Chinese Beginners CourseChinese Beginners Course

Lecture 8Lecture 8

Instructor: Ya Ping HsiaoInstructor: Ya Ping Hsiao

Fùxí: Things in the living room

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Topic words: Things in the living room

* Compulsory to learn: you need to recall the word in Pinyin transcriptions.

沙发 桌子 椅子 纸

shāfā* zhuōzi* yǐzi* zhǐ*

sofa table chair paper

报(纸) 名片 书 笔

bào(zhǐ)* míngpiàn* shū* bǐ*

newspaper business/name card book pen

电话 电脑 手机 电视

diànhuà* diànnǎo* shǒujī* diànshì*

Fùxí: In a house

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Topic words: In a house

Q: 爸爸在哪儿？ Bàba zài nǎr?

Where is Father? A: 他在客厅。 Tā zài kètīng.

He is in the living room.

(MW: 间 jiān)

* Compulsory to learn: you need to recall the word in Pinyin transcriptions.

房子/ 屋子 客厅 厨房 浴室

fángzi* / wūzi* kètīng* chúfáng* yùshì*

house living room kitchen bathroom

卧室 书房 厕所 阳台

wòshì* shūfáng* cèsuǒ* yángtái*

bedroom study wc; toilet balcony

Source of pictures and photos:

Overseas Compatriot Affairs Comission, Taiwan

http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/lang/basic/ch_cards/03/INDEX2.HTM

Clip arts on Office Online http://office.microsoft.com/en-

gb/clipart/default.aspx

院子

yuànzi*

yard; garden

Topic words: Days of the week

Topic words: Weekdays & Weather

Topic words: At school

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Consonant contrasts between j, q and x

1 2 3 4 5

__i __ia __iao __ie __iu

6 7 8 9 10

__ian __in __iang __ing __iong

11 12 13 14 15

__u __ue __uan __un

Consonant contrasts between z, c and s

1 2 3 4 5

__a __e __i __ai __ao

6 7 8 9 10

__ou __an __en __ang __eng

11 12 13 14 15

__ong __u __uo __ui __uan

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Topic words: Numbers

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Numbers 1-20: Listen and write the numbers you hear.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

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Answers

1 2 3 4 5

4 10 17 19 256 7 8 9 10

30 41 47 56 60

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Say these numbers!

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Fùxí_Classroom Chinese-1

• Pinyin • English• fùxí • to review

• Gěi nǐ. • Here you are.

• Xièxie. • Thank you.

• Bú kèqi. • You’re welcome.

• Hǎo le ma? • Are you ready/done?

• Hǎo le! • Ready/Done!

• Hái méi. • Not yet.

• Wǒmen shàngkè, hǎo ma? • Let’s do the class, shall we/ok?

• Wǒmen xiūxi, hǎo ma? • Let’s take a break, shall we/ok?

• Duì le ma? • Is it correct?• Have you done it correctly?

• Duì le! • Correct!

• Bú duì. • Incorrect/Wrong.13

Fùxí-Classroom Chinese-2

• Pinyin • English

• shēngcí • new words

• tīng • to listen

• dǎ kāi • to open

• hé shang • to close

• zàijiàn • goodbye

• zài yí biàn • one more time

• Wǒ bù zhīdao. • I don’t know.

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Classroom Chinese-3

• Pinyin • English• tíng • to stop

• Duìbuqǐ. • I am sorry.

• Méi guānxi. • It’s all right/ok. It doesn’t matter.

• Bǎozhòng! • Take care! God bless you!

• dì-yī yè • the first page; page 1

• Dì-yī ge shì shénme? • What is the first one?

• Dì-yī ge shì hànbǎo. • The first one is hamburger.

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Classroom Chinese-4

• Pinyin • English

• Nǐ shuō yíxià (a bit/Dutch: maar even).

• You say it a bit.• Zeg het maar even.

• = Nǐ shuōshuo.• Q: Door de Zhōngwén shì shénme?

• What is the Chinese word for door?

• A: Door de Zhōngwén shì mén. • The Chinese word for door is mén.

• qǐng • please

• Kèyǐ jìnqu ma? • May I go in?

• Kěyǐ chūqu ma? • May I go out?16