HSK 2 Chinese Conversation
The Fridge That Talks
会说话的冰箱
Huì shuōhuà de bīngxiāng
2:17 min video · 8 sentences · 7 key words
About this lesson
A man hears a voice in his kitchen at night and thinks the fridge is talking. His sister laughs and finds the real cause: his phone alarm inside the fridge.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | refrigerator | HSK 4 |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to talk | HSK 1 |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get up | HSK 1 |
| 声音 | shēngyīn | sound, voice | HSK 2 |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile phone | HSK 1 |
| 原来 | yuánlái | so it turns out | HSK 2 |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget | HSK 1 |
Dialogue script with pinyin and English
小明 Xiǎo Míng
姐姐,我家的冰箱会说话!
Jiějie, wǒ jiā de bīngxiāng huì shuōhuà!
Sister, my fridge can talk!
小红 Xiǎo Hóng
真的吗?它说什么了?
Zhēnde ma? Tā shuō shénme le?
Really? What did it say?
小明 Xiǎo Míng
它说:“起床了,起床了!”
Tā shuō: “Qǐchuáng le, qǐchuáng le!”
It said: "Get up, get up!"
小红 Xiǎo Hóng
别怕,我们一起听一下儿。
Bié pà, wǒmen yìqǐ tīng yíxiàr.
Don't be afraid, let's listen together.
小明 Xiǎo Míng
你听,声音是从里边来的!
Nǐ tīng, shēngyīn shì cóng lǐbian lái de!
Listen, the sound is coming from inside!
小红 Xiǎo Hóng
我看到了,是你的手机!
Wǒ kàndào le, shì nǐ de shǒujī!
I see it, it's your phone!
小明 Xiǎo Míng
啊,我昨天放在牛奶旁边了。
A, wǒ zuótiān fàng zài niúnǎi pángbiān le.
Ah, I put it next to the milk yesterday.
小红 Xiǎo Hóng
原来冰箱不会说话,是你爱忘事儿。
Yuánlái bīngxiāng bú huì shuōhuà, shì nǐ ài wàng shìr.
So the fridge can't talk, you just forget things.
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