Dialogues

乔 治：您好，我是乔治 • 史密斯。您是王先生吗？
             Nín hăo, wŏ shì Qiáo zhì • Shĭ mì sī. Nín shì Wáng xiān sheng ma?
             Hello! I'm George Smith. Are you Mr. Wang?
      
王 波：对，我是王波，是你哥哥的好朋友。欢迎来到北京。
             Duì, wŏ shì Wáng Bō, shì nĭ gē ge de hăo péng you. Huān yíng lái dào Bĕi jīng.
             Yes, I'm Wang Bo, your older brother's friend. Welcome to Beijing.

乔 治：很高兴认识您。这是我的同学玛丽琼斯。
             Hĕn gāo xìng rèn shí nín. Zhè shì wŏ de tóng xué Mă lì • Qióng sī.
             Nice to meet you. This is my schoolmate Mary Jones.

王 波：嗨 玛丽，欢迎你来北京。
             Hēi Mă lì, huān yíng nĭ lái Bĕi jīng.
             Hi Mary, Welcome to Beijing.

玛 丽：您好王波。天气不好，飞机晚点，让您久等了。
             Nín hăo Wáng Bō. Tiān qì bù hăo, fēi jī wăn diăn, ràng nín jiŭ dĕng le.
             Hello Wang Bo. The flight was delayed because of bad weather. Sorry to keep you waiting for so long.

王 波：没关系，咱们走吧。你们以前来过中国吗？
             Méi guān xi, zán men zŏu ba. Nĭ men yĭ qián lái guò Zhōng guó ma?
             Never mind! Let's go. Have you ever been to China before?

乔 治：我们去过上海，这是第一次来北京。
             Wŏ men qù guò Shàng hăi, zhè shì dì yī cì lái Bĕi jīng.
             We've been to Shanghai. This is the first time to visit Beijing.
       
Basic Sentences