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HSK 2 Chinese Conversation

Dad's Birthday Gift

爸爸的生日礼物

Bàba de shēngrì lǐwù

2:24 min video · 8 sentences · 7 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小云 Xiǎo Yún爸爸，这是给你的礼物！Bàba, zhè shì gěi nǐ de lǐwù!Dad, this is a gift for you!
  2. 李明 Lǐ Míng真的吗？是不是一块手表？Zhēnde ma? Shìbushì yí kuài shǒubiǎo?Really? Is it a watch?
  3. 小云 Xiǎo Yún你打开看看吧。Nǐ dǎkāi kànkan ba.Open it and see.
  4. 李明 Lǐ Míng啊，这不是手表，是一幅画儿。A, zhè bú shì shǒubiǎo, shì yì fú huàr.Oh, this isn't a watch, it's a picture.
  5. 小云 Xiǎo Yún对，我画得不太好。Duì, wǒ huà de bútài hǎo.Yes, I didn't draw it very well.
  6. 李明 Lǐ Míng你画得很好！这是我们两个吗？Nǐ huà de hěn hǎo! Zhè shì wǒmen liǎng gè ma?You drew it very well! Is this the two of us?
  7. 小云 Xiǎo Yún是啊，我想让你天天都能看到我。Shì a, wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ tiān tiān dōu néng kàndào wǒ.Yes, I want you to see me every day.
  8. 李明 Lǐ Míng谢谢你，我最喜欢这个礼物。Xièxie nǐ, wǒ zuì xǐhuan zhège lǐwù.Thank you, this is my favorite gift.

About this lesson

In a hotel lobby, a daughter gives her father a birthday gift. He expects a watch, but it is a drawing of the two of them, and he loves it.

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
礼物lǐwùgiftHSK 2
手表shǒubiǎowatchHSK 2
打开dǎkāito openHSK 1
画儿huàrpicture, drawingHSK 2
画得huàdedrew (verb + 得)
最喜欢zuìxǐhuanlike the most
幅fúmeasure word for picturesHSK 5

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