PinYin

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The Pinyin transcription as follows.
b p m f
d t n l
g k h
j q x
zh ch sh r
z c s

vowel,
w, y

The symbol { here is used to indicate a "zero initial", that is, the sound begins with a vowel, w, or y in the PinYin transcription.


Vowels
Pinyin
transcription i o y er e a
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Hence is associated with for the characters whose meanings are song (ge), cup (bei), different/other (pie), country (guo) and volume (of a book) (ben) respectively. Similarly, vowels represented by PTH Pinyin transcription as a, o, and i have other readings.

Consonantal Final Pinyin transcription n ng
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Tones
Traditional
Categories Yin Ping Yang Ping Shang Qu
Tone Number 1 2 3 4

Lesson 6 Review

Review Lesson 6

April 10, 2008 Review Lesson 6 Test

page 94
Let's Go!
Propaganda Posters
宣传【xuān-chuán】=propaganda
标语【biāo-yǔ】=slogan
碧水【bì-shuǐ】=green water
蓝天【lán-tiān】=blue sky
绿色【lǜ-sè】=green color
家园【jiā-yuán】=home
做【zuò】=to be
文明【wén-míng】=civilized
市民【shì-mín】=city citizen
树【shù】=to establish (V.) Tree (N.)
社会【shè-huì】=society
新风【xīn-fēng】=new atmosphere

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Lesson 6 My family

Lesson 6 My family

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Addressing One's Relatives

Relatives on the father's side ***SAME Last Name.

grandfather:
【yé-ye 】爷爷 （daily calling)
【zǔ-fù】祖父 (use it in writing letter)

grandmother:
【nǎi-nai】奶奶 (daily calling)
【zǔ-mǔ】祖母 (use it in writing letter)

uncle:

Someone not your family member but so close to your parents.
You can call them uncle too. (伯伯【bó-bo】which is older than your dad ,叔叔【shū-shu】which is younger than your dad )and call his wife aunt :伯母【bó-mǔ】which is older than your mother 【婶婶shěn-shen】which is younger than your mother.
But you never call them 舅舅 【jiù-jiu】

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father's elder brother
【bó-bo】伯伯
father's younger brother
【shū-shu】叔叔
wife of father's elder brother
【bó-mǔ】伯母

wife father's younger brother
【shěn-shen】婶婶

father's sister:
【gū-gu】姑姑
【gū-mā】姑妈

husband of father's sister:
【gū-fù】姑父
【gū-zhàng】姑丈

Cousins:

Add 堂【táng】 in front of each of them.
堂 【táng】means they have the same last name with you

Boy older than you :【táng-gē】堂哥=【táng xiōng】 堂兄

Girl older than you :【táng-jiě】堂姐

Boy younger than you :【táng-dì】堂弟

Girl younger than you :【táng-mèi】堂妹

brother's son :【zhí-zi】侄子

brother's daughter :【zhí-nǚ】侄女

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Relatives on the mother's side

{ 外[wài] means outside = diffident last name means outsider.}

grandfather:
外公 【wài-gōng】 (daily calling)
外祖父【wài-zǔ-fù】 (use at writing letter)

grandmother:
外婆 【wài-pó】 (daily calling)
外祖母【wài-zǔ-mǔ】 (use at writing letter)
姥姥【lǎo-lao 】(some area people use it --that means female old people )


mother's brother:

wife of mother's brother:舅舅 【jiù-jiu】

You can call by number
1st uncle, 大舅【dà-jiù】
2nd uncle,二舅【er̀-jiù】
3rd uncle,三舅【sān-jiù】

or call by
Older uncle, 大舅舅 【dà jiù-jiu】
younger uncle:小舅舅 【xǐao jiù-jiu】

Mother's sister
阿姨 【ā-yí】 ( in China, sometime they call the clearn-up lady 阿姨 【ā-yí】)
姨妈【yí-mā】

husband of mother's sister:
姨父【yí-fù】
姨丈【yí-zhàng】

Cousins :

Add 表[biǎo] in front of each of them.
That means their last name is not the same of yours.

Boy older than you：表哥 【biǎo-gē】= 表兄【biǎo-xiōng】
His wife： 表嫂【biǎo-sǎo】

Girl older than you: 表姐【biǎo-jiě】
her husband ：表姐夫【biǎo-jiě-fu】

Boy younger than you: 表弟【biǎo-dì】
His wife ：表弟妹【biǎo-dì-meì】

girl younger than you: 表妹【biǎo-meì】
Her husband: 表妹夫【biǎo-meì-fu】

Lesson 6 My family

Lesson 6 My family
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Supplementary Practice

This selection will help you test your comprehension of the grammar and vocabulary.
You have learned in this lesson. Be prepared to answer questions about the meaning of the passage.

书友： 学文， 来！ 我 来 介绍一下， 这是我爸爸、妈妈、和妹妹。爸爸、妈妈、妹妹， 这是我室友 学文。
【Shū you: Xué-wén, Lái! Wǒ lái jiè-shào yí-xià, zhè-shì wǒ bàba māma hé mèi-mei.bàba māma mèi-mei zhè-shì wǒ shì-yǒu Xué-wén.】
Shu-You: Xue-Wen, Come! let me introduce you. This is my Dad, Mom and younger sister.
Dad, Mom, sister, This is my roommate Xue-Wen.

学文:你们好！
【Xué-wén :Nǐ-men hǎo】
Xue-Wen: Hello!

爸爸、妈妈、妹妹： 你好！
【Bàba Mama, Mèimei: Nǐ Hǎo!】
Dad, Mom, sis: Hello!

爸爸： 来， 请坐。 请问， 你是从哪儿来的？ 你家在哪儿？
【Bàba: Lái, qǐng-zuò. Qǐng-wèn, Nǐ shì cóng nǎr lái-de? Nǐ-jiā zài nǎr?】
Dad: Come , Sit down please. May I ask where are you come from? Where do you live?
[come and sit down please. May I ask from where you come? from where is your family?] -Michael
[come,sit down please, May I ask, where are you from? Where does your family live?] -Jim
[come,please sit down. May I ask where you are from? where do you live?] - kristan

学文：我是从中国来的。 我家在北京。
【Xué-wén: Wǒ shì cóng Zhōng-gúo lái de. Wǒ jia zài Běi-jīng.】
Xué-wén: I come from China, I live in Beijing. --Abigail
I am from China. I live in Beijing. --kristan
I come from China. My family is from Beijing. --Jim
I am from china. My family is from Beijing. --Michael
I come from China. My family comes from Beijing.--fuzzy

妈妈： 你家都有哪些人？
【Māma: Nǐ jiā dōu-yǒu nǎ-xiē rén?】
Mom: What kind of people are in your family?
Mom:Of what people does your family consist?


学文：我家有爸爸、妈妈、和我。
【Xué-wén: Wǒ jiā yǒu Bàba, Māma, hé wǒ.】
Xué-wén: My family have Dad, Mom and I.

妹妹： 我们有宠物， 我们养了一只狗。 你呢？ 你家有狗吗？
【Mèi-mei: Wǒ-men yǒu chǒn-wù, wǒ-men yǎng le yì zhī gǒu. Nǐ ne? Nǐ jiā yǒu gǒu ma?】
Mèi-mei: We have pet. We raised one dog. How about you? Do your family have dog?

学文： 我们家没有狗， 可是我们有猫。
【Xué-wén: Wǒ-men jiā méi-yǒu gǒu, kě-shì wǒ-men yǒu māo.】
Xué-wén: We don't have dog, but we do have cat.
[My family does not have a dog,but we have cats] --Michael
[We do not have a dog,but we do have a cat.] --kristan

书友：你们养了几只猫？
【Shū-you:Nǐ-men yǎng-le jǐ zhī māo.】
Shū-you:How many cat have you raised?


学文：我妈妈很爱猫，我们家养了三只猫。
【Xué-wén:Wǒ māma hěn ài māo, wǒ-men jiā yǎng-le san zhī māo.】
Xué-wén:My mother really likes cats , my family has raised three cats.
Xué-wén: My mom loves cats a lot, our family raised three cats.

爸爸：你爸爸、妈妈工作吗？ 他们都做什么？
【Bàba: Nǐ bàba māma gōngzuò ma? Tā-men dōu zuò shén-me?
Bàba:Do your parents work? What do they do?

我爸爸工作。 妈妈不工作。 我爸爸是老师。 妈妈是家庭主妇。
【Xué-wén:Wǒ Bàba gōngzuò. Māma bù gōngzuò. Wǒ Bàba shì lǎo-shī.Māma shì jiā-tíng-zhǔfù.
Xué-wén:My dad works, My mom does not work. My dad is a teacher. My mom is a housewife.


妹妹： 对了， 你有女朋友吗？
【Mèimei: duì-le, Nǐ yǒu nǚ péng-you ma ? 】
Mèi-mei:By the way, do you have girl friend?


没有，我没有女朋友。你呢？ 你有男朋友吗？
【Xué-wén:méi-yǒu. Wǒ méi-yǒu nǚ péng-you. nǐ ne? Nǐ yǒu nán péng-you ma?】
Xué-wén:No, I don't have a girl friend. How about you? Do you have a boy friend?

妹妹： 有， 我有男朋友。
【Mèimei: Yǒu. Wǒ yǒu nán péng-you.】
Mèi-mei: Yes, I have boy friend.

书友：我妹妹的男朋友叫明明。 他很爱车，他有四辆车。
【Shū-you: Wǒ meì-mei de nán péng-you jiào Míng-míng. Tā hěn ài chē, tā yǒu sì liàng chē.】
Shū-you:My younger sister's boy friend is called Ming-Ming. He really loves cars. He has four cars.

学文：(妳) 你男朋友好像很有钱！
【Xué-wén: Nǐ nán péng-you hǎo-xiàng hěn yǒu-qián.】
Xué-wén:Your boy friend seems very rich.

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请坐 【qǐng-zuò】 = Please be seated.
哪些 【nǎ-xiē】 = What...
养【yǎng】=to raise
了【le】= an aspect particle indicating completion
家庭主妇【jiā-tíng-zhǔfù】=housewife
好像【hǎo-xiàng】=seems like
有钱【yǒu-qián】= rich
你【Nǐ】=you. In simplified characters,你 is used for both the male and female "you".
In traditional characters, 妳is sometimes used for the felmale "you".

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1. Dad【bàba】 爸爸 2.Mother【māma】 妈妈 3.Older sister【jiějie】 姐姐 4.all, everyone【dàjiā】 大家 5.job, to work【gōngzuò】 工作6.One car【yíliàng chē】 一辆车7. one dog【yìzhī gǒu】 一只狗8. engineer【gōngchéngshī】工程师
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Let's Go!
Propaganda Posters
宣传【xuān-chuán】=propaganda
标语【biāo-yǔ】=slogan
碧水【bì-shuǐ】=green water
蓝天【lán-tiān】=blue sky
绿色【lǜ-sè】=green color
家园【jiā-yuán】=home
做【zuò】=to be
文明【wén-míng】=civilized
市民【shì-mín】=city citizen
树【shù】=to establish
社会【shè-huì】=society
新风【xīn-fēng】=new atmosphere

Lesson 2 What's Your surname?您贵姓？

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Vocabulary:
Core Vocabulary
Proper Nouns
Supplementary Vocabulary
Sentence Patterns
Language in Use
Supplementary Practice Vocabulary
Supplementary Practice
Activities: Tongue Twister
Fun with Chinese
Vocabulary of Let’s Go


WORKBOOK: HOMEWORK AUDIO
Listening Exercises: A
Listening Exercises: B


Lesson 2 What's Your surname?

Core Vocabulary 【page 14】
1. 您(=你）　[nín]　　（polite)You
2. 貴　　　　[guì] Noble,honored, expensive
3. 姓　　　　[xìng]　 surname, family name to be surnamed
4. 請問　　 [qǐng wèn] May I ask
5.　的　　　 [de] (a strctural particle)
6. 英文　　　[yīng wén]　 English
7. 名字　　　[míng zi ] Name
8. 中文　　　[Zhōng wén ] Chinese
9. 叫　　　 [jiào] to call
10. 什麼　　 [shén me] what
11. 她　　　 [tā ] she, her
12. 誰　　　 [shéi /shuí ] who, whom
13. 同学 [tóngxué ]classmate
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Proper Names

1.李文中[Lǐ Wén Zhōng] Wen Zhong Li
2 吴小美 [Wú Xiǎo Měi] Xiao-Mei Wu
3 于英[Yú Yīng] Ying Yu
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Supplementary Vocabulary 【page 15】

1. 汉语 [Hàn yǔ] Chinese (language)
2. 英语 [Yīn Yǔ] English (language)

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Sentence Patterns

A. May I ask your surname?
A. 请问您贵姓？
A. Qǐng wèn nín guì xìng?

B. My family name is Lee
B. 我姓李。
B. Wǒ Xìng lǐ。

A. What is your name? (May I have your name?)
A. (您) 你叫什么名字？
A. (Nín ) Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?

B. My name is Xiaomei Wu.
B. 我叫吴小美。
B. Wǒ jiào Wú Xiǎo měi。

A. Who is she?
A. 她是谁？
A. Tā shì shéi?

B. She is Ying Yu.
B. 她是于英。
B. Tā shì Yú Yīng。

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Language in Use： 您贵姓？Nín guì xìng? 【Page 16 】

Mary: Hello! May I ask your surname?
Mary: 你好！ 请问您贵姓？
Mary: Nǐ hǎo! qǐng wèn nín guì xìng?

John: My family name is Lee. My English name is John Lee.
John: 我姓李，我的英文名字是John Lee 。
John: Wǒ xìng Lǐ, wǒde Yīng wén míng zi shì John Lee.

John: My Chinese name is Wen-Zhong Li.
中文名字是李文中。
Zhōng wén míng zi shì Lǐ wén Zhōng

John: How about you?What's your name?
你呢？ 请问你叫什么名字？
Nǐ ne? Qǐng wèn nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?

Mary: I am Marry. My English name is Mary Wood,
Mary: 我叫Mary 。 我的英文名字是 Mary Wood,
Mary: Wǒ jiào Mary。 wǒ de Yīng wen míng zi shì Mary Wood.

Mary: My Chinese name is Xiaomei Wu.
中文名字是吴小美。
Zhōng wén míng zi shì Wú Xiǎo Měi

John: How about her? Who is she?
John:她呢？ 她是谁？
John:Tā ne? Tā shì shéi?

Mary:She is my classmate Ying Yu.
Mary:她是我的同学于英。
Mary:Tā shì wǒ de tóng xué Yú Yīng。


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Supplementary Practice Vocabulary [Page 19]

大家 [dàjiā] Everybody
来 [lài]come
自我介绍[zìwǒjièshào]Self-introduction
一下[yíxià]a little bit
知道[zhīdào]to know
告诉[gàosu]to tell


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Supplementary Practice [Page 19]
Hello Everyone！ Let me introduce myself。
大家好！ 我 来自我介绍一下。
dàjiā hǎo ! wǒ lái zì wǒ jiè shào yí xià.

My family name is Wu. My name is xiǎo měi Wú. My English name is Mary Wood.
我姓吴 我叫吴小美 英文名字是Mary Wood.
wǒ xìng wú wǒ jiào xiǎo měi Wú Yīng wén míng zi shì Mary Wood.

How about you？ May I ask your surname? What is your name?
你呢 请问您贵姓？ 你叫什么名字？
nǐ ne? Qǐng wèn nín guì xìng ? Nǐ jiào shén me míngzi ?

How about her? Who is she？
她呢 她是谁？
Tā ne? Tā shì shéi?

You don't know, right? That's all right. Let me tell you
你不知道， 对不对？ 没关系， 我 来 告诉 你 吧。
Nǐ bù zhīdào, Duì bù duì? Méiguānxi, wǒ láigào su nǐ bà.

She is my classmate.
她是我的同学。
Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.

Her name is Ying Yu.
她叫 于英。
Tā jiào Yú Yīng.

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Activities: Tongue Twister [Page 20]

四十 是 四十。
【Sìshí shì sìshí 】 40 is 40。
十四 是 十四。
【Shísì shì shísì】 14 is 14
四十 不是 十四。
【Sìshí búshì shísì】 40 is not 14
十四 也不是 四十。
【Shísì yě búshì sìshí】 14 is not 40, either

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Fun with Chinese [Page 25]
Tóng Míng Tóng Xìng

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Vocabulary of Let’s Go [Page 26]
1. 身份证 [shēn fèn zhèng ] identity card
2. 性别 [xìng bié] sex
3. 男 [nán] male
4. 女 [nv] female
5. 民族 [mín zú] ethnicity
6. 汉 [hàn] Han (ethnic group)
7. 出生 [chū shēng] to be bone
8. 年 [nián] year
9. 月 [yuè] month
10. 日[rì] date
11. 住址 [zhù zhǐ]address
12. 北京市 [Běi jīng shi] Beijing city
13. 中山路 [Zhōng shān lù] Zhong Shan Road
14. 公安局 [gōng ān jú] police bureau
15. 号 【hào】number
16. 编号 【biān hào】ID number
17. 签发 【qiān fā】to be issued
18. 有效期限 【yǒu xiào qī xiàn】valid date


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WORKBOOK: HOMEWORK AUDIO [Page 11]

Listening Exercises: A
A.Listening Exercises
Listen and circle the correct Pinyin in each pair.
1. 请问[qǐng wèn] [Yīng wén]
（May I ask)

2. 同学[tóng xué] [tóng shì]
(classmate)

3. 你叫什么？[ nǐ jiào shén me?] [nǐ xiào shén me?]
(what's your name?)

4. 名字 [míng cí] [míng zi]
(Name)

5. 谁说 [shuí cuò ] [shèi shuō]
(who say?)

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Listening Exercises: B
Listen to the dialogues and circle the correct answer:

1. (Hello! May I ask your surename?)
1. 你好！请问您贵姓？ 我姓吴。
1. nǐ hǎo! qǐng wèn nín guì xìng? wǒ xìng Wú.

Please circle the correct answer:
The person's family name is
a. Hu
b. Lu
c. Wu

2.（Xiǎo Měi:Hello!WenYing. Is he your teacher?)

2. 小美:文英， 你好！ 他是你的老师吗？
2. Xiǎo Měi: Wén Yīng, Nǐ hǎo! Tā shì nǐ de lǎo shi ma?

2. (Wén Yīng：Hello!Xiǎo Měi。 He is my classmate。 His name is Tazhong Li。）
2. 文英：你好！小美！他是我的同学， 他叫李大中。
2. Wén Yīng: Nǐ hǎo! Xiǎo Měi! Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué. Tā jiào Lǐ Da Zhong.

Please circle the correct answer:
a.Wenying is a teacher.
b.Xiaomei's classmate is a teacher.
c. Dazhong Li is Wenying's classmate.



3. (May I ask you; are you Ying Yu?)

3. 请问你是于英吗？
Qǐng wèn nǐ shì Yú Yīng ma?

3. (No, I am Ying Yu's teacher.)
3. 不是，我是于英的老师。
3. Bú shì, wǒ shì Yú Yīng de lǎo shī.
3. 我的名字是吴学文 (My name is Xuewen Wu. )
3. Wǒ de míng zi shì Wú Xué wén.

Please circle the correct answer:

a.Yu Ying's teacher is Xuewen Wu.
b. Yu Ying is a teacher.
c. Yu Ying is the man's name.