CHI 102 Blog 1: Lesson 8

大家好！

Now that I'm back at 大学, I will continue to make blog posts for each lesson of Chinese 102. 

这周，我们学第八课：见面，相约。

核心词（Core Vocabulary):

认识　　　　　Rènshi　　　　　　to know, to recognize, to be familiar with

去　　　　　　Qù                              to go 

上课　　　　　Shàngkè                     to attend class  

课　　　　　　Kè                               class, lesson 

下课　　　　　Xiàkè                          to end class, class dismissed 

以后　　　　　Yǐhòu                          after, afterwards, later 

事儿　　　　    Shèr　                        matter, thing, business

想                        Xiǎng                          to want, to miss, to think 

回                        Huí                              to return 

一起                    Yīqǐ                              together 

吃饭                    Chīfàn                         to eat, to have a meal 

饭　　　　　　Fàn　　　　　　       cooked rice, meal                  

吃                       Chī                                to eat 

菜　　　　　　Cài　                           dish, cuisine 

今天　　　　　Jīntiān                         today     

下次　　　　　Xiàcì                            next time 

怎么样　　　　Zěnmeyàng　              how about it, how is it

行　　　　　　Xíng                            to be all right, to be okay    

再见　　　　　Zàijiàn                         see you again, goodbye 

再　　　　　　Zài                               again 

见　　　　　　Jiàn                              to see 

句型 (Sentence Patterns): 

A: 你去哪儿？(Nǐ qù nǎr?)

B: 我去上课。(Wǒ qù shàngkè.)

A: 你有事儿吗？（Nǐ yǒu sher ma?）

B: 我没有事儿. (Wǒ méiyǒu sher.)

A: 你认识不认识她？（Nǐ rènshì bù rènshi tā?）

B: 我认识她.  ( Wǒ rènshi tā.)

A: 你去不去上课？（Nǐ qù bù qù shàngkè?）

B: 我不去上课今天. (Wǒ bù qù shàngkè jīntiān.)

A: 今天我们吃韩国菜，怎么样？　（Jīntiān wǒmen chī hánguó cài, zěnmeyàng?）

B: 行！ (Xíng!)

第八课笔记 (Lesson 8 Notes): Extra Vocabulary 

• 饿 (È) Hungry 
• 热 (Rè) Hot 
• 类 (Lèi) Tired 
• 可 (Kě) Thirsty 
• 侧所 (Cè suǒ) Restroom
• 图书管 （Túshū guǎn）Library 
• 饭管 （Fàn guǎn）Restaurant 
• 冷（Lěng）Cold this 
• 根朋友聊天　（Gēn péngyǒu liáotiān）Chat with friends 
• 狗肉　（Gǒu ròu) Dog Meat 
• 猪肉　(Zhūròu) Pork 
• 牛肉　（Niúròu) Cow, Ox
• 鸡肉　(Jīròu) Chicken 
• 只　(Zhǐ) Only 

Weekly Reflection (每周反射): 

This past week in Chinese 102 has gone surprisingly well. Unfortunately, I was unable to make it to any of the Chinese Club meetings, however I am going to try my best to attend during Week 3. I was surprised to see how fast I caught back up with Chinese during Week 2 while also learning Lesson 8. It was almost as though I never took a break. Therefore, I think the winter break practice I did while away from school truly did help me keep most of my chinese skills sharp. I am recognizing hanzi characters, tones, and radicals much easier this term and this has given me more confidence with my chinese writing. I hope to continue to improve :) 

见你们下周末!

倪爱姗

Lesson 7

This will be my final post for Winter Break!

Supplementary Practice Lesson 7: Addresses 

汉字 (Hànzì)

大家好！这是我的宿舍，我的宿舍是四一三号，房间很小，有一个电话，我的电话号码酒店是（一四二）九三二六五八七。我有三个室友，他们都有手机。我们都很喜欢我们的宿舍。你呢？你也住在宿舍吗？宿舍大吗？你有没有手机？号码是多少？他呢？他是我们的新同学吗？他住宿舍还是校外？

拼音 (Pīnyīn)

Dàjiā hǎo! Zhè shì wǒde sùshè, wǒde sùshè shì sì yī sān hào, fángjiān hěnxiǎo, yǒu yīgè diànhuà, wǒde diànhuà hàomǎ shì (yī sì èr) jiǔ sān èr liù wǔ bā qī. Wǒ yǒu sāngè shìyou, tāmen dōu yǒu shǒujī. Wǒmen dōu hěn xǐhuan wǒmende sùshè. Nǐ ne? Nǐ yě zhù zài sùshè ma? Sùshè dà ma? Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu shǒujī? Hàomǎ shì duōshǎo? Tāne? Tā shì wǒmende xīn tóngxué ma? Tā zhù sùshè háishì xiàowài?

英语 (English)

Hello everybody! This is my dorm, my dorm number is 413, the room is very small, there is a phone, my phone number is (142) 932-6587. I have three roommates, they all have cell phones. We all like our dorm. How about you? Do you live in a dorm? Is your dorm big? Do you have a cell phone? Whats the number? And him? Is he our new classmate? Does he live in a dorm or off-campus?



Now its time to start Chinese 102 bright and early in the morning! 


再见!

爱姗 :) 

Lesson 6

Lesson 6: Family

Instead of translating the Supplementary Practice for this lesson, I will be introducing my family!

汉字 (Hànzì)

大家好! 我来介绍一下我的家。 我的家有六口人。我有三个兄弟姐妹。一个姐姐和二个弟弟。我的姐姐叫 Andrea，我的弟弟们叫Austen 和 Aaren。 我的爸爸叫 Greg, 他是工程师。我的妈妈叫 Lucia, 她是家庭主妇。我和我的兄弟姐妹都是学生们。我和我的姐姐是大学学生们。我的弟弟 Austen 是中学学生。我的弟弟Aaren 是小学学生。 我们都是很好人。

拼音 (Pīnyīn)

Dàjiā hǎo! Wǒ lái jièshào yīxià wǒde jiā, wǒde jiā yǒu liù kǒu rén. Wǒ yǒu sāngè xiōngdìjiěmèi, yīgè jiejie hé èrgè dìdì. Wǒde jiejie jiào Andrea, wǒde dìdìmen jiào Austen hé Aaren. Wǒde bàba jiào Greg, tā shì gōngchéngshī. Wǒde māmā jiào Lucia, tā shì jiātíng zhǔfù. Wǒ hé wǒde xiōngdìjiěmèi dōu shì xuéshēngmen. Wǒ hé wǒde jiejie shì dàxué xuéshēngmen. Wǒde dìdì Austen shì zhōngxué xuéshēng. Wǒde dìdì Aaren shì xiǎoxué xuéshēng. Wǒmen dōu shì hěnhǎo rén. 

英语 (English)

Hello, everybody! Let me introduce you to my family. My family has six people. I have three siblings. An older sister and two younger brothers. My sister is called Andrea, my brothers are called Austen and Aaren. My father is called Greg, he is an engineer. My mother is called Lucia, she is a housewife. Me and my siblings are students. My sister and I are college students. My brother Austen is a high school student. My brother Aaren is a elementary school student.We are all good people.

新年 & Lesson 5

大家好！

美国新年快乐！It is the first official day of the year 2013, and the beginning of the American New Year :) This also marks the last day of Winter Break. This is very bittersweet as I am excited to start Winter Term and go back to school, however I am also sad that my vacation time is over. I hope everyone has had wonderful holidays and time to rest. Tomorrow will be my first class of Chinese 102 and I am pretty excited! Now onto Lesson 5 Supplementary Practice, I only have about 3 left to finish today and then I will be previewing for Chinese 102 using the next few lessons of my Chinese Link Level 1 book and my Chinese software I received for Christmas :)


Lesson 5 Supplementary Practice: Introductions

汉字 (Hànzì)

     你们好！我来介绍一下我的室友。我有两个室友，一个叫美美，一个叫文英，他们都是我的好朋友。美美是英国人，文英是法国人，我是美国人。

     我们都学英国文学，也学中文，我们都会说英文和一点点中文。我们有很多中国朋友，他们都是留学生，我们常根他们说中文，他们都很好，常常帮助我们练习中文

     你们呢？你们有室友吗？有几个？

拼音 (Pīnyīn)

      Nǐmen hǎo! Wǒ lái jièshào yīxià wǒde shìyou. Wǒ yǒu liǎnggè shìyou, yīgè jiào Měiměi, yīgè jiào Wényīng, tāmen dōu shì wǒde hǎo péngyǒu. Měiměi shì Yīngguórén, Wényīng shì Fàguórén, wǒ shì Měiguórén.
       Wǒmen dōu xué Yīngguó wénxué, yě xué Zhōngwén, wǒmen dōu huì shuō Yīngwén hé yīdiǎndiǎn Zhōngwén. Wǒmen yǒu hěnduō Zhōngguó péngyǒu, tāmen dōu shì liúxuéshēng, wǒmen cháng gēn tāmen shuō Zhōngwén, tāmen dōu hěnhǎo, chángcháng bāngzhù wǒmen liànxí Zhōngwén.

      Nǐmen ne? Nǐmen yǒu shìyou ma? Yǒu jǐge?

英语 (English)

       Hello! Let me introduce my roommates. I have two roommates, one called Měiměi, one called Wényīng, they are my good friends. Měiměi is British, Wényīng is French, I am American. 

           We all study English Literature, we also study Chinese. We all can speak English and a little Chinese. We have a lot of Chinese friends, they all are international students, we often speak Chinese with them, they all are very good, and often help us practice Chinese. 

          What about you? Do you have a roommate? How many do you have? 

Fun Activity: Poem

春晓/ Chūn Xiǎo/Spring Morning

春眠不觉晓，           Chūn mián bù jué xiǎo,        Morning comes unannounced to my spring      slumber,                                         

  

处处闻啼鸟。           Chù chù wén tí niǎo.             I hear beards calling all around.      

夜来风雨声，           Yè lái fēng yǔ shēng,       In the night came sounds of wind and showers,

花落知多少。           Huā luò zhī duō shǎo.     Many of the flowers must have fallen. 

To here the poem, click this Link and select Text 5-3! 

圣诞节 Update & Lesson 4

大甲好！

节日快乐! 我希望大家有一个愉快的圣诞节 :)  我有圣诞节很好。 我收到了很多礼物! 

Two of my favorite gifts included:

Instant Immersion's Mandarin Chinese Levels 一，二，三 computer language software

Living Language's iKnow Chinese Words + Phrases + Conversations for iPod pocket translator 

Both of these programs will be very helpful to my learning experience of 中文。 

Now I must continue to catch up on my Lesson Supplementary Practice because Second Term is in less than 7 days! 

Lesson 4 Supplementary Practice: Studies 

汉字 (Hànzì)

你们好！ 我叫美英，是大学生。 我是二年级的学生，我学中国文学。这是我的书，这是一本中国文学书。中国文学不太难，可是功课不少。你们那？你们学什么? 是工程吗？那是你们的工程书吗？工程难吗？功课多吗？

拼音 (Pīnyīn)

Nǐmen hǎo! Wǒ jiào Měiyīng, shì dàxuéshēng. Wǒ shì èrniánjíde xuéshēng, wǒ xué Zhōngguó wénxué. Zhè shì wǒde shū, zhè shì yīběn Zhōngguó wénxué shū. Zhōngguó wénxué bù tài nán, kěshì gōngkè bù shǎo. Nǐmen ne? Nǐmen xué shénme? Shì gōngchéng ma? Nà shì nǐmen de gōngchéng shū ma? Gōngchéng nán ma? Gōngkè duō ma? 

英语 (English)

Hello! I am Meiying, I am a college student. I am a second-year student, I study Chinese Literature. This is my book, this is a Chinese Literary book. Chinese literature is not too difficult, but a lot of homework. What about you? What do you study? Engineering? Is that your engineering book? Is engineering difficult? A lot of homework? 

Lesson 4 Fun Activity: Tongue Twister 

汉字 (Hànzì)                                 拼音 (Pīnyīn)   

高高山上一条疼，                          Gāogāo shān shàng yītiáo téng,

藤条头上挂铜铃。                          Téngtiáo tóu shàng guà tónglíng.

风吹藤动铜铃动，                          Fēng chuī téng dòng tónglíng dòng,

风停藤停铜铃停。                          Fēng tíng téng tíng tónglíng tíng.

英语 (English)

High on the mountain hangs a vine, 

On the vine end is tied a bronze bell.

The bronze bell sways with the vine when the breeze passes by,

The bronze bell halts with the vine when the breeze pauses. 

To follow along with the tongue twister, click Here and choose track 4-3! 

Hopefully I will be able to take the last few days left of winter break to finish up these Supplementary Practice posts :) 

下午好!

爱姗 :) 

Winter Break Lesson 3

Lesson 3 Supplementary Practice: Nationalities and Languages 

Hànzì (汉字)

我是美国人，我会说英文和法文，我也会说一点点中文。 他是我的中文老师，我的老师很好。 他是中国， 他说中文，他也说一点点英文。 对了，你呢？请问，你是那国人？你会说什么语言？你会说中文吗？

Pīnyīn (拼音)

Wǒ shì Měiguórén, wǒ huì shuō Yīngwén hé Fǎwén, wǒ yě huì shuō yīdiǎndiǎn Zhōngwén. Tā shì wǒde Zhōngwén lǎoshī, wǒde lǎoshī hěn hǎo. Tā shì Zhōngguórén, tā shuō Zhōngwén, tā yě shuō yīdiǎndiǎn Yīngwén. Duìle, nǐ ne? Qǐng wèn, nǐ shì nà guó rén? Nǐ huì shuō shénme yǔyán? Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?

English (英语)

I am an American, I can speak English and French, I also can speak a little Chinese. He is my Chinese teacher, my teacher is very good. He is Chinese, he speaks Chinese, he also speaks a little English. By the way, how about you? May I ask, what country are you from? You speak what language? Can you speak Chinese? 

About Me:  

我是美国人。我会说英文和一点点西班牙文。我也会说一点点中文。

Wǒ shì Měiguórén, wǒ huì shuō Yīngwén hé yīdiǎndiǎn Xībānyáwén. Wǒ yě huì shuō yīdiǎndiǎn Zhōngwén.

Answer the following questions about the passage? 


他是美国人吗？－　是，他是美国人。　

他会说什么语言？－　他会说英文，法文，和一点点中文。　

他的中文老师是那国人？－　他的中文老师是中国人。　

他的老师说什么语言？－　他的中文老师会说中文和一点点英文。　


Fun Activity (Poem):  Záshī 


君自故乡来，　　　Jūn zì gùxiāng lái,                You came from my hometown,

应知故乡事。　　　Yīng zhī gùxiāng shì            You must know all the hometown news.

来日绮窗前，　　　Láirì qǐchuāng qián,              When passing by the silk windows, 

寒梅著花未?　　　Hánméi zhuóhuā wèi?           Did you see plum blossoms on show?



This poem allows for more practice of tones and rhythms of the Chinese language. To follow along, play Text 3-3 of the link ( Záshī Poem )

                          

Winter Blog Lesson 2

Lesson 2 (Names) Supplementary Practice: 


Hànzì (汉字)

大家好！我来自我介绍以下。我性吴，我叫吴小美，我的英文名字是 _____。 你呢？ 请问您贵性？你叫什么名字？他呢？他是谁？他是我的同学，他叫于英。

Pīnyīn (拼音)

Dàjiā hǎo! Wǒ lái zìwǒ jièshào yǐxià. Wǒ xìng Wú, wǒ jiào Wú Xiǎoměi, wǒde 有īngwén míngzì shì Mary Wood. Nǐ ne? Qǐng wèn nín guì xìng? Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? Tā ne? Tā shì shuí? Tā shì wǒde tóngxué, Tā jiào Yú Yīng.

English (英语)

- Hello everybody! I will introduce myself a little bit. My family name is Wu, I am called Xiǎoměi Wu, my English name is Mary Wood. How about you? May I ask your family name? What is your name? And him? Who is he? 
- He is my classmate, he is called Yú Yīng. 

Reminder: Since its been awhile, I will reintroduce myself  :) 

你好！ 我来自我介绍一下。我性倪，我叫 Alex Nichols，我的中文名字是爱姗。

Fun Activity: 

Practice this Chinese Tongue Twister ( Lesson 2 Tongue Twister (2-4) )


四十是四十.              Sìshí shì sìshí.          Forty is Forty. 

十四是十四.              Shísì shì shísì.          Fourteen is Fourteen.
四十不是十四.          Sìshí bùshì shísì.       Forty is not Fourteen.
十四也不是四十.       Shísì yě bùshì sìshí.  Fourteen is not Forty, either.

This tongue twister is very difficult, especially for beginners but it is also very fun and good practice for pronunciation :)