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Key Phrases

真的吗?

zhēn de ma

Really?

时间过得真快!

shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài

Time flies!

保持健康

bǎo chí jiàn kāng

Staying healthy

Skills You'll Learn

Basic Greetings

基本问候

jī běn wèn hòu

Discussing New Projects

讨论新项目

tǎo lùn xīn xiàng mù

Showing Interest

表示兴趣

biǎo shì xìng qù

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine a friendly conversation between two people who know each other well. They are catching up on recent events in their lives, including family updates and new projects. The dialogue is warm and engaging, highlighting personal developments and shared interests, such as a new project at a gym.

你好,很高兴再次见到你们。

nǐ hǎo hěn gāo xìng zài cì jiàn dào nǐ men

Hello, it's great to see you again.

你好, Emily 。我们也很高兴见到你。

nǐ hǎo ^FIRST^ wǒ men yě hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ

Hello, Emily. We're also happy to see you.

最近家里有什么新鲜事吗?

zuì jìn jiā lǐ yǒu shén me xīn xiān shì ma

Anything new with the family lately?

哦,小明刚刚开始上小学了。

ó xiǎo míng gāng gāng kāi shǐ shàng xiǎo xué le

Oh, Xiao Ming just started elementary school.

真的吗?时间过得真快!他习惯新学校了吗?

zhēn de ma shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài tā xí guàn xīn xué xiào le ma

Really? Time flies! Has he gotten used to the new school?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

你好

nǐ hǎo

Hello

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😊🎉

很高兴

hěn gāo xìng

Very happy

💬 [很高兴] often means simply 'glad' or 'nice' in greetings, not always strongly 'very happy.' You can reuse it in patterns like [很高兴认识你] 'nice to meet you' or [很高兴见到你] 'glad to see you.'

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🔄

再次

zài cì

Again

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👀

见到

jiàn dào

See

💬 [见到] is [见] plus [到], and [到] adds the idea of actually managing to do it or reaching that result. Compare [见你] 'see you' with [见到你] 'get to see you / see you successfully.'

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👥

你们

nǐ men

You (plural)

💬 [们] makes a pronoun plural: [你] is 'you,' [你们] is 'you all.' You'll see the same pattern in [我们] 'we/us' and [他们] 'they/them.'

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👀😊🔄

很高兴再次见到你们。

hěn gāo xìng zài cì jiàn dào nǐ men

It's great to see you again.

💬 In [很高兴再次见到你们], [很] before an adjective often just makes the sentence sound complete, not extra strong. The pattern [很高兴 + verb phrase] is very common for polite warmth: [很高兴认识你].

🇨🇳 This is a warm, safe thing to say when seeing in-laws again. Using [你们] to both parents together sounds natural and friendly.

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👐

有

yǒu

Have

💬 In [有什么新鲜事], [有] means 'there is/are' rather than 'have.' You'll see the same use in [有问题吗?] 'Is there a problem?'.

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❓

什么

shén me

What

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🆕✨

新鲜事

xīn xiān shì

New things

💬 [新鲜事] doesn't mean literally 'fresh things' here; it means news, gossip, or anything new going on. You can hear it in [有什么新鲜事?] as a casual 'what's new?'.

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