The supermarket (HSK 2)

Li Mingming wants to know how to get to the supermarket. Mandarin 超市 李明明:请问,您知道去超市的路怎么走吗?王阿姨:一直往前走,走过两个路口,往左拐你就看见了。李明明:好的,谢谢阿姨。王阿姨:不用谢。 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation The supermarket Li Mingming: Excuse me, do you know how to get to the supermarket?Aunt Wang: Keep walking straight ahead, pass two intersections, then turn left and you’ll see it.Li Mingming: Okay, thank you, Auntie.Aunt Wang: … Read more

Happy Birthday (HSK 2)

Mandarin 生日快乐 玛丽亚:今天是3月18号,今天是我的生日!李明明:祝你生日快乐!玛丽亚:谢谢!你的生日是什么时候?李明明:我的生日是9月26号。玛丽亚:哦,那还有好几个月才到你的生日呢。李明明:是啊。 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation Happy Birthday Maria: Today is March 18th; it’s my birthday! Li Mingming: Happy birthday to you! Maria: Thank you! When is your birthday? Li Mingming: My birthday is September 26th. Maria: Oh, that’s still a few months until your birthday. Li Mingming: Yeah.

What did you eat today? (HSK 2)

Li Mingming and Maria discuss the meals they ate throughout the day, including noodles, dumplings, pizza, and fish and chips. Mandarin 今天你吃了什么 李明明:我今天早上吃了面条,中午吃了西红柿炒鸡蛋,晚上吃了水饺。你呢? 玛丽亚:我今天早上吃了包子,中午吃了披萨,晚上吃了炸鱼薯条。 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation What did you eat today? Li Mingming: This morning, I ate noodles. For lunch, I had scrambled eggs with tomatoes. In the evening, I ate dumplings. … Read more

New friends (HSK 2)

Li Mingming and Maria introduce themselves, sharing that they come from different countries but both currently live in Beijing. Mandarin 新朋友 李明明:我叫李明明,我从中国来,我是中国人。我15岁了。我跟爸爸妈妈住在一起。我家在北京。你呢? 玛丽亚:我叫Maria,你也可以叫我玛丽亚。我是英国人,我从英国来。我20岁了,我现在自己住。我也住在北京。 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation New friends Li Mingming: My name is Li Mingming. I’m from China, and I am Chinese. I’m 15 years old. I live with my mom and dad. … Read more

Hot dry noodles (HSK 2)

Li Mingming and Li Hua share the same last name and like to eat hot dry noodles from Wuhan. Mandarin Hot dry noodles 李明明:嗨,你好!我是李明明,你叫什么名字?李华:你好!我叫李华。李明明:你也姓李!我们的姓一样,名不一样。李华:好巧。你住在这附近吗?李明明:我不住在这附近,我是来旅游的。李华:那你是从哪里来的?李明明:我家是湖北武汉的。李华:原来你是武汉人!我特别喜欢吃那里的热干面。李明明:欢迎你来吃。;) English Translation 热干面 李明明: Hi, how are you? I’m Li Mingming. What’s your name?李华: Hello! I’m Li Hua.李明明: Your last name is Li too! Our last names are the same, but … Read more

Simple Mandarin dialogue practice (HSK 2)

Good luck with this simple Mandarin dialogue practice! Mandarin 李明明:嗨,你好!我是李明明,你叫什么名字? 李华:你好!我叫李华。 李明明:你也姓李!我们的姓一样,名不一样。 李华:好巧。你住在这附近吗? 李明明:我不住在这附近,我是来旅游的。 李华:那你是从哪里来的? 李明明:我家是湖北武汉的。 李华:原来你是武汉人!我特别喜欢吃那里的热干面。 李明明:欢迎你来吃。😉 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation 李明明: Hi, how are you? I’m Li Mingming. What’s your name? 李华: Hello! I’m Li Hua. 李明明: You’re also surnamed Li! Our last names are the same, but our first names are … Read more

He forgot his Backpack (HSK 2)

Today Xiao Ming forgot his backpack. Read further to find out how the story ends! Mandarin 他忘了带书包。 小明每天都骑自行车去学校。 今天下雨了,他没有骑车。 他坐公共汽车去学校。 下车后,他发现他忘了带书包。 他又坐车回家拿书包,差点迟到了。 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation Xiao Ming rides his bicycle to school every day. Today, it’s raining, so he didn’t ride his bike. He took the bus to school instead. After getting off … Read more

The Lost Puppy (HSK 2)

In this story Xiao Ming lost his puppy. Read further to find out what happened! Mandarin 迷路的小狗 昨天,小明出去玩,把他的小狗忘了。 小狗在公园里迷路了。 小狗哭了,但一位好心人帮助它找到了小明。 小明很高兴,向那个人表示了感谢。 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation The Lost Puppy Yesterday, Xiao Ming went out to play and forgot his puppy. The puppy got lost in the park. The puppy cried, but a kind person helped … Read more

I went to the Park (HSK 2)

Today I went to the park and saw a cute puppy! Read the story below to practice your Mandarin Chinese. Mandarin 我去公园了 今天是星期天,我去了公园。天气很好,阳光很灿烂。我看到小狗在跑。我喜欢小狗,所以我跟它一起玩。小狗很高兴。我们一起跑了很久。我特别开心! Multiple Choice Questions English Translation Today is Sunday, I went to the park. The weather was nice, the sun was shining brightly. I saw a puppy running. I like puppies, so I … Read more

Today is my birthday (HSK 2)

In this story you will read about my birthday! Good luck with practicing your Mandarin! Mandarin 今天是我的生日 今天我很开心,因为今天是我的生日。 我和我的同学们一起去了饭店。 我们点了很多菜。我最喜欢羊肉。 很好吃。 这时我看了看我的手表,我应该回家了。 Multiple Choice Questions English Translation Today is my birthday Today I am very happy because it’s my birthday. My classmates and I went to a restaurant together. We ordered a lot of dishes. … Read more