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HSK 2 Chinese Conversation

There Is Only One Microphone

麦克风只有一个

Mài kè fēng zhǐyǒu yí gè

2:29 min video · 7 sentences · 6 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

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  1. 林海 Lín Hǎi这个麦克风是我先拿的！Zhège mài kè fēng shì wǒ xiān ná de!I picked up this microphone first!
  2. 周雪 Zhōu Xuě可是这首歌是我想唱的。Kěshì zhè shǒu gē shì wǒ xiǎng chàng de.But this is the song I want to sing.
  3. 周雪 Zhōu Xuě你也喜欢这首老歌吗？Nǐ yě xǐhuan zhè shǒu lǎo gē ma?Do you like this old song too?
  4. 林海 Lín Hǎi是啊，我从小就爱听。Shì a, wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù ài tīng.Yes, I've loved listening to it since I was little.
  5. 周雪 Zhōu Xuě那我们一起唱吧。Nà wǒmen yìqǐ chàng ba.Then let's sing it together.
  6. 林海 Lín Hǎi你唱得比我好听。Nǐ chàng de bǐ wǒ hǎotīng.You sing better than I do.
  7. 周雪 Zhōu Xuě别说了，桌上还有一个麦克风！Biéshuō le, zhuō shàng háiyǒu yí gè mài kè fēng!Stop talking, there's another microphone on the table!

About this lesson

Two colleagues who never get along end up in a karaoke room and fight over the same song, then find they both love it and sing it together.

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
麦克风màikèfēngmicrophone
首shǒumeasure word for songsHSK 4
老歌lǎogēold song
喜欢xǐhuanto likeHSK 1
一起yìqǐtogetherHSK 1
好听hǎotīngnice to hearHSK 1

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