Stage 1 · Lesson 1

Meeting new classmates

Introduce your origin, name and languages.

15 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/36 correct without hints

Listen, read, and retell

Pinyin Meaning

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

安安

大家dà jiā好hǎo，我wǒ是shì新xīn来lái的de留liú学生xué shēng，来lái自zì越yuè南nán。我wǒ姓xìng林lín，姓xìng名míng是shì林lín安ān安ān。

Hello everyone. I am a new international student from Vietnam. My surname is Lin and my full name is Lin Anan.

小禾

欢huān迎yíng你nǐ！我wǒ叫jiào小xiǎo禾hé，来lái自zì中国zhōng guó。你nǐ以yǐ前qián学xué过guò什么shén me语yǔ言yán？

Welcome! I am Xiao He from China. What languages have you studied?

安安

我wǒ学xué过guò英yīng语yǔ，会huì说shuō一点儿yī diǎn er英yīng文wén。现在xiàn zài我wǒ想xiǎng学xué普pǔ通tōng话huà，用yòng中文zhōng wén交jiāo朋友péng you。

I have studied English and can speak a little. Now I want to learn Mandarin and make friends in Chinese.

小禾

啊a，我wǒ也yě在zài学xué英yīng语yǔ。我们wǒ men可以kě yǐ一yī起qǐ学习xué xí，先xiān说shuō说shuō自zì己jǐ的de家jiā。

Ah, I am learning English too. We can study together and start by talking about our homes.

第dì一天yī tiān上课shàng kè，大家dà jiā都dōu有yǒu一点儿yī diǎn er不bù好hǎo意yì思si。老师lǎo shī请qǐng每měi个gè人rén用yòng三sān句jù话huà介jiè绍shào自zì己jǐ，不bù用yòng说shuō得de很hěn快kuài。

Everyone feels a little shy on the first day. The teacher asks each person to introduce themselves in three sentences without rushing.

安ān安ān发fā现xiàn，同学tóng xué们men很hěn热rè情qíng，也yě很hěn友yǒu好hǎo。她tā说shuō错cuò了le一yī个gè字zì，小xiǎo禾hé笑xiào着zhe帮bāng她tā再zài说shuō一yī遍biàn。

Anan finds her classmates warm and friendly. When she says one character incorrectly, Xiao He smiles and helps her repeat it.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · Anan. These supporting phrases aid understanding and are not added to the new HSK 2 vocabulary list.

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