FOREIGN LANGUAGE 301

UNIT 1 [SCHOOL, CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS]

Examples: philosophy, art, literature, and

technology.
Zaoshang hao! – Good Morning - World’s most populous country. 1.4B
people.
Wangshang hao! – Good Evening
Zhongwu hao! – After Noon - Were discovered in Huang He Basin
ZHONGGUO – China, middle
Xiawiu hao! – After Noon (12 NOON)
country
Ni Hao! – Hello (Ka-edad, friends or
classmates) Nimen Hao – plural 2 or ZHONGGUOREN – Chinese
more T’ANG DYNASTY (618-907) –
Nin Hao! – Older Golden age of Chinese history
Laoshi – Teacher HISTORICAL LANDMARKS
Dajia Hao! - Greetings sa marami • Great Wall of China
Tongxuemen hao! – Classmates • The Terracotta Warriors
Zao an/Wan an – Good Night • The Forbidden City
Nimen mingbai le ma? – • Temple of Heaven
Naiintindihan ba • Beijing’s Olympic Stadium
Ming bai/ Ming bai le – Understand (Birds Nest)
Bu- not FAMOUS CHINESE
Nimen dong le ma – Naiintindihan PHILOSOPHERS
Bu dong le – Hindi naiintindihan • Lao Tse
Nimen you wenti ma? -Do you have • Confucious
questions You • Mencius
– Have
Mei you – Don’t have Xianzai, FAMOUS CHINESE CELEBRITY
women shang ke – Going to start a • Jackie Chan
class • Lucy Liu
Xianzai, women xia ke – Goodbye/ • Yao Ming
class is over
Hai you wenti ma? – Do you have any MANDARIN
questions PU TANG HUA – common language
HANZI – Written Chinese characters
PINYIN – Romanized Version of
You – Yow d Chinese characters
aspirated t HANYU – The Chinese name for the
b soft letter p main Chinese language w/c means
women – we or the language of Han.
us wo – i g soft Examples:
letter k
INTRODUCTION
CHINA Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì Wáng Jiāmíng.
- People’s Republic of China 你好，我是王家明.
- Known for its rich cultural heritage, Hello, I am Wang Jiaming.
including contributions to
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Conversation
Xièxiè, zàijiàn. 谢谢, Nǐ hǎo!
(Hello)
再见.
Thank you, good bye. 你 好!
Wǒ jiào Jose.
学校 (I am called Jose.)
Xuéxiào
School 我 叫 Jose.
New Words
你 nǐ
校长 (pronoun)
Xiàozhǎng you
Principal hǎo
好
(adjective)
good
老师
Lǎoshī wǒ
Teacher 我 (pronoun)
I/me

jiào
同学 叫 (verb)
Tóngxué call/called
Classmate
Other Useful Greetings
朋友
Péngyǒu 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo -
Friend good morning

下午好 xiàwǔ hǎo -

UNIT 1: Lesson 1 NǏ good afternoon
HǍO!
晚上好 wǎnshàng hǎo
- good evening
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Zhongwu hao!
- good noon

UNIT 1: Lesson 2 New Words ZÀI JIÀN! Míngtiān

jiàn!
(See you tomorrow!)
Conversation
Basic Greetings When the
Class Starts

Qiáo Sī Lǎoshī: tóngxué

Tóngxuémen hǎo! (noun)
(Hello class!) classmate

men
同 学 们 好! (plural form)
Tóngxuémen: tóngxuémen
Lǎoshī hǎo! (noun)
(Hello class
teacher!) 老 师 好! lǎoshī

Conversation (noun)
Basic Greetings When the teacher
Class Ends
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zài
again
Qiáo Sī Lǎoshī:
Tóngxuémen zàijiàn! jiàn
(Goodbye class!) see

zàijiàn
同 学 们 再 见! good bye
Tóngxuémen:
Qiáo Sī Lǎoshī zàijiàn! míngtiān
(Goodbye Teacher Jho!) tomorrow

míngtiān jiàn
乔 思 老 师 再 见! see you tomorrow

Useful Phrases in the

Classroom

Conversation

现在上课!
Geno:
Xiànzài shàngkè! Lín lǎoshī hǎo!
Now, class will begin! (Hello Teacher Lin!)

现在下课! Wǒ shì Geno.

Xiànzài xiàkè! (I am Geno.)
Now, class is over!
Lín Lǎoshī:
Nǐ hǎo Geno!
UNIT 1: LESSON 3 WǑ (Hello Geno!)
SHÌ LÍN LǍOSHĪ! _________________________
Calvin:
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Lín lǎoshī, zǎoshang hǎo! Repeat after me.

(Good morning Teacher Lin!)
UNIT 1: LESSON 4
Lín Lǎoshī: Zǎoshang hǎo XIÈ XIE!
Calvin!
(Good morning Calvin!) Xièxie nǐ !
(Thank you!)
Tā shì Nica.
(She is Nica.) Bù kèqì
(You are welcome!)
Tā shì John.
(He is John.) Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?
(What is your name?)
Calvin:
Nǐmen hǎo! Wǒ jiào
(Hello! - plural) (I called)

Nica, John: Lǎoshī zàijiàn !

Nǐ hǎo! (Goodbye teacher!)
(Hello!) Zàijiàn !
(Goodbye!)
New Words shénme
shì what
(verb to be)
is/are/am/was/were míngzì
tā name
(pronoun)
she Qǐng kàn hēibǎn.
tā Please look at the blackboard.
(pronoun)
he
Nǐmen UNIT 1: LESSON 5
XIÈ XIE!
(pronoun)
you- plural
Tāmen shì xuéshēng ma?
(Are they students?)
Qǐng gēn wǒ shuō.
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Shì, tāmen shì xuéshēng. Tā jiào Joan. She

(Yes, they are students.) is Joan.

Tā shì lǎoshī ma? Tā jiào Rose. She

(Is he a teacher?) is Rose.

Bù, tā bùshì lǎoshī. Tā shì Karen. She

(No, he is not a teacher.) is Karen.

Tā shì xiàozhǎng. Wǒmen shì xiǎoxuéshēng.

(He is a principal.)
Nǐ shì Joseph ma?
(Are you Joseph?)
Shì, wǒ shì Joseph.
(Yes, I am Joseph.)
Qǐng dǎkāi shū.
Please open your book.
We are elementary
students.
A: Tā shì nǐ de péngyǒu ma?
(Is he your friend?)
B: Shì, tā shì wǒ de péngyǒu.
(Yes, he is my friend.)
A: Tā shì nǐ de tóngxué ma?
(Is he your classmate?)

UNIT 1: LESSON 6 B: Shì, tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.

TĀMEN SHÌ WǑ DE (Yes, he is my classmate.)
PÉNGYǑU
Introducing Friends:
A: Tāmen shì nǐ de
Nín hǎo, wǒ shì Anna. péngyǒu ma?
Hello, Iam Anna. (Are they your friends?)

Tāmen shì wǒ de péngyǒu. B: Bù, tāmen bùshì wǒ de

They are my friends. péngyǒu.
(No, they are not my friends.)
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Tāmen shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

(They are my teachers.)

A: Tāmen shì nǐ de tóngxué ma?

(Are they your classmates?)

B: Bù, tāmen bùshì wǒ de

tóngxué .
(No, they are not my
classmates.)

Tāmen shì wǒ de péngyǒu.

(They are my friends.)

我们 wǒmen
(pronoun)
we/us

的 de
denotes
possession/ownership

朋友 péngyǒu

(noun)
friend
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小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng (noun) elementary

students

中学生 zhōngxuéshēng
(noun) high school
students

大 学 生 dàxuéshēng
(noun) college students

Qǐng zài shuō yībiàn.

Please say it again.
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chī dàngāo eat cake

你找谁?
Nǐ zhǎo shéi/shuí? UNIT 2: LESSON 7 他是谁? TĀ
Who are you looking for? SHÌ SHÉI?
Conversation

Robert :
祝你生日快乐!
Tā shì shéi?
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
他 是 谁?
Wishing you happy birthday!
Who is he?
Ramon :
打 篮球 Tā shì wǒ
dǎ lánqiú de péngyǒu Ryan.
play 他是我的朋友 Ryan.
basketball He is my friend Ryan. Robert :
Tā yě tī zúqiú ma?
踢 足球 tī
他也踢足球吗？
zúqiú play
Is he also playing football?
football
Ramon :
Bù, tā bù tī zú qiú. 不
学 汉语 ，他不踢足球。
xué Hànyǔ No, he is not playing football.
study Chinese language Tā dǎ lánqiú. 他 打
篮 球。
He is playing basketball.
听 音乐
tīng yīnyuè New Words
listen to music shéi
谁
who
吃 蛋糕 也 yě
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also basketball
踢 tī
play by feet 他 打 什么 球?
足球 zúqiú
Tā dǎ shénme qiú?
football
What ball game is he playing?
打 dǎ
play by hand
篮球 lánqiú 打 网球
dǎ wǎngqiú
play tennis Mǎlìyà, nǐ yǒu hǎo péngyǒu ma?
打 羽毛球 Maria, do you have dǎ yǔmáoqiú
good/close friend?
play badminton
Mǎlìyà : 打乒乓球 有啊. dǎ pīngpāng
qiú Yǒu a. I have.
play ping pong
Bàba :

谁是你的好朋友？踢足球
Shéi shì nǐ de hǎo
tī zúqiú péngyǒu? play football Who is your good friend?

打篮球 Mǎlìyà : dǎ lánqiú Angela 是我的好朋友。 play

basketball
Angela shì wǒ de hǎo 打 排球 péngyǒu.
Angela is my good friend.
dǎ páiqiú p lay volleyball Peter:

Daily Conversation Carla 也是我的好朋友

Peter hé Carla yěshì wǒ
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请进! Qǐng jìn! de hǎo péngyǒu.

Please come in. Peter and Carla are also my good
friends. 请坐! Qǐng zuò!
Please sit. Bàba :
他们 都 学 汉语 吗？
请喝茶! Qǐng hē chá! Tāmen dōu xué Hànyǔ
Please drink tea. ma?
Are they
all studying Hanyu?
UNIT 2: LESSON 8
谁是你的好朋友? SHÉI SHÌ NǏ Mǎlìyà :
DE HǍO PÉNGYǑU?
不，Carla 不学 汉语。

Bù, Carla bù
Conversation

爸爸 Bàba No, xué HànyǔCarla . is not 玛丽

亚，你有好朋友吗？ studying Hanyu.

她 学 法语。 both
Tā xuéxí Fǎyǔ. 学 xué
She is studying French. study/learn
汉语 Hànyǔ
New Words Chinese language
有 yǒu
法语 Fǎyǔ
have
啊 a French
ah
都 dōu
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Classroom Conversation 请安 Joseph, Nǐ yǒu jǐ zhāng

静. Qǐng ānjìng. zhōngwén guāngpán?
Quiet please. Joseph, 你有 几 张 中 文
光 盘？

请听我说. Qǐng tīng wǒ shuō. (Joseph, how many Chinese

Compact Disk do you have?)
Please listen to me.

Different Languages Joseph:

汉语 Hànyǔ Wǒ yǒu sān zhāng zhōngwén
Chinese guāngpán. 我 有 三 张 中
文 光 盘.
菲律宾语 Fēilǜbīnyǔ
(I have three pieces of Chinese
Filipino
Compact Disk.)

英语 Yīngyǔ Jim:
English John, nǐ yǒu jǐ zhāng?
John, 你 有 几 张？
法语 Fǎyǔ (John how many do you have?)
French
日语 Rìyǔ
John:
Japanese
Wǒ méiyǒu. 我
没有.
韩语 Hányǔ
(I don't have.)
Korean

NEW WORDS
UNIT 2: LESSON 9 您有几张中文 几 jǐ
光盘？ NÍN YǑU JǏ ZHĀNG how many
ZHŌNGWÉN GUĀNGPÁN?
张 zhāng
Conversation quantifier/ measure word
Jim:
中文 Zhōngwén
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Chinese language Measure Words

光盘 guāngpán
compact disk 个 ge 本子 běnzi
notebook 杯子
没有 méiyǒu bēizi cup, glass
None 苹 果 píngguǒ
apple
OTHER MEASURE WORDS
张 zhāng 报纸 bàozhǐ
newspaper 地
四本书 sì běn shū four 图 dìtú map
books
本 běn
一 张 报纸 yī zhāng 书 shū
book
bàozhǐ one
newspaper 杂志 zázhì
magazine
词典 cídiǎn
五个苹果 wǔ gè
dictionary
píngguǒ five
apples 把 bǎ
雨伞 yǔsǎn
两瓶可乐 umbrella
liǎng píng kělè two
bottles of cola
Useful Classroom Phrases:
四碗面条 请举手! Qǐng jǔ shǒu!
sì wǎn miàntiáo four
Please raise your hand!
bowls of noodles

手放下! Shǒu fàngxià!

八杯 咖啡
bā bēi kāfēi eight Hand down!
cups of coffee
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UNIT 2: LESSON 10 这是谁的钱
包? ZHÈ SHÌ SHÉI DE QIÁNBĀO?
CONVERSATION
Nà shì shénme?那是什么?
(What is that?)
Alex: Shì qiánbāo! Zhè shì shéi
de qiánbāo? 是钱包! 这是谁的
钱包？
(It's wallet! Whose wallet is
this?)
Christian: Zhè shì wǒ de! 这是我
的!
(It's mine!)
Alex: Qiánbāo li yǒu duōshǎo
qián? 钱包里有多少钱?
(How much is inside the
wallet?)
Christian: Sānshíbā yuán, duì
ma? 三十八元，对吗？
(Thirty eight Yuan, right?)
Alex: Duì, gěi nǐ! 对, 给你!
(Right, I'll give you.)
Christian: Xièxiè nǐ! 谢谢你!
(Thanks to you!)
Alex: Bù kèqì! 不客气!
(Welcome!)
NEW WORDS
• 那 – nà – that
• 这 – zhè – this
• 钱包 - qiánbāo – wallet
• 里 – lǐ – inside
• 多少 – duōshǎo - how
many/how much
• 钱 – qián – money
• 元 – Yuán - Chinese
money
• 对 – duì - right/correct
• 给 – gěi – give
USEFUL CLASSROOM PHRASES
很好! - Hěn hǎo! - Very good!
非常好 - Fēicháng hǎo -
Excellent!
UNIT 2: LESSON 11 祝你生日快
乐 ZHÙ NǏ SHĒNGRÌ KUÀILÈ
CONVERSATION
Mary Grace : Lín lǎoshī nǐ hǎo!
林老师你好!
(Teacher Lin, hello!)
Lín Lǎoshī : Nǐ zhǎo shéi? 你找
谁？
(Who are you looking for?)
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Mary Grace : Wǒ zhǎo Mark hé
Jane. 我找 Mark 和 Jane.
(I am looking for Mark and
Jane.)
Lín Lǎoshī : Tāmen zài zhèlǐ. 他
们在这里.
(They are here.)
Mary Grace : Tāmen zài zhèlǐ!
Xièxiè! 他们在这里! 谢谢!
(They are here! Thank you!)
*Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! 祝你生
日快乐！
(Happy birthday to you!)
NEW WORDS
• 您 – nín - you (polite
form)
• 找 – zhǎo - look/find
• 和 – hé - and
• 在 – zài - at
• 这里 – zhèlǐ - here
• 哪里 – nǎlǐ - where
• 祝 – Zhù - to say a wish
• 生日 – shēngrì - birthday
• 快乐 – kuàilè - happy
UNIT 2: LESSON 12 今天我很高
兴 JĪNTIĀN WǑ HĚN GĀOXÌNG
MY DIARY
Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì. 今天
是我的生日.
(Today is my birthday.)
Wǒ gēnpéngyǒumen zài yīqǐ. 我
跟朋友们在一起.
(I am with my friends.)
Wǒmen chī dàngāo. 我们吃蛋糕
(We ate cake,)
tīng yīnyuè. 听音乐.
(Listen to music.)
Dàjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng, 大家都
很高兴,
(Everyone is very happy,)
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng. 我也很高兴.
(I am also very happy.)
NEW WORDS
• 今天 – jīntiān – today
• 听 – tīng - listen
• 跟 – gēn - with
• 音乐 – yīnyuè – musi
• 一起 – yīqǐ – together
• 大家 – dàjiā – everyone
• 吃 – chī – eat
• 很 – hěn - very
• 蛋糕 – dàngāo – cake
• 高兴 – gāoxìng - happy