This document contains a dialogue in Chinese and English about asking how someone and their family members are doing. The dialogue includes exchanges asking if the other person is busy, and then asking about the busy status and well-being of their siblings. At the end, one person thanks the other for asking about their brother's well-being. The dialogue demonstrates common greetings and questions asked in Chinese about someone's schedule and family.

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Unit 2 Are you OK?
Dialogue
Jiă: Nĭ hăo!
甲 ： 你好！
A : Hello!
Yĭ : Nĭ hăo!
乙 ： 你好！
B : Hi!
Jiă: Nĭ máng ma?
甲 ： 你忙吗？
A : Are you busy?
Yĭ : Wŏ bù máng, nĭ ne?
乙 ： 我不忙，你呢？
B : I'm not busy, and you?
Jiă: Wŏ yĕ bù máng. Nĭ gēge máng ma?
甲 ： 我也不忙。你哥哥忙吗？
A : I'm not busy, either. Is your older brother busy?
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Yĭ : Tā hĕn máng. Wŏ dìdi yĕ hĕn máng.Wŏ gēge, wŏ dìdi dōu hĕn máng.
乙 ： 他很忙。我弟弟也很忙。我哥哥，我弟弟都很忙。
B : He is very busy. My younger brother is also very busy.My older brother and my younger brother are
both very busy.
Jiă: Tāmen dōu máng. Tāmen hăo ma?
甲 ： 他们都忙。他们好吗？
A : They are very busy. Are they OK?
Yĭ : Tāmen dōu hăo. Nĭ gēge yĕ hăo ma?
乙 ： 他们都好。你哥哥也好吗？
B: They are both fine. Is your older brother also fine?
Jiă: Tā hĕn hăo. Xièxie.
甲 ： 他很好，谢谢。
A : He is very well, thank you.
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