Week 3 Notes

Week 3 Notes:

Lesson 2- Names!

Core Vocabulary-

           您 = nín (polite you)         贵= guì  (noble, honored, expensive)         

姓= xìng (surname/family name)   请问= Qǐngwèn (may I ask)  

 请= qǐng (polite please)   问= wèn (to ask)      的= de (shows possession)

英文= Yīngwén (English language)  名字= míngzi (name)   中文= Zhōngwén (Chinese language)

叫= jiào (to call, be called)       什么= shénme (what)      她= tā (she, her)    谁= shuí (who, whom)

同学= tóngxué ( classmate)          同= tóng (same, similar)

Extra Vocabulary-

为什么= wèi shénme (why)          什么是候＝shénme shí hòu (when)    

太贵了= tài guì le (too expensive)   王= wáng (King)             

  黄= huáng (yellow)           老鼠= lǎoshǔ (mouse)

总统= zǒng tǒng (president)   主席= zhǔ xí (chairmen)

Facts:

* xìng or the family name comes from the female’s side

* wáng, meaning King, is a very popular family name, like Smith in the United States

*you can finish a conversation introducing yourself by saying, wǒ hěn gǎoxìng rèn shì nǐ! (Glad to meet you)

Asking Questions:

• Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? (You are called what name?)
• Wǒ jiào Ní ài shān.
• Qǐngwén nín guì xìng? (May I ask what is your honorable family name?)
• Wǒ guì xìng Ní.
•  Tā shí shuí? (She is who?) 
• Tā shí Yú Yīng or Tā shí wǒ de tóngxué.