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Lesson 1 - The Dish

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ID: 4245 Newbie
In today's dialogue, a self-introduction was made, and it was quickly followed by a love confession! What's more exciting is that you're going to learn how to express 'I can...' using 会 and 'I am...' using 是. Let's check it out!
Tue Dec 03 2019 | Sophie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
很 hěn very
高兴 gāoxìng happy
认识 rènshi to know
你 nǐ you
很高兴认识你！
hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ ！
It’s very nice to meet you!
你会说汉语？
nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ？
How are you able to speak Chinese?
我是中国菜。我不是你的菜吗？
wǒ shì Zhōngguó cài 。wǒ bù shì nǐ de cài ma ？
I am a Chinese dish. Am I not your dish (your type)?
你是我的菜！我喜欢你。很喜欢。
nǐ shì wǒ de cài ！wǒ xǐhuan nǐ 。hěn xǐhuan 。
You are my dish (my type)! I like you. I like you a lot.
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