A Friend's New Job: a Chinese dialogue with translation
Xiao Wang tells Anna about his new job, and a few details reveal that they're now coworkers. HSK 2, 12 sentences, 161 characters. Tap a line to see the translation, tap the icon to hear it.
朋友的新工作 péngyou de xīn gōngzuò
Translation
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Anna: Xiao Wang, I heard you found a new job?
Xiao Wang: Yes! I start next Monday.
Anna: That's great! What company is it?
Xiao Wang: A computer company. It's not very big, but it's really interesting.
Anna: Is it far?
Xiao Wang: No, it's twenty minutes by subway. The company is in a tall building, next to a hospital.
Anna: Next to a hospital? What floor is your company on?
Xiao Wang: The twelfth floor. Why do you ask?
Anna: I work on the twelfth floor too, and there's only one company there!
Xiao Wang: No way! So we work at the same company?
Anna: Yes! Yesterday someone told me a new person is going to sit next to me.
Xiao Wang: That person is me! So we can have lunch together every day!
HSK 2 words in this text
- 就jiùright away; exactly
- 开始kāishǐbegin
- 但是dànshìbut, however
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
- 远yuǎnfar
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 高gāotall
- 楼lóubuilding; floor
- 旁边pángbiānbeside, next to
- 告诉gàosutell (someone)
- 每měievery
- 一起yìqǐtogether
Questions on the text
When does Xiao Wang start work?
Next Monday.
What floor is his office on?
The twelfth.
Who will sit next to Anna?
Xiao Wang.
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