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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1916 Elementary
Once you get past the initial niceties and compliments that inevitably take place during a conversation, your newfound Chinese friend will most likely ask you where you've learned such exemplary Mandarin. Today's lesson will teach you how to respond to this question while still preserving the image of your impeccable language skills.
Fri Apr 20 2012 | Dilu, John
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Detailed Vocabulary
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
叫 jiào to be called
会 huì to be able to
说 shuō to say
中文 Zhōngwén Chinese
你好！我叫Mike。
nǐhǎo ！wǒ jiào Mike 。
Hello! I'm Mike.
你好！你会说中文？
nǐhǎo ！nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ？
Hi! You can speak Chinese?
对！我在学习中文。
duì ！wǒ zài xuéxí Zhōngwén 。
That's right! I'm learning Chinese.
哦。你在哪个学校学习中文？
ò 。nǐ zài nǎ ge xuéxiào xuéxí Zhōngwén ？
Oh. Which school are you learning Chinese at?
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