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HSK 1 Chinese Conversation

Can an Egg Fly?

鸡蛋会飞吗

Jīdàn huì fēi ma

0:57 min video · 3 sentences · 7 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小明 Xiǎo Míng妈妈，鸡蛋会飞吗？Māma, jīdàn huì fēi ma?Mom, can an egg fly?
  2. 妈妈 Māma会，但是很快就到地上了。Huì, dànshì hěn kuài jiù dào dìshang le.It can, but it will soon be on the floor.
  3. 小明 Xiǎo Míng那我还是吃了吧。Nà wǒ háishi chī le ba.Then I will just eat it.

About this lesson

A boy holds an egg at breakfast and asks if it can fly. His mother jokes that it can, but it will fall on the floor.

How to practise

  1. Listen to the conversation with pinyin and English.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the reply plays.
  3. Then repeat the real reply in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
鸡蛋jīdàneggHSK 1
飞fēito flyHSK 1
会huìcan / willHSK 1
地上dìshangon the floorHSK 1
吃chīto eatHSK 1
妈妈māmamomHSK 1
但是dànshìbutHSK 2

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