After you've listened to Lesson 12, use this track to reinforce what you've learned with short listening and speaking practice sessions every day over the following week.

Dialogue transcript (Chinese characters only)

• L：到了！好餓！
• M：我也是，我們快一點點菜吧！
• L：好，菜單呢？
• M：菜單在這裡！看你想吃什麼...
• L：呃... 
• M：怎麼了？
• L：我看不懂... 
• M：喔！你看不懂中文字！
• L：對啊，還是看不太懂
• M：那我幫你，來...   這個是「飯」，這邊是「青菜」，然後這邊有「湯」，看你要哪一個
• L：我不知道...
• M：沒關係，還是我幫你點好了
• L：好，謝謝！
• M：不客氣！

Dialogue transcript (w/ pinyin and translation)

• L：到了！好餓！
  • L: Dàole! Hǎo è!
  • L: We’re here! So hungry!
• M：我也是，我們快一點點菜吧！
  • M: Wǒ yěshì, wǒmen kuài yīdiǎn diǎn cài ba!
  • M: Me too, let’s hurry up and order!
• L：好，菜單呢？
  • L: Hǎo, càidān ne?
  • L: Ok, and... the menu? 
• M：菜單在這裡！看你想吃什麼...
  • M: Càidān zài zhèlǐ! Kàn nǐ xiǎng chī shénme...
  • M: Here’s the menu! See what you want to eat.  
• L：呃... 
  • L: È... 
  • L: Uh...
• M：怎麼了？
  • M: Zěnmele?
  • M: Something wrong?
• L：我看不懂... 
  • L: Wǒ kàn bù dǒng... 
  • L: I can’t understand this...
• M：喔！你看不懂中文字！
  • M: Ō! Nǐ kàn bù dǒng zhōngwén zì!
  • M: Oh! You don’t understand Chinese characters!
• L：對啊，還是看不太懂
  • L: Duì a, háishì kàn bù tài dǒng
  • L: Yeah, I still can’t really understand them. 
• M：那我幫你，來...   
  • M: Nà wǒ bāng nǐ, lái...   
  • M: Then I’ll help you, come on…
• M: 這個是「飯」，這邊是「青菜」
  • M: Zhège shì `fàn', zhè biān shì `qīngcài'
  • M: This one is “rice”, this side is “vegetables,” ... 
• M: 然後這邊有「湯」，看你要哪一個
  • M: Ránhòu zhè biān yǒu `tāng', kàn nǐ yào nǎ yīgè
  • M: ...and then this side has “soup." Depends which one you want. 
• L：我不知道...
  • L: Wǒ bù zhīdào...
  • L: I don’t know...
• M：沒關係，還是我幫你點好了
  • M: Méiguānxì, háishì wǒ bāng nǐ diǎn hǎole
  • M: No problem, how about I just help you order. 
• L：好，謝謝！
  • L: Hǎo, xièxiè!
  • L: Ok, thanks!
• M：不客氣！
  • M: Bù kèqì!
  • M: Don’t mention it!  

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