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<Week 3 Unit 3>
Let’s start with some useful vocabulary and expressions.
(1)
唱歌
ch4ng g5
to sing
(2)
跳舞
ti4o w&
to dance
(3)
游泳
y@u y#ng
to swim
(4)
慢跑
m4np3o
to jog
慢 means “slow” and 跑 means “to run”. When you jog, you run slowly.
(5)
睡覺
shu= ji4o
to sleep
(6)
看書
k4n sh%
to read books
看 means “to read” and 書 means “book”.
(7)
看電影
k4n di4ny-ng
to watch movies
看 could also mean “to watch”. This word refers to the actions that is done
with your eyes. 電 means “electricity” and 影 means “shadow”. A movie
is an electric shadow. Isn’t Chinese so much fun?
(8)
說中文
shu! Zh!ngw6n
to speak Chinese
說 means “to speak”. 中 means “China” from the word 中國 and 文
means “language”. 中文 means Mandarin Chinese. Do you still remember
how to say “Japan”? Yes, It’s 日本. Now guess how to say “Japanese
language” in Chinese? That’s right. It’s 日文 (R=w6n).
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<Week 3 Unit 3>
Let’s learn how to talk about hobbies.
(1)
嗎
ma
a sentence final particle for asking yes-no questions.
If you want to ask a yes-no question in Chinese, simply put 嗎 in the end
of the sentence.
For example, 你是美國人。 means “You are an American.” while 你是美
國人嗎？ means “Are you an American?”. While you answer, put 是 or 不
first and they mean “yes/no”.
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