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FREE · EPISODE 01 · A1–A2

Meeting for the First Time

Meet Chen Hao and Lin Yue at a café in Shanghai. Learn greetings and talk about work and weekends.

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Full dialogue — pinyin, Chinese & English

  1. 林悦

    嗨Hāi，你nǐ是shì陈Chén浩Hào吧ba？

    Hi, you're Chen Hao, right?

  2. 陈浩

    对Duì，是shì我wǒ。你Nǐ是shì林Lín悦Yuè？

    Yeah, that's me. You're Lin Yue?

  3. 林悦

    对Duì。终Zhōng于yú见jiàn面miàn了le！

    Yes. Nice to finally meet you!

  4. 陈浩

    是Shì啊a，很hěn高gāo兴xìng认rèn识shi你nǐ。

    Yeah, nice to meet you.

  5. 林悦

    我Wǒ爸bà妈mā说shuō你nǐ们men家jiā也yě在zài老lǎo家jiā那nà边biān。

    My parents said your family is from the same hometown too.

  6. 陈浩

    对Duì，我wǒ们men是shì老lǎo乡xiāng。两Liǎng家jiā父fù母mǔ还hái是shì朋péng友you。

    Right, we're from the same hometown. Our parents are even friends.

  7. 林悦

    所Suǒ以yǐ他tā们men才cái让ràng我wǒ们men在zài上Shàng海hǎi见jiàn一yī面miàn。

    That's why they wanted us to meet in Shanghai.

  8. 陈浩

    是Shì啊a，说shuō让ràng我wǒ们men一yī起qǐ吃chī个gè饭fàn。

    Yeah. They said we should have a meal together.

  9. 林悦

    你Nǐ等děng很hěn久jiǔ了le吗ma？

    Have you been waiting long?

  10. 陈浩

    没Méi有yǒu，我wǒ也yě刚gāng到dào。

    No, I just got here too.

  11. 林悦

    那Nà我wǒ们men先xiān进jìn去qù坐zuò吧ba。

    Then let's go in and sit down.

  12. 陈浩

    好Hǎo。

    Okay.

  13. 林悦

    你Nǐ来lái上Shàng海hǎi多duō久jiǔ了le？

    How long have you been in Shanghai?

  14. 陈浩

    差Chà不bù多duō半bàn年nián了le。大Dà学xué毕bì业yè以yǐ后hòu就jiù留liú在zài这zhè边biān工gōng作zuò。

    About six months. I stayed here to work after graduating from college.

  15. 林悦

    我Wǒ也yě是shì。感Gǎn觉jué怎zěn么me样yàng？还Hái习xí惯guàn吗ma？

    Same here. How do you like it? Are you getting used to it?

  16. 陈浩

    挺Tǐng好hǎo的de，就jiù是shì人rén有yǒu点diǎn多duō。

    Pretty good. It's just a little crowded.

  17. 林悦

    哈Hā哈hā，上Shàng海hǎi确què实shí人rén很hěn多duō。你Nǐ现xiàn在zài做zuò什shén么me工gōng作zuò？

    Haha, Shanghai really is crowded. What do you do for work?

  18. 陈浩

    我Wǒ在zài一yī家jiā科kē技jì公gōng司sī做zuò产chǎn品pǐn。你Nǐ呢ne？

    I work in product at a tech company. How about you?

  19. 林悦

    我Wǒ自zì己jǐ做zuò设shè计jì，平píng时shí在zài家jiā工gōng作zuò比bǐ较jiào多duō。

    I'm a freelance designer. I mostly work from home.

  20. 陈浩

    那Nà挺tǐng自zì由yóu的de。

    That sounds pretty flexible.

  21. 林悦

    还Hái行xíng吧ba，有yǒu时shí候hou也yě挺tǐng忙máng的de。

    It's alright. Sometimes I'm pretty busy too.

  22. 陈浩

    对Duì了le，你nǐ周zhōu末mò一yī般bān喜xǐ欢huān做zuò什shén么me？

    By the way, what do you usually like to do on weekends?

  23. 林悦

    看Kàn看kàn电diàn影yǐng，出chū去qù走zǒu走zǒu，有yǒu时shí候hou跟gēn朋péng友you吃chī饭fàn。你Nǐ呢ne？

    Watch movies, go for a walk, and sometimes eat out with friends. How about you?

  24. 陈浩

    我Wǒ喜xǐ欢huān到dào处chù逛guàng逛guàng。我Wǒ刚gāng来lái上Shàng海hǎi，还hái有yǒu很hěn多duō地dì方fang没méi去qù过guò。

    I like exploring. I'm still new to Shanghai, so there are lots of places I haven't been to yet.

  25. 林悦

    那Nà下xià次cì可kě以yǐ一yī起qǐ出chū去qù玩wán。

    Then we can go somewhere together next time.

  26. 陈浩

    好Hǎo啊a。

    Sure!