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How is it going recently?

A:李Lǐ老师lǎo shī,好hǎo久jiǔ不bù见jiàn!

B:乐乐Lè lè妈妈mā ma,好hǎo久jiǔ不bù见jiàn!

A:乐乐Lè lè最近zuì jìn在zài学校xué xiào怎么样zěn me yàng?

B:他tā喜欢xǐ huan帮助bāng zhù大家dà jiā,同学tóng xué们men也yě很hěn喜欢xǐ huan他tā,但是dàn shì最近zuì jìn学习xué xí马马虎虎mǎ ma hū hū。

A:他tā学习xué xí不bù努力nǔ lì,每měi天tiān回huí家jiā就jiù喜欢xǐ huan看kàn电视diàn shì。

B:看kàn太tài多duō电视diàn shì不bù好hǎo。

A:是shì呀ya。

我wǒ说shuō了le,他tā不bù听tīng。

B:明天míng tiān他tā来lái学校xué xiào,我wǒ也yě跟gēn他tā说shuō说shuō这zhè个gè事shì。

A:太tài好hǎo了le!

谢谢xiè xie李Lǐ老师lǎo shī。

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Vocabulary 46 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
李 Lǐsurname Li
老师 lǎo shīteacher
好 hǎo(before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
久 jiǔ(of a period of time) long
不 bùno; not so
见 jiànto see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview
乐乐 Lè lèa personal name or nickname, often transliterated as Lele
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
最近 zuì jìnrecently
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
学校 xué xiàoschool
怎么样 zěn me yànghow? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?
他 tāhe; him; his
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
帮助 bāng zhùto help; to assist
大家 dà jiāeveryone
同学 tóng xuéfellow student / classmate
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
很 hěnvery; quite
但是 dàn shìbut; however
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
马马虎虎 mǎ ma hū hūcareless / casual / vague / not so bad / so-so / tolerable / fair
努力 nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
电视 diàn shìtelevision; TV
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
多 duōtoo many; in excess
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
呀 ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
我 wǒI; me; my
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
听 tīngto heed; to obey
明天 míng tiāntomorrow
来 láito come
跟 gēnwith / compared with / to / towards
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
谢谢 xiè xieto thank