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Table of contents 16-30
No. Lesson Name Lesson Description Page
16 Do you know how Using chopsticks and making phone calls are two 1
to use chopsticks? important skills in China. We are going to learn how to
do both in this lesson.
17 Why aren’t you Hamburger and green tea: have you ever tried it? Why 9
coming? not? You really should – it's great!
In this lesson we will learn the question "why" and it's
answers.
18 On what day do Do you want to make an appointment during the week? 17
you have free Let’s learn the days of the week – Sunday, Monday,
time? Tuesday…. and the question “when?”
19 These two cats are Up and down, inside and outside, left and right, front 25
in the house. and back: after this lesson you will find that you can
describe locations.
20 How far is it from Do you want to go to China? You know it is very far, 33
Beijing to Guilin? but exactly how far? One hour by plane? Ten hours?
Ask your teacher in Chinese: How far is it from the
U.S. to China by airplane?
21 What are you You are sitting at home and can't find your book? Let’s 41
looking for? look for it together. Perhaps you left it on your bed, or
maybe it's under the sofa, or in the cupboard?
22 May I use your In Chinese, there are three words which translate as 49
computer? “can”. What is the right way of using each? When do
you use them? What's the difference between them?
Let’s get that straight.
23 Do you know how In this lesson we are going to review most of the 57
to drive? words, and all the grammar we have learned in lessons
16-22.
24 Where do you Where were you born? Where do you live? Where did 65
live? you put the book? Where should I sit?
In this lesson we are going to learn the verbs that come
before the adverbs that describe location.
25 Why hasn’t she We learned “when”, “where”, “who” and “whose”, so 73
come yet? why haven't we learned “how”? Let’s do it now.
26 Where do you We know you are not from China… so where are you 81
come from? from? In this lesson we will learn definite articles like:
these, those, which (plural) etc.
27 How do I get to Are you lost in the streets of Beijing? All you need to 89
the cinema from do is ask how to get to get to the nearest hospital / mall
here? / post office/ school.
No. Lesson Name Lesson Description Page
28 How did you come In this lesson we will learn the emphasis form of past 97
here? sentences. We will also learn new expressions like:
Long time no see! Not bad (in a positive sense).
29 How is the Find a Chinese person with whom to discuss the 105
weather today? weather in China and in your country. Who knows?
Perhaps the weather in the two countries is totally
different!
30 Now I already In this lesson we are going to review lessons 24-29. 113
know! Maybe you have already forgotten some of them, but
don’t worry, everything will come back!
dì shíliù kè
第十六课
Lesson 16
你 会 用 筷 子 吗?
Do you know how to use chopsticks?
Lesson Description:
Using chopsticks and making phone calls are two important skills in China. We are going to
learn how to do both in this lesson.
Lesson 16
1
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
shuāng pair, for 2 things of the same measure word
双 kind to be used together
hē to drink verb
喝
Lesson 16
2
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 16
3
Lesson 16
4
Lesson 16
5
Grammatical Remarks
1. yòng "to use" is a verb in a sentence of type b (NOUN + VERB+ NOUN, see
lesson 1 note 5). tā yòng kuàizi. "He uses chopsticks"; wǒ yě huì yòng kuàizi.
"I too can use chopsticks".
3. The verb gěi "to give" is similar to its English equivalent in that it takes both
direct and indirect objects: tā gěi wǒ yì běn shū. "He gave me a book".
4. When gěi is not the only verb in the sentence, but is followed by another verb,
it is used as a coverb meaning "to" or "for": wǒ gěi tā xiě xìn. "I write him a
letter"; wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà. "I call him; I give him a telephone call".
5. Negation words and other adverbs are placed before the co-verb: wǒ bù gěi tā
xiě xìn. "I don't write him a letter"; tā yě yòng diànnǎo gōngzuò. "He also
works using a computer".
Lesson 16
6
Homework
1. qǐng fānyì xiàmiàn de jùzi.
请 翻译 下 面 的 句子.
Please translate the sentences below into English.
Lesson 16
7
kuàizi chī fàn, tā zhǐ huì yòng dāochā. xiànzài, Mǎ Lì
筷 子 吃 饭,她 只 会 用 刀 叉. 现 在, 马 莉
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. Mǎ Lì de mèimei jiào shénme míngzì?
马 莉 的 妹 妹 叫 什 么 名 字?
Lesson 16
8
dì shíqī kè
第十七 课
Lesson 17
wèishénme nǐ bù lái?
为 什 么 你 不 来?
Why aren’t you coming?
Lesson Description:
Hamburger and green tea: have you ever tried it? Why not? You really should – it's great! In this
lesson we will learn the question “why” and it's answers.
Lesson 17
9
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
hànbǎobāo hamburger noun
汉 堡包
Lesson 17
10
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 17
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Lesson 17
12
Lesson 17
13
Grammatical Remarks
1. The word duì can be used as a stative verb meaning "to be right, correct": nǐ
hěn duì. "You are right" ; duì bú duì? "Is that right?"
3. bié "don't" is the negative adverb used for the imperative. A verb preceded by
bié (or by búyào) means "don't…": bié mǎi píngguǒ! "don't buy apples!" qǐng
bié shuō huà! (or, qǐng bú yào shuō huà!) "Please don't talk!"
Lesson 17
14
Homework
1. qǐng yòng xiàmiàn de cí tiánkòng.
请 用 下 面 的 词 填 空.
Please fill in the blanks using the words below.
d. nǐ bù lái?
你 不 来?
Lesson 17
15
“wèishénme?” Bǐ De wèn wǒ.
“为 什 么?” 彼 得 问 我.
wǒ yào qù Běijīng. ”
我 要 去 北 京.”
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. jīnnián bāyuè shéi yào qù Zhōngguó?
今 年 八 月 谁 要 去 中 国?
Lesson 17
16
dì shíbā kè
第十八课
Lesson 18
Lesson 18
17
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
xīngqī week noun
星 期
Lesson 18
18
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 18
19
Lesson 18
20
Lesson 18
21
Grammatical Remarks
1. In time expressions, larger units precede smaller units. The days of the week
thus precede the hour xīngqī yī wǎnshàng bā diǎn bàn "half past eight,
Monday evening."
2. shénme shíhòu ? "What time? When?" is the general question asking about
time. This question is placed, as any other time expression, either before the
verb part or at the beginning of the sentence: nǐ dìdi shénme shíhòu chī fàn?
Or, shénme shíhòu nǐ dìdi chī fàn? "When does your younger brother eat?"
Lesson 18
22
Homework
1. tiánkòng.
填 空.
Please fill in the blanks.
yí ge xīngqī yǒu tiān, tāmen shì xīngqī yī, , xīngqī sān,
一个 星期 有 天, 它 们 是 星 期 一, ,星 期 三,
Lesson 18
23
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. Mǎ Lì xīngqī jǐ xué Zhōngwén?
马 莉 星 期 几 学 中 文?
Lesson 18
24
dì shíjiǔ kè
第十九课
Lesson 19
这 两 只 猫 在房子里(面).
These two cats are in the house.
Lesson Description:
Up and down, inside and outside, left and right, front and back: after this lesson you will find
that you can describe locations.
Lesson 19
25
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
shàngmiàn on, above, on the top of noun
上 面
Lesson 19
26
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 19
27
Lesson 19
28
Lesson 19
29
Grammatical Remarks
1. The place words shàngmiàn or shàngbiān "above, on", xiàmiàn or xiàbiān
"beneath, under", yòubiān "right side" etc. are nouns. Thus, they can occupy
the position reserved to nouns in the sentence. Place words mostly occur in
two sentence structures:
(a) Noun + zài + Place word
shū zài wàibiān. "The books are outside." (like shū zài jiā. "The books are at
home."), gǒu zài xiàmiàn. "The dog is underneath."
(b) Place word + yǒu + Noun
wàibiān yǒu shū. "There are books outside."
xiàmiàn yǒu liǎng zhī gǒu. "There are two dogs underneath."
2. Place words can form longer expressions with other nouns: zhuōzi
shàng(miàn) "on the table", diànnǎo lǐmiàn "in the computer": shū zài zhuōzi
shàng(miàn). "The books are on the table"; diànnǎo lǐmiàn yǒu shénme?
"What is there inside the computer?"
Lesson 19
30
Homework
1. qǐng yòng xiàmiàn de cíyǔ tiánkòng.
请 用 下 面 的 词 语 填 空.
Please fill in the blanks using the words below.
Lesson 19
31
měi tiān gōngyuán lǐ dōu yǒu hěn duō rén.
每 天 公 园 里 都 有 很 多 人.
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. Zhāng Bō de jiā zài nǎlǐ?
张 波 的 家 在 哪里?
Lesson 19
32
dì èrshí kè
第二十课
Lesson 20
北京离桂林 有 多 远?
How far is it from Beijing to Guilin?
Lesson Description:
Do you want to go to China? You know it is very far, but exactly how far? One hour by plane?
Ten hours? Ask your teacher in Chinese: How far is it from the U.S. to China by airplane?
Lesson 20
33
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
běibiān north side, northern part noun
北 边
nánbiān south side noun
南 边
xībiān west side noun
西 边
dōngbiān east side noun
东 边
chéng (shì) city noun
城 (市)
lǐtou / biān inside noun
里头 / 边
wàitou / biān outside noun
外 头/ 边
lí apart from, distant preposition
离
yuǎn to be far from SV (Stative Verb)
远
jìn to be close to, near SV (Stative Verb)
近
duō yuǎn how far QW (Question Word)
多 远
kāi chē to drive verb
开 车
xiǎoshí hour noun
小 时
zuò to sit, to travel by verb
坐 plane, train, bus etc.
gōnggòng qìchē bus noun
公 共 汽车
Lesson 20
34
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 20
35
Lesson 20
36
Lesson 20
37
Grammatical Remarks
1. Distance from one place to another is expressed with the coverb lí "(separated)
from" in sentences of this pattern: Place1 lí Place2 yuǎn "Place1 is far from
Place2.", Place1 lí Place2 jìn "Place1 is near Place2."
Zhōngguó lí Yìdàlì hěn yuǎn. "China is far from Italy."
Zhōngguó lí Yìdàlì yuǎn bù yuǎn? "Is China far from Italy?"
shūdiàn lí nǐ jiā hěn jìn. "The bookstore is near your home."
2. Distance from one point of time to another is also expressed by the co-verb lí:
xīngqī tiān lí tā de shēngrì zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiān. "There are only two days from
Sunday to his birthday."
Lesson 20
38
Homework
1. qǐng wánchéng duìhuà.
请 完 成 对 话.
Please complete the following dialogue.
A: ?
A: ?
A: ?
A: ?
qù gōngzuò, yīnwèi qìchē tài duō, suǒyǐ cóng chéng dōngbiān dào
去 工 作,因 为 汽 车 太 多, 所 以 从 城 东 边 到
Lesson 20
39
yě bù shǎo. yàoshì(if) nǐ bù xǐhuān hěn duō chē, hěn duō rén,
也 不 少. 要 是 你 不 喜 欢 很 多 车, 很 多 人,
nǐ kěyǐ zuò dìtiě (subway). Běijīng de dìtiě kěyǐ dào dōng nán xī běi,
你可以 坐 地 铁. 北 京 的 地铁 可以 到 东 南 西 北,
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. Běijīng rén zuò shénme qù gōngzuò?
北 京 人 坐 什 么 去 工 作?
Lesson 20
40
dì èrshíyī kè
第二十一课
Lesson 21
nǐ zhǎo shénme ?
你 找 什么?
What are you looking for?
Lesson Description:
You are sitting at home and can't find your book? Let’s look for it together. Perhaps you left it
on your bed, or maybe it's under the sofa, or in the cupboard?
Lesson 21
41
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
shāfā sofa noun
沙发
Lesson 21
42
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 21
43
Lesson 21
44
Lesson 21
45
Grammatical Remarks
1. The verb zhǎo has two different meanings: 1) "to look for": nǐ zhǎo shéi?
"Who do you look for?" 2) "To give change": tā zhǎo gěi wǒ yí kuài qián.
"He gave me one yuán change."
Lesson 21
46
Homework
1. qǐng wánchéng duìhuà.
请 完 成 对 话.
Please complete the following dialogue.
A: wèi, nǐ hǎo, nǐ zhǎo shéi?
喂,你 好,你 找 谁?
B: wǒ Dà Wèi.
我 大 卫.
B: nǐ tā zài nǎr?
你 他 在 哪儿?
A: duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù .
对不 起,我 不 .
Lesson 21
47
wèn tā yào bú yào yìqǐ qù mǎi xīn yīfú.
问 他 要 不 要 一 起 去 买 新 衣 服.
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. zhōumò Bǐ De gōngzuò ma?
周 末 彼 得 工 作 吗?
b. wǎnshàng shéi lái zhǎo tā?
晚 上 谁 来 找 他?
c. wéishénme Dà Wèi yào mǎi xīn yīfú?
为 什 么 大 卫 要 买 新 衣 服?
d. nǐ xiǎng Dà Wèi shì bú shì zhēnde yǒudiǎnr xǐhuān Zhāng Bō?
你 想 大 卫 是 不 是 真 的 有点儿 喜欢 张 波?
Lesson 21
48
dì èrshíèr kè
第二十二课
Lesson 22
我可以用 你的电 脑 吗?
May I use your computer?
Lesson Description:
In Chinese, there are three words which translate as “can”. What is the right way of using each?
When do you use them? What's the difference between them? Let’s get that straight.
Lesson 22
49
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
néng can, possibility provided by AV (Auxiliary Verb)
能 circumstances or reason
Lesson 22
50
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 22
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Lesson 22
52
Lesson 22
53
Grammatical Remarks
1. Three different auxiliary verbs huì , néng, and kěyǐ all mean "can", though
sometimes in various senses, as follows:
(a) huì refers to an acquired ability and might therefore be translated as
"know how to": tā huì kāi chē. "He knows how to drive."; tā huì shuō
yīngyǔ. "He can speak English."
(b) néng refers to a physical ability and might therefore be used in the
sense of "be able to" or "strong enough to": tā néng zhǎo wǒmen de
péngyǒu. "He is able to look for our friend."
(c) kěyǐ asks for or grants permission, like "may": wǒ kěyǐ chōuyān ma?
"May I smoke?"
2. The distinctions between the three verbs huì, néng, and kěyǐ are by no means
rigidly adhered to, just as "can" and "may" are often used interchangeably in
English.
3. When the stative verb hǎo precedes the verbs chī "eat", kàn "look" or tīng
"hear" – a compound stative verb is formed: hǎochī "good to eat, tasty";
hǎokàn "good to look at, nice looking"; hǎotīng "good to listen, nice hearing".
4. róngyì "easy" and nán "difficult" can precede verbs to express "easy to…" or
difficult to…". róngyì xiě means "easy to write", nán xiě means "difficult to
write": Hànzì nán xiě. "Chinese characters are hard to write."
Lesson 22
54
Homework
1. qǐng yòng xiàmiàn de cíyǔ tiánkòng.
请 用 下 面 的 词 语 填 空.
Please fill in the blanks using the words below.
jiǎndān nán
简 单 难
hǎochī xué
好 吃 学
Lesson 22
55
dì èrshísān kè
第二十三课
Lesson 23
你会 开 车 吗?
Do you know how to drive?
Lesson Description:
In this lesson we are going to review most of the words, and all the grammar we have learned in
lessons 16-22.
Lesson 23
57
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
zuò to sit, to travel by plane, train, bus etc. verb
坐
hē to drink verb
喝
Lesson 23
58
Word English Part of Speech
shénme shíhòu when QW (Question Word)
什 么 时候
Lesson 23
59
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 23
60
Lesson 23
61
Homework
1. qǐng bǎ xiàmiàn de duǎnwén fānyì chéng nǐ zìjǐ de yǔyán.
请 把 下 面 的 短 文 翻 译 成 你自己的 语 言.
Please translate the short story below into your own language.
xīngqī tiān zǎoshàng, Zhāng Bō zuò zài jiā lǐ
星 期 天 早 上, 张 波 坐 在家里
Lesson 23
62
Zhōngguó de chá hǎohē jíle.
中 国 的 茶 好 喝 极了.
Lesson 23
63
dì èrshísì kè
第二十四课
Lesson 24
Lesson 24
65
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
zhàn to stand, station verb, noun
站
Lesson 24
66
Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 24
67
Lesson 24
68
Grammatical Remarks
1. With the verbs zhù "to live", zhàn "to stand", zuò "to sit", shēng "to be born",
fàng "to put", děng "to wait" (and a few more verbs designating positing in a
certain place) tend to require that zài will follow the verb (instead of
preceding it: tā zhù zài Běijīng. "He lives in Beijing."; tā děng zài nàr. "He
waits there."
2. When an object follows the verb, zài with the complement of place precede the
verb: wǒ zài huǒchē zhàn děng lǎoshī. "I wait for the teacher at the railway
station."
3. The co-verb gēn means "with": wǒmen gēn Dà Wèi qù mǎi dōngxī. "We go
with David to buy things."; Dà Wèi gēn Zhāng Bō dōu zhù zài Niǔyuē. "Both
David and Zhang Bo live in New York."
Lesson 24
69
Homework
1. qǐng yòng xiàmiàn de cíyǔ tiánkòng.
请 用 下 面 的 词 语 填 空.
Please fill in the blanks using the words below.
nàr děng fēijī, yě yǒu rén zhàn zài nàr děng rén.
那儿 等 飞 机, 也 有 人 站 在 那儿 等 人.
Lesson 24
70
hē chá, hái kěyǐ kàn shū, kàn bàozhǐ.
喝 茶,还 可 以 看 书, 看 报 纸.
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. Běijīng de fēijīchǎng dà bú dà?
北 京 的 飞 机 场 大 不 大?
Lesson 24
71
dì èrshíwǔ kè
第二十五课
Lesson 25
她怎么还不来?
Why hasn’t she come yet?
Lesson Description:
We learned “when”, “where”, “who” and “whose”, so why haven’t we learned “how”? Let’s do
it now.
Lesson 25
73
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
jiù only, exactly, adverb
就 just, then, right away
máobǐ writing brush noun
毛 笔
lǎo to be old SV (Stative Verb)
老
yìqǐ together adverb
一起
tīngshuō hear / understand that verb
听 说
yīngxióng hero noun
英 雄
yíkuàr together adverb
一块儿
chàng to sing verb
唱
gē song noun
歌
shìjiè world noun
世界
qiānbǐ pencil noun
铅 笔
gāngbǐ fountain-pen noun
钢 笔
yuánzhūbǐ ball pen noun
圆 珠笔
bǐ pen noun
笔
zěnme how, how come QW (Question Word)
怎么
diànyǐngyuàn cinema noun
电 影 院
Lesson 25
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Slides from the Lesson
Lesson 25
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Lesson 25
76
Grammatical Remarks
1. The adverbs yìqǐ, yíkuàir, and zài yìqǐ, zài yíkuàir mean "together": wǒmen
měi ge xīngqī dōu yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng. "Every week we go together to see a
movie."; tāmen zài yíkuàir chàng zhōngguó gēr. "They sing Chinese songs
together."
2. The adverb jiù has several possible meanings. It could mean "only" or
"exactly" or "then".
3. The question word zěnme means "how?": nǐ māma zěnme zuò zhè ge cài?
zěnme also means "how come (that…)? " tā zěnme hái bú huì yòng kuàizi chī
fàn? "How come he still doesn't know how to eat with chopsticks? nǐ zěnme
zhǐ yòng máobǐ xiě xìn? "How come you only use brush to write letters?"
Lesson 25
77
Homework
1. qǐng yòng xiàmiàn de cíyǔ tiánkòng.
请 用 下 面 的 词 语 填 空.
Please fill in the blanks using the words below.
jiù, yìqǐ, tīngshuō, zěnme
就, 一 起, 听 说 , 怎 么
Lesson 25
78
shàng ge xīngqī tā tīngshuō yǒu xīn diànyǐng,
上 个 星 期 他 听 说 有 新 电 影,
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. Dà Wèi wèishénme xǐhuān zhù zài Zhōngguó?
大 卫 为 什 么 喜欢 住 在 中 国?
Lesson 25
79
dì èrshíliù kè
第二十六课
Lesson 26
你 从 哪里来?
Where do you come from?
Lesson Description:
We know you are not from China… so where are you from? In this lesson we will learn definite
articles like: these, those, which (plural) etc.
Lesson 26
81
Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
bān class noun
班
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Grammatical Remarks
1. Motion from a place is expressed by the co-verb cóng "from" with the verbs
lái "come" or qù "go": tā míngtiān cóng Yīngguó lái. "He will come from
England tomorrow."; nà xiē Měiguó rén dōu cóng Niǔyuē lái ma? "Do all
those Americans come from New York?"
3. When the sentence contains no other verb, dào does not function as a co-verb,
but as a verb meaning "to arrive": tā shénme shíhòu dào? "When does he
arrive?"
4. cóng and dào often occur in one sentence: cóng + (a place/point of time) …
dào + (a place/a point of time) "from (a place/point of time) to (a place/point
of time)". tāmen měi tiān zǎoshàng cóng tā jiā dào bàngōngshì qù. "Every
morning they go from his home to the office."; wǒ cóng jiǔ diǎn dào shí’èr
diǎn gōngzuò. "I work from nine o'clock to twelve o'clock." Please note the
difference between these sentences that express motion from one point (place
or time) to another, and the sentences with lí (lesson 20) that express static
distance from one point to another.
6. gēn … yìqǐ/yíkuàir + verb means "to (verb) together with…": wǒmen gēn
tāmen yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng. "We go together with them to see a movie."
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Homework
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qùnián bāyuè wǒmen yì jiā dōu zuò fēijī qù Yìdàlì lǚxíng,
去 年 八 月 我 们 一家 都 坐 飞 机去意大利 旅 行,
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. māma hé bàba zuò shénme gōngzuò?
妈 妈 和 爸 爸 做 什 么 工 作?
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dì èrshíqī kè
第二十七课
Lesson 27
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Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
bǎihuòshāndiàn mall noun
百货 商 店
yóujú post office noun
邮局
yīyuàn hospital noun
医院
zǒu to walk verb
走
zěnme zǒu how to get to QW (Question Word)
怎么 走
dìtú map noun
地图
Yuē Hàn John name
约 翰
chūzūchē taxi noun
出 租车
gōngsī company, corporation noun
公 司
yàoshì if conjunction
要 是
rúguǒ if conjunction
如果
yìzhí all along, straight adverb
一直
ránhòu then, after that adverb
然 后
shízìlùkǒu junction noun
十字路口
zhuǎn to turn verb
转
zuǒyòu around, about adverb
左 右
lù road, way, line, route of bus etc. noun
路
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Grammatical Remarks
1. The question zěnme zǒu? means "how to get to (a place)?" qǐngwèn, cóng zhèr
dào diànyǐngyuàn zěnme zǒu? "Excuse me, how do I get from here to the
cinema?"
2. The verb zuò which is used as a main verb in sentences meaning "sit" (see
lesson 23, for example, tā zuò zài zhèr "he sits here."), may also be used to
mean "ride in a vehicle": wǒ bù xǐhuān zuò huǒchē. "I don't like to go by
train."
4. zuò and its complement (i.e. the means of transportation) are placed following
the co-verb cóng and its complement: wǒ cóng gōngyuán zuò qìchē qù. "I'm
taking a car from the park."; wǒ cóng Zhāng jiā zuò gōnggòng qìchē dào
bàngōngshì qù. "I'm going from the Zhang home to the office by bus."
5. rúguǒ "if" or yàoshì "if" may figure in the first part of a sentence to express
condition. The adverb jiù "then" comes before the verb in the second part of
the sentence: rúguǒ wǒ yǒu qián, jiù qù Yìdàlì. "If I have money, I go to Italy."
Note that a condition may also be expressed in Chinese without the words
rúguǒ or yàoshì: wǒ yǒu qián, jiù qù Yìdàlì.
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Homework
1. qǐng yòng xiàmiàn de cíyǔ tiánkòng.
请 用 下 面 的 词 语 填 空.
Please fill in the blanks using the words below.
yàoshì… jiù, zěnme zǒu, ránhòu, rúguǒ
要 是 … 就, 怎 么 走, 然 后, 如 果
b. wǒ bù zhīdào qù yóujú ?
我 不 知道 去邮局 ?
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dì èrshíbā kè
第二十八课
Lesson 28
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Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn long time no see IE (Idiomatic Expression)
好 久 不 见
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Grammatical Remarks
1. When a sentence emphasizes the circumstances of a past occurrence (for
example the time, the place, the means of transportation etc.) rather than the
occurrence itself, the structure shì…de is used: shì is inserted before the
emphasized element and de comes at the end of the sentence. wǒ shì zuótiān
lái de. "It was yesterday that I came."; tā shì zuò fēijī lái de. "It was by plane
that he came."
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Homework
1. qǐng wánchéng duìhuà.
请 完 成 对 话.
Please complete the following dialogue.
B: !
A: ?
B: hái bú cuò.
还 不 错.
A: ?
A: ?
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tā chángcháng gěi jiārén dǎ diànhuà shuō:
他 常 常 给 家 人 打 电 话 说:
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. Dà Wèi shì zài nǎlǐ chūshēng de?
大 卫 是 在 哪里 出 生 的?
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第二 十 九课
Lesson 29
今天 天气怎么样?
How is the weather today?
Lesson Description:
Find a Chinese person with whom to discuss the weather in China and in your country. Who
knows? Perhaps the weather in the two countries is totally different!
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Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
tiānqì weather noun
天气
rè to be hot SV (Stative Verb)
热
le final particle signifying new auxiliary word
了 situation, indicating completed
action
lěng to be cold SV (Stative Verb)
冷
bìng le to be sick SV (Stative Verb)
病 了
yǐqián before, ago, previously noun, time word
以前
suì year (of age) noun
岁
sì jì four seasons noun
四季
yíyàng to be the same, alike SV (Stative Verb)
一样
nuǎnhuo to be warm SV (Stative Verb)
暖 和
chūshēng to be born verb
出 生
zhù to offer good wishes verb
祝
kuàilè to be happy SV (Stative Verb)
快乐
chángshòu long life, longevity noun
长 寿
dàngāo cake noun
蛋 糕
guò to pass, to celebrate verb
过
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Slides from the Lesson
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Grammatical Remarks
1. The particle le that is introduced in this lesson figures at the end of the
sentence and is thus a sentence final particle (another function of le will be
introduced in a later stage). Referring to the sentence, this le signifies a change
of state of some sort. For example, the sentence tiānqì bú rè means "the
weather isn't hot", but with the sentence final particle le added to the sentence:
tiānqì bú rè le, its meaning is "the weather is no longer hot"; wǒ xǐhuān chī
píngguǒ le. "I like eating apples now"; tā hǎo le. "He feels better now."
(compared to how he felt before); zhè xiē diànnǎo guì le. "These computers
are expensive now, have become expensive"; Dà Wèi méiyǒu qián le. "David
has no money now."
2. suì "year (of age)" is used to signify a person's age. Sentences denoting the
years of age may be built without a verb: tā èrshíwǔ suì. "He is twenty five
years old." When the sentence final particle le is added to this kind of a
sentence it implies the change (of age) that has occurred: tā èrshíwǔ suì le.
"He is already twenty five years old.", "He has become twenty five now."
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Homework
1. qǐng wánchéng duìhuà.
请 完 成 对 话.
Please complete the dialogue below.
A: .
A: .
B: .
A: ?
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tā xīwàng yǒu hěn duō rén lái wǒmen jiā
他希 望 有 很 多 人 来 我 们 家
wèntí
问 题
Questions
a. míngtiān shì shéi de shēngrì?
明 天 是 谁 的 生 日?
b. A Dì jǐ suì le?
阿弟几岁了?
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第三十课
Lesson 30
现在 我 会了!
Now I already know!
Lesson Description:
In this lesson we are going to review lessons 24-29. Maybe you have already forgotten some of
them, but don’t worry, everything will come back!
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Dictionary
Word English Part of Speech
zhàn to stand, station verb
站
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Word English Part of Speech
zěnme zǒu how to get to QW (Question Word)
怎 么 走
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Slides from the Lesson
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Homework
1. qǐng bǎ xiàmiàn de duǎnwén fānyì chéng nǐ zìjǐ de yǔyán.
请 把 下 面 的 短 文 翻 译 成 你 自己的 语 言.
Please translate the short story below into your own language.
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kěshì wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng gēn wǒ yíkuàr qù,
可 是 我 希 望 你 能 跟 我 一块儿 去,
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