Question

Write a story or dialogue using pinyin. The story or dialogue can be about anything you've learned up until this point, and must demonstrate a knowledge of vocabulary and grammar patterns. It should be at least 20 lines long.

Answer 1

This dialogue is a conversation between Amy and Linda about their preferences for tea and their plan to have a meal together at the American Mall. It demonstrates the use of basic greetings, questions, and expressions in Mandarin Chinese.

Step-by-step explanation:

Story:

Amy: Nǐhǎo! (Hello!) Linda, nǐ zěnmeyàng? (How are you?)

Linda: Wǒ hěn hǎo, Xièxie! (I'm good, thank you!) Amy, nǐ xǐhuan hē chá ma? (Amy, do you like to drink tea?)

Amy: Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē chá! Wǒ xǐhuan lǜchá hé hóngchá. (I love drinking tea! I like green tea and black tea.)

Linda: Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuan hē hóngchá. Wǒmen qǐng chī fàn ba? (I also love drinking black tea. Shall we have a meal?)

Amy: Hǎode, wǒmen qù Měi guǎngchǎng chī fàn ba. (Sure, let's go to the American Mall for a meal.)

Linda: Hǎo de. Wǒ děng zài měi ménkǒu. (Alright. I'll wait at the entrance.)

Vocabulary:

• Nǐhǎo - Hello
• nǐ zěnmeyàng? - how are you?
• Wǒ hěn hǎo - I'm good
• Xièxie - Thank you
• nǐ xǐhuan hē chá ma? - do you like to drink tea?
• Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē chá - I love drinking tea
• wǒ xǐhuan lǜchá hé hóngchá - I like green tea and black tea
• wǒ yě hěn xǐhuan hē hóngchá - I also love drinking black tea
• wǒmen qǐng chī fàn ba? - Shall we have a meal?
• hǎode - alright
• wǒmen qù Měi guǎngchǎng chī fàn ba - let's go to the American Mall for a meal
• wǒ děng zài měi ménkǒu - I'll wait at the entrance