Converse in Chinese

Author: Berea Chinese

Listen to Chinese conversations and stories on the go! This channel is hosted by Berea College's Chinese language program. The "Basic Chinese Conversation" series follows the textbook Basic Mandarin Chinese (Kubler, 2017). The numbers indicate the unit that the conversation is based on. For example, Basic Chinese Conversation 1 is based on Unit 1. Each unit has multiple episodes labeled as 1A, 1B, 1C,. The Beauty in Memory series features short stories or talk shows created by second-year Chinese language learners. The Basic Specials series focus on particular linguistic structures.
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Basic Chinese Conversation 3C
Episode 27
Tuesday, 3 December, 2024

American student Sarah is talking with her new Chinese language partner Lili. Sarah is curious about Lili’s college. 1.What have you learned about Lili’s university? 2.What aspect of Sarah’s university surprised Lili? S：丽丽，你在哪个大学学习？ L: 我在北京大学学习。 S ：北大一共有多少学生？ L: 我想想看，有差不多三万五千个学生。 S：那你的英文班上有多少同学？ L: 有二十四个。 S:：都是中国人吗？ L: 不都是中国人，有三个韩国人跟两个越南人。 S:：在北大学习一年要多少钱？ L: 差不多两万八千块。 S：人民币(rénmínbì, ￥)还是美元(měiyuán, $)？ L: 人民币。 S: 那还可以，不太贵。 L：你的大学一年要多少钱呢？ S: 我的大学不要学费(xuéfèi, tuition)。 L：噢，是吗？你在哪个大学学习？ S：我在伯利亚大学(Berea College)学习。 L：那你们大学都是美国人吧？ S: 不都是，也有国际学生(guójì xuéshēng, international students)。 L: 国际学生也都不用交学费(jiāo xuéfèi, pay tuition)吗？ S: 对啊，不过我们都得工作。每个星期工作10个钟头。 L: 噢，这样啊......