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Scene illustrating a Traditional Chinese-language meeting date's friends conversation

Key Phrases

很高興認識你

hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ

Nice to meet you

她很會照顧人

tā hěn huì zhào gù rén

She takes good care of people

下次再一起吃飯吧

xià cì zài yì qǐ chī fàn ba

Let's have a meal together again next time

Skills You'll Learn

Learn to introduce yourself and respond to greetings when meeting someone for the first time

學會用中文介紹自己並回應初次見面的問候

xué huì yòng zhōng wén jiè shào zì jǐ bìng huí yīng chū cì jiàn miàn de wèn hòu

Learn to describe a person's personality and good qualities

學會描述一個人的個性與優點

xué huì miáo shù yī gè rén de gè xìng yǔ yōu diǎn

Learn to say farewells and make plans to meet again

學會說告別語與約定下次見面

xué huì shuō gào bié yǔ yǔ yuē dìng xià cì jiàn miàn

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you're meeting your girlfriend Xiaoya's friend for the first time in Taiwan. You want to chat about what you like most about Xiaoya.

你好!你是小雅的朋友嗎?我是 Emily 。

nǐ hǎo nǐ shì xiǎo yǎ de péng yǒu ma wǒ shì Emily

Hi! Are you Xiaoya's friend? I'm Emily.

對,我是美玲。很高興認識你!

duì wǒ shì měi líng hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ

Yes, I'm Meiling. Nice to meet you!

我也很高興認識你。小雅常常提到你。

wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ xiǎo yǎ cháng cháng tí dào nǐ

Nice to meet you too. Xiaoya often mentions you.

真的嗎?那你最喜歡小雅哪一點?

zhēn de ma nà nǐ zuì xǐ huān xiǎo yǎ nǎ yī diǎn

Really? So what do you like most about Xiaoya?

她很愛笑,跟她在一起很開心。

tā hěn ài xiào gēn tā zài yì qǐ hěn kāi xīn

She smiles a lot. I'm really happy when I'm with her.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

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小雅

xiǎo yǎ

Xiaoya

🇹🇼 Putting 小 before one syllable of a woman's name is a common, affectionate way friends refer to each other in Taiwan, so you'll hear it far more than a full name.

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👩🤝

小雅的朋友

xiǎo yǎ de péng yǒu

Xiaoya's friend

💬 Put 的 between a person and a noun to show possession: 我的朋友 "my friend", 小雅的手機 "Xiaoya's phone".

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👩🤝❓

你是小雅的朋友嗎?

nǐ shì xiǎo yǎ de péng yǒu ma

Are you Xiaoya's friend?

💬 Adding 嗎 (ma) to the end of any statement turns it into a yes/no question, with no change in word order: 你是老師 becomes 你是老師嗎? "Are you a teacher?"

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🙋📛

我是 Emily Smith 。

wǒ shì Emily Smith

I'm Emily Smith.

🇹🇼 In Taiwan, people often introduce themselves to a partner's friends with just a first name or an English name, which feels friendlier than a full name.

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😄🤝

很高興認識你!

hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ

Very happy to meet you!

💬 Here 很 (hěn) is mostly filler that makes the sentence sound complete, so the real feel is just "nice to meet you."

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😄🤝➕

我也很高興認識你。

wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ

Nice to meet you too.

💬 也 "also" always comes right before the verb or adjective, never at the end of the sentence the way "too" does in English: 我也喜歡 "I like it too".

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🗣️🔁

常常提到你

cháng cháng tí dào nǐ

Often mentions you

💬 Words for how often something happens, like 常常, go before the verb, not at the end: 她常常來 "She often comes".

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👩🗣️🔁

小雅常常提到你。

xiǎo yǎ cháng cháng tí dào nǐ

Xiaoya often mentions you.

🇹🇼 Telling a friend that your partner talks about them is a warm compliment in Taiwan. It shows the friend matters, and it's a smooth way to break the ice.

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🤔❓

真的嗎?

zhēn de ma

Really?

💬 Adding 嗎 (ma) to the end of any statement turns it into a yes/no question: 真的 "true" becomes 真的嗎? "really?"

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