买什么水果？ nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme shuǐguǒ? What fruit do you want to buy? |
| A | 我想买苹果。我喜欢吃苹果。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi píngguǒ. wǒ xǐhuan chī píngguǒ. I want to buy apples. I like eating apples. |
| B | 苹果多少钱？ píngguǒ duōshao qián? How much are the apples? |
| A | 苹果三块钱。 píngguǒ sān kuài qián. The apples are three yuan. |
| B | 我们明天去饭店吃米饭，好吗？ wǒmen míngtiān qù fàndiàn chī mǐfàn, hǎo ma? Shall we go to a restaurant for rice tomorrow? |
| A | 好！明天几点？ hǎo! míngtiān jǐ diǎn? Sure! What time tomorrow? |
| B | 明天中午十二点。 míngtiān zhōngwǔ shí èr diǎn. Tomorrow at twelve noon. |
| A | 好。再见！ hǎo. zàijiàn! OK. Bye! |
| B | 再见！ zàijiàn! Bye! |
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