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    A Chinese woman and American man have a short conversation in Mandarin Chinese. The man asks if the woman speaks English, to which she replies that she does not. He then tells her that he can speak a little Mandarin. When he asks if she is American, she confirms that she is from the United States. The document then previews learning the conversation and introduces pronouncing individual parts of phrases in Mandarin.

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    A Chinese woman and American man have a short conversation in Mandarin Chinese. The man asks if the woman speaks English, to which she replies that she does not. He then tells her that he can speak a little Mandarin. When he asks if she is American, she confirms that she is from the United States. The document then previews learning the conversation and introduces pronouncing individual parts of phrases in Mandarin.

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    This is Unit 1 of Pimsleurs Mandarin Chinese I. Listen to this conversation.

    A.
    dui bu q, qing wen, ni hui shuo ying wen ma?
    B.
    bu hui. wo bu hui shuo ying wen.
    A.
    wo hui shuo yi dian er pu tong hua.
    B.
    ni shi mei guo ren ma?
    A.
    shi. wo shi mei guo ren.
    In the next few minutes, you will learn not only to understand this
    conversation, but to take part in it yourself. Imagine an American man
    meeting a Chinese woman. He wants to begin a conversation, so he says,
    Excuse me.

    du b q
    Excuse me.

    yng wn
    English

    n hu shu
    You can speak.

    The Chinese speaker is going to repeat this word part-by-part, starting from
    the end. You are to repeat each part after him. Try to make your
    pronunciation sound exactly like his. Be sure to repeat aloud.
    q

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