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What country are you from?

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What country are you from?

大龙Dà lóng:你好nǐ hǎo!

我wǒ叫jiào大龙Dà lóng。

请问qǐng wèn你nǐ是shì留学生liú xué shēng吗ma?

铃美Líng měi:是shì,我wǒ是shì留学生liú xué shēng。

我wǒ叫jiào铃美Líng měi。

大龙Dà lóng:你nǐ是shì哪nǎ国guó人rén?

铃美Líng měi:我wǒ是shì日本Rì běn人rén,你nǐ呢ne?

大龙Dà lóng:我wǒ来自lái zì美国Měi guó,我的wǒ de中文Zhōng wén名字míng zi叫jiào大龙Dà lóng。

你nǐ也yě是shì日本Rì běn人rén吗ma?

苏南Sūn án:哦ò,不bù不bù!

我wǒ不是bù shì日本Rì běn人rén,我wǒ是shì泰国Tài guó人rén。

我wǒ的de名字míng zi叫jiào苏南Sūn án。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:大家dà jiā好hǎo,我wǒ叫jiào吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī。

大龙Dà lóng:你好nǐ hǎo!

你nǐ是shì日本Rì běn人rén,泰国Tài guó人rén还是hái shi韩国Hán guó人rén?

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:哈哈hā hā,我wǒ不是bù shì留学生liú xué shēng,我wǒ是shì中国Zhōng guó人rén。

铃美Líng měi:你好nǐ hǎo!

我wǒ叫jiào铃美Líng měi,来自lái zì日本Rì běn。

他tā是shì大龙Dà lóng,美国Měi guó人rén。

苏南Sūn án:你好nǐ hǎo!

我wǒ叫jiào苏南Sūn án,我wǒ是shì泰国Tài guó人rén。

很hěn高兴gāo xìng认识rèn shi你nǐ。

吴小咪Wú Xiǎo mī:认识rèn shi你们nǐ men我wǒ也yě很hěn高兴gāo xìng!

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Vocabulary 39 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
大龙 Dà lónga name
你好 nǐ hǎohello; hi
我 wǒI; me; my
叫 jiàoto be called
请问 qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
你 nǐyou
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
留学生 liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
铃美 Líng měiSuzumi (a name)
哪 nǎwhich
国 guócountry; nation; state
人 rénperson; people
日本 Rì běnJapan
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
来自 lái zìto come from (a place)
美国 Měi guóUnited States; USA; US
我的 wǒ demy; mine
中文 Zhōng wénChinese language
名字 míng ziname (of a person or thing)
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
苏南 Sūn ánsouthern Jiangsu; the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China
哦 òoh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
不 bùno; not so
不是 bù shìis not
泰国 Tài guóThailand
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
吴小咪 Wú Xiǎo mīa name
大家 dà jiāeveryone
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
还是 hái shior
韩国 Hán guóSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) / (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States
哈哈 hā hā(onom.) laughing out loud
中国 Zhōng guóChina
他 tāhe; him; his
很 hěnvery; quite
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
认识 rèn shito know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)