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HSK 2 Chinese Conversation

The Singing Taxi

会唱歌的出租车

Huì chànggē de chūzūchē

2:49 min video · 7 sentences · 7 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 李师傅 Lǐ shīfu你好，请问你去哪儿？Nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn nǐ qù nǎr?Hello, where are you going?
  2. 小美 Xiǎo Měi我去公司，我要迟到了，请快点儿。Wǒ qù gōngsī, wǒ yào chídào le, qǐng kuàidiǎnr.I'm going to my company. I'm going to be late, please hurry.
  3. 李师傅 Lǐ shīfu好的，别急，我们先听一首歌吧。Hǎo de, bié jí, wǒmen xiān tīng yì shǒu gē ba.Okay, don't worry, let's listen to a song first.
  4. 小美 Xiǎo Měi什么？你自己唱的吗？Shénme? Nǐ zìjǐ chàng de ma?What? Did you sing it yourself?
  5. 李师傅 Lǐ shīfu对啊，我唱得好听吗？Duì a, wǒ chàng de hǎotīng ma?Yes, do I sing well?
  6. 小美 Xiǎo Měi真好听，我现在一点也不生气了。Zhēn hǎotīng, wǒ xiànzài yì diǎn yě bù shēngqì le.It sounds really good. I'm not angry at all now.
  7. 李师傅 Lǐ shīfu谢谢，你到了，明天再坐我的车吧！Xièxie, nǐ dào le, míngtiān zài zuò wǒ de chē ba!Thanks, you're here. Take my taxi again tomorrow!

About this lesson

A woman gets into a taxi and finds the driver singing happily. She is late for a meeting, but his song makes her feel so good that she forgets to be angry.

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
请问qǐngwènexcuse me / may I askHSK 1
公司gōngsīcompanyHSK 2
快点儿kuàidiǎnrhurry upHSK 2
别急biéjídon't worry
唱chàngto singHSK 1
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hearHSK 1
生气shēngqìangryHSK 1

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