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这是我的妈妈。
 zhèshìwǒdemāma 
 这是我的爸爸。
 zhèshìwǒdebàba 

AihuaThis is my mom.
 这是我的妈妈。
 zhèshìwǒdemāma 
Amy这是我的妈妈。
 zhèshìwǒdemāma 

AihuaThis is my dad.
 这是我的爸爸。
 zhèshìwǒdebàba 
Amy这是我的爸爸。
 zhèshìwǒdebàba 

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“Hello” in Chinese?

Amy你好!
 nǐhǎo 

“Hello, everybody!” in Chinese.

大家好! (dà jiā hǎo)

AihuaHello everybody!
 大家好!
 dàjiāhǎo 
Amy大家好!
 dàjiāhǎo 

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早上好! (zǎo shàng hǎo)

AihuaGood morning!
 早上好!
 zǎoshànghǎo 
Amy早上好!
 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
 我的
 wǒde
Amy我的
 wǒde

AihuaMom
 妈妈
 māma
Amy妈妈
 māma

AihuaDad
 爸爸
 bàba
Amy爸爸
 bàba

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大家 (dà jiā)

早上 (zǎo shàng)

AihuaEverybody
 大家
 dàjiā
Amy大家
 dàjiā

AihuaMorning
 早上
 zǎoshàng
Amy早上
 zǎoshàng

Review

Let’s review what we learned today.

AihuaHello everybody!
 大家好!
 dàjiāhǎo 
Amy大家好!
 dàjiāhǎo 

AihuaGood morning!
 早上好!
 zǎoshànghǎo 
Amy早上好!
 zǎoshànghǎo 

Dialog Practice

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AihuaGood morning, Amy!
AmyGood morning, Aihua!

Aihua早上好,爱米!
 zǎoshànghǎo àimǐ 
Amy早上好,爱华!
 zǎoshànghǎo àihuá 

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AmyHello, everybody!
AihuaHi, Amy!

Amy大家好!
 dàjiāhǎo 
Aihua你好,爱米!
 nǐhǎo àimǐ 

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