Lesson 3 (Choosing classes)
• Zao shang= shang wu= AM
• Xia wu = PM
• Da suan= to plan to
• Xiang= to want to/to wish to
• Yin yue= Music. Ying yu= English
(Ying wen= English)
• Dang ran= of course
• Hua yu, Hua wen, Zhong wen, han yu = Chinese
• Bu guo: but
• Jian dan= easy
Lesson 4 (Borrowing stuff)
• You…… you……, hai you…..: have…., have…,
and then (and also) have….
• Kan 看: to read, to see, to watch , to look at
• __(verb)__ yi xia: really quickly (one sec).
• Inside _(container, location)__: Zai ___ li.
• Where? Zai nar? There. Zai nar.
• Zhe me duo dong xi! So many things!
• Ben: measure word for books or anything things
that have pages.
• Ni _(verb)__ ba!: Suggesting
• Ke yi / neng: can
Lesson 6 Which team won?
• 的 de: Possessive. (Sometimes added after
an adjective).
Example: wo de bi sai. (My game) Ni de bi sai.
(Your game).
De guo de bi sai. (Germany’s game). Zuo tian de
bi sai. (Yesterday’s game).
• Dui : team. name + dui. De guo dui
• Hen cha (Bad)-> Hen bu hao-> hen yi ban
-> bu cuo -> hen hao -> fei chang hao
-> tai hao le (Too good!Great!)
• Na li : where Na ge: which
• Which: na ge
• Where: na li
• Who: shei (shui)
• What: shen me
• When: shen me shi hou
• Why: wei shen me
• How: zen me
• Le: a way to indicate completed status (past)
Example: “ying le” means “won”
• Mei shi jian= mei kong “don’t have time”
Question: Ni you shi jian ma? “Do you have time?”
Ni you kong ma? “Do you have time” “Are you avaiblable”
Answer:
Wo mei shi jian/ Wo mei kong.( I don’t have time)
Wo you shi jian. Wo you kong. (I have time)
• 是 不是 shi, bu shi
• 有 没有 you, mei you
• Xi huan Bu xi huan
• Ting (to listen) Kan 看 (to watch, look, read)
Chi 吃 (to eat)
• Qu(去) V. ______ Ta men qu (去) da lan qiu le
• Zuo tian de …… Yesterday’s…..
• …….. zen me yang? How’s………
• Da gong do part-time job
• Mai dong xi shopping
• Qu peng you de jia wan/ Pa ti
go to friend’s house
to party
• xue xi Study
• kan xiao hai Babysit
Q: Shang (ge) xing qi liu, ni gan shen me le?
(Last Saturday what did you do?)
A: Shang (ge) xing qi liu, wo___________le.
(Last Saturday I …..)
Lesson 7 I give you a movie ticket (2nd Qt)
• 粉丝 fen si : A fan of someone.
Example: Wo shi An De Lu de fen si.
Wo shi Michael Jordan de fen si.
Wo shi ni de fen si.
Kan 看: to look, to see, to watch
电dian ying: movie. Dian nao: computer.
Dian shi: TV
• Mi: A nerd of something, a fan of something
• Piao: Ticket. Lan qiu piao: basketball ticket
Fei ji piao: plane ticket
Dian ying piao: movie ticket
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Xiang bu xiang? Do you want to or not---?
Xiang….ma? Want to____?
Shen me ______? What ____?
Jin tian de hai shi ming tian de: Today’s or
tomorrow’s
Hai shi: or
• Xia wu 下午. Shang wu 上午 /
早上(zao shang).
• Mei kong= mei shi jian.
• Ni yao zuo shen me? = Ni yao gan shen me?
=What are you up to? What are you going to do?
• Wo yao kan dian ying: I’m going to watch movie
Mei gan shen me. Mei zuo shen me= Nothing, Not
diong anything
• Bu xing: No can do. No.
• Ni gei Ma Ming: You give (it) to Ma Ming.
Ni gei ta: You give (it) to him.
Ni gei Ma Ming han bao: You give Ma Ming hamburger
• Hao kan: good to watch/read, good
• You yi si: Interesting
• Zhen de ma?: Really?
• Dian ying piao: movie ticket
• Ke shi = bu guo = “but” “however”
• Mei you shi jian = mei kong = mei you shi jian
• Mei kan = mei you kan
*Mei you /mei: to negate (negate a status, possessions)
Zhe ge: this (one) Na ge: that (one)
*ge is a measure word
Ke xi: pity, pitiful tai ke xi le tai hao le tai gui le tai leng le
Fei chang: super
Dian ying 电影 dian nao电脑 dian shi电视
Asking people out in Chinese!!
Q: Ming tian xia wu ni you kong ma?
A: You kong.
Q: Wo you liang zhang ___ piao, wo men ke yi qu
_________ ma?
(I have two ____ tickets, we can go ______???)
A: Ke yi! Xie xie ni!
Q: Ming tian xia wu ni you kong ma?
A: Mei kong. Dui bu qi.
Q: Ni yao zuo shen me?
A: Wo yao ________.
• Ni xi huan _______ ma?
• Ni jue de _______ zen me yang?