How to play

  1. Choose one of the five short passages.
  2. Press the play button to hear it in a Mandarin voice, and replay it as many times as you need.
  3. Answer four multiple-choice questions about what you heard.
  4. First-try correct answers score 10 points; answers after a retry score 5 points.

Spanish sentences you'll practice

Every sentence in this free Spanish game, with its English translation.

  • 你好!我要一杯咖啡和一块蛋糕。好的,还要别的吗?不用了,谢谢。一共三十五块。给你。谢谢。请问,有无线网吗?有,密码是八八八八。 Hello! I'd like a coffee and a piece of cake. OK, anything else? No need, thank you. That's 35 yuan altogether. Here you go. Thanks. Excuse me, is there wifi? Yes, the password is eight eight eight eight.
  • 老板,苹果多少钱一斤?八块钱一斤。太贵了,便宜一点儿吧。好,七块。我要两斤。我还要两斤香蕉。香蕉五块一斤。好的,一共二十四块。 Boss, how much are the apples per jin? Eight yuan per jin. That's too expensive, make it cheaper. OK, seven yuan. I want two jin. I also want two jin of bananas. Bananas are five yuan per jin. OK, 24 yuan altogether.
  • 请问,地铁站在哪儿?一直往前走,到红绿灯向右拐。远吗?不远,走五分钟就到。谢谢!不客气。 Excuse me, where is the metro station? Go straight ahead, and at the traffic lights turn right. Is it far? Not far, it's five minutes' walk. Thank you! You're welcome.
  • 我家有五口人:爸爸、妈妈、哥哥、妹妹和我。我爸爸是医生,我妈妈是老师。我哥哥二十岁,是大学生。我妹妹十岁,她喜欢画画。我们住在上海。 There are five people in my family: Dad, Mum, my older brother, my younger sister and me. My dad is a doctor and my mum is a teacher. My brother is twenty and is a university student. My sister is ten and likes drawing. We live in Shanghai.
  • 这个周末你有空吗?有,星期六我想去公园。太好了!我也去。我们几点见面?上午十点,在公园门口。好,不见不散! Are you free this weekend? Yes, on Saturday I want to go to the park. Great! I'll go too. What time shall we meet? Ten in the morning, at the park gate. OK, see you there!

Questions

Can I replay the audio?

Yes. The play button stays visible throughout the game, so you can replay the passage as often as you like before and during the questions.

Is a transcript provided?

You can show the full transcript at any time with the "Show transcript" toggle, and it is shown again at the end of the passage.