Chinese Summer Immersion Program Texas 2010 My Space Your Space Meng Yeh Rice University 2010
My Space Your Space Table of Content Unit One: All About Me, All About You 1.1. Hello, Ni Hao p.2 1.2. What is your Name? p.5 1.3. I am an American p.11 1.4. I Like Ice Cream! p.17 1.5. How Much is the Apples? p.23 1.6. Baseball, My Favorite Sport p.30 Unit Two: Your Family, My Family 2.1. My Family and My Pet p.36 2.2. Where Do you Live? p.43 2.3. My Day p.50 2.4. Family Fun and Holidays p.56 Index 1 Character List p.60 Index 2 Vocabulary List p.61 Index 3 Useful Classroom Expressions p.65 My Space Your Space 1
Unit One: All About Me, All About You 1.1. Hello, Ni Hao What will we learn? About the Chinese language Simple greetings Count 0-10 Character composition: 好 Write characters: 1 to 5 ( 一, 二, 三, 四, 五 ) A pinyin song Greetings 1. Nǐ hǎo. [you good] Hello. 2. Lǎoshī hǎo. [teacher good] Hello, Teacher 3. Xièxie. Thanks. 4. Zàijiàn. [again see] Goodbye. 1-10 一二三四五六七八九十 yī èr sān sì wǔ liù qī bā jiǔ shí líng My Space Your Space 2
Character Composition 1 : 好 hǎo good 好 女 nǚ woman + 子 zi child = 好 hǎo good 1 The early forms of characters are from Wenlin Software. My Space Your Space 3
Pinyin Song My Space Your Space 4
Unit One: All About Me, All About You 1.2. What Is Your Name? What will we learn? To count numbers 11-20 Understand tones Able to say/ask one s name Able to say/ask one s age Understand Chinese last name and first name Able to say/ask one s Chinese zodiac Character Composition: 月, 日 Write characters: 6 to 10 ( 六, 七, 八, 九, 十 ) Narration Nǐ 好,Wǒ jiào Wáng Dàtóng. Wǒ 十六 suì. Wǒ shǔ hóu. Nǐ 好 Katty: Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? John: Wǒ jiào John. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? Katty: Wǒ jiào Katty. Wǒ 十六 suì. Nǐ jǐ suì? John: Wǒ 十七 suì. My Space Your Space 5
Vocabulary 1. wǒ I 2. jiào call, named 3. suì years-old 4. shǔ belong to 5. hóu monkey 6. míngzi name 7. shénme what 8. jǐ how many Sentences 1. Wǒ jiào Wáng Dàtóng. I am called Wang Datong. [I be-called Wang Datong] 2. Wǒ shíwǔ suì. I am fifteen years old. [I 15 years-old] 3. Wǒ shǔ hóu. I belong to Monkey (zodiac). [I belong monkey] 4. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What is your name? [you be-called what name] (You are called what name?) 5. Nǐ jǐ suì? How old are you? [you how-many years-old] 6. Wǒ shíqī suì. I am seventeen years old. [I 17 years-old] 7. Nǐ shǔ shénme? What is your zodiac? [you belong what] (What do you belong to?) My Space Your Space 6
Tones A. 5 4 3 2 1 mā má mǎ mà ma mā mother má numb mǎ horse mà scold tī kick tí lift tǐ body tì shave B. 5 4 3 2 1 lǎoshī hǎo C. 5 4 3 2 1 xièxie My Space Your Space 7
D. 5 4 3 2 1 zàijiàn E. 5 4 3 2 1 yī èr sān sì wǔ 5 4 3 2 1 liù qī bā jiǔ shí Practice F 1. bāo báo bǎo bào 2. mēi méi měi mèi 3. tōng tóng tǒng tòng 4. lōu lóu lǒu lòu 5. gāi gái gǎi gài My Space Your Space 8
Practice G: Tongue Twister 11-20 māma mǎ mà Māma qí mǎ, mǎ màn māma mà mǎ. Mom ride horse, horse slow Mom scold horse Mother is riding a horse. The horse is slow and Mother scolds the horse. 十一十二十三十四十五 shíyī shíèr shísān shísì shíwǔ 十六十七十八十九二十 shíliù shíqī shíbā shíjiǔ èrshí Character Composition: 月, 日 日 rì sun 月 yuè moon/month My Space Your Space 9
Chinese Zodiac 1. Nǐ shǔ shénme? What is your zodiac? (You belong to what zodiac sign?) 2. Wǒ shǔ. I belong to. (My zodiac sign is ) shǔ 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948 niú hǔ tù 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961, 1949 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951 lóng shé 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953 mǎ yáng hóu 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967, 1955 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956 jī 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957 gǒu zhū 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958 2019, 2007,1995, 1983, 1971, 1959 My Space Your Space 10
Unit One: All About Me, All About You 1.3. I Am an American What will we learn? Count numbers 21-99 Able to say/ask one s birthday Able to ask/respond to a yes/no question with ma Able to use the negation sentence with bù not/no Able to use the question word: shéi who Able to say/ask nationalities (Chinese, American) Character Composition: 我, 中, 人 Narration 我 de 好 péngyou jiào Tom. Tā shì Měiguó 人, 十五 suì Tom de shēng 日 shì 十一月十四 hào Huáng Lǎoshī shì 我 de lǎoshī,tā 三十五 suì Huáng Lǎoshī shì 中 guó 人 Tā de shēng 日 shì 二月六 hào Dialogues Dialogue 1 Helen: Tā shì nǐde 好 péngyou ma? Jack: Shì,Tā shì 我 de 好 péngyou Helen: Tā jiào shénme míngzi? Jack: Tā jiào Tom Helen: Tom shì Měiguó 人 ma? Jack: Shì,Tā shì Měiguó 人 My Space Your Space 11
Dialogue 2 Mary: Nǐ 好. Peter: Nǐ 好. Mary: Tā shì shéi? Peter: Tā shì 我 de lǎoshī. Mary: Nǐde lǎoshī shì Měiguó 人 ma? Peter: Bú shì,tā bú shì Měiguó 人. Tā shì 中 guó 人 Dialogue 3 dà xióngmāo Huáměi 1, Měiguó lǎoyīng Liberty 2 Nǐ 好, 我 shì dà xióngmāo. 我 jiào Huáměi. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? Nǐ 好, 我 shì Měiguó lǎoyīng. 我 jiào Challenger. 我十九 suì Nǐ jǐ suì? 1 Hua Mei became the first giant panda born in the Western Hemisphere when she was born at the San Diego Zoo in 1999. In 2004, she went to live at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center in China which houses 150 giant pandas. It is estimated that there are fewer than 2,000 pandas left in the wild in China. 2 Named in honor of the lost space shuttle crew, Challenger has performed free-flights during the USA's National Anthem at hundreds of events coast to coast raising substantial public awareness for the Bald Eagle protection cause. Until 1995, the bald eagle had been listed as endangered. Through the effort of animal protection projects, American bald eagles are taken off from the Endangered Species List in 2007. My Space Your Space 12
我十 suì 我 de shēng 日 shì 八月二十一 hào Nǐ de shēng 日 shì jǐ 月 jǐ hào? 我 de shēng 日 shì 八月十五 hào My Space Your Space 13
Vocabulary 1. wǒde my, mine 2. nǐde yours 3. tāde her, his 4. tā he, she 5. shéi/shuí who 6. shéide/shuíde whose 7. péngyou friend 8. Měiguó USA 9. rén person; people 10. shēngrì birthday 11. shì is, are 12. yuè moon, month 13. hào day 14. lǎoshī teacher 15. Zhōngguó China 16. bú/ bù** no, not 17. ma a question word 18. dà big 19. xióngmāo panda 20. lǎoyīng eagle **Bu no, not has two tones, bú or bù. Followed by fourth tone, it is pronounced bú. In other cases, it is pronounced bù. Tā bú shì Měiguó rén. Zhájī bù hǎochī. Wǒ bù chī shāla. Months 一月 yī yuè 七月 qī yuè 二月 èr yuè 八月 bā yuè 三月 sān yuè 九月 jiǔ yuè 四月 sì yuè 十月 shí yuè 五月 wǔ yuè 十一月 shíyī yuè 六月 liù yuè 十二月 shí èr yuè Dates: Can you say and write the following dates in pinyin? October 10 th February 23 rd September 6 th March 12 th December 25 th shí yuè shí hào èr yuè èrshí sān hào My Space Your Space 14
21-99 Say and guess the following numbers: 二十一 二十二 二十八 二十九 三十 三十七 四十 四十五 五十 五十四 六十 六十六 七十 七十七 八十 八十三 九十 九十九 Continue the numbers: 三十五 三十八 九十四 九十九 Sentences 1. Lǐ lǎoshī shì wǒde lǎoshī. Teacher Li is my teacher. [Li teacher is my teacher] 2. Tā shì Měiguó rén ma? Is he an American? [he is USA person question-word] 3. Shì. Tā shì Měiguó rén. Yes. He is an American. [yes, he is USA person] 4. Tā shì Zhōngguó rén ma? Is he a Chinese? [he is China person question-word] 5. Bú shì,tā bú shì Zhōngguó rén. No. He is not a Chinese [not, he not is Chinese person] 6. Tā shì shéi? Who is he? [he is who] 7. Nǐde shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào? [your birthday is how-many month how-many day ] When is your birthday? (Your birthday is which month which day?) 8. Wǒde shēngrì shì shíyī yuè shísì hào. My birthday is November 14 th. [mine birthday is 11 month 14 day] My Space Your Space 15
Zhù nǐ shēngri kuàile! Wish you happy birthday! Character Composition 我 wǒ I (a weapon to protect oneself) 中 zhōng middle (a square with a line going through the middle) 人 rén person; people My Space Your Space 16
Unit One: All About Me, All About You 1.4. I Like Ice Cream What will we learn? Able to state/ask one s preference in food and drink Able to name some American and Chinese food Able to name some drinks and desserts Character Composition: 吃, 喝, 叫, 你, 他 Narration 你好, 我叫 Zhāng Jiàn. 我十七 suì. 我 shì 中 guó 人. 我 xǐhuan 吃 bāozi, chǎomiàn. 我 yě xǐhuan 喝 zhēnzhū nǎichá. 我 bù xǐhuan 吃 shālā. 我 de 好 péngyou 叫 Jenny, 他十六 suì 他 shì Měiguó 人. 他 xǐhuan 吃 dàngāo,bīngqilín,yě xǐhuan 喝 kělè. My Space Your Space 17
dialogues Dialogue 1 A: 你 xǐhuan 吃 shénme? B: 我 xǐhuan 吃 hànbǎobāo, zhájī. A: 你 xǐhuan 喝 shénme? B: 我 xǐhuan 喝 niúnǎi. Dialogue 2 A: Chǎofàn 好吃 ma? B: Hěn 好吃, 我 xǐhuan 吃 chǎofàn. A: 你喝 chá ma? B: 我 bù 喝 chá. Chá bù 好喝. 我喝 guǒzhī. Dialogue 3 A: 你 xǐhuan 吃中 guó cài ma? B: 我 hěn xǐhuān. A: 你 xǐhuān 吃 shénme 中 guó cài? B: Jiǎozi. Vocabulary 1. xǐhuan to like 2. chī to eat 3. hē to drink 4. hěn very 5. hǎochī delicious (food) [good eat ] 6. Měiguó cài American food 7. Zhōngguó cài Chinese food 8. yě also 9. tiándiǎn dessert 10. hǎohē [good drink ] delicious(drink) My Space Your Space 18
Měiguó cài miànbāo hànbǎobao sānmíngzhì yìdàlì miàn zhájī règǒu shāla bǐsà bǐng 中 guó Cài chǎofàn stir-fry rice chǎomiàn stir-fry noodle kǎoyā roasted duck húntun tāng wonton soup jiǎozi dumpling gōngbǎo jīdīng kongpao chicken bāozi steam bun with meat stuffing mápó dòufǔ mapo tofu My Space Your Space 19
你 xǐhuān 喝 shénme? kāfēi chá kělè niúnǎi shuǐ bīng chá zhēnzhū nǎi chá (bōbà) guǒzhī tiándiǎn qiǎokèlì or zhūgǔlì tiántián quān dàngāo bīngqīlín bǐnggān My Space Your Space 20
我 xǐhuān chī zhúzi. Zhúzi hěn hǎo chī. Wǒ bù xǐhuan 吃中 guó cài. Měiguó lǎoyīng, Challenger, 他 xǐhuan chī shénme? Dà xióngmāo, Huá Měi, xǐhuan 吃 shénme? 吃中 guó cài ma? 我 bù xǐhuan chī Měiguó cài. Měiguó cài bù 好吃 我 xǐhuan 吃 yú. Měihuá 吃 yú ma? My Space Your Space 21
Sentences 1. Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme? What do you like to eat? [you like eat what] 2. Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme Zhōngguó cài? What Chinese food do you like to eat? [you like eat what Chinese food] 3. Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme tiándiǎn? What dessert do you like to eat? [you like eat what dessert] 4. Wǒ hěn xǐhuan chī bīngqilín I like to eat ice cream very much. [I very like eat ice cream] 5. Hànbǎobāo hěn hǎochī. Hamburgers are delicious. [hamburger very good-eat] 6. Wǒ yě xǐhuan chī bīngqilín 7. Guǒzhī bù hǎohē. Juice is not tasty. [juice not good-drink] Character Composition Many Chinese characters have meaning elements. Two meaning elements are introduced here: 口 mouth and 人 person meaning elements 口 kǒu mouth 吃喝叫 chī eat hē drink jiào call 亻 ( 人 rén) person 你他 nǐ you tā he My Space Your Space 22
Unit One: All About Me, All About You 1.5. How Much is the Apples? What will we learn? Able to use the money unit kuài dollar Able to state/ask the prices of some items Able to describe the colors of some items Able to use the measure word ge Character Composition: 白, 水, 果, 多 Narration 你好, 我 jiào Lǐ Shānshān. 我十三 suì. 我 shì 中 guó 人. 我 de shēng 日 shì 三月二十九 hào. 我 xǐhuan 吃 règǒu, 喝果 zhī. 我 yě xǐhuan 吃水果. 我 xǐhuan 吃 júzi,huángsè de máng 果. Lilly shì 我 de 好 péngyou, 他 shì měiguó 人 他 bù xǐhuan 吃 huángsè de máng 果, 他 xǐhuan 吃 hóngsè de máng 果, 他 yě xǐhuan 吃 cǎoméi. huángsè de máng 果 hóngsè de máng 果 My Space Your Space 23
dialogues Dialogue 1: In a fast food restaurant A: 我 yào hànbǎobāo, kělè, 多 shao qián? B: Hànbǎobāo 三 kuài,kělè liǎng kuài. A: 我 yě yào mǎi qiǎokèlì bǐnggān? B: 好, 一 ge bǐnggān 一 kuài, 你 yào jǐ ge? A: 我 yào mǎi liǎng ge. Dialogue 2 A: 你 xǐhuan shénme yánsè? B: Kāfēisè. 你 xǐhuan shénme yánsè? A: Lánsè, 我 yě xǐhuan báisè. Dialogue 3 A: 你 xǐhuan 吃 shénme 水果? B: 我 xǐhuan píng 果. A: 你 xǐhuan shénme yánsè de píng 果? B: 我 xǐhuan hóngsè de píng 果. Dialogue 4: In a store A: 我 yào mǎi pútao. 多 shao qián? B: 你 yào shénme yánsè de pútao? hēisè de pútao,lǜsè de pútao,zǐsè de pútao? A: zǐsè de. 多 shao qián? B: 七 kuài qián. My Space Your Space 24
你 xǐhuan shénme yánsè? zǐsè kāfēisè hóngsè báisè huángsè lánsè hēisè My Space Your Space 25
你 xǐhuan 吃 shénme 水果? cǎoméi xiāngjiāo júzi pútáo xīguā mángguǒ píngguǒ lízi Measure Words Both Chinese and English have measure words. In English, one can say a piece of gum, a pile of rocks. Piece and pile are measure words to quantify the objects. Ge is the most common measure word in Chinese. Ge is a measure word for people and most of the objects. Number + ge + noun 1. 一 ge lǎoshī one teacher 2. 三 ge jiǎozi three dumplings 3. 五 ge 中 guó 人 five Chinese persons My Space Your Space 26
jǐ ge? jǐ ge hànbǎobao? jǐ ge dàngāo? jǐ ge cǎoméi? jǐ ge lǎoshī? jǐ ge bīngqilín? Vocabulary 1. ge a common measure word for people and objects 2. duōshao qián how much money 3. liǎng two (for quantity) 4. yě also (used before a verb) 5. shuǐguǒ fruit 6. yánsè color 7. mǎi to buy 8. yào to want Sentences 1. Duōshao qián? How much? [how-much money] 2. Sānshíwǔ kuài (qián). $35. [35 dollar money] (qián is optional.) My Space Your Space 27
3. Yí ge píngguǒ duōshao qián? How much is an apple? [one M 1 apple how-much] 4. Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme shuǐguǒ? What fruit do you like to eat? [you like eat what fruit] 5. Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánse? What color do you like? [you like what colar] 6. Wǒ xǐhuan lánsè. I like blue color. [I like blue-color] 7. Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánse de píngguǒ? What colors of apples do you like? [you like what color de apple ] 8. Wǒ xǐhuan lǜsè de píngguǒ. I like green apples. [I like green-color apple ] Character Composition 白 bái white 日 sun (rì) with a point on the top, indicating the bright write color during the sun rising 水 shuǐ water 1 M refers to Measure Words. My Space Your Space 28
Picture of water flowing 果 guǒ fruit Picture of fruit growing on top of a tree Two 夕 (xì), meaning many 多 duō many, a lot My Space Your Space 29
Unit One: All About Me, All About You 1.6. Baseball, My Favorite Sport What will we learn? Able to say/ask one s favorite sports Able to describe the basic quality of a person or an object Character Composition of characters: 大, 小, 高 Narration 我叫 Táng Nà, 十四 suì 我 de shēng 日 shì 六月十七 hào. 我 shì 中 guó 人. 我 hěn shòu 我 xǐhuān 吃 chǎomiàn, sānmíngzhì,xǐhuān 喝 guǒzhī. 我 xǐhuān pīngpāngqiú,wǔ shù 我 de gǒu 叫 Thunder,hěn 大, hěn kě'ài. Robert shì 我 de 好 péngyou. 他 shì Měiguó 人, 十五 suì 他 xǐhuān zúqiú 他 xǐhuān 吃 hànbǎobāo, 喝 niúnǎi Robert hěn 高. 他 de māo hěn 小, 叫 mīmī Robert hěn xǐhuan 他 de māo My Space Your Space 30
Dialogues Dialogue 1 A: 你 xǐhuān shénme yùndòng? B: Yóuyǒng. 你 xǐhuān yóuyǒng ma? A: Bù xǐhuān, 我 xǐhuān zúqiú Dialogue 2 A: 他 hěn 高 ma? B: 他 bù 高, bù ǎi. 他 hěn zhuàng, hěn shuài. A: 他 de mèimei hěn 高 ma? B: 他 bù gāo, 他 hěn piàoliang. Dialogue 3 A: 你 yǒu māo ma? B: Méiyǒu, 我 yǒu gǒu. A: 你 de gǒu 叫 shénme míngzi? B: 他叫 Spicy, 他 hěn 大. Dialogue 4 lǎoyīng: 你 xǐhuan shénme yùdòng? xióngmāo: dǎ pīngpāng qiú. 你 xǐhuan pīngpāngqiú ma? lǎoyīng: 我 bù dǎ pīngpāngqiú, 我 dǎ lánqiú. My Space Your Space 31
Vocabulary 1. dà big 2. xiǎo small 3. gāo tall 4. ǎi short (height) 5. shuài handsome 6. kě'ài cute 7. piàoliang pretty 8. zhuàng strong 9. shòu thin 10. gǒu dog 11. māo cat 12. yùndòng sport 13. dǎ to play (a sport) 14. yǒu have 15. méiyǒu not have 你 xǐhuan shénme yùndòng? zúqiú gōngfū bàngqiú lánqiú yóuyǒng pīngpāngqiú yǔmáoqiú wǎngqiú gǎnlǎnqiú páiqiú My Space Your Space 32
lǎoyīng Challenger and xióngmāo Huá Měi Challenger: 他 shì shéi? Huá Měi: 他 shì 我 de 好 péngyou Challenger: 他叫 shénme míngzi? Huá Měi: 他叫 gōngfū xióngmāo. Challenger: 他 hěn 大, hěn zhuàng, hěn shuài, hěn pàng 1. 他 hěn xiōng ma? Huá Měi: 他 bù xiōng 2. Challenger: 他 xǐhuan 吃 shénme? Huá Měi: bāozi 1 pàng chubby 2 xiōng to be mean My Space Your Space 33
Challenger: 他 xǐhuan shénme yùndòng? Huá Měi: gōngfū 他 de péngyou dōu 1 xīhuan gōngfū ma? Challenger: 他 de péngyou dōu xīhuan gōngfū tángláng shé hóuzi lǎohǔ hè Shīfu 1 dōu all My Space Your Space 34
Sentences 1. Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng? What sport do you like? [you like what sport] 2. Wǒde gǒu hěn dà. My dog is big. [my dog very big] 3. Wǒde lǎoshī hěn hǎo. My teacher is good. [my teacher very good] (I have a good teacher.) 4. Nǐ yǒu māo ma? Do you have a cat? [you have cat Q] 5. Wǒ méiyǒu māo. I do not have a cat. [I not have cat] Character Composition (a person with arms stretched out) 大 dà big 小 xiǎo small (representing a small portion by using 八 bā eight divided by of an line 丨 ) (Picture of some sort of tower) 高 gāo tall, high My Space Your Space 35
Unit Two: Your Family, My Family 2.1. My Family and My Pet What will we learn? Able to state/ask family information Able to name some pet animals Learn the measure words for animals Learn the question Ni ne? What about you? Understand the traditional family structure (multiple-generation) and current one-child policy in China Understand the simplified and traditional characters Character Composition: 家, 马 / 馬, 妈 / 媽 Narration 我叫 Lǐ Tiántián, 我十五 suì. 我 de shēng 日 shì 七月二十一 hào. 我 shǔ jī. 我家 yǒu 四 ge 人,bàba, 媽媽 ( 妈妈 ), gēge,hé 我. 我 bàba 四十二 suì, 他叫 Jack. 我媽媽 ( 妈妈 ) 三十八 suì, 他叫 Sandy, gēge 十九 suì, 他叫 Peter. 我 yǒu 一 zhī 小 dòngwù,shì 一 zhī tiānzhúshǔ,hěn 小,hěn kě'ài. 我 gēge de 小 dòngwù shì 一 zhī gǒu, 叫 Chip, 六 suì, hěn 大. Dialogues Dialogue 1 A: 你家 yǒu jǐ ge 人? B: 三 ge 人. Bàba, 媽媽 ( 妈妈 ) hé 我. 你 ne? A: 我家 yǒu 五 ge 人. 我 yǒu liǎng ge dìdi. My Space Your Space 36
Dialogue 2 A: 你好 ma? B: 我 hěn 好. 你 ne? A: 我 hěn 好, xièxie. Dialogue 3 A: 你 yǒu jiějie ma? B: Méiyǒu, 我 yǒu liǎng ge mèimei. 你 ne? A: 我 yǒu 一 ge gēge, 一 ge jiějie hé 一 ge dìdi Dialogue 4 A: 你 yǒu 小 dòngwù ma? B: Yǒu, 我 yǒu 一 zhī tiānzhúshǔ. A: 你 de tiānzhúshǔ 叫 shénme? B: 他叫 Magic. 你 yǒu 小 dòngwù ma? A: Méiyǒu. 我 yéye yǒu 一 zhī 馬 ( 马 ). 我 hěn xǐhuān 馬 ( 马 ). Vocabulary 1. jiā family, house 2. bàba father 3. māma mother 4. gēge older brother 5. dìdi younger brother 6. jiějie older sister 7. mèimei younger sister 8. hé and 9. dòngwù animals 10. ne a question word 11. zhī measure word for animal My Space Your Space 37
你好! 我 shì 一 zhī Měiguó lǎoyīng 我家 yǒu 四 ge 人 我一 ge 月大 我 yǒu 一 ge dìdi 我 de bàba 妈妈 hěn 大, 我 hé dìdi hěn 小 dìdi 我 de bàba hé 妈妈 My Space Your Space 38
熊猫回家路 1 xióngmāo huíjiā lù [panda return-home road] "Trail of the Panda" 我 shì 一 zhī 大 xióngmāo. 我叫 pàngpang. 我六 ge 月大. Yǒu 一 tiān 1, 我 mílù le 2. 我 pèngjiàn 3 小 Lú. 小 Lú 十一 suì 我 men chéngwéi 4 好 péng 友 Hòulai 5, 小 Lú bāng 6 我 zhǎodào 7 māma. 1 yǒu 一 tiān one day 2 mílù le got lost 3 pèngjiàn run into 4 chéngwéi become 6 hòulai later 6 bāng to help 7 zhǎodào to find 小 Lú pàngpang 1 The feature film xióngmāo huí jiā lù Trail of the Panda from Walt Disney Studios is an action story of a young panda rescued by an orphaned boy. It will be released in 2009 in USA theaters. My Space Your Space 39
你 xǐhuan shénme 小 dòngwù? mǎ tiānzhú shǔ tùzi gǒu niǎo māo zhū xīyì yú wūguī 1 Family Song: 我 de 家 我家 yǒu 七 ge 人 我 yǒu bà ba hé 妈妈. 我 yǒu gēge hé jiějie, yě yǒu dìdi hé mèimei. 1 旋律用 妹妹背着洋娃娃 的曲调 My Space Your Space 40
Sentences 1. Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge rén? [you family has how-many M person] How many people are there in your family? 2. Wǒ jiā yǒu sì ge rén, nǐ jiā ne? [my family has four M 1 people, your family Q 2 ] There are 4 people in my family. What about your family? 3. Wǒ yǒu liǎng zhī māo, nǐ ne? I have two cats. What about you? [I have two M cat, you Q ] 4. Wǒ méiyǒu xiǎo dòngwù. I do not have a pet. [I not-have small animal ] Measure Words We have learned the most common measure word in ge 1.5. In this lesson, we will learn the measure zhī for animals. Number + zhi + noun 1.liǎng zhī gǒu two dogs 2. 七 zhī niǎo seven birds 3. 十 zhī xióngmāo 10 pandas 1 M refers to Measure Words. See the following section. 2 Q refers to a question marker at the end of sentence, such as ne, meaning and you?, what about you? My Space Your Space 41
yǒu jǐ zhī? Character Composition 宀 roof + 家 pig = jiā family, house (The 宀 represents a house where you have 豕 domestic animals) 馬 马 mǎ horse traditional character simplified characters nǚ woman + mǎ = 媽 妈 traditional simplified character characters meaning element + sound element = mā mother My Space Your Space 42
Unit Two: Your Family, My Family 2.2. Where Do you Live? What will we learn? Able to state/ask where one lives Discuss the changes in family structures Able to name some cities and countries Able to state/ask days of the week Character Composition: 星, 天, 友, 國 ( 囯 ) Narration 我叫 Zhāng Tiānchéng, 十七 suì. 我 men 家 zhù zài 中國 ( 中国 ) Tiānjīn 我家 yǒu 八 ge 人,shì 一 ge 大家 tíng 我 yǒu 一 ge dìdi, liǎng ge mèimei, 我 de yéye,nǎinai zhù zài 我 men 家. 我 de wàigōng,wàipó zhù zài Běijīng. 我 yǒu 一 ge 好 péng 友, 他 men 家 zhù zài Měiguó Zhījiāgē. 他叫 Robert. 他家 yǒu 四 ge 人,shì 一 ge 小家 tíng. Robert yǒu 一 ge jiějie. Dialogues My Space Your Space 43
Dialogue 1 A: 你 zhù zài nǎli? B: 我 zhù zài Dálāsī. Dialogue 2 A: Běijīng zài nǎlǐ? B: Zài 中國 ( 中国 ). Táiběi ne? A: Zài Táiwān. Dialogue 3 A: Jīn 天星 qī jǐ? B: 星 qī 三. A: 六月二十六 hào 星 qī jǐ? B: 星 qī 四 Vocabulary 1. jiātíng family(formal) 2. wǒmen we, us 3. tāmen they, them 4. yéye grandfather (father s father) 5. nǎinai grandma (father s mother) 6. zhù to live 7. zài at, in 8. wàigōng grandfather (mother s father) 9. wàipó grandma (mother s father) 10. xīngqī week 11. nǎli where 12. jīntiān today My Space Your Space 44
Days of the week 星 qī 一 星 qī 二 星 qī 三 星 qī 四 Xīngqī yī Xīngqī èr Xīngqī sān Xīngqī sì 星 qī 五 星 qī 六 星 qī 天 Xīngqī wǔ Xīngqī liù Xīngqī tiān Měiguó Zhōngguó Táiwān Fǎguó Yīngguó Sentences 1. Běijīng zài nǎli? Where is Beijing? [Beijing at where] 2. Běijīng zài Zhōngguó. Beijing is in China. [Beijing at China] 3. Nǐ zhù zài nǎli? Where do you live? [you live at where] 4. Wǒ zhù zài Měiguó. I live in the USA. [I live in USA] 5. Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ? What day is today? [today week-day how-many] 6. Jīntiān xīngqī tiān. Today is Sunday [today week-day sky] My Space Your Space 45
美国 lǎoyīng Liberty 1 hé yīngwǔ Vincent 我 shì 一 zhī 美国 lǎoyīng. 我叫 Liberty. 我 de shēng 日 shì 七月八 hào. 我九 suì. 我 zhù zài Houston dòngwùyuán. 我 de 好 péng 友 shì 一 zhī yīngwǔ, 叫 Vincent. 他 de shēng 日 shì 五月二十八 hào. Vincent liǎng suì Vincent zài Houston dòngwùyuán zhǎng 大 Liberty 二十六天六 ge xīngqi Vincent 1 Liberty arrived at the Houston Zoo in January of 2000 after she was rescued by a Texas Parks and Wildlife officer in Wharton County. Liberty had been shot in her left wing. Unfortunately, Liberty's injuries prevented her return to the wild. My Space Your Space 46
1 大 Xióngmāo Huá 美 Huá 美 de 妈妈叫 Báiyún, bàba 叫 Shīshī. Huá 美 yǒu 一 ge dìdi jiào 美 Shēng. Huá 美 de míngzi yìsi shì 中国 hé 美国 Huá 美 Huá 美 hé 美 Shēng zhù zài 中国 Sìchuān Wòlóng. 他 men de bàba 妈妈 zhù zài 美国 San Diego dòngwùyuán. Huá 美 zài Wòlóng yǒu hěn duō péng 友. Huá 美 yǒu 六 ge 小 bǎobao. 小 bǎobao Wòlóng Sìchuān 1 Huamei was born in San Diego Zoo in 1999 and returned to Wolong in China in 2004. In September 2004 Hua Mei gave birth to twins, another set of twins in August 2005 and yet another pair in July 2007, making her the mother of six! My Space Your Space 47
zài nǎli? A. Where are these places/buildings/statue located? B. The following are the Chinese names for various cities. Read the pinyins, guess which cities they are, and say in Chinese where they are located. For example, Model: Táiběi zài Tánwān. 1. Táiběi 2. Shànghǎi 3. Lúndūn 4. Bōshìdùn 5. Luòshānjī 6. Bālí 7. Xiūshìdùn 8. Dálāsī 9. Xīyǎtú 10. Húnán My Space Your Space 48
+ 口 = 國 国 guó country Character Composition = 星 xīng star (Three 日 rì sun on the top, indicating bright and starry ) (Weapon 戈 protecting the territory 口 ) 天 tiān sky, heaven, day (Picture of a person with a big head, a symbol for the power of Heaven, that is, the sky. The head is now written as a 一 horizontal line at the top.) 友 yǒu friend (Two hands joining symbolizes friendship.) My Space Your Space 49
Unit Two: Your Family, My Family 2.3. My Day What will we learn? Able to state/ask clock times Able to state/ask one s basic daily routines Understand the campus life of middle/high school students in Taiwan and China Understand the basic education system in Taiwan and China Character Composition: 文, 上, 下, 早 Narration 我叫 Páng Jiāhuī, 十七 suì. 我六 diǎn qǐchuáng, 六 diǎn bàn 吃早 fàn, 我 xǐhuan 吃 mántou, 喝 dòujiāng. 我八 diǎn 三十 fēn dào 十二 diǎn 上 kè, 十二 diǎn dào 十二 diǎn bàn 吃中 fàn, 十二 diǎn bàn dào 一 diǎn shuìjiào. 一 diǎn dào 三 diǎn 上 kè. 四 diǎn 十五 fēn 下 kè. 我 men 家六 diǎn bàn 吃 wǎnfàn, 我十 diǎn bàn shuìjiào. My Space Your Space 50
Dialogues Dialogue 1 A: Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? B: 十 diǎn 二十 fēn. Dialogue 2 A: 你 jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng? B: 六 diǎn bàn. A: 你 jǐ diǎn 吃早 fàn? B: 七 diǎn. Dialogue 3 A: 你早 fàn 吃 shénme? B: Miànbāo hé niúnǎi A: 你中 fàn 吃 shénme? B: Sānmíngzhì. Dialogue 4 A: 中文 kè jǐ diǎn 上 kè? B: 八 diǎn bàn A: Jǐ diǎn 下 kè? B: 十二 diǎn My Space Your Space 51
Vocabulary 1. diǎn o clock 2. fēn minute 3. bàn half 4. zǎofàn breakfast 5. zhōngfàn lunch 6. wǎnfàn dinner 7. qǐchuáng get up from bed 8. dào to 9. shàngkè attend a class 10. xiàkè get out of a class 11. shuìjiào to sleep 12. xiànzài now 13. zhōngwén kè Chinese class 早 fàn 吃 shénme? 喝 shénme? miànbāo màipiàn jiānbǐng dàn shuǐguǒ shāobǐng baked sesameseed flatcake yóutiáo Deep-fried dough sticks dòujiāng soybean milk xīfàn porridge mántou Steam buns with no stuffing My Space Your Space 52
O clock Times Complete the times in the tables 1:00 yī diǎn 2:00 liǎng diǎn 3:00 sān diǎn 4:00 sì diǎn 5:00 wǔ diǎn 6:00 liù diǎn 7:00 qī diǎn 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:15 yī diǎn shíwǔ fēn 1:30 yī diǎn bàn yī diǎn sānshí fēn 2:40 liǎng diǎn sìshí fēn 9:10 jiǔ diǎn shí fēn 4:25 7:50 12:20 5:45 8:30 My Space Your Space 53
Sentences 1. Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? What time is it now? [now now-many o clock] 2. Nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng? What time do you get up? [you how-many o clock get-up] 3. Zhōngwén kè jǐ diǎn shàngkè? [Chinese class how-many o clock attend-class] What time does the Chinese class start? 4. Zhōngwén kè shí diǎn xiàkè [Chinese class 10 o clock dismiss-class] The Chinese class is over at 10:00 am. 5. Wǒ jiǔ diǎn bàn shuìjiào. I go to bed at 9:30. [I 9 o clock half sleep] 6. Nǐ zǎofàn chī shénme? What do you eat for breakfast? [you breakfast eat what] Education System US system Elementary School K-Grade 5 Middle School Grade 6-8 High School Grade 9-12 China/Taiwan system Elementary School Grade 1-6 Middle School Grade 7-9 High School Grade 10-12 My Space Your Space 54
+ 十 = 早 zǎo, morning, early Character Composition 文 wén language ( 文 originally depicted a person with some kind of design on the upper body. The meaning is extended to written characters, writing, literature, and language.) (something above the line) 上 shàng above, ascend; go to (something beneath the line) 下 xià, below, descend (The sun rises above the horizon.) My Space Your Space 55
Unit Two: Your Family, My Family 2.4. Family Activities and Holidays What will we learn? Able to talk about family activities Able to ask/state prices (dollar unit) Understand Chinese New Year and compare with Christmas Useful expressions: Xīnnián kuàilè! Shèngdànjié kuàilè! Happy New Year Merry Christmas Character Composition: 手, 山, 看 Narration 你好, 我叫 Wáng Zhèngfēng. 我 de 家人 hěn xǐhuan chàng kǎlā OK. Yéye, nǎinai, bàba, 媽媽 ( 妈妈 ) xǐhuan mǎi dōngxi. 我 xǐhuan Chūnjié,yǒu hěn 好吃 de cài, bàba, 媽媽 ( 妈妈 ), yéye, nǎinai gěi 我 hěn 多 hóngbāo. Jīnnián bàba, 媽媽 ( 妈妈 )gěi 我五十 kuàiqián 你 men 好, 我叫 Tom. 我 shì měi 國 ( 国 ) 人. 我 men 家 xǐhuan pá 山. 我 xǐhuan Shèngdànjié, bàba, 媽媽 ( 妈妈 ) gěi 我 hěn 多 lǐwù. Jīnnián 我 yào yī ge diànnǎo yóuxì. My Space Your Space 56
Dialogues Dialogue 1 A: 你 de 家人 xǐhuan zuò shénme? B: 我 men xǐhuan huáxuě. 你 men 家 ne? A: 我 men xǐhuan lǚxíng. Dialogue 2 Chinese student: 你 xǐhuan Chūnjié ma? American student: 我 men méiyǒu Chūnjié. 我 men yǒu Shèngdànjié. Chinese student: Shèngdànjié shì jǐ 月 jǐ hào? American student: 十二月二十五 hào. Dialogue 3 A: 你 jīnnián Shèngdànjié yào shénme lǐwù? B: 我 yào yīfu hé shū. 你 ne? A: 我 yào shǒujī. 你 yǒu shǒujī ma? B: Méiyǒu. My Space Your Space 57
Vocabulary 1. jiārén family members 2. Chūnjié [spring festival] Chinese New Year 3. jīnnián this year 4. gěi to give 5. hóngbāo red envelope 6. Shèngdànjié Christmas [saint-birth-festival] 7. lǐwù gift, present 8. xiǎngyào want 9. zuò to do 你 de 家人 xǐhuan zuò shénme? huá xuě to ski qí zìxíngchē ride bicycles pá shān climb mountain lùyíng camp diào yú fishing chàng kǎlāokay sing Karaokay mǎi dōngxi shopping kàn diànyǐng watch movies kàn diànshì watch TV lǚxíng travel 你 yào shénme lǐwù? shū diànnǎo yóuxì zìxíngchē yīfu shǒujī My Space Your Space 58
Sentences 1. Nǐde jiārén xǐhuan zuò shénme?what does you family like to do? [your family-member like do what] 2. Wǒmen xǐhuan lǚxíng We like to travel. [we like travel] 3. Bàba gěi wǒ lǐwù. Father gives me presents. [father give me present] 4. Māma gěi wǒ èrshí kuài qián. Mom gave me $20.00. [mom give me 20 M money] 5. Nǐ Shèngdànjié yào shénme lǐwù? [you Christmas want what present] What presents do you want for Christmas? 6. Wǒ yào diànnǎo. I want a computer. [I want computer] Character Composition 山 shān mountain 看 kàn to see, to watch 手 (shǒu) a hand covering 目 (mù) an eye for shade, so one can see clearly. 手 shǒu hand A picture of a hand with five fingers My Space Your Space 59
Index 1 Charaters that you know 1.1 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 好 1.2 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 日, 月 1.3 我, 中, 人 1.4 吃, 喝, 叫, 你, 他 1.5 白, 水, 果, 多 1.6 大, 小, 高 2.1 家, 马, 妈 2.2 星, 天, 友, 国 2.3 文, 上, 下, 早 2.4 山, 看, 手 My Space Your Space 60
Index 2 Vocabulary List 1.1: Hello, Ni Hao 1. hǎo good 2. lǎoshī teacher 3. nǐ you 4. xièxie thank 5. zàijiàn goodbye 1.2: What is your Name? 1. gǒu dog 2. hóu monkey 3. hǔ tiger 4. jī rooster 5. jǐ how many 6. jiào call, named 7. lóng dragon 8. mǎ horse 9. míngzi name 10. niú cow 11. shé snake 12. shénme what 13. shǔ mouse 14. shǔ belong to 15. suì years-old 16. tù rabbit 17. wǒ I 18. yáng goat 19. zhū pig 1.3 I am an American 1. bú/ bù no, not 2. dà big 3. hào day 4. lǎoshī teacher 5. lǎoyīng eagle 6. ma a question word 7. Měiguó USA 8. nǐde yours 9. péngyou friend 10. rén person; people 11. shéi/shuí who 12. shēngrì birthday 13. shì is, are 14. tā he, she 15. wǒde my, mine 16. xióngmāo panda 17. yuè moon, month 18. Zhōngguó China 1.4 I like Ice Cream! 1. bāozi steam bun with meat stuffing 2. bīng chá ice tea 3. bǐnggān cookies 4. bīngqīlín ice cream 5. bǐsà bǐng pizza 6. chá tea 7. chǎofàn stir-fry rice 8. chǎomiàn stir-fry noodle 9. chī to eat 10. dàngāo cake 11. gōngbǎo jīdīng kongpao chicken 12. guǒzhī juice 13. hànbǎobao hamburger 14. hǎo chī delicious (food) 15. hǎo hē delicious(drink) 16. hē to drink 17. hěn very 18. húntun tāng wonton soup 19. jiǎozi dumpling 20. kāfēi coffee My Space Your Space 61
21. kǎoyā roasted duck 22. kělè cola 23. mápó dòufǔ mapo tofu (spicy) 24. Měiguó cài American food 25. miànbāo bread 26. niúnǎi milk 27. qiǎokèlì chocolate 28. règǒu hotdog 29. sānmíngzhì sandwich 30. shāla salad 31. shuǐ water 32. tiándiǎn dessert 33. tiántián quān donuts 34. xǐhuan to like 35. yě also 36. yìdàlì miàn spaghetti 37. zhájī fried-chicken 38. zhēnzhū nǎi chá (bōbà) milk tea with tapioca 39. Zhōngguó cài Chinese food 40. zhūgǔlì chocolate 1.5 How much is the Apples? 1. báisè white-color 2. cǎoméi strawberry 3. duōshao qián how much money? 4. ge a common measure word for people and objects 5. hēisè black-color 6. hóngsè red-color 7. huángsè yellow-color 8. júzi mandarin 9. kāfēisè brown-color 10. lánsè blue-color 11. liǎng two (for quantity) 12. lízi pear 13. lǜsè green-color 14. mǎi to buy 15. mángguǒ mango 16. píngguǒ apple 17. pútáo grape 18. shuǐguǒ fruit 19. xiāngjiāo banana 20. xīguā watermelon 21. yánsè color 22. yào to want 23. zǐsè purple-color 1.6 Baseball, My Favorite Sport 1. ǎi short (height) 2. bàngqiú baseball 3. dà big 4. dǎ to play (a sport) 5. gǎnlǎnqiú American football 6. gāo tall 7. gōngfū martial art 8. gǒu dog 9. kě'ài cute 10. lánqiú basketball 11. māo cat 12. méiyǒu not have 13. páiqiú volleyball 14. piàoliang pretty 15. pīngpāngqiú table tennis 16. shòu thin 17. shuài handsome 18. wǎngqiú tennis 19. xiǎo small 20. yǒu have 21. yóuyǒng swim 22. yǔmáoqiú badminton 23. yùndòng sport 24. zhuàng strong 25. zúqiú s soccer My Space Your Space 62
2.1 My Family and My Pet 1. bàba father 2. xiǎo dòngwù pet 3. dìdi younger brother 4. gēge older brother 5. gǒu dog 6. hé and 7. jiā family, house 8. jiějie older sister 9. mǎ horse 10. māma mother 11. māo cat 12. mèimei younger sister 13. ne a question word 14. niǎo bird 15. tiānzhú shǔ guinea pig 16. tùzi rabbit 17. wūguī turtle 18. xīyì lizard 19. yú fish 20. zhī measure word for animals 21. zhū pig 2.2. Where do you Live? 1. Fǎguó France 2. jiātíng family(formal) 3. jīntiān today 4. nǎinai grandma (father s mother) 5. nǎli where 6. Táiwān Taiwan 7. tāmen they, them 8. wàigōng grandfather(mother s father) 9. wàipó grandma(mother s father) 10. wǒmen we, us 11. xīngqī èr Tuesday 12. xīngqī liù Saturday 13. xīngqī sān Wednesday 14. xīngqī sì Thursday 15. xīngqī tiān Sunday 16. xīngqī wǔ Friday 17. xīngqī yī Monday 18. xīngqī week 19. yéye grandfather(father s father) 20. zài at, in 21. zhù to live 2.3. My Day 1. bàn half 2. dàn egg 3. dào to 4. diǎn o clock 5. dòujiāng soybean milk 6. fēn minute 7. jiānbǐng pan cake 8. màipiàn cereal 9. mántou Steam buns with no stuffing 10. qǐchuáng get up from bed 11. shàngkè attend a class 12. shāobǐng baked sesame-seed flatcake 13. shuìjiào to sleep 14. wǎnfàn dinner 15. xiàkè get out of a class 16. xiànzài now 17. xīfàn porridge 18. yóutiáo Deep-fried dough sticks 19. zǎofàn breakfast 20. zhōngfàn lunch 21. zhōngwén kè Chinese class My Space Your Space 63
2.4 Family Fun and Holidays 1. chàng sing 2. Chūnjié Chinese New Year 3. diànnǎo yóuxì computer games 4. diào yú fishing 5. gěi to give 6. hóngbāo red envelope 7. huá xuě to ski 8. jiārén family members 9. jīnnián this year 10. kǎlāokay Karaokay 11. kàn diànshì watch TV 12. kàn diànyǐng watch movies 13. lǐwù gift, present 14. lǚxíng travel 15. lùyíng camp 16. mǎi dōngxi shopping 17. pá shān climb mountain 18. qí zìxíngchē ride bicycles 19. Shèngdànjié Christmas 20. shǒujī cell phone 21. shū book 22. xiǎngyào want 23. yīfu clothes 24. zìxíngchē bicycle 25. zuò to do My Space Your Space 64
Index 3 Useful Classroom Expressions 1. xièxie. Thanks. 2. bú kèqi You re welcome xièxie bú kèqi 3. shénme yìsi? What does it mean? [what meaning] 4. zěnme shuō? 5. lǎoshī, zàijiàn Teacher, good-bye. 6. míngtiān jiàn See you tomorrow. [tomorrow see] 7. wǒ bù dǒng. I do not understand. [I not understand] 8. yīqǐ shuō say together [together say] 9. hěn hǎo very good 10. fēicháng hǎo extremely good 11. qǐng jìn please come in [please enter] 12. bù zhīdào I don t know. [not know] 13. qǐng zài shuō yīcì please say it again [please again say once] My Space Your Space 65
14. A: duìbuqǐ sorry B: méi guānxi it s all right 15. wǒ kěyǐ qù cèsuǒ ma? Can I go to the bathroom? [I can go bathroom Q] 16. wǒ kěyǐ qù hēs huǐ ma? Can I go to drink water? [I can go drink water Q] Lǎoshī, wǒ kěyǐ qù cèsuǒ ma? 17. shàngkè le time for class 18. xiàkè class dismissed 19. yǒu wèntí ma? any questions 20. qǐng ānjìng please be quiet 21. Tom zài ma? Is Tom here? 22. duì bú duì? correct? 23. duì! correct! yes! 24. bú duì! not correct/not right 25. dǒng bù dǒng? understand? 26. dǒng! understand! 27. bù dǒng! not understand! My Space Your Space 66