Basic Business Putonghua

Lesson 1: Job Hunting

  
Gloria: Helen, ?? ?? ?? ??¨¨ ???? ?? ?¡§? ??
  Helen, Ni3 Zhao3 Dao4 Gong1 Zuo4 le ma   
  Helen, have you found a job yet?

Helen: ?? ?] ?? ?? ??
  Hai2 mei2 you3 ne   
  Not yet.

Gloria: ?? ?? ??? ?? ¡§?N ?? ??
  Ni3 ziang zuo4 shen2 me ne   
  What do you want to do?

Helen: ?? ?? ??x ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡è? ?? ??
  Wo shi4 du2 mi4 shu1 de   wo xiang zhao fen4 mi4 shu1
  ?? ?T ?? ??¨¨ ???? ??
  wen2 yuan2 de gong1 zuo4   
  I studied Office Administration, and want to find a job as a secretary or office worker.

Gloria: ?? ?? ?@ ?? ??¨¨ ???? ?K ?? ?y ?? ??
  Qi2 shi2 zhe4 lei4 gong1 zuo4 bing4 bu4 nan2 zhao   
  ?? ?¡§? ?? ?? ?? ?V ?? ??? ??
  zai4 bao4 zhi3 shang de guang gao4 ban   
  ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?@ ?¡èN ?? ?? ?V ?? ??
  dou1 hui4 deng1 ji3 duan4 zhe4 zhong zhao1 pin4 guang gao4   
  Actually, this type of job is not difficult to find. There are ads in the newspapers hiring this sort of positions.

Helen: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?^ ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
  Shi4 ya   wo ye3 qu4 guo ji3 jia1 gong1 si1 mian4 shi4   
  ?F ?? ?? ?] ?? ?? ?? ??
  xian4 zai4 hai2 mei2 you hui2 yin1   
  Yeah, I've been at a several interviews, but haven't heard back from any of them yet.

Gloria: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
  Xi1 wang4 ni3 zao ri4 cheng2 gong1   
  Good luck!

Helen: ?x ?x ??
  Xie4 Xie   
  Thank you.

Lesson 2: Applying for a job

Helen: ?? ?¡§C ?@ ?e ?? ¡§C| ?? ?? ?? ?¡§???
  Qing3 wen4 zhe4 li shi4 Dong1 hao2 Gong1 si1 ma
  Is this Dong Hao Company?

Gloria: ?? ???? ?? ?? ?¡§? ??? ¡§?? ?? ?¡§???
  Shi4 de ni3 shi4 lai2 ying4 zheng1 de ma   
  Yes, and are you here to apply for a job?

Helen: ?? ????
  Shi4 de
  Yes.

Gloria: ?? ?? ??? ¡§?? ?? ¡§?N ?? ?? ????
  Ni3 xiang3 ying4 zheng1 shen2 me shi2 wei4 ne
  What position are you applying for?

Helen: ?? ¡§?P ?? ????
  Gong1 guan1 mi4 shu1
  Public Relations Secretary.

Gloria: ?? ??¨¬ ?W ?v ??C ??? ?? ?¡§???
  Ni3 dai4 zue2 li4 zheng4 ming2 le ma
  Did you bring any proof of qualifications?

Helen: ??¨¬ ????
  Dai4 le
  Yes I did.

Gloria: ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?@ ?¡è? ??¡§??? ?? ?? ?? ??
  Na4 hao3 ni3 xian1 tian2 hao zhe4 fen4 biao3 deng3 yi2 huir4   
  Ok, please fill in this form first,
  ?? ??¨¬ ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?? ?e ?? ????
  wo3 dai4 ni3 dao4 zong3 jing1 li3 na4 li mian4 shi4
  and I'll take you to our General Manager for the interveiw.

Helen: ?x ?x??
  Xie4 xie
  Thank you.

Lesson 3: During the interview

Gloria: ?? ?? ??? ¡§?? ?? ¡§?P ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ??
  Ni3 xiang3 ying4 zheng1 gong1 guan1 mi4 shu1 yi4 zhi2   shi4 ma   
  You are here for a Public Relations Secretary post, right?

Helen: ?? ?? ??
  Shi4 de   
  Yes.

Gloria: ?? ?? ?] ?? ??¨¨ ???? ?? ¡§¡ã? ??
  Ni3 you3 mei2 you3 gong1 zuo4 jing1 yan4   
  Do you have any working experience?

Helen: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
  Wo3 ceng2 jing1 zai4 yi1 jia1 gong1 si1
  ??? ?^ ?? ?¡§? ?? ?? ??¨¨ ???? ??
  zuo4 guo liang3 nian2 mi4 shu1 gong1 zuo4   
  I worked as a Secretary for 2 years in a company before.

Gloria: ?? ?¡§? ?? ¡§?N ?] ?^ ?m ?? ?? ?? ??
  Ni3 wei4 shen2 me mei2 ji4 xu4 xia4 qu ne   
  Why aren't you working there anymore?

Helen: ?¡§¡ã ?¡§?   ?? ?? ?? ?? ?Y ?I ?? ??
  Yin1 wei   na4 jia1 gong1 si1 jie2 ye4 le   
  That's because the company shut down.

Gloria: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?X ?¡§? ??
  Ni3 hui4 shi3 yong4 dian4 nao3 ma   
  Do you know how to use a computer?

Helen: ?? ??   
  Hui4     
  Yes.

Gloria: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?Z ?¡§C ?? ?? ?? ?¡§C ?} ??
  Wo3 ziang3 yong4 ying1 yu3 wen4 ni3 yi4 xie1 wen4 ti2   
Gloria: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?Z ?? ?? ?¡§? ??
  ni3 ke3 yi3 yong4  ying1 yu3 hui2 da2 ma   
  I'll be asking you a few questions in English, can you answer in English?

Helen: ?? ?? ?? ??
  Ke3  yi3 de   
  Yes.

Lesson 4: Being made an job offer

Gloria: Helen?? ?@ ?e ?? ?? ?¡è? ?? ?? ???? ??   ??
  Helen,  zhe4  li  you3  yi4  feng1  xin4  shi4  ni3  de      
  ?? ¡§C| ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ??     
  shi4  Dong1  hao2  Gong1  si1 ji4  lai2  de     
  Helen, here's a letter for you. It's from Dong Hao Company.

Helen: ?? ?? ?? ?f ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ??
  O4    Shi4  shuo1  wo3  bei4  lu4  yong4  le   
  Wow! It says I've been made an job offer in their company.

Gloria: ??¨¬ ?? ?? ??
  Gong1 xi3 ni3   
  Congratulations!

Helen: ?x ?x ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
  Xie4  Xie4   gong1  si1  xian1  shi4 yong4 san1 ge4 yue4   
  ?? ?? ?? ?Q ??¡ì ?? ?¡è? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
  cai2 ke3 yi3 jue2 ding4 shi4 fou3 zheng4 shi4 lu4 yong4   
  Thanks! There'll be a three-month probation, then the company will decide whether or not to officially hire me as their employee.

Gloria: ?? ?? ??¡ì ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ¡§?N ?? ??
  Ni3 yi2 ding4 xing2   Dai4 yu4 zen3 me yang4   
  I'm sure you can do it. What's the package like?

Helen: ?? ¡§?w ?? ?? ?¡§C ?} ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?? ??
  Ju4 ti3 dai4 yu4 wen4 ti2 yao4 dao4 ren2 shi4 bu4 cha2 xun2   
  I'll have to check with the Human Resources Department for that.

Gloria: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?? ?? ??
  Ni3 zai4 ye3 bu2 yong4 si4 chu4 qiu2 zhi2 le   
  So now your job-hunting is finally over.  

Helen: ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?¡§? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?? ??
  Shi4 ya   Wo3 ming2 tian1 jiu4 qu4 bao4 dao4   
  That's right! I'll report duty tomorrow.

Lesson 5:Reporting Duty

Helen: ?? ?¡§C ?@ ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§??
  Qing3 wen4 zhe4 shi4 ren2 shi4 bu4 ma
  Is this the Human Resources Department?

Gloria: ?? ?¡§? ?¡§? ?? ?? ?????
  Shi4 lai2 bao4 dao4 de ba
  You're here to report duty, right?

Helen: ???? ?@ ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??¡ì ????
  Shi4 zhe4 shi4 wo3 de lu4 yong4 tong1 zhi1
  Yes, here is my letter of employment.

Gloria: ?? ???? ?@ ?? ?? ?T ?? ?t?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????
  Hao3 de zhe4 shi4 zhi2 yuan2 shou3 ze2 ni3 xian1 kan4 yi kan4
  Ok, here is the staff handbook, please have a look.

Helen: ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????
  Wo3 xiang3 liao3 jie3 yi2 xia4 wo3 de dai4 yu4
  I'd like to know more about my package.

Gloria: ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??¨¨ ?Y ?? ?? ??¨¬ ????
  Ni3 zai4 shi4 yong4 qi1 mei3 yue4 de gong1 zi1 shi4 wu3 qian1 yuan2
?? ?? ?? ?M ¡§?¡§??? ??¨¨ ?Y ?? ???? ?{ ???? ?? ?r??
  shi4 yong4 qi1 man3 hou4 gong1 zi1 zai4 zuo4 tiao2 zheng3 tong2 shi2
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?I ¡§?t ?? ??? ?U??
  gong1 si1 hai2 hui4 ti4 ni3 gou4 mai3 yi1 liao2 bao3 xian3
  Your monthly salary is $5,000 during probabion, after which it'll be a adjusted. Also, you'll be entitled to medical insurance by the company.

Helen: ?? ?¡§? ??¨¨ ???? ?¡§¡è ¡§?L ?r ¡§?g ????
Mei3 tian1 gong1 zuo4 duo1 chang2 shi2 jian1 ne
  What??s the office hours like?

Gloria: ?? ?? ??¨¨ ???? ?? ?¡§??? ?? ?? ?? ¡§?c ??
  Mei3 zhou1 gong1 zuo4 wu3 tian1 zao3 shang jiu3 dian3 zhi4
?? ?? ?? ¡§?c ?????
xia4 wu3 wu3 dian3 ban4
  We work five days a week, from 9 am to 5:30pm.

Helen: ???  ???? ???? ?x ?x ?¡§???
Ming2 bai le xie4 xie nin2
  I see. Thank you.

Lesson 6: First day at work

Gloria: ?? ?? ?¡§? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?? ??¡§¡è??
  ni3 jin1 tian1 di4 yi1 tian1 shang4 ban1
  ?? ?¡§? ?? ?f ?f ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?r??
  wo3 gen1 ni3 shuo1 shuo wo3 men gong1 si1 de qing2 kuang4
  Today's your first day here. Let me tell you a bit more about our company.  
  ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??
  wo3 men gong1 si1 shi4 yi4 jia1 xiang1 gang3 gong1 si1 zhu3 yao4
  ?? ?I ?¡§¡ã ?? ?M ?? ?? ?Q ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???
  jing1 ying2 yang2 nai3 jin4 chu1 kou3 mao4 yi4 wo3 men de ke4 hu4
  ?? ?¡§¡è?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??¡ã ?? ?¡§? ?? ??? ?? ??¡ì??
  hen3 duo1 ni3 de zhi2 ze2 shi4 fu4 ze2 gen1 ke4 hu4 gou1 tong1
  Today's your first day here. Let me tell you a bit more about our company. We??re a Hong Kong company, focusing our business on the import and export of dairy products. We have many customers, and it's your responsibility to communicate with them.

Helen: ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?¡§? ?¡§¡è ?? ?? ¡§?N ?? ?¡è? ???
  Gong1 si1 de ke4 hu4 da4 duo1 shi4 shen2 me di4 fang de
  Where are the customers from?

Gloria: ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ?? ¡§?n?? ?? ????? ?W ?? ??
  Shi4 jie4 ge4  di4 dou1 you3 ru2 nan2 han2 ri4 ben3 ou zhou1 he2
  ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?@ ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?Y ????
  mei3  zhou1 de guo2 jia1 zhe4 shi4 gong1 si1 de yi1 zie1 zi1 liao4
  ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?¡§? ??¨¨ ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?r??
  ni3 na2 qu kan4 kan shu2 xi1 yi1 xia4 gong1 si1 de qing2 kuang4
  Fom all over the world, including South Korea, Japan, Europe and America. Here's some company information for your reference. Please have a look and get to know more about the company.

Helen: ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????
  Hao3 de Na4 wo3 xian1 chu1 qu le
  Ok, I'll have a look at it.

Lesson 7: Changing Job

Gloria: Helen??  ??  ?F  ??  ??  ???? ??  ?? ?? ??
  Helen  ni3 xian4 zai4 zai4 nar3 gao1 jiu4  ya   

Helen: ?? ?? ?¡ãQ ?? ¡§C| ?? ?? ?? ??¨¨ ??????
  Wo3 gang1 huan4 dao4 Dong1 hao2 Gong1 si1 gong1 zuo4

Gloria: ?? ?? ???? ??¡ã ?? ?? ¡§?N ????  
  Ni3 zai4 nar4 fu4 ze2 shen2 me ya

Helen: ?? ¡§?P ?? ????  
  Gong1 guan1 mi4 shu1

Gloria: ??¨¨ ???? ?? ?¡§???           
  Gong1 zuo4 mang2 ma         

Helen: ?? ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ????  
  Bu2 suan4 mang2 wo3 gang1 dao4 zhi2
  ?? ?¡§¡è ¡§C| ??? ?¡§¡§ ?? ?W ?? ?? ?¡§? ??¨¨??
  hen3 duo1 dong1 xi xu1 yao4 xue2 xi2 he2 shu2 xi1

Gloria: ?? ?? ?g ?@ ??¨¨ ???? ?¡§???   
  Ni3 xi3 huan zhe4 gong1 zuo4 ma   

Helen: ?? ?? ?g??
  Hen3 xi3 huan

Gloria: ??? ?? ??¨¨ ???? ?? ?¡§? ??
  Zhu4 ni3 gong1 zuo4 yu2 kuai4  

Helen: ?x ?x?? ?? ????
  Xie4 xie zai4 jian4

Gloria: ?? ????
  Zai4 jian4

Lesson 8: Resignation

Helen??  Gloria??  ?@ ??  ?? ?? ?o ?? ?? ??
  Gloria  zhe4 shi4 wo3 de ci2 zhi2 xin4   

Gloria: ?¡§? ?? ¡§?N  ?? ?o ?? ??  
  Wei4 shen2 me yao4 ci2 zhi2   

Helen: ?¡§¡ã ?¡§? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡è?
  Yin1 wei wo3 zhao3 dao4 yi2 fen4
  ?¡§? ?¡§? ?? ?? ??¨¨ ???? ??
  geng4 li3 xiang3 de gong1 zuo4   

Gloria: ?? ??  ??¨¬ ?? ?? ?? ??
  Na4 jiu4 gong1 xi3 ni3  le   

Helen: ?x ?x  ?? ?^ ?? ?? ?¡§? ?¡Ày  ??
  Xie4 xie ni3 guo4 qiu4 de ti2 xie2  

Gloria ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ¡§?¡§?
  Xi1 wang4 wo3 men yi3 hou4
  ?? ?? ?C ?? ?? ???? ??
  hai2 you3 ji1 hui4 he2 zuo4   

Helen: ?x ?x ??
  Xie4 xie

Lesson 9: Sending Fax

Gloria??  Helen??  ?? ?? ??  ?? ??  ?? ?¡è? ??? ????
  Helen  ni3 ti4 wo3 qi3 cao3 yi2 fen4 chuan2  zhen1

Helen??  ?? ?? ¡§?N  ?? ?? ?? ????
  Shi4 shen2 me nei4 rong2 de ne  

Gloria??  ??? ?? ?? ??? ?o ?? ??
  Chuan2 zhen1 shi4 xie3 gei3 Xiang1 gang3
  ¡§C| ?? ?? ?? ????  ?? ?V ?? ?? ??  
  Dong1 hao2 Gong1 si1 de gao4 su  ta1 men  
  ?? ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?? ?? ?? ??????
  wo3 men yuan4 yi gen1 ta1 men he2 zuo4
  ?? ?? ??  ??¡ì ?? ?Q  ??? ?¡§? ????
  zai4  Xiang1 gang3 jian4 li4  mao4 yi4 ji1 di4
  ??  ?? ?s ?? ?r ¡§?g  ?? ?? ¡§?c
  Xi1 wang4 yue1 ge4 shi2 jian1 he2 di4  dian3
  ?p ?¡è? ??? ?? ?¡§? ?? ??¡À ?? ?? ????
  Shuang1  fang1 zuo4 xia lai  zai4 xiang2 xi4 tan2 tan

Helen??  ??? ?? ?? ??  ?? ???? ?? ?? ?¡§? ??  
  Chuan2 zhen1 qi3 cao3 hao3 le zong3 jing1 li3
  ?? ?¡§? ?^ ????
  qing3 nin2 guo4 mu4

Gloria: ?? ?? ?u  ?R  ?? ??? ?? ????
  Hen3 hao3 ma3 shang chuan4 chu1 qu

Lesson 10: Preparing for a business trip

Gloria??  ??  ??¡ì ?? ?? ¡§?P ????
  Ni3  tong1 zhi1 gong1 guan1 bu4
  ¡§C| ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?f ??
  Dong1 hao2 gong1 si1 hui2 dian4 hua4 shuo1  
  ¡§?¡§? ?¡§? ?? ??¡ì ???? ?¡§? ?? ?? ?? ????
  Hou4  tian1 dao4 tai2 bei3 gen1 wo3 men hui4 tan2  
  ?¡§? ???? ?? ?? ?¡§¡ã ?? ??? ?? ??¡ì ????
  Ling4 wai4 ni3 zai4 da3 dian4 hua4 dao4 tai2 bei3
  ?¡§? ?? ?¡§? ?? ?? ¡§?g ?p ?? ?¡è???
  da4 jiu3 dian4 ding4 san1 jian1 shuang1 ren2 fang2  

Helen??  ???? ?? ?R ?? ?? ?? ?¡è? ¡§?g??
  Hao3 wo3 ma3 shang qu4 ding4 fang2 jian1
  ?? ?¡§¡è ¡§?L ?r ¡§?g ????  
  Ding4 duo1 chang2 shi2 jian1 ne

Gloria??  ?? ?? ?? ?¡§? ?????
  Xian1 ding4 liang3 tian1 ba,
  ?F ?? ?? ?? ?? ??  ?? ?Y ????
  XIAN4 ZAI4 yao4 zhun3 bei4 yi4 xie1 zi1 liao4
  ?? ?? ??? ?¡§? ?? ?? ????
  Wo3 men ming2 tian1 yi4 qi3 qu4 ,
  ?? ??¡ã ?? ???? ?? ??h ?o ????
  ni3 fu4 ze2 zuo4 hui4 yi4 ji4 lu 4

Helen??  ???? ?? ?@ ?? ?? ?? ????
  Hao3, wo3 zhe4 jiu4 qu4 zhun3 bei4

From http://www.business.gov.hk/bep/opencms/release/eng/putonghua/index.jsp

Gloria: ?? ?? ??? ?? ¡§?N ?? ??
  Ni3 ziang zuo4 shen2 me ne  

????XIANG???????????

You are right, but that's from Hongkong guys

Reply #13 vip's post

I think even the simple Chinese words used on mainland are very difficult to those foreigner friends, let alone the words from Hongkong:L
How about changing them to simple words?

Reply #14 shirllytao's post

Hi, shirlly, very happy to see you here.:P

i think i can do something for these lessons.:lol :lol

[quote]Originally posted by [i]mazy[/i] at 2007-3-6 11:31
Hi, shirlly, very happy to see you here.:P [/quote]
Hi, mazy:)
I have told you that I won't change the picture of my head portrait so that you can recognize me as you said you couldnt't remember my name. I feel sorry that I cannot find my last picture.
Well, wish u always be happy!:)

Reply #17 shirllytao's post

Don't you find that?
I have remembered your name.:P

[quote]Originally posted by [i]mazy[/i] at 2007-3-6 14:59
Don't you find that?
I have remembered your name.:P [/quote]
Yes, I'm so happy to hear about it:) :hug:

is there any foreign friends wanna learn oral Chinese (Putonghua)? :lol

Reply #20 qizhi's post

Of course. So do I. I also want to improve my Chinese.......:Q
It's more beautiful than any others.

You'd better post sth here with your sweet voice in good Chinese, qizhi:P

[[i] Last edited by  mazy at 2007-3-8 13:00 [/i]]

Reply #21 mazy's post

i've got a part of record of my Chinese, but i found it's not standard and with some accent of Shanghainese:L :L

mazy, what should i do now? my speaking speed is becoming faster and faster, and my
colleagues said they couldn't catch what i said if i didn't repeat it once again.:Q :Q

Reply #22 qizhi's post

;P Just relax. You can do it better. :hug:

So nice.
It will give a great help for those who want to study mandarin.