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N ho Lesson 15 on Basic Mandarin!

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Speaker Mark Lisa Mark Lisa Mark Lisa Mark Lisa Lisa English Who has a younger sister? L has a younger sister Who is he? He is doctor Wng Whose photo is this? This is my photo Do you have an elder sister? I don't have an elder sister I have a younger sister Mandarin Shi yu memei? L yu memei T sh shi? T sh Wng ysheng Zh sh shi de zho pin? Zh sh w de zho pin N yu jijie ma? W mi yu jijie W yu y ge memei

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Speaker Mark Lisa Mark Lisa

English Who is he? Is she your elder sister No, I have a younger sister

Mandarin T sh shi? T sh n jijie ma? B, w yu y ge memei

He is my father doctor Wng T sh w bba, Wng ysheng

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Lesson objectives

Numbers and currencies

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What's in store today?

Today we will have a casual conversation with a vendor in the market and cover numbers in the process!

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Basic questions

When asking the price of something in Mandarin, we use the phrase dusho qin This phrase is made up on three words, and can literally be translated as many/few money implying How much does it cost?

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Basic questions

Many

Du

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Basic questions

Few

Sh o

It is pronounced with a falling rising tone To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Mandarin

Basic questions

Money

Qin

It is pronounced with a mid rising tone To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Mandarin

Basic questions

Many Du

few sh o

money qin

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Basic questions

How much does it cost?

Dush o qin?

Literally meaning, many few money To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Mandarin

Grammar tip

We can shorten this phrase to only mean How much, by removing the word money from it

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Basic Questions

How much is it/ How much?

Dush o?

Literally, many few?

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Numbers

To answer these questions, we will have to learn the concept of numbers in Mandarin, which is fairly simple and logical! Lets take a look!

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Numbers

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Numbers

The numbers 11-19 follow a slightly different order from the rest, where, instead of calling out 11 as 1-10-1, we simply omit the first one and call it 10-1 Lets take a look!

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Numbers

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Numbers

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Numbers

Now lets learn how to deal with decimal points or fractions! We use the word din to represent decimals, this is also a measure word for time!

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Numbers

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Let's see if you remember

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Pick the right option

How do we say ten in Mandarin?

1
Sh

2
Shr

3
Shyi

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Solution

How do we say ten in Mandarin?

1
Sh

2
Shr

3
Shyi

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Pick the right option

How do we say how much in Mandarin?

1
Du ho?

2
Dusho?

3
Dushoian?

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Solution

How do we say how much in Mandarin?

1
Du ho?

2
Dusho?

3
Dushoian?

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Pick the right option

How do we say 11.1 in Mandarin?

1
Shdiny

2
Shrdinw

3
Shydiny

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Solution

How do we say 11.1 in Mandarin?

1
Shdiny

2
Shrdinw

3
Shydiny

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Moving on
Great! Now lets move on to answering those questions with varied statements Here is what we will cover today This is for 10 dollars This is for 18 yuan This is for 20 yen This is for 12 dollars

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Currencies

In mandarin, currencies are formed by adding the country name along with the Chinese currency! Lets see the following sentences and figure out!

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Basic questions

It Zh

measure word ge

is

ten sh

dollars miyun

Miyun = America + Chinese currency

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Grammar tip

Note that, is is not translated as, ten is an adjective and the to-be verb is not translated before adjectives in Mandarin! Also note that this and it translate to the same word in this case!

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Currencies

It is for 10 dollars

Zh ge sh miyun

It | Measure word| Amount| Currency

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Currencies

This is for 18 yuan

Zh ge shb kui

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Currencies

This is for 20 yen

Zh sh rsh ryun

Ryun= Japan + chinese currency

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Currencies

This is for 60 dollars

Zh ge lish miyun

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Let's see if you remember

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Pick the right option

What word can be used instead of Yun in Mandarin?

1
Lish

2
Zh

3
Kui

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Solution

What word can be used instead of Yun in Mandarin?

1
Lish

2
Zh

3
Kui

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Revision

English How much does it cost? How much is it? This is for 10 dollars This is for 18 yuan This is for 20 yen This is for 60 dollars

Mandarin Dush o qin? Dush o? Zh ge sh miyun Zh ge shb kui Zh sh rsh ryun Zh ge lish miyun

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Culture leaf

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Culture leaf
The Giant Panda is regarded as the symbol of China And it is also the Chinese national animal It is universally loved, and is a peaceful, bamboo-eating member of the bear family It lives in bamboo forests in central China and is an endangered animal

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Culture leaf

Surprisingly, Giant panda babies are very small, and weigh only 90130 grams, which is about 1/900 of its mother's weight!

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Culture leaf

In November 2007, China had 239 giant pandas who lived in captivity There are 27 giant pandas which live in zoos outside of China, and the exact number of giant pandas in the wild is not known

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What's next?

In the next lesson we shall learn about expression of time!

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Content Team CultureAlley, Sunny Dang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda Voice over Tyler Crandall

Images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chengdu-pandas-d18.jpg Colegota http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pandas_du_zoo_d Beauval.jpg Isa2886

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