How to meet a language partner in Chinese
You meet your new language partner, 小雨 (Xiaoyu), for the first time at a quiet café. She's learning English and you're learning Chinese.
How the conversation starts
小雨 (Xiaoyu) · your language partner
Meet a language partner
What you do
- Greet her and say your name
- Say you're learning Chinese
- Ask if she speaks English
What to say
- 你好，我是___。Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì ___.Hello, I'm ___.
- 我在学中文。Wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén.I'm learning Chinese.
- 你会说英语吗？Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?Can you speak English?
- 很高兴认识你。Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.Nice to meet you.
Meet a language partner
You meet 李娜 (Li Na) from a language-exchange group at a café near the university. She wants to practice English, you want to practice Chinese. Get to know each other and agree how often to meet.
What you do
- Greet her and tell her your name
- Say what languages you speak and how long you've learned Chinese, and ask about hers
- Suggest how often to meet
What to say
- 我叫___。你呢？Wǒ jiào ___. Nǐ ne?My name is ___. And you?
4 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Language partner: a fair split and a time that works
You meet 李娜 (Li Na) from a language-exchange group at a café near the university. You'd like a fair split between Chinese and English, but she has an English job interview next week. She usually meets on Tuesday evenings, when you have class; weekends would work for you.
What you do
- Agree how to split the time between Chinese and English
- She usually meets on Tuesday evenings: say that doesn't work for you and suggest another time
- Ask her to correct your mistakes when you speak Chinese
What to say
- 我们前半个小时说中文，后半个小时说英文，怎么样？Wǒmen qián bàn ge xiǎoshí shuō Zhōngwén, hòu bàn ge xiǎoshí shuō Yīngwén, zěnmeyàng?First half hour in Chinese, second half in English: how about that?
4 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Now say it out loud
In Kaiko, 小雨 (Xiaoyu) answers you out loud in Chinese, and a coach corrects you as you go.