G. Numbers & Age

Learning Goal:

You will be able to use numbers and talk about age in Chinese.

10/13

G-1 Vocabulary List

Numbers in Chinese

零(líng) 一(yī) 二(èr) 三(sān) 四(sì) 五(wǔ)

0 1 2 3 4 5

六(liù) 七(qī) 八(bā) 九(jiǔ) 十(shí)

6 7 8 9 10

1. 二十五: 25

2. 八十九: 89

3. 三百零二: 302

4. 两(liǎng): two ...... (Leon has 2 brothers)

5. 两百/二百： two hundreds

6. 千(qiān)：a thousand

7. 两千四百: 2,400

8. 万(wàn): ten thousand

9. 十万: 100,ooo

10. 一百万: 1,000,000

http://quizlet.com/7285019/1-numbers-0-10-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/66445522/1-numbers-0-10-with-pinyin-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/7278612/1-numbers-1-1000-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/66452474/1-numbers-1-1000-with-pinyin-flash-cards/

10/18

G-2 Number Practice

名字：________

Tell each other of your phone numbers and record them in characters:

Chopsticks Contest!

G-3 Song Where is My Friend?

wǒ de péng yǒu zài nǎ lǐ

我 的 朋 友 在 哪 里？

yī èr sān sì wǔ liù qī

一 二 三 四 五 六 七， 1 2 3 4 5 6 7,

wǒ de péng yǒu zài nǎ lǐ

我 的 朋 友 在 哪 里？ Where are my friends?

zài nǎ lǐ ？ zài zhè lǐ

在 哪 里？ 在 这 里！ At where? In here!

wǒ de péng yǒu jiù shì nǐ

我 的 朋 友 就 是 你！ My friend is you!

G-4 New Words:

1. 朋友:péngyǒu: friend

2. 在:zài:in/at/on

3. 哪里:nǎli: where?

4. 这里:zhèlǐ: here

5. 是:shì: is/are/am

6. 男朋友:nánpéngyǒu boyfriend

7. 女朋友: nǚpéngyǒu girlfriend

8. 好朋友:good friend

9. 我的朋友: my friend

10. 你的朋友: your friend

11. 在哪里？: at where?

12. 我在这里: I am here!

13. 你在哪里？: Where are you?

14. 我的好朋友在这里。: My best friend is here.

15. 他是我的好朋友。: He is my good friend.

16. 她是我的女朋友。: She is my girlfriend.

17. 王老师在哪里？: Where is Ms. Wang?

G-5 Asking age

1. 几(jǐ) : question word for number related questions

2. 岁(suì): age, years old (sunset over mountain getting old)

3. 你几 岁?: How old? (For children under 11)

4. 多(duō): many (many sunsets); how…+ adjective

5. 你多大？: How big/old are you? (More for adults)

5. 呢(ne) : ending question word for “how about……?”

6. 两(liǎng): two something (Leon has 2 brothers)

7. 两岁： two years old

8. 十二岁: 12 years old

9. 二十二岁: 22 years old

10. 一百零二岁: 102 years old

Study Tools:

Study for upcoming Quiz on 10/20:

http://quizlet.com/15549798/1-numbers-how-old-vocab-list-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/66453940/1-numbers-how-old-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

Rhyme

小朋友(xiǎo péng yǒu)，你几岁(nǐ jǐ suì)？

大哥哥(dà gē gē)，我九岁(wǒ jiǔ suì)。

请问(qǐng wèn)，今年你多大(jīn nián nǐ duō dà)？

我今年(wǒ jīn nián) 十八了(shí bā le)。

G-6 Character Practice

Download this file (see File below)

BC L3 Numbers & How Old Character Practice 生字练习.doc

10/19

1. Study for upcoming Quiz:

http://quizlet.com/15549798/1-numbers-how-old-vocab-list-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/66453940/1-numbers-how-old-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

2. G-7 Translate and type the sentences into Chinese

1. My best friend's name is Xiao Ming.

2. My girlfriend is my classmate.

3. Little friend, how old are you?

4. How old is your boyfriend?

5. Where is your Chinese teacher?

6. I am at my friend's house

7. I am 17 years old.

8. I am here!

9. That old person is 104 years old.

10. How old are you? (asking an adult?)

Homework:

Study for tomorrow's Quiz

http://quizlet.com/15549798/flashcards

10/25

1. review for quiz

2. take quiz

3. G-8 Song “Long Time No See”

Song: Long Time No See

Lyrics by Wang Laoshi (Mrs. Sophie Wang-Paolicelli )