(Go through what we have learned so far.)
1. Pinyin: listen and write down what you hear
2. Greetings: hello, how are you, what’s your name…
3. Strokes: write one to ten
4. Numbers: practice one to ten
5. Family members and your occupations: introduce yourself and your family
Some useful words:
di4di younger brother
mei4mei younger sister
zhu4 zai4 live
you3 have/has, wo3 you3…
liang3 two: liang3 kou3 ren2, liang3 ge4 ren2, used before a measure word to refer to two something; er4 is used in math or number
Measure words
Ge4 个 measure word (Almost every noun in Chinese has a specific measure word. ge4 is the most common measure word; normally pronounced in the neutral tone. Yi1 ge ren/laoshi. Ba1 ge tong2 xue2. )
Kou3口 mouth; measure word for how many members in a family
e.g. wo3 jia1 you3 si4 kou3 ren2. There are four people in my family.
ji3 几 some, several, how many/much (used to ask how much or how many, need to add a measure word after几. Eg. ni you ji ge laoshoi?)
ni3 jia1 you3 ji3 kou3 ren2? How many people are there in your family?
Wo3 jiao3… ( I am ... 'your name'.)
wo3 shi4... (I am ...'your occupation')
Wo3 jia1 you3 wo3 kou3 ren2, ba4ba, ma1ma ge1ge, mei4mei he2 wo3.
(There are 5 people in my family, dad, mom, brother and sister.)
Wo3men zhu4zai4 (live) Mei3guo. (We live in the United States.)
Wo3 ba4ba jiao4 .... (My father's name is...)
ta1 shi4 … (He is ...'his occupation')
wo3 ma1ma shi4…
wo3 ge1ge shi4…
Chinese language/Mandarin
Pu3tong1 hua4 common language
Guo1 yu3 national language
Zong1 guo2 hua3 mandarin
Zhong1 wen2 Chinese language
Han4zi Han characters
Han4 yu3 Han language
Can1 guan3 restaurant
Fan4 dian4 restaurant, hotel
Yao4 want
Xiang3 think
Wo3 xiang3 yao4… I would like …
Kuai4 zi chopsticks
Gei3 bring
Dao1 zi knife
Cha1zi fork
Gan1 bei1 cheers
Chi1 eat
Shen2 me what
Dianr3 a little
He1 drink
Yin3 liao4 soda, soft drink
Wan3 bowl
Tang1 soup
Jia3 zi dumplings
Bao1 zi steamed stuffed bun
Chao3 fan4 fried rice
Suan1 tian2 rou4 sweet and sour meat
Yi2 gong4 altogether
Duo1 shao3 how much; how many
Qian2 money (show some Chinese money)
Yi2 gong4 duo1 shao qian? How much altogether?
Yuan2 Chinese dollar=10 jiao3/mao2 (dime) =100 fen1 (cent)
Tai4 too
Gui4 expensive
Tai4 gui4 le It’s too expensive.
In a Chinese restaurant
A: nin2 hao3! Nin2 chi1 dianr3 shen2 me? / nin2 yao4 sheng2 me?
B: you3 jiao3 zi ma?
A: you3. yao4 duo1 shao?
B. er2 shi2 ge jiao3 zi / wo2 yao4 ...
A: nin2 he1 dianr3 shen2 me? /hao3. nin2 he1 shen2 me yin3 liao4?
B: wo3 bu2 yao4 yin3 liao1. yao4 yi1 wan3 tang1
A: hao3.
B: yi2 gong4 duo1 shao3 qian2?
A: yi2 gong4 er2 shi1 yuan2.
你 好 中国 美国人
诺 曼 nuo2 man4 – Norman
迈 克 mai4 ke4 - Michael
玛丽安 ma3 li4 an1 – MaryAnn
皮特 pi2 te4 - Peter
大 卫 da4 wei4 - David
苏 珊 su1 shan1 - Susan
凯斯 kai3 si1 – Kesler
布兰恩 bu5 lan2 en1 - Brian