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WORDS AND PHRASES
cng wn gui sng
May I ask your name?
w sng Wng jio shh png
My last name is Wang. My frst name is Shih-ping.
w jio Ln d jhong n wi ny shh shh shi
I am called Lin Da-jung.Who is that lady?
ta shh L yu nin de ti ti li w gi n men ji sho ji sho
L ti ti jh wi shh Ln sian sheng
She is Li You-nian's wife. Come and let me introduce you to each other.
Mrs. Li, this is Mr. Lin.
w jio Ln d jhong shh yu nin de tng syu
My name is Lin Da-jung. I'm You-nian's classmate.
hn gao sng rn shh n
Pleased to meet you.
Lesson 9 Introductions
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cngPlease
cng zu
please sit down
cng he ch
please have some tea
cng shuo
please say
cng wn
May I ask, please?
wnask
cng wn
May I ask, please?
cng wn n yu mi yu b
May I ask if you have a pen?
cng wn shi shh Wng sio ji
May I ask who Miss Wang is?
cng wn jh bn shu yu duo sho zh
May I ask how many words this book contains?
guiexpensive, honorable
gui gu
your (honorable) country
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gui sio
your (honorable) school
cng wn gui gu yu duo sho su d syu
May I ask how many universities there are in your country?
cng wn gui sio yu duo sho syu sheng
May I ask how many students in your school?
snglast name, surname
cng wn gui sng
May I ask your last name (surname)?
w sng Wng
My last name is Wang.
n wi ny shh sng sh me
What is the lady's last name?
ta sng L L sio ji
Her last name is Li. She is Miss Li.
jiocall, name
w jio Wng shh png
I am called Wang Shih-ping.
ta sng Ln jio Ln d jhong
His last name is Lin. He is called Lin Da-jung.
lo shih jio n cy
The teacher wants you.
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ta jio w cy zu sh me
What does he want me for?
ta jio n cy si zh
He wants you to write.
wia classifer (used to show respect)
syu sio l yu j wi lo shih
How many teachers are there in our school?
syu sio l yu shh w wi lo shih
We have ffteen teachers.
n wi lo shih jiao jhong wn
Which one teaches Chinese?
L lo shih ta shh y wi hn ho de lo shih
Mr. Li is a very good teacher.
ny shhlady
n wi ny shh shh shi
Who is that lady?
n wi ny shh shh L ti ti
That lady is Mrs. Li.
jh wi ny shh shh Wng sio ji
This lady is Miss Wang.
gigive, for
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ta gi w y bn shu
He gave me a book.
w gi ta y jhih b
I gave him a pen.
n jio w gi n sh me
What do you want me to give you?
ji shointroduce
n wi sio ji shh shi cng n gi w ji sho ji sho
Who is that lady? Please introduce us to each other.
gaotall, high
Wng sian sheng hn gao
Mr. Wang is very tall.
L sian sheng b gao
Mr. Li is not tall.
gao sngglad, happy, pleased
w hn gao sng
I'm very glad.
w gen n y yng gao sng
I am as glad as you are.
ta b ti gao sng
He is not very happy.
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ta gao sng b gao sing
Is she happy or not?
rn shhknow, recognize
n rn shh ta m
Do you know her?
w b rn shh ta
I don't know her.
w ji sho n men rn shh
Let me introduce you to each other.
rn shh n jhen gao sng
I'm very pleased to meet you.
n rn shh b rn shh Wng lo shih
Do you know Mr. Wang?
w b rn shh
I don't know him.
n rn b rn shh ne
How about you?
w y b rn shh
I don't know him either.
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cng wn nn gui sng
May I ask what your name is?
w jio Ln d jhong w shh sin li de syu sheng
I'm called Lin Da-jhong. I am a new student.
li w gi n ji sho j wi tng syu
jh wi shh Wng mi hu jh wi shh L yu nin
n wi shh Gao d mng
Come and let me introduce you to a few students.
This is Wang Me-hua. This is Li You- nian.
That is Gau Da-ming.
hn gao sng rn shh n
V Very pleased to meet you.
rn shh n men w jhen gao sng
I am very happy to meet you.
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