Level 3 - Lesson 28
This lesson stays around a small table visit: a guest arrives, someone gets plates, fruit is served, drinks are chosen, and rice-shopping phrases use 毛 (máo) and 米 (mǐ).
Contains 3 words
guest; visitor
plate
bottle
Contains 2 words
beer
Contains 5 words
fat; to gain weight
Contains 2 words
mao; one tenth of a yuan
客人来了
kèrén lái le
the guests have arrived
拿盘子
ná pánzi
get the plates
盘子里有西瓜
pánzi lǐ yǒu xīguā
there is watermelon on the plate
我渴了
wǒ kě le
I am thirsty
瓶子里有水吗
píngzi lǐ yǒu shuǐ ma
is there water in the bottle?
Situation: Two people prepare plates of fruit after guests arrive.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
客人来了，我们准备水果吧。
The guests are here. Let us prepare some fruit.
thirsty
sugar
sweet
watermelon
banana
rice; meter
不喝啤酒
bù hē píjiǔ
not drink beer
西瓜很甜
xīguā hěn tián
the watermelon is sweet
糖有点多
táng yǒudiǎn duō
there is a little too much sugar
糖多会胖
táng duō huì pàng
too much sugar may make someone gain weight
香蕉也甜
xiāngjiāo yě tián
bananas are also sweet
三块两毛
sān kuài liǎng máo
three yuan and two mao
一斤米
yì jīn mǐ
one jin of rice
王一雪
Wang Yixue
好，先拿盘子和西瓜。
Okay. Get the plates and watermelon first.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
香蕉也拿吗？
Should we get bananas too?
王一雪
Wang Yixue
拿。水果准备好了，我拿给客人。
Yes. The fruit is ready; I will take it to the guests.
Situation: One person is thirsty and chooses water instead of beer.
刘明
Liu Ming
你渴了吗？
Are you thirsty?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
渴了，桌上的瓶子里是水。
I am thirsty. The bottle on the table contains water.
刘明
Liu Ming
旁边还有一瓶啤酒，你喝什么？
There is also a bottle of beer beside it. What will you drink?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
我喝水，不喝啤酒。
I will drink water, not beer.
Situation: Two people decide to eat only a little sweet watermelon because it has a lot of sugar.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
这个西瓜甜吗？
Is this watermelon sweet?
安妮
Annie
很甜，我只吃一点。
It is very sweet, so I will eat only a little.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
吃太多糖会胖吗？
Can eating too much sugar make you gain weight?
安妮
Annie
会，那我们一人吃一小块。
Yes. Then we will each eat one small piece.
Situation: Two companions shop together for rice and bananas before guests arrive.
王一雪
Wang Yixue
米多少钱？
How much is the rice?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
一斤三块两毛。
One jin is three yuan and two mao.
王一雪
Wang Yixue
客人喜欢香蕉，也买吗？
The guests like bananas. Should we buy them too?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
买，香蕉和米都买。
Yes, buy both bananas and rice.
