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HSK 2 Chinese Conversation

The Fridge That Talks

会说话的冰箱

Huì shuōhuà de bīngxiāng

2:17 min video · 8 sentences · 7 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小明 Xiǎo Míng姐姐，我家的冰箱会说话！Jiějie, wǒ jiā de bīngxiāng huì shuōhuà!Sister, my fridge can talk!
  2. 小红 Xiǎo Hóng真的吗？它说什么了？Zhēnde ma? Tā shuō shénme le?Really? What did it say?
  3. 小明 Xiǎo Míng它说：“起床了，起床了！”Tā shuō: “Qǐchuáng le, qǐchuáng le!”It said: "Get up, get up!"
  4. 小红 Xiǎo Hóng别怕，我们一起听一下儿。Bié pà, wǒmen yìqǐ tīng yíxiàr.Don't be afraid, let's listen together.
  5. 小明 Xiǎo Míng你听，声音是从里边来的！Nǐ tīng, shēngyīn shì cóng lǐbian lái de!Listen, the sound is coming from inside!
  6. 小红 Xiǎo Hóng我看到了，是你的手机！Wǒ kàndào le, shì nǐ de shǒujī!I see it, it's your phone!
  7. 小明 Xiǎo Míng啊，我昨天放在牛奶旁边了。A, wǒ zuótiān fàng zài niúnǎi pángbiān le.Ah, I put it next to the milk yesterday.
  8. 小红 Xiǎo Hóng原来冰箱不会说话，是你爱忘事儿。Yuánlái bīngxiāng bú huì shuōhuà, shì nǐ ài wàng shìr.So the fridge can't talk, you just forget things.

About this lesson

A man hears a voice in his kitchen at night and thinks the fridge is talking. His sister laughs and finds the real cause: his phone alarm inside the fridge.

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
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigeratorHSK 4
说话shuōhuàto talkHSK 1
起床qǐchuángto get upHSK 1
声音shēngyīnsound, voiceHSK 2
手机shǒujīmobile phoneHSK 1
原来yuánláiso it turns outHSK 2
忘wàngto forgetHSK 1

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