Here is the dialogue summary of the sequence. To create automatic responses (to be able to understand and produce sentences in Chinese without having to think), we advise you to learn it by heart. First, practice repeating it aloud, then translate it from Chinese to French, and finally from French to Chinese.
Dialogue recording:
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How many people are in your family?
- Bai Xue: Professor Li, how many people are in your family?
- Li Ming: There are four people in my family.
- Bai Xue: How many children do you have?
- Li Ming: I have two children. A daughter and a son. What about your family?
- Bai Xue: My family has many members.
- Li Ming: How many people are there?
- Bai Xue: Seven people.
- Li Ming: Who are they?
- Bai Xue: My father, mother, an older brother, an older sister, two younger sisters, and me.
- Li Ming: Don't you have a younger brother?
- Bai Xue: I don't have a younger brother.
How many people are in your family?
- Bai Xue: Professor Li, how many people are in your family?
- Li Ming: There are four people in my family.
- Bai Xue: How many children do you have?
- Li Ming: I have two children. A girl and a boy. And your family?
- Bai Xue: My family is very large.
- Li Ming: How many people are there?
- Bai Xue: Seven people.
- Li Ming: Who are they?
- Bai Xue: My dad, mom, an older brother, an older sister, two younger sisters, and me.
- Li Ming: Don't you have a younger brother?
- Bai Xue: I don't have a younger brother.
