Simplified Chinese - Lesson 119 of 156: Meeting New People

1. Reading + Listening Practice

Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.

请叫我___

Qǐng jiào wǒ ___.

Please call me ___.

Meaning: Please call me ___.

When to use: When you want someone to use a particular name for you—polite and simple.

Tip: 不要只说“叫我___”，加“请”更礼貌；也说明要用哪个名字（姓或名）。

请叫我小王

Qǐng jiào wǒ Xiǎo Wáng.

Please call me Xiao Wang.

你可以叫我Anna，请叫我Anna就行。

Nǐ kěyǐ jiào wǒ Anna, qǐng jiào wǒ Anna jiù xíng.

You can call me Anna — please just call me Anna.

你住这附近吗

Nǐ zhù zhè fùjìn ma?

Do you live around here?

Meaning: Do you live around here?

When to use: Use in casual small talk when you want to know whether someone lives nearby.

你住这附近吗？我刚搬来不太熟悉路。

Nǐ zhù zhè fùjìn ma? Wǒ gāng bān lái bù tài shúxī lù.

Do you live around here? I just moved and don't know the area well.

你住这附近吗？我们可能是邻居。

Nǐ zhù zhè fùjìn ma? Wǒmen kěnéng shì línjū.

Do you live around here? We might be neighbors.

我住这附近

Wǒ zhù zhè fùjìn.

I live near here.

Meaning: I live near here.

When to use: Say this when someone asks where you live and you're close by.

我住这附近，走路十分钟就到会场。

Wǒ zhù zhè fùjìn, zǒu lù shí fēnzhōng jiù dào huìchǎng.

I live nearby; it's a ten-minute walk to the venue.

我住这附近，周末常去那家咖啡店。

Wǒ zhù zhè fùjìn, zhōumò cháng qù nà jiā kāfēi diàn.

I live nearby; I often go to that café on weekends.

我来这儿是为了___。

Wǒ lái zhèr shì wèile ___.

I'm here for ___.

Meaning: I'm here for ___.

When to use: Use to state your reason for being at an event, place, or meeting.

我来这儿是为了学汉语。

Wǒ lái zhèr shì wèile xué Hànyǔ.

I'm here to study Chinese.

我来这儿是为了参加朋友的讲座。

Wǒ lái zhèr shì wèile cānjiā péngyou de jiǎngzuò.

I'm here to attend a friend's talk.

你是做什么工作的？

Nǐ shì zuò shénme gōngzuò de?

What do you do?

Meaning: What do you do?

When to use: Ask about someone's job or main activity—neutral everyday question.

Tip: 有些人说“你做什么工作？”，也可以，但在问法上加“是…的”会更自然有礼。

你是做什么工作的？我在医院工作。

Nǐ shì zuò shénme gōngzuò de? Wǒ zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.

What do you do? I work at a hospital.

你是做什么工作的？听起来像在教育行业。

Nǐ shì zuò shénme gōngzuò de? Tīng qǐlái xiàng zài jiàoyù hángyè.

What do you do? It sounds like you work in education.

你是第一次来这儿吗？

Nǐ shì dì yī cì lái zhèr ma?

Is this your first time here?

Meaning: Is this your first time here?

When to use: Ask if the person has been to this place or event before.

你是第一次来这儿吗？这里的活动很不错。

Nǐ shì dì yī cì lái zhèr ma? Zhèlǐ de huódòng hěn búcuò.

Is this your first time here? The events are nice here.

不，我去过。你是第一次来这儿吗？

Bù, wǒ qù guò. Nǐ shì dì yī cì lái zhèr ma?

No, I've been before. Is this your first time here?

我们保持联系吧。

Wǒmen bǎochí liánxì ba.

Let's keep in touch.

Meaning: Let's keep in touch.

When to use: Say this at the end of a meeting to suggest staying connected.

我们保持联系吧，我把微信给你。

Wǒmen bǎochí liánxì ba, wǒ bǎ Wēixìn gěi nǐ.

Let's keep in touch; I'll give you my WeChat.

聚会结束了，大家说：我们保持联系吧。

Jùhuì jiéshùle, dàjiā shuō: Wǒmen bǎochí liánxì ba.

At the end of the party, everyone said: let's keep in touch.

我是___的朋友。

Wǒ shì ___ de péngyou.

I'm a friend of ___.

Meaning: I'm a friend of ___.

When to use: Use to explain how you know someone who invited you or who you met.

我是王强的朋友，他昨天邀请我来的。

Wǒ shì Wáng Qiáng de péngyou, tā zuótiān yāoqǐng wǒ lái de.

I'm Wang Qiang's friend; he invited me yesterday.

我是Anna的朋友，我们以前一起上班。

Wǒ shì Anna de péngyou, wǒmen yǐqián yìqǐ shàngbān.

I'm Anna's friend; we used to work together.

Simplified Chinese - Meeting New People

1. Reading + Listening Practice

2. Conversational Listening Practice

3. Guided Practice

Which phrase means 'Let's keep in touch.'?

Which phrase asks 'Do you live around here?'

Which phrase asks about someone's job: 'What do you do?'

Which phrase completes 'I'm here for ___'?

Anna politely asks if the person is here for the first time.

You would ask 'Do you live around here?' when talking with neighbors.

Li Hua says 'Let's keep in touch' as the gathering ends.

Match the core phrases

Match the extra phrases

4. Speaking Practice