| 1. | Qīnwèn, nǐ zhù zai
nǎr? | 亲问，你住在那儿？ | May I ask, where are you staying? |
| | Wǒ zhù zai Běijīng
Fāndiàn. | 我住在北京饭店 | I'm staying at the Běijīng Hotel. |
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| 2. | Nǐ zhù zai něige
fàndiàn? | 你住在哪个饭店？ | Which hotel are you staying at? |
| | Wǒ zhù zai nèige
fàndiàn. | 我住在那个饭店。 | I'm staying at that hotel. |
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| 3. | Nǐ zhù zai zhèige
fàndiàn ma? | 你住在这个饭店吗？ | Are you staying at this hotel? |
| | Bù, wǒ bú zhù zai
zhèige fàndiàn. | 不，我不住在这个饭店。 | No, I'm not staying at this hotel. |
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| 4. | Nǐ zhù zai Mínzú
Fàndiàn? | 你住在民族饭店？ | Are you staying at the Nationalities Hotel? |
| | Bù, wǒ bú zhù zai Mínzú
Fàndiàn. | 不，我不住在民族饭店。 | No, I'm not staying at the Nationalities Hotel. |
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| 5. | Něiwèi shi Gāo
Tóngzhì? | 哪位是高同志？ | Which one is Comrade Gāo |
| | Nèiwèi shi Gāo
Tóngzhì. | 那位是高同志 | That one is Comrade Gāo. |
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| 6. | Zǎo. Nuòwǎkè nǚshì! Nǐn
hǎo. | 早。
诺瓦克女士！您好 | Good morning. Miss Nowak! How are you? |
| | Wǒ hěn
hǎo. | 我很好 | I'm very well. |
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| 7. | Nǐ shi Měiguó nǎrde
rén? | 请问，你是美国哪儿个人 | Where are you from in America? |
| | Wǒ shi Jiāzhōu
Jiǔjīnshān rén. | 我是加州旧金山人 | I'm from San Francisco, California. |