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HSK 2 Chinese Conversation

Dad's Noodles

爸爸的面条儿

Bàba de miàntiáor

7:23 min video · 22 sentences · 7 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

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  1. 李明 Lǐ Míng小云，我们到了，是这家店。Xiǎo Yún, wǒmen dào le, shì zhè jiā diàn.Xiaoyun, we're here, it's this shop.
  2. 小云 Xiǎo Yún爸爸，这家店很小啊。Bàba, zhè jiā diàn hěn xiǎo a.Dad, this shop is very small.
  3. 李明 Lǐ Míng对，可是面条儿非常好吃。Duì, kěshì miàntiáor fēicháng hǎochī.Yes, but the noodles are very tasty.
  4. 李明 Lǐ Míng你想吃什么？Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?What do you want to eat?
  5. 小云 Xiǎo Yún我想吃鸡蛋面条儿。Wǒ xiǎng chī jīdàn miàntiáor.I want to eat egg noodles.
  6. 李明 Lǐ Míng好，我也要一样的。Hǎo, wǒ yě yào yíyàng de.Good, I'll have the same.
  7. 李明 Lǐ Míng李明，是你吗？好久没见了！Lǐ Míng, shì nǐ ma? Hǎojiǔ méi jiàn le!Li Ming, is that you? Long time no see!
  8. 小云 Xiǎo Yún爸爸，你认识这个人吗？Bàba, nǐ rènshi zhè gerén ma?Dad, do you know this man?
  9. 李明 Lǐ Míng认识，他是我的老朋友。Rènshi, tā shì wǒ de lǎopéngyou.Yes, he is my old friend.
  10. 小云 Xiǎo Yún真的吗？你们是怎么认识的？Zhēnde ma? Nǐmen shì zěnme rènshi de?Really? How did you meet?
  11. 李明 Lǐ Míng很多年以前，我们在这儿一起工作。Hěn duōnián yǐqián, wǒmen zài zhèr yìqǐ gōngzuò.Many years ago, we worked here together.
  12. 小云 Xiǎo Yún什么？你在这里工作过？Shénme? Nǐ zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò guò?What? You worked here?
  13. 李明 Lǐ Míng对，我还做过面条儿呢。Duì, wǒ hái zuò guò miàntiáor ne.Yes, I even made noodles.
  14. 小云 Xiǎo Yún我一直不知道！Wǒ yìzhí bù zhīdào!I never knew!
  15. 李明 Lǐ Míng面条儿来了，快吃吧。Miàntiáor lái le, kuài chī ba.The noodles are here, eat quickly.
  16. 小云 Xiǎo Yún真好吃！比妈妈做的还好。Zhēn hǎochī! Bǐ māma zuò de hái hǎo.So tasty! Better than Mom's.
  17. 李明 Lǐ Míng别告诉妈妈，这是我们的小秘密。Bié gàosu māma, zhè shì wǒmen de xiǎo mìmì.Don't tell Mom, this is our little secret.
  18. 小云 Xiǎo Yún爸爸，你要不要再做一次？Bàba, nǐ yào buyào zài zuò yí cì?Dad, do you want to make it once more?
  19. 李明 Lǐ Míng好啊，我先试试，忘了怎么做。Hǎo a, wǒ xiān shìshi, wàng le zěnme zuò.Okay, I'll try first, I forgot how to make it.
  20. 小云 Xiǎo Yún爸爸，你做得真不错！Bàba, nǐ zuò de zhēn búcuò!Dad, you cook really well!
  21. 李明 Lǐ Míng谢谢，下次我们再一起来。Xièxie, xiàcì wǒmen zài yì qǐlai.Thanks, next time let's come together again.
  22. 小云 Xiǎo Yún好，我们明天就来吧！Hǎo, wǒmen míngtiān jiù lái ba!Okay, let's come tomorrow!

About this lesson

A father takes his daughter to a small noodle restaurant on her first day of holiday. She discovers the cook is her dad's old friend, and Dad once cooked there too.

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
面条儿miàntiáornoodlesHSK 1
好吃hǎochītastyHSK 1
老朋友lǎopéngyouold friendHSK 2
认识rènshito knowHSK 1
工作gōngzuòto workHSK 1
鸡蛋jīdàneggHSK 1
试shìto tryHSK 1

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