CLO_194: Cities and Provinces
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Ni3 shi4 cong2 na3li3 lai2 de?
B: Wo3 shi4 cong2 Zhong1guo2 lai2 de.
A: O? Zhong1guo2 de na3ge di4fang?
B: Wo3de cheng2shi4 jiao4 Luo4yang2.
A: O? Wo3 mei2 ting1 guo4 zhe4ge cheng2shi4.
B: Luo4yang2 zai4 Hen2a2n sheng3. Ye3 jiu4 shi4 zai4 Zhong1guo2 de zhong1 bu4.
A: A, na4 Luo4yang2 you3 shen2me te4bie2 de ma?
B: Luo4yang2 de li4shi3 yi3jing1 hen3 jiu3 le. Na4li3 you3 hen3duo1 miao4 gen1 bo2wu4guan3. Suo3yi3 ke3yi3 kan4dao4 hen3duo1 te4bie2 de wen2hua4.
Dialogue: Tone Marks
A: Nǐ shì cóng nǎlǐ lái de?
B: Wǒ shì cóng Zhōngguó lái de.
A: O? Zhōngguó de nǎge dìfang?
B: Wǒde chéngshì jiào Luòyáng.
A: O? Wǒ méi tīng guò zhège chéngshì.
B: Luòyáng zài Hénán shěng. Yě jiù shì zài Zhōngguó de zhōng bù.
A: A, nà Luòyáng yǒu shénme tèbié de ma?
B: Luòyáng de lìshǐ yǐjīng hěn jiǔ le. Nàlǐ yǒu hěnduō miào gēn bówùguǎn. Suǒyǐ kěyǐ kàndào hěnduō tèbié de wénhuà.
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PDF Notes: 
February 9th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
A little question about this lesson.
Would it be just as correct to say “Wo mei ting dao zhege chengshi” ?
And
February 9th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
(Sorry, I pressed enter to soon)
And would there be a (slight) difference in meaning?
February 11th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Hi Jonatan,
“Mei ting dao” suggests you didn’t hear what the speaker said this moment. “Mei ting guo” suggests you have never heard (in your life) of this city, which is what the speaker wants to convey.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:10 am
I haven’t completed this lesson to know if it is corrected or not, but America does not have 52 states. It has 50 states. For some unknown reason, many people seem to think there are 52, including many Americans (I guess because of the questionable nature of our schooling system).
August 4th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Thanks Anthony, I’ll make sure that is updated in future revisions.