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Berlitz, Basic Mandarin Chinese Audioscript
2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore
by arrangement with LiveABC Interactive Corporation.5
WOMAN: W gge xhuan shngwng, w jijie xhuan chngg.
(My older brother likes to surf the Internet, and my older sister likes to
sing.)
MAN: Xixie n. (Thank you.)
Do you understand everything they said? If not, just listen again and you will get a better
idea.
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To ask for someones name in a formal and polite way, say,Nn gu xng? (Whats your surname?).
Youll hear this often in the service industry, as this is the standard way to ask a guest for
his or her name.
The wordi means love, or to love. It can also be used to refer to something that youlike to do very much.
For example:
W xhuan knsh. (I like to read.)
W i knsh. (I love to read.)
The wordiho refers to a hobby. It also has connotations of something which you take
great pleasure in doing; whereas xhuansimply refers to something that you like.Here are some more hobbies and pastimes.d gorfqi (to play golf)
d mjing (to play mahjong)
zufn (to cook)shucng gwn (to collect antiques)
xiq (to play chess)
jyu (to collect stamps)
zu yji (to do yoga)
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Berlitz, Basic Mandarin Chinese Audioscript
2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore
by arrangement with LiveABC Interactive Corporation.6
Pronunciation
Challenging sounds
Lets take a look at another group of challenging sounds and get some more practice:
Group: z, c, s, r
z z z z zi zi zo zu zn
c c c c ci - co cu cn
s s s s si - so su sn
- r r r x - ro ru rn
zn zng zng zu zu zun zn zng
cn cng cng cu cu cun cn cng
sn sng sng su su sun sn sng
rn rng rng ru ru run rn rng
zzh shci sod
zul cngjng surn
zngji cuw bsi
zxn cntng ysn
rno rgu rngy
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Unit Six, Lesson Two
D-li dnyun, D-r k
W hu shu ydin Zhngwn. (I can speak a bit of Chinese.)
In this lesson, you will learn how to tell others what you are able to do.
Are you ready?
Zhnbi ho le ma?
Then lets begin!
N wmen kish ba!
Word Bank
hu; shu; ydin; Zhngwn
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2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore
by arrangement with LiveABC Interactive Corporation.11
You could say,
Sh, w sh Migu rn. (Yes, I am American.)
or,
B, w b sh Migu rn. (No, I am not American.)
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Exercise Three, Linx sn
Can you answer these questions in Chinese? Try them on your own; then continue
listening to see if you got it right.
a.
MAN: N sh xushng ma? (Are you student?)
WOMAN: Sh, w sh xushng. (Yes, I am student.)
B, w b sh xushng. (No, I am not student.)
b.
MAN: N xhuan kn dinyng ma? (Do you like to watch a movie?)
WOMAN: Xhuan, w xhuan kn dinyng. (Yes, I like watching a movie.)
B, w b xhuan kn dinyng. (No, I dont like watching a movie.)
c.
MAN: N mngtin xing kn dinyng ma? (Do you want to watch movies tomorrow?)
WOMAN: Xing, w mngtin xing kn dinyng. (Yes, I want to watch movies
tomorrow.)
B xing, w mngtin b xing kn dinyng. (No, I dont want to watch movies
tomorrow.)
d.
MAN: N xinzi yu mi yu gngzu? (Are you working now?)
WOMAN: Yu, w xinzi yu gngzu. (Yes, I am working now.)
Mi yu, w xinzi mi yu gngzu. (No, I am not working now.)
e.MAN: N hu b hu kich? (Can you drive?)
WOMAN: Hu, w hu kich. (Yes, I can drive.)
B, w b hu kich. (No, I cant drive.)
Berlitz, Basic Mandarin Chinese Audioscript
2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore
by arrangement with LiveABC Interactive Corporation.12
f.
MAN: N pngchng h b h kfi? (Do you normally drink coffee?)
WOMAN: H, w pngchng h kfi. (Yes, I normally drink coffee.)
B, w pngchng b h kfi. (No, I normally dont drink coffee.)
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Pronunciation
Combination Practice
Lets take a look at some two-syllable words, and practice saying them.
yc yc xnlng xnning
ynzi yunzi lnrn nnrn
qintin quntin lki nki
ynlio yunlio lishu nizu
yjin yjin lns rns
rnmn rnmng dzh dz
bxn bxng zzh zzh
Page 108Unit Six, Lesson Three
D-li dnyun, D-sn k
N xhuan tng shnme ynyu? (What music do you like to listen to?)
In this lesson, you will learn how to ask questions to keep a conversation going.
Are you ready?
Zhnbi ho le ma?
Then lets begin!
N wmen kish ba!
Word Bank
dngx; mng; lixng; zujn; ci; yndng
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To find out what someone is doing, you say
N zi zu shnme? (What are you doing?)
Zi is a special word which indicates that an action is in progress, and it is always placed
before the main action word.
For example, xing (to think) is an action word.
To form a question, you say N zi xing shnme? (What are you thinking?)
Lets take a look at some pretty common actions in our everyday life:
ch (to eat)
d (to read)
h (to drink)
kn (to look; to see)
mi (to buy)
sh (to count)
wn (to play)
xi (to write)
xu (to learn)
zho (to look for)
zh (to cook)
zhnbi (to prepare).
So, N xinzi zi zu shnme? (What are you doing now?)
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Exercise One, Linx y
Can you turn these into questions with zi? Try them on your own, then continuelistening to see if youre right.
a. N zi chshnme? (What are you eating?)
b. N zi d shnme? (What are you reading?)
c. N zi zho shnme? (What are you looking for?)
d. N zi xi shnme? (What are you writing?)
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2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore
by arrangement with LiveABC Interactive Corporation.14
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If you want to catch up with someone and find out what the person has been up to lately,
this is what you say:
N zi mng shnme?
It means Whats keeping you busy nowadays?
Or, N zujn mng shnme?
It means Whats keeping you busy recently?
If the person doesnt really want to elaborate, this is what you might hear:
Mi shnme.
It means Oh, nothing.
Or, W mng gngzu.
It means I was busy working.
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The worddngxi means something, some things or thing. Its a versatile word,
and its pretty useful when you want to be vague in your replies. Or when you genuinely
dont quite know how to put it, or how to say something in Chinese.
For example,
N zi zu shnme? (What are you doing?)
To give a general answer, you say,
W zi xing dngxi. (Im thinking of something.)
OR
W zi zho dngxi. (Im looking for something.)
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The worddngxi means thing.
On its own, the Chinese character fordng means East, and the character forxi means
West. Put together, the two characters take on a whole new meaning.
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AYUMI: Ho ba, w zj q chfn. Dng hu jin.
(Ok, I will go to eat by myself. See you later.)
DAVID: Zijin. (Bye-bye.)
GAO JIAN: Dng hu jin. (See you guys later.)
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Pronunciation
Combination Practice
Lets take look at some more disyllabic words.
jny jngy zhdo chdo
bz bz snsu shnshu
ps bsh zhf zf
zngsun zhngsun chb cb
yzhng yzhn chunshng chungshng
yshn yshng chshn chshng
jnj jngj jjng jjn
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