Welcome to this A1 Mandarin lesson! Today, we are learning about everyday technology and 3C products (Computer, Communication, and Consumer electronics). In modern life, we use these items every day. In this simple dialogue, Xiaoming and Meimei talk about buying a new mobile phone and computer. You will learn very basic and useful vocabulary for electronic devices, making purchases, and daily activities!
中文單字 Chinese Vocabulary
- 手機 (shǒujī) – Mobile phone
- 電腦 (diànnǎo) – Computer
- 電視 (diànshì) – Television
- 買 (mǎi) – To buy
- 新 (xīn) – New
- 看 (kàn) – To watch / To look at
- 喜歡 (xǐhuān) – To like
- 上網 (shàngwǎng) – To surf the internet
- 貴 (guì) – Expensive
- 便宜 (piányí) – Cheap
對話內容 Chinese Conversation / Dialogue
美美(Měimei): 小明，你買了新手機嗎？
(Xiǎomíng, nǐ mǎi le xīn shǒujī ma?)
Xiaoming, did you buy a new mobile phone?
小明(Xiǎomíng): 對，這是我昨天買的新手機。
(Duì, zhè shì wǒ zuótiān mǎi de xīn shǒujī.)
Yes, this is the new phone I bought yesterday.
美美(Měimei): 你的新手機很好看。
(Nǐ de xīn shǒujī hěn hǎokàn.)
Your new phone looks very nice.
小明(Xiǎomíng): 謝謝！我很喜歡用手機上網。
(Xièxie! Wǒ hěn xǐhuān yòng shǒujī shàngwǎng.)
Thank you! I really like using my phone to surf the internet.
美美(Měimei): 我也喜歡。我還想買一台新電腦。
(Wǒ yě xǐhuān. Wǒ hái xiǎng mǎi yì tái xīn diànnǎo.)
I like it too. I also want to buy a new computer.
小明(Xiǎomíng): 妳為什麼想買新電腦？
(Nǐ wèishénme xiǎng mǎi xīn diànnǎo?)
Why do you want to buy a new computer?
美美(Měimei): 因為我想在家看電影。
(Yīnwèi wǒ xiǎng zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.)
Because I want to watch movies at home.
小明(Xiǎomíng): 妳也可以買一台大電視。
(Nǐ yě kěyǐ mǎi yì tái dà diànshì.)
You can also buy a big television.
美美(Měimei): 可是大電視很貴，電腦比較便宜。
(Kěshì dà diànshì hěn guì, diànnǎo bǐjiào piányí.)
But a big television is expensive; a computer is relatively cheap.
小明(Xiǎomíng): 沒錯。我們週末去看看吧。
(Méicuò. Wǒmen zhōumò qù kànkan ba.)
That’s true. Let’s go take a look this weekend.
問題延伸 Chinese Practice Questions
是非題 (True or False Reading Comprehension):
(Please read the statements and decide if they are True [是] or False [非] based on the dialogue.)
- 小明昨天買了一支新手機。 (Xiaoming bought a new mobile phone yesterday.)
- 美美想買一台大電視。 (Meimei wants to buy a big television.)
- 美美覺得大電視很便宜。 (Meimei thinks a big television is cheap.)
問題討論 (Discussion Questions):
(Try answering these questions using the vocabulary you just learned!)
- 你每天用手機做什麼？(Nǐ měitiān yòng shǒujī zuò shénme?)What do you use your phone for every day?
- 你喜歡用電腦還是看電視？為什麼？(Nǐ xǐhuān yòng diànnǎo háishì kàn diànshì? Wèishénme?)Do you prefer using a computer or watching television? Why?
其他推薦影片 (Other recommended videos)
We use a lot of English loanwords in Taiwan, many everyday items sound exactly like English! This is the perfect confidence booster for beginners. Save this post to remind yourself that Chinese is not as hard as you think!
