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Stage 1 · Lesson 3

A chair and a thank-you

Invite someone in, offer a seat, thank them and respond to an apology.

13 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/32 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安
林lín老师lǎo shī,请问qǐng wèn,我wǒ可以kě yǐ进jìn来lái吗ma?

Teacher Lin, may I come in?

林老师
请qǐng进jìn,请qǐng坐zuò。

Come in and have a seat.

安安
谢谢xiè xie您nín!

Thank you!

林老师
不客气bù kè qi。

You are welcome.

安安
对不起duì bù qǐ,我wǒ的de书shū在zài你nǐ的de桌子zhuō zi上shàng。

Sorry, my book is on your desk.

小禾
没关系méi guān xi,没事méi shì儿ér。

That is all right. No problem.

安安
谢谢xiè xie你nǐ帮bāng我wǒ。

Thank you for helping me.

小禾
没méi什么shén me,别bié客kè气qì。

It is nothing. Do not mention it.

Extension reading

安ān安ān说shuō:“再见zài jiàn!”小xiǎo禾hé说shuō:“明天míng tiān再见zài jiàn。”

An An says goodbye, and Xiao He says, “See you tomorrow.”

我wǒ说shuō“谢谢xiè xie”,你nǐ说shuō“不客气bù kè qi”;我wǒ说shuō“对不起duì bù qǐ”,你nǐ说shuō“没关系méi guān xi”。

I say thank you, and you say you are welcome; I say sorry, and you say it is all right.

没méi听见tīng jiàn的de时候shí hou,请qǐng再zài说shuō。

When someone has not heard, please say it again.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

可以 kě yǐ
may; can
再 zài
again; then
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