Beginner Unit 1 Review: Lesson 1-5
Beginner's Basic Chinese Conversation Practice Video
Unit 1 Review ▸ In this unit review we will put our Chinese language skills into practical use. We have designed 3 separate beginner's basic Chinese conversation practice video. By practice listening and speaking with the video, you will become fluent at introducing yourself and counting Chinese numbers. Don't hesitate to practice more than one time, and you can even record yourself and compare it with the video for greater improvement.
- Part 1. Dialogue: Exchanging Names in Chinese →
- Part 2. Speech: Self-introduction in Chinese →
- Part 3. Speech: Numbers and Counting in Chinese→
PART 1. Exchanging Names in Chinese
INTERPERSONAL
Two people meeting for the first time are asking each other’s name. Listen to this basic Chinese conversation practice video and repeat the dialogue. Be able to fully understand what they are talking about and answer the following questions:
INSTRUCTIONS
- Listen to the dialogue
- Repeat after the dialogue
- Answer the given questions
- Copy the transcript both by typing and handwriting
- Practice daily until fluent
QUESTIONS
- What’s the person’s name?
- What country is this person from?
- How old is he?
TRANSCRIPT
A： Nǐhǎo！
B： Nǐhǎo！
A： Nǐ xìng shénme？
B： Wǒ xìng Lǐ。
A： Nǐ jiào shénme？
B： Wǒ jiào Lǐ Hǎo。Wǒ shì Zhōngguórén。
A： Nǐ duō dà？
B： Wǒ 'èrshíyī suì。
A：你好！
B：你好！
A：你姓什么？
B：我姓李。
A：你叫什么？
B：我叫李好。我是中国人。
A：你多大？
B：我二十一岁。
A：Hi!
B：Hello!
A：What's your last name?
B：My last name is Li.
A：What's your name?
B：My name is Li Hao. I'm Chinese.
A：How old are you?
B：I'm 21 years old.
PART 2. Self-introduction in Chinese
INTERPERSONAL
You meet someone new and are going to start a basic Chinese conversation with them by introducing your name as well as your nationality and age in Chinese.
TRANSCRIPT
Nǐhāo！
Wǒ jiào____， wǒ xìng ____。
Wǒ shì ____rén。
Wǒ ____ suì。
你好！
我叫____，我姓____。
我是____人。
我____岁。
Hello!
My first name is ____; my last name is ____.
I am (from) ____.
I am ____-year-old.
PART 3. Numbers and Counting
INTERPRETIVE
Numbers are a crucial part of Chinese language skills. It is essential for basic Chinese conversation as well as advanced language usage. Practice with the video, be able to count 1 to 10 in Chinese and read numbers fluently.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Watch the video
- Repeat after the video
- Practice daily until fluent
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A：你好。
B：你好。
A：你姓什么?
B：我姓李。
A：你叫什么?
B：我叫李好。我是中国人。
A：你多大?
B：我二十一岁.
Thank you for the lessons. They are the most helpful lessons for Learning Chinese that I’ve ever encountered!
We’re so glad you find the lessons helpful. Wishing you the best of luck with your studies!
你好！
我姓kinuthia。
我叫TysonMaina。
我是肯尼亚人。
我三十二岁。
– 你好。
– 你好。
– 你姓什么？
– 我姓李。你呢？
– 我姓王。 你叫什么？
– 我叫小龙。你呢？
– 我叫王二。你多大？
– 我三十岁。你呢？
– 我五十二岁。
你好。
你好。
你姓什么？
我姓monteiro
你叫什么？
我叫爱文。我是印度人。
你多大？
我三十五岁。
你好！
我姓 李
我叫答问
我是中国人
我二十三岁
你好，我叫 Mouza，我姓 Alketbi. 我是UAE 人。 我二十一岁。你叫什么？你多大？
你好
你好
你姓什么
我姓私人比亚
你叫什么
我叫Garcia私人比亚
我是吧喜人
我六十五岁
云想衣裳花想容，春风拂槛露华浓
你好。
我叫 Dhilfa 。
我姓 KM。
我是 印度人。
我十三岁。
你好我叫安玉。我姓翰。我是美国人。我五十四岁。
你好。我叫大卫。我姓李。我是美国人。我九岁。
A: 你好！
B: 你好。
A: 你姓什么？
B: 我姓李。
A: 你叫什么？
B: 我叫李好。
A: 你多大？
B: 我二十一岁。
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你好，我叫翰睿。我姓李。我是南非人。
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你好！我叫马拉。 我姓冈萨雷斯。 我是委内瑞拉人。 我四十六岁
你好！你叫什么？我叫Judy。你姓什么？我姓Stampler. 你是中国人吗？我是美国人！你多大？我六十二岁。
你好！
我姓李。
我叫李英梅。
我是泰国人。
我十六岁。
你好
你好
你姓什么
我姓刘
你叫什么
我叫大卫
你多大
我二十四岁
Part 1
1:你好!
2:你好！
1:你姓什么？
2:我是Aiau。
1：你叫什么？
2：我叫Aiau Tilep。我是哈萨克斯坦人。
1：你多大？
2：我十八岁。
Part 2
你好！我叫 Aiau Tilep。我姓 Aiau。我是哈萨克斯坦人。我十八岁。
This really helps. Thanks Lili Hao!
你好
你好
你姓什么
我姓李
你叫什么
我叫李大伟
我五十四岁
你好。
你好。
你姓什么？
我姓苏。
你叫什么？
我叫苏雅。
我 是中国人。
你多大？
我十七岁。
1： 你好。
2: 你好。
1: 你姓什么？
2: 我姓李。
1: 你叫什么？
2: 我是李好。
1: 你多大？
2: 我二十一岁。
你好
你好 你姓什么？ 我姓大伟。
你叫什么？ 我叫姓李。我是柬埔寨人。
你多大？ 我三十五岁。
你好，我是四月。 我是菲律宾人。我二十六岁
你好。
你好。
你姓什么？
我姓李。
你叫什么？
我叫李好。
我是中国人。
你多大？
我二十一岁。
你好！我叫子琪。我姓庄。我是巴西人。我二十九岁。
你好，我叫伊丽莎，我姓奥拉。我是意大利人。我十五岁。
A: 你好
B：你好
A：你姓什么？
B: 我姓李。
A: 你叫什么？
B: 我叫李好。 我是中国人。
A：你多大？
B: 我二十一岁
你好!
我姓 ch..
我叫 ri-hab
我 algrie 国人
我 十五岁
你好！我姓Klievena.我叫Klievena Adriana。我是拉脱维亚人。我三十五岁。
你好！我姓 Mahfoud.我是阿尔及利亚人。我二十岁。can you please translate my name to Chinese.
你好人人
你好吗
我叫najah
我是沙特阿拉伯人
我三十四岁
Thank You Lili! I am in sixth grade and this is very helpful because I am preparing for Foreign Exchange students in high school! This content is very easy to learn and my small brain can hand it very well.
I was what the other term for the number 2 is, as I was taught there was another way of saying it and you ad to use it in certain circumstances. Thank you!
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This is really helpful thank you !
I have just joined up after working through the first five beginner lessons. I can speak Cantonese Chinese to an intermediate level but without ever learning the Chinese characters. I really like the structure of this course. The videos are very well explained and interesting ; and I like the second video of each lesson covering how to recognize and write the characters.
So far, I’ve found a number of similarities between Mandarin and Cantonese vocabulary and grammar . The only trouble I’m having is that when I pronounce the character without the pinyin, my old brain throws up the Cantonese word:
eg ngoh 5 (Yale romanization) for” I ” instead of wo 3; yat1 for “one” instead of yi1; yih for” two” instead of er2 etc.
Anyway, I trust that as the lessons progress my brain will adapt to Mandarin mode. Thanks for the lessons Li Li and team, I am enjoying them very much.
你好
One thing 我 tried was to switch off the audio when 你 show characters only and then 我 try to read it aloud myself. 我 think it helps to recall the characters. For e.g. in the Part 一 video from 二:五五 – 三:二五 我 switched off the audio and read it aloud myself. Same for Part二 from 0:二七 – 0:四八, 二:二二 – 二:四0 and others.
Why are you using the number 0 in your lessons if we havent learned this yet?
零 will be taught in Lesson 13.1 when discussing date and calendar in Chinese. This is a speaking practice video and the purpose is for students to get prepared for real situations where they will have to use the Chinese language, where they will always encounter new words and phrases. One of the ability that students need to develop is to guess the meaning of new words/phrases from the context, whether it’s reading, listening or interpersonal conversations. Even in an HSK test, we can expect to see words and phrases that are not in the curriculum.
We don’t always put new words in a practice video, especially in beginner’s level, but as the levels move up, more might be expected to be seen.
It’s ling (零)
This way of learning Chinese is very immersive and it works. Naturally you must still put the work in and further research into these characters after but the video provides a good platform to start from. The explanations are very comprehensible and nothing is missed out. I love the way they go over the radicals and I now understand “dutizi” (single characters). It makes you learn more than you realise. Of course up to this point there was no mention of the number character “Zero” (ling) but it’s still all good because one can research it. This is good for someone that has already started learning Chinese also and want to consolidate their learning before moving on as I. Thank you.
Hi Lili! I love this format for learning very easy and useful! I’m picking up the information very fast! Thank you and your team!
I’m enjoying this excellent course/material a lot. Thank you so much, Lili – and your team!
谢谢你！I’m really glad to know that you like this beginner course and the Chinese conversation material! Keep it up! 加油!
谢谢 老师，Lili Hao for this session to us, I really like the way the session is planned for us as Beginners because is very efficient and comprehessive.