Chinese 1 DBA 4

拼音练习

piyin practice

Pīnyīn liànxí

太太

Mrs.

tàitai

春天

chūntiān

spring

庆祝

celebrate

qìngzhù

结束

ending

jiéshù

每

every

měi

天

day (casual)

tiān

星期

week

xīngqī

开始

to start

kāishǐ

When to use 日 rì (day)

commonly used to say a date such as 一月四日 yīyuèsìrì (January 4th)

When to use word 天 tiān (day(casual))?

is used casually, especially in speaking, such as “三天 sāntiān (three days)” or “今天 jīntiān (today).” It cannot be used to say a date

数日子

counting days

Shǔ rìzi

How to say the day of the week?

星期 xīngqī (week) + a number

*Sunday is 星期日 xīngqīrì or 星期天 xīngqītiān.

有数学课和英文课。没有科学课。

There are math and English classes. No science class.

有数学课和科学课。没有英文课。

There are math and science classes. There is no English class.

有数学课，科学课和英文课。

Mathematics, Science and English.

有英文课和体育课。

There are English classes and physical education classes.

会

to know how to

huì

能

to be able to

néng

画

do draw; drawing or picture

huà

写

to write

xiě

读

to read

dú

剪

to cut

jiǎn

Can you use 读 dú and 写 xiě alone?

They need to be linked to an object to form a “verb + object” unit such as 读书 dú shū (read book) and 写作业 xiě zuòyè (write homework)

画画

draw pictures

画画

我会画画。

I can draw

能力和技巧

Capabilities and Skills

Nénglìhéjìqiǎo

我每天能吃三碗米饭

I can (am able to) eat three bowls of rice each day.

Wǒ měitiān néng chī sān wǎn mǐfàn

他一天能读四本书。

He can (is able to) read four books in one day.

Tā yītiān néng dú sì běn shū

我妹妹能喝牛奶

My younger sister can (is able to) drink milk.

Wǒ mèimei néng hē niúnǎi.

我朋友会说英文。

My friend knows how to speak English.

我哥哥有现金，他能付钱。

My older brother has cash; he can (is able to) pay.

Wǒ gēge yǒu xiànjīn, tā néng fùqián.

我爸爸会画画。

My dad knows how to draw pictures.

练习

to exercise/to practice

liànxí

音乐课

music class

yīnyuèkè

听

to listen to

tīng

唱歌

to sing songs

chànggē

说话

上音乐课要唱歌。

You) need to sing in music class.

Shàngy īnyuèkèyàochànggē.

不要

bùyào (do not)

上数学课不要说话。

Do not talk in math class.

Shàngs hùxuékè bùyào shuōhuà

宠物

Pet

chǒngwù

经常

often

jīngcháng

often

需要

to need

xūyào

背包

backpack

bèibāo

笔记本

notebook

bǐjìběn

书

book

shū

学生

student

xuésheng

我上英文课_____笔记本。

需要 xūyào

Wǒ shàng yīngwénkè _____ bǐjìběn.

To go to class, I need a pen

女儿 老师 医生 服务员

1. 女儿 nüér (daughter)

2. 老师 lǎoshī (teacher)

3. 医生 yīshēng (doctor)

   1. 服务员 fúwùyuán (waiter/waitress)

需要 xūyào (to need) is a verb…

that can be placed between a subject and object to describe needs in general

我爷爷需要勺子

My paternal grandpa needs a spoon.

Wǒ yéye xūyào sháozi.

Right before the word 需要 xūyào (to need)…

You can also add the reason / purpose of the need

我爷爷喝汤需要勺子。

To drink soup, my paternal grandpa needs a spoon.

Wǒ yéye hētāng xūyào sháozi.

我去学校需要背包。

To go to school, I need a backpack.

Wǒ qù xuéxiào xūyào bèibāo.

我上英文课需要字典

To attend English class, I need a dictionary.

Wǒ shàng yīngwénkè xūyào zìdiǎn.

学生去学校需要背包

To go to school, students need backpacks

我吃米饭需要筷子

To eat rice, I need chopsticks.

铅笔

pencil

qiānbǐ

笔

pen

bǐ

文件夹

folder/binder

wénjiànjiā

或是

or

huòshì

作业

homework

zuòyè

homework

苹果或橙子/苹果或是橙子

apple or orange

或是 huòshì is used when

using “or” in a statement.

我用筷子或是勺子吃米饭。

Wǒ yòng kuàizi huòshì sháozi chī mǐfàn.

I use chopsticks or a spoon to eat rice.

还是 háishì is used when

providing choices in a question

你喝咖啡还是喝热茶？

Nǐ hē kāfēi háishì hē rèchá?

Do you drink coffee or drink hot tea?

尺子

ruler

chǐzi

字典

dictionary

zìdiǎn

电脑

computer

diànnǎo

艺术课

Art class

yìshùkè

剪刀

scissors

jiǎndāo

马克笔

marker

mǎkèbǐ

打个卡

Checkpoint

Dǎgèkǎ

Good evening! When is your birthday? Very nice to meet you.

晚上好！你的生日是什么时候？很高兴认识你。

We have hot tea, and we also have cold coffee. Pay with cash.

我们有热茶，也有冷咖啡。现金买单

school

学校

fork

叉子

You’re welcome

不客气

chocolate

巧克力

school

学校

to go to

去

to arrive

到达

late

晚

early

早

on time

准时

to arrive (common)

到

to learn

学

I arrive at my school

我到达我的学校

Where are you going?

去哪里?

I am going to celebrate my birthday

我要庆祝我的生日

My paternal grandpa is going to have breakfast (yeye)

我爷爷要吃早餐

He is going to my older brothers house

他 要 去 我哥哥 家。

going to the school

去学校

qù xuéxiào

going to the restaurant

去餐厅

qù cāntīng

going to my maternal grandmothers house

去我外婆家

qù wǒ wàipó jiā

I am going to the restaurant to eat steak

我 要 去 餐厅 吃 牛排

She is going to celebrate her younger sisters birthday

她 要 庆祝 她妹妹 的 生日 。

today

今天

jīntiān