Group project with a classmate in Chinese: phrases with pinyin
Your class has a group project: a short talk about Chinese food. You're in a group with Xiao Zhou, a Chinese classmate. You meet after class to split the work.
How the conversation starts
小周 (Xiao Zhou) · your Chinese classmate
Group project with a classmate
What you do
- Say which part you'll do
- Ask when to meet
- Offer to add each other on WeChat
What to say
- 我来找图片。Wǒ lái zhǎo túpiàn.I'll find the pictures.
- 我们什么时候见面？Wǒmen shénme shíhou jiànmiàn?When shall we meet?
- 我加你微信吧。Wǒ jiā nǐ Wēixìn ba.Let me add you on WeChat.
- 好的，没问题！Hǎo de, méi wèntí!Okay, no problem!
Group project with a classmate
Your class has to give a group presentation about Chinese food next Wednesday. You and Xiao Zhou, a Chinese classmate, are in one group. You talk after class to split the work and plan when to meet.
What you do
- Offer to do one part and ask what they'll do
- Suggest a time to meet
- Suggest making a WeChat group
What to say
- 我来找图片，你来写介绍，好吗？Wǒ lái zhǎo túpiàn, nǐ lái xiě jièshào, hǎo ma?I'll find the pictures and you write the intro, okay?
3 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Group project: two ideas and a Friday that doesn't work
Your class gives group presentations about Chinese food next Wednesday. You and 小周 (Xiao Zhou), a Chinese classmate from Chengdu, are a group. You'd like to compare the food of four regions; she'll want to talk about Sichuan food. She works part-time on Friday afternoons.
What you do
- Say what you'd like the presentation to cover, and why
- She wants a different focus: find a way to combine both
- She can't meet on Friday: agree on another time and how
What to say
- 我想讲中国四个地方的菜，比较一下，这样大家能了解更多。Wǒ xiǎng jiǎng Zhōngguó sì ge dìfang de cài, bǐjiào yíxià, zhèyàng dàjiā néng liǎojiě gèng duō.I'd like to compare the food of four regions of China. That way everyone learns more.
3 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Now say it out loud
In Kaiko, 小周 (Xiao Zhou) answers you out loud in Chinese, and a coach corrects you as you go.