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ah… this boy is too much… ♡
再见 (Goodbye)- G.E.M
I love this song, she has such a pretty voice.
Theme vocabulary: Question words
吗 (ma) question particle at the end of yes & no questions:
你是中国人吗? (Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma?) Are you Chinese?
他不是美国人吗? (Tā bù shì Měiguórén ma?) He is not from the US?
谁 (shéi/shuì) Who?
他是谁? (tā shì shéi?) Who is he?
这些书是谁的? (zhèxiē shū shì shéi de?) Whose books are these?
什么 (shénme) What?
你叫什么名字? (Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?) What is your name?
这是什么? (Zhè shì shénme?) What is this?
现在是什么时间 (Xiànzài shì shénme shijiān?) What’s the time?
为什么(wěishénme) & 干什么 (gànshénme) Why?
他以前为什么不告诉 (Tā yǐqián wěishénme bù gàosu ?) Why didn’t he tell me earlier?
你为什么学习汉语 (Nǐ wěishénme xuéxí Hànyǔ ?) Why do you study Chinese?
你看这些干什么 (Nǐ kàn zhèxiē gànshénme?) Why do you want to take a look at these? * Notice! wěishénme goes after subject, gànshénme at the end of the phrase.
什么时候 (shénme shíhou) When, at what time?
什么时候上课 (shénme shíhou shàng kè?) When does the class start?
什么时候回来 (shénme shíhou huílai?) When will you be back?
怎么 (zěnme) How to?
怎么写 这些汉字? (zěnme xiě zhèxiē hànzì?) How to write these characters?
这个怎么说? (zhè gè zénme shuō?) How to say this?
怎么啦? (zěnmela) what happened? (worried)
怎么样? (zěnmeyàng) what is something like
大学怎么样? (dàxué zěnmeyàng?) What is the university like?
哪 (nǎ) Which?
哪本书是你的? (nǎ běn shū shì nǐ de?*) Which book is yours?
哪个你最喜欢? (nǎgè nǐ zuì xǐhuan?) Which one is your favourite? * Notice! 那一本书是你的吗 (nà yī běn shū shì nǐ de ma?) Is that book yours?
哪儿 (nǎr) Where?
学院在哪儿? (Xuéyuàn zài nǎr?*) Where’s the school located?
你在哪儿? (Nǐ zài nǎr?) Where are you? * Notice! 学院在那儿 (Xuéyuàn zài nàr) School is there.
多少 (duōshao) more than ten & 几 (jǐ) less than ten; How many?
中国有多少人? (Zhōngguó yǒu duóshao rén?*) How many people are there in China?
你学校有多少学生? (Nǐ xuéxiào yǒu duóshao xuésheng?) How many students are there in your school? * Notice! After 多少 there is no classifier for nouns.
你家有几口人? (nǐ jiā yǒu jī kǒu rén?) How many people are in your family?
今天几号? (jīntiān jǐ hào?) What date is it today?
Some examples of ancient Chinese pictographs and how they evolved into Chinese characters
8 CHINESE MANDARIN
Level 1 Vocabulary: Part 3
人 rén: person
人民币 rén mín bì: yuan, “money of the people” 认识 rènshi: to meet 日rì: sun 日本 rìběn: Japan 容易 róng yì: easy 肉 ròu: meat 三 sān: three 散步 sànbù: to take a walk 嫂子 săozi: sister-in-law, the wife of a friend 商 shāng: trade 商场 shāng chăng: shopping centre 商店 shāng diàn: store 商人 shāng rén: trader, merchant 上 shàng: up, to go up 上班 shàng bān: to go to work 上次 shàng cì: on the last time 上课 shàng kè: having classes 上网 shàng wăng: surf the web 上午 shàng wŭ: morning 上星期shàng xīng qī: last week 勺 sháo: spoon 生 shēng: to be born 生日 shēng rì: birthday 生意人shēng yì rén: business man 圣诞节 shèngdàn jié: Christmas 圣诞老人 shèngdàn lăorén: Santa Claus 声音shēng yīn: voice 什么shénme: what?, how? 什么时候 shénme shíhou: when?, what time? 身体 shēntĭ: health, body 设计师 shè ji shī: designer 师 shī: master 诗 shī: poem 失业人员shī yè rén yuán: unemployed 十 shí: ten 是 shì: to be 时候 shíhou: time, specific moment 事儿shìr: business, matter 手 shŏu: hand 手机shŏu jī: cell phone 瘦 shòu: thin 帅 shuài: handsome, good looking (used for males) 双胞胎 shuāngbāotāi: twins 谁 shuí, sheí : who? 水 shŭi: water 睡觉 shuì jiào: to sleep 说 shuō: to speak 书 shū: book 书店 shūdiàn: bookstore 四 sì: four 送 sòng: to accompany 岁suì: classifier for ages 所 suŏ: classifier for school, university 宿舍 sùshè: bedroom, dorm 素食者 sùshízhě: vegetarian 他 tā: he, him 她 tā: she, her 他们 tāmen: they, them 太 tài: very, a lot 太了tài le: to much 天 tiān: day, sky 天天tiān tiān: everyday 听tīng: to listen to, to hear 体重 tĭzhòng: weight 体育 tĭyù: sports 同学 tōngxué: class buddy, class colleague 同事 tōngshì: co-worker, work colleague 头发 tóufà: hair 头 tóu: head 兔 tù: rabbit 图书馆 tú shū guăn: library 西 xī: west
下 xià: bellow, underneath, next 下班 xiā bān: to finish work, leave work 下次 xià cì: next time 下课 xià kè: to finish class 下星期xià xīngqī: next week 下午xià wŭ: afternoon 下雨 xià yŭ: to rain 下一个 xià yi ge: the next one, next 香港 xiāng găng: Hong Kong 想xiăng: to want
向东拐 xiàng dōng guăi: to turn east 现在 xiànzài: now, in this moment, currently 先生xiānsheng: sir, mister, husband (formal) 小姐xiăojie: miss, young lady 小区 xiăo qū: neighborhood, district, block
小说 xiăo shuō: novel 小学xiăo xué: school, elementary school 西班牙 xī bān yá: Spain 谢谢xiè xie: thank you 喜欢 xĭhuan: to like 心 xīn: heart 新年 xīn nián: New Year 行 xíng: ok, alright 姓 xìng: last name 姓名xìng míng: full name 幸福 xìngfú: hapiness 星期 xīngqī: week 星期一xīngqī yī: monday 星期二xīngqī èr: tuesday 星期三xīngqī sān: wednesday 星期四xīngqī sì: thursday 星期五xīngqī wŭ: friday 星期六xīngqī liù: saturday 星期天 / 星期日xīngqī tiān/ rí: sunday 兄弟兄弟姐妹 xiōngdì jiěmèi: brothers and sisters 洗 xĭ: to wash 洗手间 xĭshŏujiān: bathroom 休息xīuxi: to rest 希望 xīwàng: to want, to wish 学xué: to study, to learn 学习xuéxi: to study, to learn 学生xuésheng: student 学校xuéxiào: school 学院xuéyuàn: college 雪鱼 xuě yú: codfish 训练 xùnliàn: to train 外wài: out of, foreign 外公 wàigōng: grandfather (mother’s side) 外婆 wàipó: grandmother (mother’s side) 外国 wàiguó: foreign country 外国人 wàiguórén: foreigner 晚会 wănhuì: a feast 晚 wăn: late 晚上 wăn shàng: night 晚饭 wăn fàn: dinner 玩游戏 wán yóu xì: to play
喂 wèi: expression used when answering the phone
为什么wèi shénme: why?
文 wén: writing, culture
问 wèn: to ask
我 wŏ: I, me
我们 women: We, us
五 wŭ: five
午饭 wŭ fàn: lunch
宴会 yànhuì: feast
要 yào: to really want
也 yě: also, too, as well
爷爷 yéye: grandfather (father’s side)
一 yī: one
一定 yídìng: to be sure
一共 yígòng: altogether
一会儿见yíhuìr jiàn: see you really soon
一起 yìqĭ: together
一下儿 yīxiàr: a little
衣服 yīfu: clothes
以后 yĭhòu: after
以前 yĭqián: before
医院 yīyuàn: hospital
医生 yīsheng: doctor
英国 yīngguó: Englang
英语 yīngyŭ: english
银行 yínháng: bank
音乐 yīnyuè: music
音乐家 yīnyuè jiā: musician
有yŏu: to have
有名 yŏu míng: famous
有时候 yŏushíhou: sometimes
有空yŏu kòng: to have free time
有意思 yŏu yì sī: interesting
邮局 yóu jú: post office
邮箱yóu xiāng: e-mail
鱼 yú: fish
雨yŭ: rain
圆 yuán: round
远 yuăn: far
语言 yŭyán: language
愿意 yuànyì: to agree
月 yuè: moon
一月 yi yuè: january
二月èr yuè: february
三月sān yuè: march
四月sì yuè: april
五月wŭ yuè: may
六月liù yuè: june
七月qī yuè: july
八月bā yuè: august
九月jiŭ yuè: september
十月shí yuè: october
十一月shí yi yuè: november
十二月shí èr yuè: december
在 zài: to be, stay at
再 zài: again, one more time
再见 zàijiàn: goodbye
早上 zăo shàng: dawn
早饭zăo fàn: breakfast
找zhăo: to look for
照片 zhàopiàn: photo
这次zhè cì: this time
这个zhè ge: this
这人 zhèr: here
这么 zhème: so
这样 zhèyàng: this way, this kind, similar
怎么样 zěnmeyàng: how?, in what way?
怎么走 zěnmezŏu: how to get to?
真zhēn: really, truly
政客zhēng kè: politician
只 zhī: just, only
只有 zhī yŏu: the only one
知道 zhīdào: to know
职员zhíyuán: worker
中国 Zhōngguó: China
中国人 zhōngguórén: chinese
中文 zhōng wèn: Chinese culture
中间 zhōng jiān: in the middle of
中学 zhōng xué: highschool
中午 zhōng wŭ: noon
重要 zhòng yào: important
周 zhōu: cicle, week
周末zhōu mò: weekend
住zhù : to live in
祝 zhù: to wish
走 zŏu: to walk
最 zuì: the most (comparison)
最近 zuìjìn: recently, lately
坐 zuò: to sit
做 zuò : to do, to make
做饭zuò fàn: to cook
做生意 zuò shēng yì: to do business
作家 zuò jiā: writer
昨天 zuótiān: yesterday
作业 zuò yè: homework
左右 zuŏyòu: roughly, approximately
足 zú: feet, foot
足球 zú qiu: football
END OF PART 3 This vocabulary list is the result from my Level 1 Chinese Mandarin Classes at the University. The books used are: New Practical Chinese Reader Volume 1 Textbook/ Workbook; Great Wall Chinese Essentials in Communication Volume 1 Textbook/ Workbook.
The audio for (most of) this vocabulary is available at the New Practical Chinese Reader Volume 1 Video Lessons. [Lessons 1-14 Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB1B262B05A6992FD] [Lesson 2 not available on the playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2BEgmTa-BE]
“Dying” to Sound More Casually Chinese
Modern Chinese have developed the habit of using the character 死 sǐ (die) to spice up their colloquial expressions. Let’s take a closer look to see what we can learn from these colorful language extremes. Often these “dying” expressions are used to express negative feelings with lighthearted charm…
饿死了è sǐ le – extremely hungry 渴死了 kě sǐ le – extremely thirsty 吓死我了 xià sǐ wǒ le – frightened me to death 疼死了 téng sǐ le – to really hurt 热死了 rè sǐ le – unbearably hot 冷死了 lěng sǐ le – unbearably cold 累死了 lèi sǐ le – dying from overwork 堵死了 dǔ sǐ le – blocked road; plugged hole 烦死了 fán sǐ le – annoyed to death 困死了 kùn sǐ le – incredibly sleepy 气死我了 qì sǐ wǒ le – infuriating me 无聊死了 wúliáo sǐle – bored to death
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Formal introduction
1. 您好!(Nín hǎo!)
2. 您好!(Nín hǎo)
3. 您贵姓?(Nín guìxìng?)
4. 我姓王。 您呢?(Wǒ xìng Wáng. Nín ne?)
5. 我姓李。 您是哪里人?(Wǒ xìng Lǐ. Nín shì nǎlǐ rén?)
6. 我是北京人, 您呢?(Wǒ shì Běijīng rén, nín ne?)
7. 我是四川人。 (Wǒ shì Sìchuān rén.)
Translation
1. Hello! 2. Hello! 3. What is your family name? 4. My family name is Wang, and yours? 5. My family name is Li. Where are you from? 6. I’m from Beijing, and you? 7. I’m from Sichuan.
Theme Vocabulary: School
学生 (xuésheng) student
同学 (tóngxué) classmate
老师 (lǎoshī) teacher
学校 (xuéxiào) school
学院 (xuéyuàn) college
小学 (xiǎoxué) elementary / primary school
中学 (zhōngxué) middle school
大学 (dàxué) university
学习 (xuéxí) to study
系 (xì) faculty
学科 (xuékē) subject
课 (kè) class
功课 (gōngkè) homework
学士 (xuéshì) bachelor’s degree
硕士 (shuòshì) master’s degree
上学 (shàng xué) to go to school
上课 (shàng kè) start class
学年 (xuénián) academic year
Theme Vocabulary Special: Loanwords?
Can you guess the loanwords? Four groups of loanwords, first three groups are themed. If you can figure one word, you might be able to smart your way through the rest of the group. Last group is more difficult, the words are not connected to each other in any way.
Try not use a dictionary, that’ll spoil all the fun! I’ll edit in the answers in a day or two. No prize, just fun 。◕‿◕。 Group I: Food 哈尼 (hāní) honey
窝夫 (wōfū) waffle
雪葩 (xuěpā) sorbet
可颂 (kěsòng) croissant
玛芬 (mǎfēn) muffin
多拿滋 (duōnázī) doughnut
巧克力 (qiǎokèlì) chokolate
三明治 (sānmíngzhì) sandwich
优格 (yōugé) youghurt
马苏里拉 (mǎsūlǐlā) mozzarella Group II: Internet 迷因 (míyīn) meme
晒 (shài) share
部落格 (bùluògé) blog
黑客 (hēikè) hacker
极客 (jíkè) geek
挨踢 (Āi Tī) IT
伊妹儿 (yīmèir) e-mail
兔爸 (tùbà) toolbar
推特 (Tuītè) Twitter Group III: Music 弗拉明戈 (fúlāmínggē) flamenco
朋克 (péngkè) punk
布鲁斯 (bùlǔsī) blues
华尔兹 (huá’ěrzī) waltz
安可 (ānkě) encore
爵士 (juéshì) jazz
迪斯科 (dísīkē) disco
波尔卡 (bō’ěrkǎ) polka
萨克斯风 (sàkèsīfēng) saxophone
Group IV 苦迭打 (kǔdiédǎ) coup d'état
罗曼带克 (luōmàndàikè) romantic
逻辑 (luóji) logic
亚克力 (yàkèlì) acrylic
桑拿 (sāngná) sauna
罗曼史 (luómànshǐ) romance
蒙太奇 (méngtàiqí) montage
香波 (xiāngbō) shampoo
德谟克拉西 (démókèlāxī) democracy
布尔乔亚 (bù’ěrqiáoyà) bourgeois
Theme Vocabulary: Pronouns
我 (wǒ) I, me
您,你 (nín, nǐ) You (formal), you (informal)
他, 她 (tā) he, she
我们 (wǒmen) we
你们 (nǐmen) you (plural)
他们, 她们 (tāmen) they (generally), they (if only females)
这 (zhè) this
那 (nà) that
这些 (zhèxiē) these
那些 (nàxiē) those
一些 (yīxiē) some (things)
有的 (yǒude) some (people)
所有 (suǒyǒu) all (people)
大家 (dàjiā) Everyone
CHINESE GRAMMAR
10 basic Chinese grammar points for beginners
Chinese Grammar Guide
How to use the particles 吗 (ma) and 呢 (ne) in Chinese grammar
Key Chinese grammar structure: modifier + de + noun (的)
The sentence particles 吧 (ba) and 吗 (ma) in Chinese grammar
Chinese grammar 把 structure: a basic introduction
Source
Past events in Mandarin Chinese grammar (there’s no past tense!)
An example of why tones are so important in Chinese:
麵條 / miàntiáo = noodles
棉條/ miántiáo = tampons
You’re welcome.
SONG OF THE DAY #333
G.E.M. 鄧紫棋《紅薔薇白玫瑰》(Eyes, Nose, Lips Cover)
My princess is back to steal my heart, cause I’m getting distracted by Erika these days. But she’s back to tell me she’s queen! Now I can sing along to this song without guessing what I’m saying!!! Although I’ve been mixing Taeyang’s version with this and I don’t even know what I’m singing anymore lol.
She definitely aced this cover!!