CLO_050: But my parents can
Listen to this lesson, to learn what the following means:
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Ni3 zai4 na3li3 chu1sheng1?
B: Wo3 zai4 Yin4du4 chu1sheng1.
A: Hen3 you3 qu4. Na4 ni3 hui4 shuo1 Yin4du4 hua4 ma?
B: Bu2 hui4. Yin1wei4 wo3 zai4 Jia1na2da4 zhang3 da4, suo3yi3 wo3 bu2 hui4 shuo1 Yin4du4 hua4.
Dan4shi4 wo3de fu4mu3 hui4 shuo1 Yin4du4 hua4.
Dialogue: Tones
A: Nǐ zài nǎlǐ chūshēng?
B: Wǒ zài Yìndù chūshēng.
A: Hěn yǒu qù. Nà nǐ huì shuō Yìndù huà ma?
B: Bú huì. Yīnwèi wǒ zài Jiānádà zhǎng dà, suǒyǐ wǒ bú huì shuō Yìndù huà.
Dànshì wǒde fùmǔ huì shuō Yìndù huà.
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PDF Notes: 
June 1st, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Is this particular dialogue autobiographical?
If so then it is interesting that you chose to learn Chinese instead of Hindi or Punjabi. (you can delete this post after because it is off topic!)
June 1st, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Haha, yup it is. I thought I’d include it since it’s a conversation I’ve had many times.
January 22nd, 2008 at 7:27 pm
The character 母 (mǔ) is introduced in this lesson, but I can’t find the stroke order animation for it. Has it been forgotten!
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:08 am
Hi !
Could anyone explain me the difference bettween bu2 and bu4?
Thanks
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:24 am
Hi Sandra,
It’s the same character and meaning. Whenever bu4 is followed a fourth tone character, it changes to bu2 just because it’s harder to say 2 fourth tones in a row. So you hear the following:
bu2 hui4
bu2 ke4qi
bu2 shi4
bu2 yao4
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:24 am
Hi Edward, I noticed this comment wasn’t answered, but I see that the character has since been added so thanks for pointing that out.