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N ho Lesson 6 on Basic Mandarin!

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English Good morning Good afternoon/evening Good night Wonderful! Good day, everyone! Its nothing really!

Mandarin Zo'n Wnshng h o Wn'n Ti h o le! Dji h o! N l!

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Lesson objectives

Meeting new friends!

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What's in store today?

Today we will learn how to introduce ourselves!

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Introductions

Lets begin by discussing a few titles Lets start with 'friends'!

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Introductions

Friends

Pngyu

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Pronunciation tip

In pinyin, the word p is pronounced with a mixture of the tones of p and b Its pronunciation is close to that of ph, as in Pngyu

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Tonal tip

Png is pronounced with a mid rising tone, or the second tone Yu is pronounced with the falling rising tone, or the third tone

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Grammar tip

Note that friends and friend both translate to pngyu only In Mandarin, most of the time there is no different plural form; to indicate plural we usually add number or quantity words

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Grammar tip
An example of what we just learnt can be seen in the following One friend: Yi ge pngyu Two friends: Liang ge pngyu The word pngyu however, does not change

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Tonal tip

Lets hear you say friend in Mandarin one more time! Pngyu Great! Now lets learn how to say girlfriend, boyfriend , and young friend!

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Introductions

Girlfriend/ female friend

N pngyu

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Pronunciation tip

N means girl, daughter, female or woman, and is pronounced with a falling rising tone, or the third tone Lets say N pngyu

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Introductions

Boyfriend/male friend

Nn pngyu

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Pronunciation tip

Nn means male or man, and is pronounced with a mid rising tone, or the second tone Lets say Nn pngyu

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Introductions

Young friend

Xio pngyu

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Pronunciation tip
Xio means 'small' or 'young' and is pronounced with a falling rising tone, or the third tone Remember, that x in Mandarin is pronounced with a sh sound Lets try and say Xio pngyu

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Culturally speaking

Xio pngyu is often used to address children as well

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Revision

Translation Friend Female friend / girlfriend Male friend / boyfriend Young friend

Mandarin Pngyu N pngy Nn pngyu Xio pngyu

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Moving on

Next, we will learn how to say Mr., Mrs. and Miss in Mandarin!

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Introductions

Miss = Xio ji Young/little = Xio Elder sister = Ji Thus, miss literally translates to young lady in Mandarin

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Tonal tip

Xio and ji are both pronounced using the falling rising tone or the third tone Remember that x carries a sh sound in Mandarin! Lets hear you say Xio ji

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Introductions

Miss

Xio ji

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Introductions

Mister = Xin sheng Early/ prior = Xin Student = Sheng Thus, mister literally translates to prior student in Mandarin

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Tonal tip

Xin is pronounced using the high level tone or the first tone Sheng is pronounced using the neutral tone Lets hear you say Xin sheng

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Introductions

Mister/Mr.

Xin sheng

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Introductions

Mrs. = F ren Mrs. literally means madam and is used while referring to a married woman

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Tonal tip

F is pronounced using the high level tone or the first tone Ren is pronounced using the neutral tone Lets hear you say F ren

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Introductions

Mrs.

F ren

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Revision

Translation Miss Mister/ Mr. Mrs.

Mandarin Xio ji Xin sheng F ren

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Let's see if you remember

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Pick the right option

How do you say young friend'?

1
Xio png yu

2
Xin sheng

3
N png you

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Pick the right option

How do you say young friend'?

1
Xio png yu

2
Xin sheng

3
N png you

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Pick the right option

How do we say 'Mister' in Mandarin?

1
Xin sheng

2
W sh

3
Xio ji

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Pick the right option

How do we say 'Mister' in Mandarin?

1
Xin sheng

2
W sh

3
Xio ji

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Moving on

Let's learn the vocabulary for self introduction! There are two ways of saying what your name is, one formal, the other informal, let's begin with the formal one!

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Introductions

I/me = W

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Tonal tip

W is pronounced using the falling rising tone, also known as the third tone Lets try and say W

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Introductions

Name = Mnzi

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Tonal tip

Mnzi is pronounced with a mid rising tone, also known as the second tone Lets try and say Mnzi

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Introductions

My W

(possessive particle) de

name mnzi

is sh

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Grammar tip

The particle de, is a possessive particle, used in possessive pronouns, example (mine = w de) It is also used for emphasis

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Introductions

My name is ...

W de mnzi sh...

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Moving on...

Now let's take a look at the informal way of telling your name In future, we shall stick to the informal way of telling names!

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Introductions

I/me

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Introductions

To be called

Jio

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Tonal tip

Jio is pronounced in the falling tone, also known as the fourth tone Lets hear you say Jio

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Introducing yourself

I am called.

W jio

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Introductions

To be surnamed

Xng

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Tonal tip

Xng is spoken in the falling tone also known as the fourth tone Remember, x is spoken with a sh sound! Lets hear you say Xng

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Introducing yourself

My surname is.

W xng......

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Culturally speaking

Name and surname both form an integral part of Chinese culture, thus the two words Jio and Xng are important to learn!

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Grammar tip
As we can see, the 'to-be' verb 'am' is not translated in both the cases, as we are saying I am named or 'I am surnamed' as opposed to My name is or 'My surname is...' Named' here acts as an adjective describing the 'person and is therefore not translated It's the same as saying 'I am tall', and as we learnt, is/am are not translated before an adjective!
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Revision

Translation I Name To be surnamed To be called

Mandarin W Mnzi Xng Jio

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Let's see if you remember

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Pick the right option

How do we say 'My name is...'?

1
W de mnzi sh...

2
W xng sh

3
W de jio

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Pick the right option

How do we say 'My name is...'?

1
W de mnzi sh...

2
W xng sh

3
W de jio

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Pick the right option

How do we say 'I am named .'?

1
W jio

2
W sh

3
W xng

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Pick the right option

How do we say 'I am named .'?

1
W jio

2
W sh

3
W xng

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Revision

Translation Miss Mister/ Mr. Mrs. Female friend/ girlfriend Male friend/ boyfriend Young friend

Mandarin Xio ji Xin sheng F ren N pngyu Nn pngyu Xio pngyu

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Revision
English I To be surnamed To be called My family name is Wng My name is Wng Png (formal) My name is Wng Png (informal) Mandarin W Xng Jio W xng Wng W de mnzi sh Wng Png W jio Wng Png

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Culture Leaf

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Culture leaf
Yellow, also called the color of the earth, is considered the most beautiful colour The Chinese saying, 'Yellow generates Yin and Yang', implies that yellow is the center of everything, Yellow often decorates royal palaces, altars and temples The color was used in the robes and attire of the emperors

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Culture leaf

Yellow also represents freedom from worldly cares and is thus esteemed in Buddhism Monks garments are yellow, as are elements of Buddhist temples

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What's next?

In the next lesson, we will learn how to ask someone their family name and maiden names!

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Content Team CultureAlley, Sunny Dang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_in_Chinese _culture

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