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Reading story 1 · Level 1

Story 1 — 我们是同学

Meet Wang Ming and Xiaoyu in your first connected Mandarin story.

Phase 1 · Listen

Hear the chapter, then read it

Try once without translating every word. The same characters return in each chapter, while the language grows with your Journey level.

Level 1 7 story beats 4 understanding checks
Wang Ming · Line 1

你好!我叫王明。

nǐ hǎo! wǒ jiào wáng míng.

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Hello! My name is Wang Ming.

Wang Ming · Line 2

我是学生。

wǒ shì xué shēng.

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I am a student.

Narrator · Line 3

她叫小雨。她是学生。

tā jiào xiǎo yǔ. tā shì xué shēng.

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Her name is Xiaoyu. She is a student.

Wang Ming · Line 4

我们是同学。我们是朋友。

wǒ men shì tóng xué. wǒ men shì péng you.

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We are classmates. We are friends.

Wang Ming · Line 5

她妈妈是医生。我爸爸是老师。

tā mā ma shì yī shēng. wǒ bà ba shì lǎo shī.

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Her mother is a doctor. My father is a teacher.

Teacher · Line 6

你们好!

nǐ men hǎo!

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Hello, everyone!

Wang Ming & Xiaoyu · Line 7

老师好!

lǎo shī hǎo!

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Hello, teacher!

Phase 2 · Understand

Did you understand the story?

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