Everyday Chinese > Talking With Friends/ 与朋友聊天

Hi, Joe, is it really you?
乔，你好，真是你吗？
qiáo, nǐ hǎo, zhēn de shì nǐ mā?

Hi, Ann. Nice to see you again.
安，你好。真高兴再次见到你。
ān, nǐ haozhēn gāoxìng zài cì jiàn dào nǐ.

It's been a whole year since I last saw you.
我整整一年没见你了。
wǒ zhěng zhěng yī nián méi jiàn nǐ le.

Yes, but you look as pretty now, as you did then.
但你看起来还是那么漂 亮。
dàn nǐ kàn qǐ lái hái shì nà me piào liàng.

Oh, thank you. How have you been these days?
欧，谢谢。这段时间你好吗？
ōu, xiè xiezhè duàn shí jiān nǐ hǎo mā.

Not too bad.
不太糟。
bū tài zāo.

But you sound so sad.
但听起来你很悲伤。
dàn tīng qǐ lái nǐ hěn bēi shāng.

Yes, I lost my pet cat yesterday.
是啊，昨天我的宠物猫丢了。
shì a, zuó tiān wǒ de chǒng wù māo diū le.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
听到这消息我很遗憾。
tīng dào zhè xiāo xì wǒ hěn yí hàn.

That's all right.
没事儿。
méi shì er.

Have you seen Kate lately?
最近你看见凯特了吗？
zuì jìn nǐ kàn jiàn kǎi tè le ma?

No, I have no contact with her.
没有。我和她没有一点儿联系。
méi yǒu, wǒ hé tā méi yǒu yī diǎn er lián xì.

I heard she got married last week.
我听说她上星期结婚了。
wǒ tīng shuō tā shàng xīng qī jié hūn le.

Oh, how nice. Sorry, I've got to go now.
那真好。对不起，我必须得走了。
nà zhēn hǎo, duì būqǐ, wǒ bì xū de zǒu le.

So do I. See you later. Keep in touch.
我也是，再见。记得联系哦。
wǒ yě shì, zài jianjì de lián xì é.