Lesson 3: Greeting (I)

Daily Conversation
Review of the Previous Lesson

Let’s review what we learned in Lesson 2. We learned Family Introduction.

AihuaThis is my mom.
 This is my dad.

Amy
 zhèshìdema 
 
 zhèshìdeba 

AihuaThis is my mom.
 
 zhèshìdema 
Amy
 zhèshìdema 

AihuaThis is my dad.
 
 zhèshìdeba 
Amy
 zhèshìdeba 

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Hello in Chinese?

Amy
 hǎo 

Hello, everybody! in Chinese.

大家好! (dà jiā hǎo)

AihuaHello everybody!
 
 jiāhǎo 
Amy
 jiāhǎo 

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早上好! (zǎo shàng hǎo)

AihuaGood morning!
 
 zǎoshànghǎo 
Amy
 zǎoshànghǎo 

PinYin
Review of the Previous Lesson

o, approximately as in office, but the lips are much more rounded.

o like this.

Aihuaōóǒò
Amyōóǒò

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Aihuae
Amye

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Aihuaēéěè
Amyēéěè

Vocabulary
Review of the Previous Lesson

portant;”>My, 我的 (wǒ de)

妈妈 (mā ma)

爸爸 (bà ba)

AihuaMy
 
 de
Amy
 de

AihuaMom
 
 ma
Amy
 ma

AihuaDad
 
 ba
Amy
 ba

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大家 (dà jiā)

早上 (zǎo shàng)

AihuaEverybody
 
 jiā
Amy
 jiā

AihuaMorning
 
 zǎoshàng
Amy
 zǎoshàng

Review

Let’s review what we learned today.

AihuaHello everybody!
 
 jiāhǎo 
Amy
 jiāhǎo 

AihuaGood morning!
 
 zǎoshànghǎo 
Amy
 zǎoshànghǎo 

Dialog Practice

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AihuaGood morning, Amy!
AmyGood morning, Aihua!

Aihua
 zǎoshànghǎo ài 
Amy
 zǎoshànghǎo àihuá 

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AmyHello, everybody!
AihuaHi, Amy!

Amy
 jiāhǎo 
Aihua
 hǎo ài 

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