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你住在哪儿？

How to say where you live in Chinese

Name: ________________ Date: ________

认识rènshi新xīn朋友péngyǒu，中国zhōngguó人rén常常chángcháng会huì问wèn：“你nǐ住zhù在zài哪儿nǎr？”

今天jīntiān，然然ránrán在zài学校xuéxiào认识rènshi了le菲菲fēifēi。

然然ránrán问wèn：“你nǐ住zhù在zài哪儿nǎr？”

“我wǒ住zhù在zài学校xuéxiào后边hòubian。”

“我wǒ也yě是shì！你nǐ住zhù几jǐ号hào楼lóu？”

“八bā号hào楼lóu。”

“我wǒ也yě住zhù八bā号hào楼lóu！你nǐ住zhù几jǐ楼lóu？”

“六liù楼lóu。”

“我wǒ也yě住zhù六liù楼lóu！你nǐ住zhù几jǐ号hào？”

“六零二liùlíng’èr，你nǐ呢ne？”

“六零一liùlíngyī！”然然ránrán看kàn着zhe她tā，问wèn：“你nǐ家jiā有yǒu一yì只zhī小狗xiáogǒu吗ma？”

“你nǐ怎么zěnme知道zhīdào？”

“它tā天天tiāntiān晚上wǎnshang六liù点diǎn来lái我家wǒjiā吃饭chīfàn。”

菲菲fēifēi不bù说话shuōhuà了le。它tā天天tiāntiān晚上wǎnshang七qī点diǎn在zài她tā家jiā吃饭chīfàn。

她tā笑xiào了le：“你好níhǎo，邻居línjū！我们wǒmen的de狗gǒu太tài胖pàng了le！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
认识rènshito know; to recognize; to be acquainted with
新xīnnew; newly; just
朋友péngyǒufriend
中国zhōngguóChina
人rénperson; people
问wènto ask
住zhùto live; to stay
今天jīntiāntoday
学校xuéxiàoschool
号hàoday of the month; date
八bāeight
几jǐhow many; a few; several

English (for the teacher)

When Chinese people meet a new friend, they often ask, “Where do you live?”

Today, Ranran met Feifei at school.

Ranran asked, “Where do you live?”

“I live behind the school.”

“Me too! Which building are you in?”

“Building eight.”

“I live in building eight too! Which floor?”

“The sixth floor.”

“I live on the sixth floor too! Which number?”

“Six-oh-two. And you?”

“Six-oh-one!” Ranran looked at her and asked, “Do you have a little dog?”

“How did you know?”

“Every evening at six, it comes to my place for dinner.”

Feifei went quiet. Every evening at seven, it had dinner at her place.

She laughed. “Hello, neighbour! Our dog is far too fat!”