LEARN CHINESE!XUÉZHŌNGWÉN

学中文

Lesson 1 第 一 课 dì yī kè

Survival Chinese 1

University of Southern California May 23, 2011

我是谁 WO3 SHI4 SHEI2 ？ WHO AM I?

Nǐmen hǎo! (Hi everyone! )

Wǒ xìng Yeh, jiào Tracy. (My last name is Yeh, my first name is Tracy.)

Wǒ shì Taiwan ren. Wǒ shuō zhōngwén. (I am Taiwanese. I speak Mandarin.)

Hěn gao xing néng hé nǐmen yìqǐ xue zhōngwén. (I’m happy to learn Mandarin with all of you.)

you

I call(ed)speakChinese

你 我 叫说中文

Glossary:Nǐ Wǒ JiàoShuōzhōngwén

你是谁 NI3 SHI4 SHEI2 ？ WHO ARE YOU?

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? (What’s your name?)

- Wǒ jiào __________. (My name is _____.)

- Wǒ shì ___________. (My name is _____.)

Nǐ shuō shénme yǔyán? (What language do you speak?)

- Wǒ shuō _________. (I speak _____.)

Glossary:Shénme 什么 (what)Míngzi 名字 (name)Yǔyán 语言 (language)

ABOUT 汉语 (HÀNYǓ)

Hànyǔ pīnyīn Pǔtōng huà (Mandarin) Bùshǒu (Radicals) Jiǎntǐ zì & fántǐ zì Simplified character vs. traditional character

ex. 龍 龙 (dragon); 車 车 (car) long2 che1

BÙSHǑU部首

yǔrì 雨 shān 日 山

yuè huǒ

月 火

Shuǐ水

甲骨文： http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Oracle_script

ZI WO JIE SHAO自我介绍 SELF-INTRODUCTION

大家好！ 我姓王，叫恩玫。英文名字是 Emily 。 我是美国人，在华盛顿出生，长大。 在大学，学了四年中文。我毕业于 Rossier M.S. TESOL 。 我是 community college 的英文老师， 在 Glendale, 加州工作。

Dà jiā hǎo!Wǒ xìng Wang, jiào En méi. Yīngwén míngzi shì Emily. Wǒ shi měiguórén, zài Huáshèngdùn chūshēng, zhǎngdà. Zài dàxué, xué le sì nián zhōngwén. Wǒ bìyèyú Rossier M.S. TESOL. Wǒ shì community college de yīngwén lǎoshī, zài Glendale , jiāzhōu gōngzuò.

大家 da4 jia1- everybody

好 hao3- good

大家好！ Hi, everybody!

姓 xing4- last name

叫 jiao4- call(ed)

英文 Ying1 wen2- English

名字 ming2 zi- name

是 shi4- be am, is, are

美国人 Mei3 guo2 ren2 - American

在 zai4 - at, in, during出生 chu1 sheng1 - born

长大 zhang3 da4- grew up

大学 da4 xue2 - university

毕业 bi4 ye4- graduate

老师 lao3 shi1- teacher

加州 Jia1 zhou1- California

工作 gong1 zuo4- work

Glossary Hi everyone! My name is Wang En Mei. My English name is Emily. I’m American, I was born and grew up in Washington. In college, I learned Chinese for four years. I graduated from Rossier M.S. TESOL. I am a community college English teacher in Glendale, California.

LIAN4 XI2 - PRACTICE

Dà jiā hǎo!1. Wǒ xìng _(last name)_, jiào _(first name)_.

My name is ____________.

2. Wǒ shi _(country)_rén, zài _(country/ state)_ zhǎngdà. I’m from _________, grew up in __________.

3. Wǒ shì _(school name)_ de yīngwén lǎoshī, zài _(city)_.I’m an English teacher from ___ School, in _(city)_.

SURVIVAL CHINESE I - VOCABULARY

1.你好！ Ni3 hao3! Hello

2. 您好！ Nin2 hao3! Hello (polite)

3. 你 ( 您 ) 好吗？ Ni3(nin2)hao3ma? How are you?

4. 请问… qing3 wen4… Excuse me…

5. 谢谢！ Xie4 xie4! Thank you.

6. 不客气。 Bu2 ke4qi Never mind.

7. 再见！ Zai4 jian4 Good bye!

MATCHING EXERCISE

Please… 请 Hello! 你 ( 您 ) 好！ Bye! 再见！ Thank you! 谢谢！ Excuse me. 請問 Why? 为什么？ What? 什么？ Never mind 不客

气

a) Shen2 meb) Qing3…c) Xie4 xie4!d) Ni 3(nin2) hao3e) Wei4 shen2 mef) Bu2 ke4qig) Zai4 jian4h) Qing3 wen4

__b___ __d___ __g___ __c___ __h___ __e___ __a___ __f___

* Try to find at least 3 phrases and write them down.

Video: Sexy Beijing: Lost in Translation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3U5u3D2L9Q

WHAT’S THE ENGLISH FOR THE FOLLOWING PHRASES?HINT: VIDEO: SEXY BEIJING: LOST IN TRANSLATION HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=S3U5U3D2L9Q

1. Máfán nǐ yíxià… 麻 烦 你 一下… (excuse me)

2. Nǐ yǒu yīngwén míngzi ma? 你 有 英 文 名 字 吗？ (Do you have an English name?)

3. Méi yǒu. 没 有。 (No./ Don’t have one.)

4. Yǒu. 有。 (Yes./ Have one.)

5. Jiào Andy 。 叫 Andy (Called Andy)

6. Wǒ jiù shuō hello. 我 就 说 hello (I just say “hello.”)

作业 ZUO4 YE4-HOMEWORK

Basic Chinese Words - Learn Over 20 Basic Chinese Words & Phrases http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHzjNFrdpkU&feature=related

Online practicetestmoz.com/12235

THANK YOU!

Tracy Yeh,

chingyiy@usc.edu

tratra266@gmail.com