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
- Listen to the conversation with pinyin and English.
- When you see 你会怎么说?, answer out loud in your own words before the reply plays.
- Then repeat the real reply in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like | HSK 1 |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear | HSK 1 |
| 唱歌 | chànggē | to sing | HSK 1 |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together | HSK 1 |
| 没关系 | méiguānxi | it's okay | HSK 1 |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy | HSK 1 |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | HSK 1 |
Dialogue script with pinyin and English
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?
小云 Xiǎo Yún
喜欢,很好听。
Xǐhuan, hěn hǎotīng.
I like it. It sounds very nice.
大明 Dà Míng
你会唱歌吗?
Nǐ huì chànggē ma?
Can you sing?
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.
大明 Dà Míng
怎么了呢?
Zěnme le ne?
What's wrong?
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.
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.
大明 Dà Míng
你唱歌真好听!
Nǐ chànggē zhēn hǎotīng!
Your singing sounds really nice!
小云 Xiǎo Yún
谢谢,我很高兴!
Xièxie, wǒ hěn gāoxìng!
Thank you, I'm very happy!
大明 Dà Míng
明天你还来吗?
Míngtiān nǐ hái lái ma?
Will you come again tomorrow?
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