A Conversation

[nipponman]

This is a conversation I recorded, I kinda had to rush it so it probably isn't that good. Any way here it is:

[自由翱翔]

well done! I even admire your progress. But why dose my English improve so slowly!

In the conversation, I think, sounds of two words:"喜欢“,”张“which you pronounced are not very clear.

All in all,your progress is obvious.

[nipponman]

Really? thanks. Does anyone else have any thoughts?

[Quest]

I listened to it a couple times, there were parts I didn't understand. I will get back to it later.

[Yuchi]

What was at the beginning (until :05)?

Overall it's fine, but a few tones are off, could you post the dialogue?

[studentyoung]

Hi nipponman,

I wonder if you could offer the Chinese text with the audio attachment, so that others can correct your pronunciation more easily.

Thanks!

[skylee]

As far as I can understand, it is about going to Zhang Hua's 21st birthday party, buying him a CD as present and choosing the right pair of trousers for the occasion.

If my understanding is not very wrong, then I think you are doing great (and my listening skill is not very bad either ). But you still need a lot of practice.

[Quest]

name 几点了？

四点半。

somethingsomething 今天是张华的生日。他请我参加他的生日晚会。

somethingsomething 他说晚会是几点。

七点。

现在才五点半，还早呢。

somethingsomething

我怎能不忙？今天是张华二十一岁的生日。我们得送他礼物。你说我们买什么送他呢？

买张有意思的生日卡吧。

只买生日卡？太少了。张华喜欢音乐，送他一张光碟吧。

something 我生日的时候，你送我的那张光碟很不错。我们也给他买一张吧。

所以我们现在得走了。路上还得买东西呢。

好吧，something, 你说我穿什么？

随你的便。

你看这条裤子怎么样？

不错可是我更喜欢那条深蓝色的。

nipponman, I think it would be more helpful to you if you focus on improving one recording at a time. You could post a "corrected/improved" recording for 一封信, and keep doing it until we think you are ready to move on to the next conversation.

[nipponman]

Firstly, here is the text

丁 ﹕ 學友，幾點了？

謝 ﹕ 四點半。你忙什麼？

丁 ﹕ 今天是江華的生日。他請我們參加他的生日晚會。

謝 ﹕ 對了，對了。他說晚會是幾點？

丁 ﹕ 七點。

謝 ﹕ 現在才五點半，還早呢。你忙什麼？

丁 ﹕ 我怎麼不忙？！今天是江華二十一歲的生日，我們

得送他禮物。你說我們買什麼送他呢？

謝 ﹕ 買一張有意思的生日卡吧。

丁 ﹕ 就買生日卡？太少了！

謝 ﹕ 江華喜歡音樂，送他一張光碟吧。對了，我生日的

時候，你送我的那張光碟很不錯。我們也給他買一張吧。

丁 ﹕ 所以，我們現在得走啦。路上還得買東西呢。

謝 ﹕ 好吧.....人美，你說我穿什麼？

丁 ﹕ 隨你的便。

謝 ﹕ 你看，這條褲子怎么樣？

丁 ﹕ 不錯，可是我更喜歡那條深藍色的。

謝 ﹕ 行啊，聽你的。

Originally posted by Skylee

As far as I can understand, it is about going to Zhang Hua's 21st birthday party, buying him a CD as present and choosing the right pair of trousers for the occasion.

If my understanding is not very wrong, then I think you are doing great (and my listening skill is not very bad either ). But you still need a lot of practice.

Thanks skylee!

Originally posted by Quest

nipponman, I think it would be more helpful to you if you focus on improving one recording at a time. You could post a "corrected/improved" recording for 一封信, and keep doing it until we think you are ready to move on to the next conversation.

That's a good idea Quest. I'm gonna try and do that from now on then. The only reason I chose this text is because the other text was a little long and I got tired, but that is what practice is for.

Thanks everybody!

nipponman