A：王老师，好久不见！
B：好久不见！
你也来这家饭店吃饭？
A：对，我和我的家人来吃饭。
我的朋友说这里的广东菜很好吃。
B：你的爸爸妈妈也来了吗？
A：没有，他们喜欢在家吃。
我的孩子们来了。
那是我的老公，小孙；
那个是我的大儿子，小宝，今年7岁了；
这是我的小女儿，小贝，今年5岁了。
B：你们一家四口人真幸福！
孩子们都上学了吗？
A：大儿子去年上小学了，小女儿明年上小学。
B：你老公也会说汉语吗？
A：哈哈，当然，他是中国人！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 好久不见 | hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn | long time no see |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant / hotel |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 饭 | fàn | meal |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my; mine |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 广东 | Guǎng dōng | Guangdong; a province in southern China. |
| 菜 | cài | dish (of food) |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 老公 | lǎo gōng | (coll.) husband |
| 小孙 | xiǎo Sūn | a familiar way to refer to someone surnamed Sun; literally “Little Sun” |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 小宝 | xiǎo bǎo | a common nickname/pet name meaning "little baby/treasure" |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 小贝 | Xiǎo bèi | "Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 口 | kǒu | classifier for things with mouths / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happy / blessed |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school / to attend school |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 上 | shàng | to attend (class or university) |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 哈哈 | hā hā | (onom.) laughing out loud |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |