Lesson Twenty-four B

Welcome to my home

Conversation

 

Let’s listen to the dialogue and see how the new expressions work.

　

Zhang Yuming:   huānyíng nín    lái     zuò   kè

张      玉明：   欢   迎    您    来     作   客!

                     welcome  you come  be  guest

Zhang Yuming:  Welcome! It’s great that you can come.

 

Laite xiansheng:   xièxie!    wǒ  dì    yī    cì   dào zhōngguórén jiā    lǐ

赖特  先生：     谢谢！  我  第   一  次   到  中     国 人  家   里。

                       thanks     I    DI  one mw  go  Chinese       home  in

Mr. Light :          Thanks. This is my first time visiting a Chinese home.

 

Zhang Yuming:   nín    xiān kànkan       zhè    shì kètīng,         èrshíliù    píng     mǐ         kètīng        wàibiān shì  yángtái

张      玉明：    您     先    看看。    这     是 客厅，       二十六  平       米。     客厅          外边    是   阳台。

                         you   first  look look.  this     is  living room   26          square meters   living room outside  is   balcony   

             Have a look around first . This is the sitting room, 26 square metres. There is a balcony outside the sitting room.       

 

                         zhè   liǎng  ge     wòshì     zhījiān    shì  cèsuǒ

                         这     两    个    卧  室     之间     是  厕所。

                         this   two   mw  bedroom between  is   toilet

                         The toilet is between the two bedrooms.

 

Laite xiansheng: yígòng       duōshǎo      miànji?

赖特  先生：  一共         多少          面积 ？

 altogether  how much    area

Mr. Light:          How many meters does it cover in total ?

 

Zhang Yuming:  yìbǎi  èrshí   píngmǐ             zuǒyòu..

张      玉明：  一百  二十  平米               左右。

                    120             square meters   more or less

Zhang Yuming:  About 120  square  metres.

 

Laite xiansheng: zhè  ge  lóu         qiánbiān  shì  yí    ge    shāngdiàn ba?

赖特  先生：   这  个   楼          前  边   是   一   个   商店       吧 ？  

 this mw building    front     is    one  mw  shop         BA

Light:                 Is it a shop in front of the building?

 

Zhang Yuming:    duì.        lóu         hòubiān háiyǒu yí   ge  xiăofànguănr      măidōngxi, chī fàn     dōu   hěn   fāngbiàn.

张    玉明：       对。      楼        后边     还  有 一 个  小   饭   馆。   买 东西、 吃饭       都    很    方便。    

                          correct   building behind  also has a  GE small restaurant   buy things   eat meal  both very convenient

Zhang Yuming:    Yes.  There is a small restaurant behind the building. It is very convenient to go shopping or having meals.

 

Laite Xiansheng:  bú cuò,  bú  cuò.

赖特    先生 ：  不  错，不 错 。  

                           not bad  not  bad

Light :                 It’s great.

 

Zhang Yuming:     nín xiān hē    chá    děng  yíhuìr      dào lóu        hòu       fànguǎnr  chī  fàn

张      玉明  ：    您  先  喝    茶。 等     一会儿   到  楼         后        饭馆儿   吃  饭 。   

   you first drink tea   wait   a moment to  building  behind  restaurant eat meal

Zhang Yuming:    Have some tea first.  After while, we go to the restaurant.

 

Laite  Xiansheng:  hǎo,   xièxie

赖特   先生 ：    好， 谢谢！

                           good   thank

Light:                   Fine. Thanks.

 

Let’s listen to the dialogue once more.

 

Practice

 

1.  Answer the following questions based on the above dialogue.

1．zhāng yùmíng huānyíng shéi lái  zuòkè

       张     玉明    欢迎     谁   来   作客？   

 2.   làitè   xiansheng  dàoguo zhōngguó rén de jiā ma  

       赖特 先     生     到 过   中    国  人  的 家 吗？

 3.  zhāng yùmíng de  kètīng   dà  ma 

       张     玉明   的  客厅    大  吗？

 4.  kètīng  de  wàibiān  shì  bu  shì  yángtái

       客厅  的   外边    是  不    是  阳 台？

 5.  cèsuŏ zài  liăng ge  wòshì de  zhōngjiān  ma

       厕所  在 两   个  卧室  的   中  间     吗？

 6.   zhāng yùmíng jiā  de  miànji   shì  duōshao

       张      玉明   家  的   面积   是   多少 ？

 7.   lóu qiánbiān  yŏu  shāngdiàn  ma

       楼   前 边    有     商    店     吗？

 8.   lóu  hòubiān  yŏu fànguăn  ma

       楼   后  边    有  饭  馆    吗 ？

 9.   zhāng yùmíng chī fàn  măi dōngxi fāngbiàn ma

        张     玉明   吃 饭，买   东西 方   便   吗 ？

 10.  làitè   kànle  zhāng yùmíng de jiā , shuō shénme?

        赖特 看 了  张     玉明  的 家 ， 说 什么 ？

 11.  dĕng yíhuìr    zhāng yùmíng hé  làitè   qù  năr   chī  fàn ?

         等   一会儿 张     玉明   和  赖特 去 哪儿 吃  饭？

 

2.  Explain the following situation to a Chinese friend.

 

Mr. Light is has been studying Chinese for two years in Beijing.  His Chinese friend, Zhang Yuming knows that Mr. Light has never visited a Chinese family before.  Therefore,  Mr. Zhang has invited Mr. Light to go to his home for dinner.

Mr. Zhang’s house has two bedrooms and one large sitting room. There is a beautiful balcony outside the sitting room. The bathroom is situated between the two rooms. The total living area of the house is about 120 square meters.

There is a small restaurant behind his home and a shop in front. It is very convenient for Mr. Zhang to go shopping and having meals.

Mr. Light is very happy to visit a Chinese home for the first time in China.

 

3.  Read the dialogue out loud.

   

4.  Talk able your experience of visiting a friend.

 

Tape version

 

Part one: new words

1.	inside	lǐ
2.	living-room	kètīng
3.	square meter	píngmǐ
4.	outside	wàibiān
5.	balcony	yángtái
6.	bedroom	wòshì
7.	between	zhījiān
8.	toilet	cèsuǒ
9.	altogether	yígòng
10.	area	miànji
11.	about, more or less	zuǒyòu
12.	multi-storied building	lóu
13.	front	qiánbiān
14.	shop	shāngdiàn
15.	behind, back	hòubiān
16.	restaurant	fànguǎnr
17.	convenient	fāngbiàn
18.	not bad	búcuò

               

Part two: expressions

A	welcome you come be a guest	Welcome to my house.
B	living room outside is balcony	Outside the living room is a balcony.
C	two JIAN bedroom between  is  toilet	Between the two bedrooms is a toilet.

 

Part three: conversation

a.	welcome you come be a guest	Welcome! It’s great that you can come.
b.	thanks I DI one  CI go Chinese home  inside	Thanks. This is my first time visiting a Chinese home.
a.	you first have a look this is living room 26 square meters	Have a look around first. This is the sitting room, 26 square metres.
	living room outside is balcony this two JIAN bedroom between is toilet	There is a balcony outside the sitting room. Between the two bedrooms is a toilet.
b.	altogether how much area	How much space area does it cover total?
a.	100 20 square meters more or less	About 120 square  mitres.
b.	this GE building  front is one JIA shop BA	Is it a shop in front of the building?
a.	correct building behind also there is one JIA  small restaurant	Yes.  There is a small restaurant behind the building.
b.	buy thing eat meal all very convenient	It is very convenient to go shopping or having meals.
a.	not bad not bad	It’s great.
	you first drink tea wait a moment go building behind restaurant eat meal	Have some tea first.  After while, we go to the restaurant.
b.	good  thanks	Fine. Thanks.