1. How To Learn Chinese
Created By:
Karen Rechnitzer &
Stella Martinez
2. What Will Be Discussed in This
Presentation
• Tones • Basic Phone
• Count 1-100 conversation
• Time and Year • Hobbies
Time and year 2 • Where you from
• How To Survive China • Dating conversation
• How Many Family • Dialogue
Members You Have • Characters in
• Likes and dislikes Chinese
• Where you work and • Links
go to school • Website
3. Tones
This is how the tones look in Chinese Pinyin.
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4. Count from 1 to100
back to link 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
一 二 三 思 悟 六 七 八 九 十
yi er san si wu liu qi ba jiu shi
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
十一 是二 是三 十四 是无 时流 式其 时把 是就 而是
Shi yi Shi er Shi Shi si Shi Shi liu Shi qi Shi Shi jiu Er shi
san wu ba
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
三十 四是 无事 六十 七世 霸市 就是 摆
San Si shi Wu Liu Qi shi Ba shi Jiu Bai Slide
shi shi shi shi 2
5. Time and Year
Part 2
Monday Tuesday Wednesd Thrusday Friday Saturday Sunday
ay
xingqiyi xingqier xingqisan xingqisi xingqiwu xingqiliu xingqiri
星期一 Febr 星期二
Janu Marc 星期三
April May June July 星期五 Sept Octo
星期四 Aug 星期六 星期日
Nove Dece
ary uary h ust emb ber mber mber
er
yiyue eryue sany siyue wuyu liuyu qiyue bayu jiuyu shiyu shiyiy shier
ue e e e e e ue yue
一月 二曰 三月 四月 五月 六月 七月 八月 九月 十月 十一 十二
月 曰
Year Month day Day of Slide 2
the week
nian yue Hao/ri xingqi
年 月 好/日 星期
6. Time and Year 2
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O’clock Half Hour Quarter Hour Minutes
Dian/dianzhong ban Ke fen
店/点钟 半 可 分
7:00 PM Wanshang qi dian 晚上七点
5:30 Wanshang wu dian 晚上五点半
ban
4:15 Wanshang si dian 晚上四点一刻
yi ke
8:05 Wanshang ba dian 晚上八点零五(分)
ling wu (fen)
May 11th 2010 January 8th 1990 December 30th
1988
Wuyue shiyi hao er Yiyue ba hao yi jiu Shi eryue san shi yi
ling yi ying jiu ling jiu ba ba
7. How to survive China
Key terms like: • Where is the local restaurant?
where’s there bathroom, – Fandian zai nar?
bus/train station, locate a restaurant,
local school, movie theatre, and air • Where is the school?
port or nearest library.
– Xuexiao zai nar?
Here is some sayings in • Where is the movie theatre?
Chinese Pin yin : – Nar shi dianyingyuan?
• Where is the bathroom? • Where is the airport?
– Xi shou jian zai nar? – Jichang zai nar?
• Where is the Bus/Train Station?
– Dianche zai nar? • Where is the library?
– Huoche zhan zai nar? – Tushuguan zai nar?
• Back to slide 2
8. How many family members do you
have
• Members of Family: • Ni jia you ji kou ren?
Mother:
– Mama • Wo jia you si kou ren. Wo
• Father: baba, wo mama, yi jiejie.
– Baba
Older Brother:
– GeGe • Wo jia you si kou ren. Wo
baba, wo mama, yi mei
• Older Sister: mei.
– JieJie
• Younger Brother:
– DiDi
• Zenme duo jia you zuo
ni?
• Younger Sister:
• Slide 2
– MeiMei
9. Likes and Dislikes
• I like watching • I don’t like Coffee
movies • Wo bu xihuan kafei ba.
-Wo xihuan kan dianying
• I like to play video • I don’t like
games Chemistry
-Wo xihuan Shipin youxi – Wo bu xihuan huaxue
• I like to drink to tea
– Wo xihuan he cha • I don’t like the color
pink
• I like to listen to – Wo bu xihuan fen hong se
music
– Wo xihuan ting yinyue
• Slide 2
• I like the color blue
– Wo xihuan yaise lai
10. Where you work and go to
school
• I am a College • Wo shi da xuesheng
Student
• I go to school in • Wo dao xuexiao zai
Cobleskill cobleskill
• This is my second
semester • Zhe shi er xueqi
• I work at late night
• Slide 2 • Wo gongzuo zai wan
xiawu
11. Basic Phone Conversation
A:Hello A: Wei
B. Hello B: Wei
A: May I speak with Saria please? A: Qing Wen
B: May I ask who is calling B: Wo keyi shi zhe
A: Her friend Tammy A: Ta peng you Tammy
B: I am sorry but Saria is not home at the moment B: Duibuqi, Saria shi mei jia
A: Do you know where she is went A: Zuo ni zhi dao nar ta hao
B: She has gone to the library to study for her math test B: Ta hao zai tushugueu gei xue, Shuxue
tomorrow. Kaoshi ming tian
A: Okay, can you tell her I called and that she can call me A: Hao, Keyi ni gaosu ni ta gei da dianhua
back when she is available.
B: Dui, Wo yao you ta da dianhua ni.
B: Yes I will have her call you back
A: Xie Xie , Bai Bai
A: Thank you , Good bye
B: Bai Bai
B: Good bye
Slide 2
12. Hobbies
Whats your hobby?
• I like to go online to chat
– Wo xihuan shang wang liao tianr
• I like to watch television and read a
book
– Wo xihuan kan dian shi yi kan da shu.
Shenme shi ni shihao?
Slide 2
13. Where are you from?
• I am from New York. • Do you live in the
– Wo shi Niuyue ren Country?
• I live in America. – Ni zhu zhege guojia
ma?
– Wo lai zi meiguo
• Do you live in the • Where are you from?
City? – Ni zhu zai nali?
– Ni zhu zai chengshi
• Do you come from
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China?
– Ni lai zi zhongguo
14. Dating Conversation
• Nice outfit. • Piaoliang yi fu.
• Oh thanks! • Xie Xie
• Do you come here often? • Zuo ni lai zher chang chang?
• Why yes I do. • Dui wo zuo.
• Can I buy you a cola? • Keyi wo mai ni kafei ba?
• No thanks I already have one. • Bu xie xie wo yijing you yi.
• So what’s name? • Shenme mingzi ma?
• My name is Fei and yours? • Wo jiao Fei ni ne?
• My name is Toby, nice to meet you. • Wo jiao Toby, renshi ni hen gaoxing.
• Nice too meet you too. • Renshi nimen wo ye hen gaoxing.
• Are you Chinese? • Ni shi Zhongguo ren ma?
• Yes I am are you also Chinese? • Dui, wo shi Sichuan ren. Ni shi Zhongguo ren ma?
• Yes. I can take you to the chinese restaurant this • Dui, wo shi Hong Kong ren. Wo keyi na ni Zhongguo
weekend? fandian zhe zhoumo?
• I don’t know I think I am busy. • Wo bei zhidao? Wo si nian mang.
• Okay, here is my number feel free to call me anytime.
• I will. • Hao, zher shi wo shu ma, qing han wo ren he shi jiam le.
• Bye • Wo yao.
• Bye • Bai Bai
• Bai
• Slide 2
16. Characters in Chinese
slide 2
Perso Sun Heart Moon Wood Rain Mount Wind Cloud Fore
n set ain st
ren xi xin yue mu yu shan feng yun lin
人 稀 新 月 沐 浴 山 峰 云 林
Sea Fire Earth Water Field Walk Face Mouth Stomac Foot
h
hai huo tu shui tian zou lian kou wei zu
还 花 土 睡 天 走 连 口 味 足
Gold Fine Strength Peac Big Small Mediu Knife Bow Hand
silk e m
jin mi li an da xiao zhong dao gong shou
近 米 里 安 达 效 忠 到 供 受
17. Link to a How to Learn Chinese
• Learning Chinese Language
• Slide 2