01
Vocabulary Pronunciation Drill
All 17 lesson words read individually · Repeat after each word
你好
Nǐ hǎo
Hello
美国
Měi guó
USA
中国
Zhōng guó
China
人
Rén
Person
学生
Xué sheng
Student
吗
Ma
? (question particle)
老师
Lǎo shī
Teacher
名字
Míng zi
Name
谢谢
Xiè xie
Thank you
再见
Zài jiàn
Goodbye
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✏️ Comprehension Questions — Track 1
1. 哪一个词的意思是"再次见面"？
Which word means "see you again / goodbye"?
✓ Correct!
再见 (Zài jiàn) literally means "again + see." 再 (zài) = again, 见 (jiàn) = to see/meet. Together they form the standard goodbye phrase!
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is C — 再见 (Zài jiàn), meaning "goodbye." 谢谢 = thank you, 你好 = hello, 名字 = name.
2. 国家 + 人 = ？ 美国 + 人 = ___
Country + 人 = nationality. What does 美国人 mean?
✓ Correct!
美国人 = American (person from the USA). The pattern is always: Country (国家) + 人. So: 中国人 = Chinese, 美国人 = American, 英国人 = British, 法国人 = French, etc.
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B — 美国人 means "American." 美国 = USA, 人 = person. The Country + 人 formula always creates a nationality. Don't confuse 美国人 (nationality) with 美国学生 (describes role too).
02
Self-Introduction Passage
Presentational monologue · Listen & follow along with transcript
你好！我叫李明。我是美国人，我是中文学生。
Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng. Wǒ shì Měiguó rén, wǒ shì Zhōngwén xuésheng.
Hello! My name is Li Ming. I am American, and I am a Chinese language student.
我的老师叫邓老师，她是中国人。
Wǒ de lǎoshī jiào Dèng lǎoshī, tā shì Zhōngguó rén.
My teacher is called Teacher Deng, and she is Chinese.
你叫什么名字？你也是学生吗？很高兴认识你！再见！
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? Nǐ yě shì xuésheng ma? Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ! Zàijiàn!
What is your name? Are you also a student? Very nice to meet you! Goodbye!
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✏️ Comprehension Questions — Track 2
1. 李明的老师是谁？
Who is Li Ming's teacher?
✓ Correct!
The passage says 我的老师叫邓老师 (Wǒ de lǎoshī jiào Dèng lǎoshī) — "My teacher is called Teacher Deng." In Chinese class, your teacher is 邓老师!
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is A — 邓老师. The passage says 我的老师叫邓老师. 我的 (wǒ de) = my, 老师 = teacher, 叫 = is called. So "My teacher is called Teacher Deng."
2. 邓老师是哪国人？
What nationality is Teacher Deng?
✓ Correct!
The passage says 她是中国人 (Tā shì Zhōngguó rén) — "She is Chinese." 她 (tā) = she, referring to 邓老师. 中国 = China, so 中国人 = Chinese person.
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B — 中国人 (Chinese). The text says 她是中国人. Note that Li Ming is the American — 邓老师 is Chinese. Don't mix up the two people!
03
Conversational Dialogue
Full A/B dialogue · Follow the conversation in the transcript
A你好！我叫王芳。你叫什么名字？
Hello! My name is Wang Fang. What is your name?
B你好，王芳！我叫李明。
Hello, Wang Fang! My name is Li Ming.
A你是美国人吗？
Are you American?
B是的，我是美国人。我是学生。你呢？
Yes, I'm American. I'm a student. What about you?
A我是中国人，我也是学生。
I'm Chinese, and I'm also a student.
B很高兴认识你！
Very nice to meet you!
A我也很高兴认识你。再见！
I'm also happy to meet you. Goodbye!
B再见！
Goodbye!
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✏️ Comprehension Questions — Track 3
1. 王芳问的第一个问题是什么？
What is the first question Wang Fang asks?
✓ Correct!
After greeting Li Ming, Wang Fang immediately asks 你叫什么名字？ (Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?) — "What is your name?" This is the natural first question when meeting someone new in Chinese.
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B — 你叫什么名字？ Wang Fang's first question after saying hello is to ask for the other person's name. 叫 (jiào) = to be called, 什么 (shénme) = what, 名字 (míngzi) = name.
2. 在对话中，哪个词的意思是"也"？
In the dialogue, which character means "also / too"?
✓ Correct!
也 (yě) means "also / too." In the dialogue: 我也是学生 = "I am also a student." 也 always goes directly before the verb. Very common word — you'll use it constantly!
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is C — 也 (yě) = "also/too." The other particles: 吗 = question marker, 是 = to be (verb), 呢 = "what about you?" Each has a very different function!