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Lily learns Chinese

Lily是shì一yī个gè法国Fǎ guó人rén,李丽Lǐ Lì是shì她的tā de中文Zhōng wén名字míng zi。

她tā在zài法国Fǎ guó学习xué xí中文Zhōng wén。

她tā有yǒu两liǎng个gè来自lái zì中国Zhōng guó的de中文Zhōng wén老师lǎo shī,一yī个gè是shì男nán老师lǎo shī,一yī个gè是shì女nǚ老师lǎo shī。

他们tā men一起yī qǐ上课shàng kè,一起yī qǐ说shuō汉语Hàn yǔ,也yě一起yī qǐ喝hē咖啡kā fēi、看kàn电影diàn yǐng,变成biàn chéng了le很hěn好hǎo的de朋友péng you。

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Vocabulary 35 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
法国 Fǎ guóFrance
人 rénperson; people
李丽 Lǐ Lìa Chinese personal name, Li Li
她的 tā deher; hers
中文 Zhōng wénChinese language
名字 míng ziname (of a person or thing)
她 tāshe
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
有 yǒuto have; there is
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
来自 lái zìto come from (a place)
中国 Zhōng guóChina
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
老师 lǎo shīteacher
男 nán(bound form) male
女 nǚfemale
他们 tā menthey; them
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
上课 shàng kèto go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
汉语 Hàn yǔChinese language
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
喝 hēto drink
咖啡 kā fēi(loanword) coffee
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
电影 diàn yǐngmovie; film
变成 biàn chéngto change into / to turn into / to become
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
很 hěnvery; quite
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
朋友 péng youfriend