怎么说 How Do You Say It in Chinese

我wǒ在zài中国Zhōngguó学xué中文Zhōngwén，可是kěshì很多hěn duō东西dōngxi的de名字míngzi我wǒ还hái不bù知道zhīdào。

I'm studying Chinese in China, but I still don't know the names of a lot of things.

今天jīntiān，我wǒ和hé朋友péngyou在zài教室jiàoshì里li，桌子zhuōzi上shàng有yǒu一个yí ge苹果píngguǒ。

Today, my friend and I are in the classroom, and there's an apple on the table.

我wǒ问wèn朋友péngyou：“这个zhège用yòng中文Zhōngwén怎么zěnme说shuō？”

I ask my friend: "How do you say this in Chinese?"

朋友péngyou说shuō：“这个zhège叫jiào苹果píngguǒ。”

My friend says: "This is called píngguǒ (apple)."

我wǒ又yòu看见kànjiàn杯子bēizi，也yě问wèn她tā：“这个zhège呢ne？”

I see a cup this time, and ask her too: "What about this one?"

她tā说shuō：“这个zhège是shì杯子bēizi，你nǐ今天jīntiān认识rènshi了le两liǎng个gè新xīn东西dōngxi！”

She said, "That's a cup — you've learned two new things today!"

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Key words 生词

怎么zěnmehow; what

这个zhègethis

中文ZhōngwénChinese (language)

叫jiàoto be called; to call

认识rènshito know; to recognize

新xīnnew

这个用中文怎么说？（How do you say this in Chinese?）

This is the question to ask when you don't know a word — point at something and say this.

这个用中文怎么说？— How do you say this in Chinese?

叫（to be called）

叫 introduces the name of a thing right after 这个是 or on its own.

这个叫苹果。— This is called 'píngguǒ'.

又 + verb（to do something again）

又 goes before a verb to show an action happening again, already in the past or present.

我又看见杯子。— I see a cup again.

1. What does "这个用中文怎么说？" mean?

2. What was the first new word the narrator learned?

3. How does the friend react at the end?