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HSK 2 Chinese Conversation

The Note in the Bread

面包里的纸条

Miànbāo lǐ de zhǐ tiáo

2:16 min video · 7 sentences · 6 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小林 Xiǎo Lín小美，我的面包里有一个东西！Xiǎo Měi, wǒ de miànbāo lǐ yǒu yí gè dōngxi!Xiao Mei, there is something in my bread!
  2. 小美 Xiǎo Měi真的吗？你快打开看看。Zhēnde ma? Nǐ kuài dǎkāi kànkan.Really? Open it and take a look quickly.
  3. 小林 Xiǎo Lín这是一张纸条，上面写着字。Zhè shì yì zhāng zhǐ tiáo, shàngmiàn xiě zhe zì.This is a note, and there are words written on it.
  4. 小美 Xiǎo Měi上面写了什么？你读给我听吧。Shàngmiàn xiě le shénme? Nǐ dú gěi wǒ tīng ba.What is written on it? Read it to me.
  5. 小林 Xiǎo Lín写的是：今天是你的生日，我爱你。Xiě de shì: jīntiān shì nǐ de shēngrì, wǒ ài nǐ.It says: Today is your birthday, I love you.
  6. 小林 Xiǎo Lín原来是你做的！我都忘了今天是我的生日！Yuánlái shì nǐ zuò de! Wǒ dōu wàng le jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì!So it was you! I had even forgotten that today is my birthday!
  7. 小美 Xiǎo Měi生日快乐！这个蛋糕是给你的。Shēngrì kuàilè! Zhège dàngāo shì gěi nǐ de.Happy birthday! This cake is for you.

About this lesson

In a bakery, a young man finds a note in his bread. It is from his girlfriend, who is hiding behind the counter, and it says happy birthday.

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
面包miànbāobreadHSK 1
打开dǎkāito openHSK 1
写xiěto writeHSK 1
生日shēngrìbirthdayHSK 1
原来yuánláiso it turns outHSK 2
忘wàngto forgetHSK 1

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