Rosetta Stone Chinese Student WorkbookLevel 1 Unit 1—Introduction

NOTE: Chinese words must be said with the correct “tone” in order to have the correct meaning. The four tones are:

1st tone is flat (mā or ma1) 2nd tone goes up (má or ma2)

3rd tone goes down and then up (mă or ma3) 4th tone comes down (mà or ma4).

The Rosetta Stone program will indicate the tone above the vowel. When you are writing pinyin by hand, you can use the same notation. When typing pinyin, it is far easier to simply put the tone as a number at the end of the word. These practice sheets will use this type of notation. Practice saying these tones with your teacher and remembering which number means which sound.

Teacher Signature____________________________

Lesson 1 VocabularyDirections: As you complete Lesson 1 Online, write in the English translation of the words you encounter.

Greetings and PeopleEnglish Pin yin Chinese

ni3 hao3 你好zai4 jian4 再见ren2 人nü3 ren2 女人nan2 ren2 男人hai2 zi 孩子nü3 hai2 zi 女孩子nan2 hai2 zi 男孩子

PronounsEnglish Pin yin Chinese

ni3 你zhe4 ge4 这个zhe4 xie1 这些ta1 他

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ta1 她ta1 men 他们

Other NounsEnglish Pin yin Chinese

guo3 zhi1 果汁cha2 茶shui3 水fan4 饭bao4 zhi3 抱纸shu1 书

VerbsEnglish Pin yin Chinese

he3 喝chi1 fan4 吃饭zuo4 fan4 做饭you2 yong3 游泳pao3 bu4 跑步kan4 看kan4 shu1 看书xie3 zi 写字

Now that you have a word bank of vocabulary words, practice writing these words in the writing section of your notebook.

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Lesson 1 PracticeExercise 1: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.

English Pinyin Chinese

1. man ____ ____ a. nü3 ren2 i. 人

2. child ____ ____ b. nan2 hai2 zi j. 孩子

3. hello ____ ____ c. ni3 hao3k. 男孩子

4. woman ____ ____ d. nan2 ren2l. 你好

5. girl ____ ____ e. ren2 m. 再见6. person ____ ____ f. nü3 hai2 zi n. 男人

7. boy ____ ____ g. zai4 jian4o. 女孩子

8. goodbye ____ ____ h. hai2 zi p. 女人

Exercise 2: For each of the pronouns below, write the correct Chinese character beside it.

9. You (plural) 你们10. You (singular) _________

11. He _________

12. She _________

13. They _________

14. This _________

15. These _________

Exercise 3: RadicalsChinese characters can be broken down into pieces called radicals. When used correctly, these radicals can help you remember the meaning of the character.

16. Write the characters for “eat” and “drink” below.

a. Eat: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

b. Drink: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

The beginning of each character is a small box (口), which is named “kou3,” and means mouth.

17. Write the characters for “swim” and “fruit juice” below.

a. Swim: Pinyin __________ __________ Characters__________________________

b. Drink: Pinyin __________ __________ Characters__________________________

In both characters for “swim” and in the “juice” character, the three lines (氵) on the left side of the

character is a short form of “shui3,” (水) for water.

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Exercise 4: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.

English Pinyin Chinese

18. run ____ ____ a. zuo4 fan4 i. 喝19. look ____ ____ b. kan4 j. 吃

20. swim ____ ____ c. he3k. 做

21. read ____ ____ d. you2 yong3 l. 游泳

22. make ____ ____ e. xie3 zim. 跑步

23. drink ____ ____ f. pao3 bu4n. 看

24. eat ____ ____ g. kan4 shu1o. 看书

25. write ____ ____ h. chi1 fan4p. 写字

Exercise 5: Circle the word in each group that does not belong. Give a brief explanation of what the two words have in common.

26. 你好 再见 男人 __Greetings/Goodbyes_____________________

27. 女人 孩子 男人 ________________________________________

28. 女孩子 男孩子 他们 ________________________________________

29. 你 他 她 ________________________________________

30. 这个 这些 他们 ________________________________________

31. 果汁 茶 饭 ________________________________________

32. 抱纸 饭 书 ________________________________________

33. 喝 看 吃 ________________________________________

34. 写 看 水 ________________________________________

35. 游泳 跑步 做饭 ________________________________________

Exercise 6: Write the opposite of each word in the blank provided.

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36. 她

37. 再见

38. 男人

39. 女孩子

40. 大人 (adult)

41. 走路(walk)

Exercise 7: Add the correct word from the word bank to complete each group of words.

42. 做饭吃饭————

43. 游泳看书

————44. 他

她————

45. 男人

他————

46. 女孩子女人————

47. 果汁水————

Exercise 8: Translate each statement below from Chinese to English. First write the pinyin, then the English.

48. 他们做饭。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

49. 这个男人看书。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

50. 这些女孩子写字。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

51. 这个男孩子跑步。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

52. 她游泳 。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

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茶男孩子

喝水他们跑步

她

53. 你喝果汁。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

54. 你们吃饭。 a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 9: Put the words in the correct order to form a logical sentence.

55. 跑她步。 。

56. 他游们泳。 。

57. 汁你喝果。 。

58. 孩些写这子字。 。

59. 孩个吃这饭子男。

。

Exercise 10: Translate each statement below from English to Chinese. First write the pinyin, then the characters.

60. He drinks fruit juice.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

61. This man drinks tea.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

62. They drink water.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

63. This girl eats food.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

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64. These women read the newspaper.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

65. These men cook food.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

Lesson 2 Vocabulary

Foods and DrinksEnglish Pin yin Chinese

Niu2 nai3 牛奶Ka1 fei1 咖啡Mian4 bao1 面包Ji1 dan4 鸡蛋Ping2 guo3 苹果San1 ming2 zhi4 三明治Fan4 饭

Animals and VehiclesEnglish Pin yin Chinese

Mao1 猫Gou3 狗Ma3 马Yu2 鱼Che1 车Zi4 xing2 che1 自行车

MiscellaneousEnglish Pin yin Chinese

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Dui4 对Mi3 米Bi3 笔He2 和Da4 ren2 大人Ma 吗Wo3 我

VerbsEnglish Pin yin Chinese

Zai4 在Zou2 lu 走路You3 有Shui4 jiao4 睡觉Kai1 开Mei2 没Mei2 you3 没有Mei2 zai4 没在

The Verb “To Be”In English, we use the verb “to be” in many different ways. We can say “He is a man” and “He is running,” using the same verb, “to be.” In Chinese, you use two different words.” When you want to say that someone is currently doing something (like

“He is running.”), use zai4 (在). When you are simply stating facts (“He is a man.”), use shi4 (是).

Important PhrasesEnglish Pin yin Chinese

Zhe4 shi4 shen2 me? 这是什么？Ta1 zai4 __ ma? 他在———— 吗？

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Ta1 you3 __ ma? 他有———— 吗？

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Counting WordsIn Chinese, it isn’t enough to use numbers when you are counting objects. While we would say “one dog, two dogs, etc.” in Chinese, you must use an extra word between the number and the noun. This word is called a “counting” word, and it changes based on what you are counting. For example, you might say “yi zhi gou,” for “one dog.”

Here are the counting words introduced in this lesson, but these are just a handful of the many counting words out there. If you want to read, write, and speak perfectly, you must memorize them. For our purposes, you can keep them handy on a cheat sheet while you work. Just memorize the first one, “yi ge,” and accept that when you are reading, you may encounter others.

English Pin yin Chinese

General (and used when you don’t know the right counting word)Examples: ______________________________________ Yi1 ge1 一个For animals or things that come in pairsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi1 zhi1 一只For things with many partsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi2 fen4 一份For bound volumesExamples: ______________________________________ Yi4 ben3 一本For horses and other animals you rideExamples: ______________________________________ Yi4 pi3 一匹For things with wheelsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi1 liang4 一辆For something long and flexible Examples: ______________________________________ Yi4 tiao2 一条For long, stick-like objectsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi4 zhi1 一支

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Lesson 2 PracticeExercise 1: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.

English Pinyin Chinese

1. Coffee ____ ____ a. Mian4 bao1 h. 面包

2. Sandwich ____ ____ b. Ping2 guo3 i. 牛奶

3. Apple ____ ____ c. Niu2 nai3j. 苹果

4. Bread ____ ____ d. San1 ming2 zhi4k. 鸡蛋

5. Rice ____ ____ e. Ji1 dan4 l. 三明治

6. Milk ____ ____ f. Ka1 fei1 m. 饭

7. Egg ____ ____ g. Fan4n. 咖啡

Exercise 2: For each of the nouns below, write the correct Chinese character beside it.

8. Horse _________

9. Fish _________

10. Cat _________

11. Dog _________

12. Car _________

13. Bicycle _________

Exercise 3: Radicals14. Write the characters for “cat” and “dog” below.

a. Cat: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

b. Dog: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

c. The front of each character has the short form of a radical called “zhi4,” (豸), which signifies an animal with claws.

Exercise 4: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.

English Pinyin Chinese

15. Not ____ ____ a. Zai g. 睡觉

16. Do not have ____ ____ b. Shui4 jiao4 h. 走路

17. Sleep ____ ____ c. Mei2i. 没有

18. Is (presently) ____ ____ d. Mei2 you3j. 在

19. Have ____ ____ e. Zou2 lu k. 没20. Walk ____ ____ f. You3 l. 有

Exercise 5: Group the words below into logical categories.

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马 水 跑步 孩子 女孩子三明治 开车 鱼 饭 猫

走路 大人 咖啡 鸡蛋 茶

面包 狗 游泳 男人 牛奶

21. __________ 22. __________ 23. __________ 24. __________ 25. __________

26. __________ 27. __________ 28. __________ 29. __________ 30. __________

31. __________ 32. __________ 33. __________ 34. __________ 35. __________

Exercise 6: Use the word bank to fill in the blank to complete each sentence.

36. 他在　 　鸡蛋。

37. 他们　 　喝咖啡。

38. 他在喝牛　 。

39. 这个女人在吃三　 　治。

40. 这　 　男人和女人在吃饭。

41. 这些男孩子　 　男人在吃苹果。

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to form a logical sentence

42. 饭米笔有他和。 。

43. 吃他果苹们。 。

44. 个男在水孩子这喝。

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喝些奶明吃和在个

。Exercise 8: Translate each statement below from Chinese to English. First write the pinyin, then the English. Last, re-write the Chinese sentence to have the opposite meaning.　

45. 这个男人和这个女人在吃米饭。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

c. Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

46. 这些孩子有面包。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

c. Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

47. 他们在吃三明治。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

c. Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

48. 一只狗和一只猫跑步。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

c. Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

49. 这个女孩子没在开车。a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. English:_________________________________________________________________________

c. Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 9: Translate each statement below from English to Chinese. First write the pinyin, then the characters.

50. This cat drinks milk and water.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

51. This dog is sleeping.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

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52. This fish is (in the) water.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

53. These people have a car.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

54. She has a pen.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

55. A man and a dog are walking.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

56. The man is driving a car.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

57. He is not running.

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

Exercise 10: Writing questions in Chinese

For some questions, you can simply add “ma” (吗) to the end of the normal sentence. For example, if you write

“She is sleeping.,” it is “他在是睡觉。” To ask the question “Is she sleeping?” in Chinese, you phrase it more

like “She is sleeping?” The question would then be, “他在睡觉吗？”

58. Is he eating? (Hint: subject goes first, then verb, then activity—in English it would read, “He is sleeping?”)

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

59. Is this dog running?

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

60. Is this girl eating an apple?

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

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61. Does the woman have a sandwich?

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

62. Do the adults have bicycles? (Hint: You don’t need to make bicycles plural.)

a. Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b. Characters:______________________________________________________________________

Exercise 11: Translate the following conversation into English. Then, read the conversation aloud to your teacher.

(Teacher signature ________________________)

63. 你好。 这是什么? English:________________________________________________________________________

64. 这是一个女孩子。English:________________________________________________________________________

65. 她在睡觉吗？English:________________________________________________________________________

66. 没在。他没在睡觉? English:________________________________________________________________________

67. 她在喝牛奶吗？English:________________________________________________________________________

68. 没在。 他吃一个鸡蛋。你有孩子吗？English:________________________________________________________________________

69. 没有。我有一只狗和一条鱼。English:________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 12: Translate the following conversation into Chinese. Write both the pinyin and characters below.

70. Hello. ____________________________________________________________________________________

71. Hello. What is that? _________________________________________________________________________

72. Bread. I am eating bread. Are you eating? ________________________________________________________

73. No. I am drinking coffee. Do you have tea? _______________________________________________________

74. Yes. I have tea. Do you have a car? _____________________________________________________________

75. No. I have a bicycle. That woman is driving a car. __________________________________________________

76. Goodbye. _________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4

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