Friday, November 9, 2012

Chinese 101 Final Script


Final Script-

大家好! 

我来介绍以下我字几, 我叫爱扇。 我是美国人。 我是从为四抗新周来的。 我住在 Plainfield, IL。

我是中北大学的学生。我学商业。 我会说英文,一点中文和西班牙问。

 这是我的朋友。他叫 Chris。 他也是中北大学的学生。我常根他学.   

这是我的家。 我家有六口人: 我的爸爸, 妈妈,姐姐,两个弟弟, 和我。 我的爸爸是工程师。 我的妈妈是家庭祝福。 我的胸弟姐妹和我都是学生。 

我不住在宿舍。 我在家住。 我的房间不太大, 可是很好。 我的房间没有电话, 可是我有手机。 我的手机号码是五零八零八八五。

我很高姓人是你!

Dàjiā  hǎo!

Wǒ lái jièshào yíxià wǒ zi jǐ.  Wǒ jiào Ài shān. Wǒ shì měiguórén. Wǒ cóng Wéi si kāng xīn zhōu lái de.  Wǒ zhù  zài Plainfield, IL.

Wǒ shì zhōng běi dà xué de xuésheng.  Wǒ xué shāngyè. Wǒ huì shuō yīngwén, yìdiǎn zhōngwén hè  xībānyáwén.  

Zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou. Tā jiào Chris. Tā yě shì zhōng běi dà xué de xuésheng. Wǒ cháng gēn  tā xué.

Zhè shì wǒ de jiā rén  Wǒ jiā yǒu liù kǒu rén:  wǒ de bába, mama, jiějie, liǎng ge dìdi, hè wǒ. Wǒ de bába gōngchéngshī. Wǒ de māma jiātíng zhǔfù.  Wǒ de xiōngdìjiěmèi hè wǒ dōu shì xuésheng.

Wǒ bú zhù zài sùshè. Wǒ zài jiā zhù. Wǒ de fángjiān bú tài dà, kěshì hěn hǎo. Wǒ de fángjiān méiyǒu diànhuà, kěshì wǒ yǒu shǒujī. Wǒ shǒujī hàomǎ shì wǔ líng bā líng bā bā wǔ.   

Wǒ hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ!  

Hey everyone!

Let me introduce myself. My am called Ai Shan. I am an American. I am from Wisconsin. I live in Plainfield, IL. 

I am a North Central College student. I study business. I am able to speak english, a little Chinese and a little Spanish. 

This is my good friend. He is called Chris. He is also a North Central College student. I often study with him. 

This is my family. My family has 6 people. My father, mother, big sister, two little brothers, and me. My father is an engineer. My mother is a housewife. My siblings and I are all students. 

I do not live in a dorm. I live at home. My room is not too big, but it is nice. My room does not have a telephone, but I have a cellphone. My cellphone number is 508-0884. 

I am glad to meet you! 


Talent Script-
Little White Rabbits


小白兔,白又白, 
xiǎo bái tù, bái yòu bái,   

两只耳朵竖起来, liǎng zhī ěr duo shù qĭ lái,

爱吃萝卜爱吃菜, ài chī luó bo ài chī cài,

蹦蹦跳跳真可爱。 bèng bèng tiào tiào zhēn kě ài.


Saturday, November 3, 2012

Week 8 Reflection

你们好!

It is week 8 already, meaning that the term is almost over! This is very exciting. This past week was only particularly difficult because there was so much going on with Halloween and other classes that I became a bit distracted with my Chinese. But I do think that the vocabulary from this lesson has given me a lot more to work with in terms of introductions of myself and my family. Learning these words and sentences has also made me more confident for the final project of 101 that will be coming up really soon! Now I will have plenty of sentences for the self-introduction video and I have even chosen a nursery rhyme the talent portion of the project. I have chosen to do the "Little White Rabbits" song for this portion because it sounds fun and cute! So I am excited about that now. We have one more lesson to go for the term that will give me even more sentences to use for my introduction and this should make my project the best it can be :) I am very optimistic for the end of this term!

Have a hen hao zhou mo dajia!

Ni Ai Shan

Week 8 Class Notes

Lesson 6 Notes: Family


Core Vocabulary:
家= jiā (family)                  大家= dàjiā (all,everyone)     从= cóng (from)       

 在= zài (to be at, to be in, at, in)

一= yī (one)                        四= sì (four)                       爸爸= bàba (father)         妈妈= māma (mother)

姐姐= jiějie (elder sister)   工作= gōngzuò (job/to work)   工程师= gōngchéngshī  (engineer)                            

男朋友= nánpéngyou (boyfriend)   男= nán (male)               没有= méiyǒu (to not have) 

辆= liàng (measure word for vehicles)       车= chē (car)                     只= zhī (measure word for animals)

狗 = gǒu (dog)                                  爱= ài (to love)                                

Supplementary Vocabulary:

兄弟姐妹= xiōngdìjiěmèi (siblings)  哥哥 = gēge (elder brother)      妹妹 =  mèimei  (younger sister)

弟弟= dìdi (younger brother)        孩子 = háizi (child)            宠物 = chǒngwù (pet)

猫 = māo (cat)                                  爷爷= yéye (paternal grandpa)   外公= wàigōng (maternal grandpa)

奶奶 = nǎinai (paternal grandma)    外婆 = wàipó (maternal grandma)         商人= shāngrén (businessman)

医生= yīshēng    (doctor)               护士 = hùshi       家庭主妇 = jiātíng zhǔfù (housewife)

厨师 = chúshī (chef)

Days of the Week:
              周一 :Monday                             周二 : Tuesday
              周三 :  Wednesday                          周四 : Thursday
 周无 : Friday                                   周六 : Saturday

Question Grammar:
               _______________ ma ? : Is used for a yes or no answer
               _______ shenme le? : Is used for what questions (what is your name, etc.)

Sentences:

1.      我家有无靠人。(My family has five people) 
2.      我有两个姐姐。 (I have two older sisters)
3.      我的家有一辆车美国。(My family has one American car) 
4.      我是从纽约来的。(I am from New York)
5.      我的哥哥是在芝加哥工作。(My older brother is in Chicago to work)

              
  

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Week 7 Relfection

你们好!

This week's lesson went pretty well for me. At the beginning of the week, I still needed a lot of work on my radicals and such, but now I am feeling much more confident with my hanzi than I have been. Learning how to properly introduce friends and roommates has given be a lot more sentences to use and understand. I am actually most excited about next week's lesson because we are learning vocabulary about family and the home. Using a song to practice pronunciation makes the lesson even more fun! Now I have to spend time thinking about what I will be doing for my Final presentation, it has to be creative!

Ni Ai Shan :)

Good song we learned in class


Week 7


Lesson Five Notes:  Introductions

Core Vocabulary -

朋友 = péngyou (friend)                来= lái (to come)              介绍=  jièshào (to introduce)  
     
以下=  yíxià (used after verb to indicate brief action)          室友 = shìyǒu (roommate)   
                                      
有= yǒu (to have, there is/are)    几= jǐ (how many)             两= liǎng (two)   
              
个= gé (commonly used measure word)       都= dōu (all, both) 
                     
常= cháng (often, frequently)                      根= gēn (with)

Supplementary Vocabulary –

没有= méiyǒu  (to not have)         奴朋友= nǔpéngyou (girlfriend)    

男朋友= nánpéngyou (boyfriend)               人氏= rènshi (to know, to recognize, to be acquainted with)

Radicals –

月 = moon/month            足= foot              玉= jade               字= child

刀= knife            

Sentences –

我来介绍以下, 这是我的好朋友。 (Let me briefly introduce, this is my good friend…)

我不知道你说什么! (I don’t understand what you’re saying!)

我只想根你当朋友     (I just want to be friends with you)

Saturday, October 20, 2012

End of Term Goals

For the next four weeks of the term I have the following goals:


  • Focus more on previewing the week's lesson on Sunday's
  • Practice speaking Chinese at least 3 days outside of the classroom
  • Write sentences in Hanzi and not Pinyin
  • Complete Chinese Check-ups with better accuracy