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N ho Lesson 11 on Basic Mandarin!

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Revision

English Family, home Father Mother Son Daughter

Mandarin Ji Bba Mma rzi Ner

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Revision

English Elder sister Younger sister Elder brother Younger brother

Mandarin Jijie Mimei Gge Ddi

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Revision - Familial relations

English My home My father My mother My son My daughter My elder brother My younger brother My elder sister My younger sister Mandarin W de ji W de bba W de mma W de rzi W de ner W de gge W de ddi W de jijie W de mimei Colloquial W ji W bba W mma W rzi W ner W gge W ddi W jijie W mimei

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Lesson objectives

Numerals

2 Familial conversation

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What's in store today?

Today we will learn how to say numerals and have a small conversation regarding family!

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Lesson objectives

Numerals

2 Familial conversation

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Numerals

Let us learn to read and pronounce numerals in Mandarin! Well start with 1-5, revise and then cover 6-10! Lets begin!

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Numerals

One

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Numerals

Two

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Numerals

Three

Sn

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Numerals

Four

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Numerals

Five

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Revision-Numerals

English One Two Three Four Five

Mandarin Y r Sn S W

Great! Now lets cover 6-10!

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Numerals

Six

Li

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Numerals

Seven

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Numerals

Eight

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Numerals

Nine

Ji

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Numerals

Ten

Sh

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Revision - Numerals

English Six Seven Eight Nine Ten

Mandarin Li Q B Ji Sh

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Grammar tip

Remember that pronunciation is key in Mandarin Notice that the translation for ten is Sh while that of am is Sh, the only difference being that of tone

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Lesson objectives

Numerals

2 Familial conversation

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Familial conversation

Great! Now that we know how to say numbers, lets learn vocabulary for a familial conversation!

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Familial conversation

How many/ a few

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Familial conversation

Measure word (for family)

Ku

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Revision

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Grammar tip

The literal meaning of the word Ku, is mouth, as a noun However, as a measure word, Ku means how many

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Familial Conversation

How many people are there in your family?

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Familial conversation

How many J

people rn

are there y u

in your n

family ji

measure word ku

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Familial conversation

How many people are there in your family?

N ji yu j ku rn?

Literally, Your family has how many (ku) people?' To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Mandarin

Let's see if you remember

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Pick the right option

How do we say How many'?

1
J

2
Rn

3
K u

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Soution

How do we say 'How many'?

1
J

2
Rn

3
K u

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Familial Conversation

Moving on, in answer to the question, we say the following: My family has four people, my dad, mom, an elder brother and me, what about your family?

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Familial conversation

To learn this, we will break the sentence into three parts My family has four people, My dad, mom, an elder brother and me What about your family?

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Familial conversation

My W

family ja

has y u

four s

people rn

(measure word) ku

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Familial conversation

There are four people in my family

W ja yu s ku rn

Literally, my family has four (ku) people' To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Mandarin

Familial conversation

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Familial conversation

My W

dad, bba,

mom, mma,

an y ge

elder brother gge

and h

me w

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Familial conversation

My dad, mom, an elder brother and me

W bba mma y ge gge h w

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Familial conversation

What about your family? is translated as Your family has how many people?

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Familial conversation

Your N

family ji

has y u

how many j

people rn

measure word ku

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Familial conversation

What about your family?

N ji yu j ku rn?

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Familial conversation

English How many people are there in your family? There are four people in my family My dad, mom, an elder brother and me What about your family?

Mandarin N ji yu j ku rn? W ja yu s ku rn W bba mma y ge gge h w N ji yu j ku rn?

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Grammar tip

Note that, How many people are there in your family? and What about your family? have the same translation

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Let's see if you remember

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Pick the right option

How do we say 'There are four people in my family' ?

1
W ja yu s ku rn

2
N ji yu j ku rn

3
Y w sh rn

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Solution

How do we say 'There are four people in my family' ?

1
W ja yu s ku rn

2
N ji yu j ku rn

3
Y w sh rn

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Moving on

In reply to this conversation, we say There are five people in my family, my dad, mum, an older brother, an older sister and me We shall break this into two again

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Familial conversation

There are five people in my family, translates as My family has five people

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Familial conversation

My W

family ja

has y u

five w

people rn

(measure word) ku

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Familial conversation

There are five people in my family

W ja yu w ku rn

Literally, My family has five (ku) people' To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Mandarin

Familial conversation

My dad, mum, an older brother, an older sister and me is translated literally

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Familial conversation

My W

dad bba

mom mma

elder brother gge

elder sister jijie

and h

me w

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Familial conversation

My dad, mom, elder brother, elder sister and me

W bba, mma, gge, jijie h w

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Lets see if you remember

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Pick the right option

How do you say My dad, mom, elder brother, elder sister and me?

1
W bba, mma, gge, jijie h w

2
W ja yu w ku rn

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Solution

How do you say My dad, mom, elder brother, elder sister and me?

1
W bba, mma, gge, jijie h w

2
W ja yu w ku rn

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Pick the right option

How do we say And me?

1
H w

2
Ku rn

3
W ja

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Solution

How do we say And me?

1
H w

2
Ku rn

3
W ja

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Lets revise!
English How many people are there in your family? There are four people in my family My dad, mom, an elder brother and me What about your family? There are five people in my family My dad, mum, older brother, older sister and me Mandarin N ji yu j ku rn? W ja yu s ku rn W bba mma y ge gge h w N ji yu j ku rn? W ja yu w ku rn W bba, mma, gge, jijie h w

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Culture leaf

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Culture leaf
Tea culture in China differs from that of Europe, Britain or Japan in such things as preparation methods, tasting methods and the occasions for which it is consumed In addition to being a drink, Chinese tea is used in traditional Chinese medicine and in Chinese cuisine

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Culture leaf
In modern China, virtually every dwelling even down to the simplest mud hut has a set of tea implements for brewing a hot cup of tea These implements are symbols of welcome for visitors or neighbours
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Culture leaf

China also boasts of a tea museum located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China The exhibitions display tea production, and different kinds of tea

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What's next?

In the next lesson we will learn about occupations!

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Content Team CultureAlley, Sunny Dang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_tea_culture Images http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_tea_utens shelve.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DAR_pot_-_IMG_ 58.JPG Gary Stevens Daderot

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