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HSK 1 Chinese Conversation

The Song on the Street

街上的歌

Jiē shàng de gē

2:19 min video · 10 sentences · 7 key words

About this lesson

A shy little girl stops to listen to a street musician. He invites her to sing with him, and she finds her voice.

How to practise

  1. Listen to the conversation with pinyin and English.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说?, answer out loud in your own words before the reply plays.
  3. Then repeat the real reply in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
喜欢xǐhuanto likeHSK 1
好听hǎotīngpleasant to hearHSK 1
唱歌chànggēto singHSK 1
一起yìqǐtogetherHSK 1
没关系méiguānxiit's okayHSK 1
高兴gāoxìnghappyHSK 1
明天míngtiāntomorrowHSK 1

Dialogue script with pinyin and English

  1. 大明 Dà Míng

    小朋友,你喜欢这首歌吗?

    Xiǎopéngyǒu, nǐ xǐhuan zhè shǒu gē ma?

    Little friend, do you like this song?

  2. 小云 Xiǎo Yún

    喜欢,很好听。

    Xǐhuan, hěn hǎotīng.

    I like it. It sounds very nice.

  3. 大明 Dà Míng

    你会唱歌吗?

    Nǐ huì chànggē ma?

    Can you sing?

  4. 小云 Xiǎo Yún

    我会,可是我不想唱。

    Wǒ huì, kěshì wǒ bù xiǎng chàng.

    I can, but I don't want to sing.

  5. 大明 Dà Míng

    怎么了呢?

    Zěnme le ne?

    What's wrong?

  6. 小云 Xiǎo Yún

    人太多了,我不高兴。

    Rén tài duō le, wǒ bù gāoxìng.

    There are too many people. I'm not happy.

  7. 大明 Dà Míng

    没关系,我们一起唱吧。

    Méiguānxi, wǒmen yìqǐ chàng ba.

    It's okay, let's sing together.

  8. 大明 Dà Míng

    你唱歌真好听!

    Nǐ chànggē zhēn hǎotīng!

    Your singing sounds really nice!

  9. 小云 Xiǎo Yún

    谢谢,我很高兴!

    Xièxie, wǒ hěn gāoxìng!

    Thank you, I'm very happy!

  10. 大明 Dà Míng

    明天你还来吗?

    Míngtiān nǐ hái lái ma?

    Will you come again tomorrow?

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