To Chinese Lesson One
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Today s Goal Chinese phonetic system Basic greetings Present yourself Ask yes-or-no question
Hello 你好
Chinese Pinyin Each Chinese character has a one-syllable reading.
Initials (23) b p m f d t n l g k h j q x z c s zh ch sh r y w
Finals (24) a o e i u ü ai ei ui ao ou iu iu ie üe er an en in un ün ang eng ing ong
Chinese Pinyin How many? Each Chinese character has a one-syllable reading.
Tones high tone mid-rising tone low-dipping tone high-falling tone mom hemp horse to scold mā má mǎ mà
Subject + Verb + Object mā ma mom mà to scold mǎ horse
nī ní nǐ nì wō wó wǒ wò hāo háo hǎo hào jiāo jiáo jiǎo jiào shī shí shǐ shì
The neutral tone always goes unmarked. It usually goes low, except when following a third tone, which is also low. 妈妈 mā ma mom 爸爸 bà ba dad 哥哥 gē ge elder brother 弟弟 dì di younger brother 姐姐 jiě jie elder sister 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister
你好 ni hao nǐ hǎo => ní hǎo Pronunciation Rule: ˇ + ˇ => + ˇ kě yǐ fǔ dǎo liǎo jiě kǒu yǔ yǔ fǎ fǎ yǔ
谢 to thank xiè 你 you nǐ xiè xie 谢谢 xiè xie nǐ 谢谢你
不 no, not bù bù xiè 不谢 bù xiè? You re welcome. => bú xiè Pronunciation Rule for 不 : 不 + ` => + ` 不客气?kè qi 不客气 bú kè qi You re welcome.
xiè xie 谢谢 Thanks xiè xie nǐ 谢谢你 Thank yo u bú xiè 不谢 You re welcom e bú kè qi 不客气 You re welcom e
duì bu qǐ 对不起 Thanks méi guān xi 没关系 It s all righ t.
zài jiàn 再见 Good by e!
xiè xie 谢谢 bú kè qi 不客气 bú xiè 不谢 duì bu qǐ 对不起 méi guān xi 没关系 zài jiàn 再见 zài jiàn 再见
jiǎ sī dīng bǐ bó 贾斯丁 比伯 hā lì bō tè 哈利波特 mài dāng láo 麦当劳 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力 ā dí dá sī 阿迪达斯 nài kè 耐克
bā lěi kā fēi shā fā jí tā 芭蕾 咖啡 沙发 吉他 kě lè hàn bǎo xiāng bīn mài kè fēng 可乐 汉堡 香槟 麦克风
你 nǐ you 我 wǒ I;me 叫 jiào 什么 shén me 名字 míng zi to call what name
Subject + Verb + Object Ik heet Ran Mao I am Alex. wǒ jiào 我叫 Alex wǒ jiào 我叫 Alice 我 I wǒ 叫 to call jiào 你 nǐ you I am Alic e.
Subject + Verb + Object nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? 你叫什么名字? What s your nam e? 你 you nǐ 叫 to call jiào 什么 what shén me wǒ jiào 我叫 Alice I am Alic e. 名字 name míng zi
nǐ hǎo Hello! 你好 nǐ hǎo 你好 wǒ jiào 我叫... Hello! I am. nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? 你叫什么名字? wǒ jiào 我叫... What s your nam e? I am.
China Zhōng guó 中国 guó = country Bǐ lì shí 比利时 Person rén 人 Teacher lǎo shī 老师 是 to be shì Belgium 不 no, not bù Student xué sheng 学生
Present Yourself wǒ jiào Ran Mao wǒ shì zhōng guó rén wǒ shì lǎo shī 27
Present Yourself wǒ jiào wǒ shì rén wǒ shì Bǐ lì shí 比利时 xué sheng 学生 28
Yes - or - No Question You are Chinese. nǐ shì zhōng guó rén 你是中国人 Are you Chinese? nǐ shì zhōng guó rén 你是 中国人 ma? 吗? Are you a teacher? nǐ shì lǎo shī ma? 你是老师吗?
Yes - or - No Question Are you Chinese? nǐ shì zhōng guó rén 你是 中国人 ma? 吗? Yes: Verb No: 不 (bù)+ Verb Yes: 是 shì No: 不是 bú shì
Zhōng guó 中国 rén 人 Bǐ lì shí 比利时 lǎo shī 老师 叫 to call jiào 是 to be shì 不 no,not bù xué sheng 学生
tā shì bǐ lì shí rén ma? A: 他是比利时人吗? bú shì, tā shì měi guó rén B: 不是, 他是美国人 USA tā shì měi guó rén ma? A: 他是美国人吗? bú shì, tā shì zhōng guó rén B: 不是, 他是中国人
他 he tā tā shì lǎo shī. 他是老师 她 she tā tā shì lǎo shī. 她是老师 它 it tā tā shì lǎo shī. 它是老师
A: 你好, 你叫什么名字? nǐ hǎo, nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? B: 我叫... 你叫什么名字? wǒ jiào nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? A: 我叫 你是 人吗? wǒ jiào. nǐ shì rén ma? B: 不是, 我不是... 人, 我是 人 bú shì, wǒ bú shì rén, wǒ shì rén. A: 你是老师 / 学生吗? nǐ shì lǎo shī/xué shēng ma? B:.
作业 zuò yè Homework 1. Try to write your Chinese name 2. Practice with your Chinese classmates