Fun with Chinese

s hi

()

gu

sh

Fruit Salad

Dialogue(1)

mng tin wng fng t

men yo

li

w men

ji wn

Mom, Wang Fang and others are coming over to our home tomorrow.

Ho

w zhn bi

xi shi gu gi

men ch

Sure! I will prepare some fruits for you and your friends.

Di

le

mi mi shu t

xing ch shi gu sh

It reminds me that Meimei wants to eat fruit salad.

men mng tin yu

ge

rn

yo

li

How many people are coming over tomorrow?

Wng fng

mi mi

hi

yu

ge

xn tng xu ln

Wang Fang, Meimei, and a new classmate Lin Xiao-li.

xio


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W men xin zi

ju

q cho j

sh chng ba

Then, lets go to the supermarket now!

Ti bng le

w yo mi x

gu

p to

mng gu

Great! I want to buy watermelon, grapes, and mango.

Ho

ki

ch

zi mn ku dng w

No problem! Let me get the car, wait for me at the door.

Words and Phrases

salad

a phrase final particle; indicates

affirmation, exclamation

schoolmate;
classmate

to prepare

sh l

tng xu

zhn bi

Lin Xiao-li
(Chinese name)

certain; some

supermarket

for; to

watermelon

grape

mango

ln xio

cho j
x

sh chng

xi

gi

It reminds me

still; and

new

di

gu

p to

le

hi yu

mng gu

()

xn

Dialogue(2)

kn

xi

to zhn pio ling

Look! Those grapes look really good.

Ho

w men mi

xi

to

zi

All right, we can buy some grapes and some apples.

mi

xi png gu


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W b

hun ch png gu

ju

de

png gu

jio sun

I dont like to eat apple because apple is more sour.

Png gu yu

shn t

jin kng

wi do

hn xing

Apple is good for health and also smells good, too.

Mng gu hn tin

yn

hn pio ling

w men mi mng gu

ho

ho

Mango is really sweet and looks good as well. Can we buy mango?

Ho ba

mng gu

png gu du mi

Okey! Then well buy mango and apple.

mi kn do

gu

Eh? Why dont we see any watermelon?

Xin zi

sh

x gu

de

ji

dng rn mi yu x

gu

Since its not the season for watermelon, certainly there is no watermelon available.


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Words and Phrases

sour

sun

sweet

tin

color

yn s

It indicates that one is surprised or has

suddenly thought of something

to see

look

kn

to; toward; for

di

kn do

body

health

dng rn

shn t

jin kng

Syntax

1
V

OV

W zu fn

gi

men

ch

Lo sh

zi zu shn me

Lo sh

xi

kn

2
S

SV

Zi ch shng kn sh di

yn jng

ho

ma

zi shu shn me

OK

ho ba

fragrant

xing

taste

wi do

ho

as it should be; certainly


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M ma

ge

do

le

di

Di

le

shu t

yo

mi

Dng wn

Mi mi wi shn me mi li

Wng fng

Di

le

tng shu

A
W mi yu ch

mi bn

ki ch

B
Ho ba

w men zu

ge

Xi

le

b nng q

hi yng sh

ji

le

di

Ho ba

w men

Brainstorming

Try to Fill in the Blank!

1 . (and)
2 . (certai nl y)
3 . (heal thy)
4 . (taste)
5 . (saw )


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What Should You Say?

A()
B
A()
.

Reorganize

1.
2.
3.
.

Message

(leave)(note)

Ding Wen will make fruit salad at school tomorrow.

Ding Wen wants his mother to prepare ingredients
for him, but his mother is not at home. So Ding
Wen leaves a note for her.

Practical Reading

mi

shi

gu

Purchase

mango

watermelon

to

grape

zi

orange

mng gu

gu

guava