| A | 我听说你是美国人，对吗？ |
| wǒ tīngshuō nǐ shì Měiguórén, duì ma? | |
| I heard that you are American. Is that right? | |
| B | 对。谁告诉你的？ |
| duì. shéi gàosù nǐ de? | |
| That's right. Who told you? | |
| A | 我的朋友告诉我的。 |
| wǒ de péngyou gàosu wǒ de. | |
| My friend told me. | |
| B | 真的吗？你的朋友是谁？ |
| zhēndema? nǐ de péngyou shì shéi? | |
| Really? Who is your friend? | |
| A | 李小姐。 |
| Lǐ Xiǎojie. | |
| Miss Li. | |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear told |
| 是 | shì | to be |
| 美国人 | měiguórén | an American |
| 对吗 | duì ma | right? |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 告诉 | gàosù | to tell |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 真的吗 | zhēnde ma | really? |
| 你的 | nǐ de | your |
| 不对 | bù duì | not right |
| 说错 | shuōcuò | to speak wrongly |
| 听错 | tīngcuò | to hear incorrectly |
| 哪国人 | nǎ guó rén | people of which nation |
| 别人 | biérén | other people |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague |
| 认识 | rènshi | knowledge |