标准的普通话Standard Mandarin

New words

• 普通话pǔtōnghuà — Mandarin (standard Chinese)
• 标准biāozhǔn — standard; correct
• 流利liúlì — fluent
• 西方xīfāng — the West
• 东方dōngfāng — the East

The story

小雨：老板，这个鱼好多钱？Boss, how much is this fish?

老板：啊？好多钱？你说什么？Huh? "Lots of money"? What are you saying?

小雨：我问你，这个鱼好多钱嘛！I'm asking you how much this fish is!

大卫：老板，她问您：这鱼多少钱一斤？Boss, she's asking you how much this fish is per jin.

老板：哦！三十块一斤。小伙子，你的普通话真标准！Oh! Thirty kuai a jin. Young man, your Mandarin is spot on!

大卫：谢谢！我在成都学了三年了。Thanks! I've been learning in Chengdu for three years.

老板：你说得很流利啊！比这位小姐说得还标准！You're really fluent! You speak it more properly than this young lady!

小雨：我是中国人！我的普通话也很标准！I'm Chinese! My Mandarin is perfectly standard too!

Opening the lesson…