Saturday, December 8, 2012

Conversation – Acquaintance III


Conversation 1
和 子 : 张 老 师 在 家 吗 ?
hé zǐ :   zhāng lǎo shī zài jiā ma ?
Kako : Is teacher Zhang in (at home)?

小 英 : 在 , 您 是 ?
xiǎo yīng : zài , nín shì ?
XiaoYing : Sure. You are…?

和 子:我 是 张 老 师 的 学 生 , 我 姓 山 下 ,    我 叫 和 子 。 你 是 ?
hé zǐ :wǒ shì  hāng lǎo shī de xué  shēng 。 wǒ xìng shān xià ,wǒ jiào hé zǐ 。 nǐ shì ?
Kako : I am teacher Zhang’s student. My surname is Yamashita, first name is Kako. And you?

小 英 : 我 叫 小 英 。 张 老 师 是 我爸 爸 。 请 进 。
xiǎo yīng : wǒ jiào xiǎo yīng 。  zhāng lǎo shī shì wǒ bà ba 。 qǐng jìn 。
XiaoYing : My name is XiaoYing. Teacher Zhang is my father. Come in please.

和 子 : 谢 谢 !
hé zǐ : xiè xie !
Kako : Thanks!


Notes
Meaning of words in the conversation
老师 : teacher
在家 : at home
吗         : question tag
学生 : student
姓         : surname
叫         : be called
爸爸 : father
请         : please
进         : in, come in
谢谢 : thank you



  • “您是…” means “You are…”. It means “Who are you?”. The listener should respond with his name or social status. Such a sentence is used only when a stranger has started to speak to you.
  • Caution: “你是谁?” which is also means “Who are you?” is a rather impolite inquiry, so normally one would use “您是…” instead of “你是谁?”

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