In today's lesson, we will be keeping the same theme as yesterday: the parts of the body. Today, we'll be focussing on the face, though, so listen up, because this is some essential vocabulary. Please follow along with the video here, and practice aloud until you are blue in the face!
Vocabulary
臉 liǎn Face
眼睛 yǎn jīng Eyes
鼻子 bí zǐ Noise
嘴巴 zuǐ bā Mouth
耳朵 ěr duǒ EAR
That's concludes today's lesson, give yourself a pat on the back, because you rock! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave comment here, I am always eager to help!
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I hope you brought some tissues, because it's about to get REAL. Why, you may ask? Because we're going to be talking about our feelings. Today is all about emotions, so listen up!
Vocabulary
開心 kāi xīn Happy
傷心 shāng xīn Sad
興奮 xìng fèn Exciting
生氣 shēng qì Angry
緊張 jǐn zhāng Nervous
害怕 hài pà Scare
That concludes today's lesson, I sincerely hope that it didn't bring you to a dark place, or get you all choked up. Come on! Even tough guys need to talk about their feelings, right?
Also, remember to check out more free lessons on my website eazychinese.com. See you tomorrow with more lessons, until then enjoy!
In today's lesson, we will be expanding our vocabulary by learning the parts of the body. Please follow along with the video and practice, practice, practice!
Vocabulary
頭 tóu Head
胸部 xiōng bù Chest
肚子 dù zǐ Belly
手臂 shǒu bì Arm
腳 jiǎo Foot
That's it for today, so you have no excuse for not getting the vocabulary down pat! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Also, check out more free lessons on my website. See you tomorrow with more lessons, until then enjoy!
In today's lesson we will be learning what to say when you first meet someone. After following along with the video, you should be able to say hello, tell your name to someone and ask theirs, and tell them that it's good to meet them.
Vocabulary
1.你好
nĭ hăo
Hello
2.您貴姓?
nín guì xìng
What is your family name?
-Note: This is a formal and respectful question, much more so than asking someone their given name. Especially useful when dealing with people older than you.
3.我姓
wŏ xìng…
My family name is…
4.你叫什麼名字？
nĭ jiào shén me míng zì?
What's your name?
5.我叫。。。
wŏ jiào…
My name is…
6.很高興認識你！
hĕn gāo xìng rèn shí nĭ!
Nice to meet you!
Conversation
羅根：你好，我叫羅根。您貴姓？
luó gēn: nĭ hăo, wŏ jiào luó gēn. nín guì xìng?
Logan: Hello, my name is Logan. What's your family name?
筱涵：我姓陳，名筱涵。
xiăo hán: wŏ xìng chén, míng xiăo hán.
Ruby: Hello Logan. My family name is Chen, and my name is Xiao-Han.
羅根：筱涵，很高興認識你。
luó gēn: xiăo hán, hĕn gāo xìng rèn shí nĭ.
Nice to meet you, Xiao-Han.
筱涵：我也是。
xiăo hán: wŏ yĕ shì.
Ruby: Likewise.
I hope you enjoyed Day 1, let me know if you have any questions, and see you tomorrow!
Leave a comment below if you have any questions or suggestions!
Movies…who doesn't love 'em? What's better than curling up on the couch with a big bowl of freshly popped, glistening-with-butter, corn, and your favorite DVD ready to go.The Lord of The Rings, Pirates of The Carribean, and Star Wars, are just a few of my favorites, but feel free to choose your own titles. Or you could always head down to the theater and watch a new release on the big-screen! Personally, I love to go to the second-run movie theaters here in Taiwan, or 二輪片電影院 ér lùn piàn diàn yĭng yuàn. You can watch two movies for just 150NT, and for that price, who cares if it stinks? So in this lesson we will be learning vocabulary for discussing movies with your friends in Chinese, and I will provide you with a list of a few famous titles with their Chinese translations(Warning: Titles are translated differently in Taiwan and the Mainland). So, lights, camera, ACTION!
Movie Genres:
1. Action 動作片 dòng zuò piàn
2. Romance 愛情片 ài qíng piàn
3. Science fiction 科幻片 kē huàn piàn
4. Comedy 搞笑片 găo xiào piàn
5. Horror 恐怖片 kŏng bù piàn
6. Animation 動畫片 dòng huà piàn
A Few Phrases For Discussing a Movie:
1. It was awesome!
超好看啊！
chāo hăo kàn a ！
2. That scene was ridiculous!
那一幕很誇張！
nà yī mù hĕn kuā zhāng !
3. The director did a fantastic job.
導演拍的好好啊！
dăo yăn pāi de hăo hăo a ！
4. He/She's a great actor/actress.
他她是很棒的演員。
tā tā shì hĕn bàng de yăn yuán。
5. It's a new release.
它是新出來的。
tā shì xīn chū lái de。
6. Have you seen…..?
你有看過…..沒有？
nĭ yŏu kàn guò….méi yŏu ？
7. That's the best movie I've seen all year!
那是我今年看得最好看的電影！
nà shì wŏ jīn nián kàn de zuì hăo kàn de diàn yĭng ！
Movies…who doesn't love 'em? What's better than curling up on the couch with a big bowl of freshly popped, glistening-with-butter, corn, and your favorite DVD ready to go.The Lord of The Rings, Pirates of The Carribean, and Star Wars, are just a few of my favorites, but feel free to choose your own titles. Or you could always head down to the theater and watch a new release on the big-screen! Personally, I love to go to the second-run movie theaters here in Taiwan, or 二輪片電影院 ér lùn piàn diàn yĭng yuàn. You can watch two movies for just 150NT, and for that price, who cares if it stinks? So in this lesson we will be learning vocabulary for discussing movies with your friends in Chinese, and I will provide you with a list of a few famous titles with their Chinese translations(Warning: Titles are translated differently in Taiwan and the Mainland). So, lights, camera, ACTION!
Movie Genres:
1. Action 動作片 dòng zuò piàn
2. Romance 愛情片 ài qíng piàn
3. Science fiction 科幻片 kē huàn piàn
4. Comedy 搞笑片 găo xiào piàn
5. Horror 恐怖片 kŏng bù piàn
6. Animation 動畫片 dòng huà piàn
A Few Phrases For Discussing a Movie:
1. It was awesome!
超好看啊！
chāo hăo kàn a ！
2. That scene was ridiculous!
那一幕很誇張！
nà yī mù hĕn kuā zhāng !
3. The director did a fantastic job.
導演拍的好好啊！
dăo yăn pāi de hăo hăo a ！
4. He/She's a great actor/actress.
他她是很棒的演員。
tā tā shì hĕn bàng de yăn yuán。
5. It's a new release.
它是新出來的。
tā shì xīn chū lái de。
6. Have you seen…..?
你有看過…..沒有？
nĭ yŏu kàn guò….méi yŏu ？
7. That's the best movie I've seen all year!
那是我今年看得最好看的電影！
nà shì wŏ jīn nián kàn de zuì hăo kàn de diàn yĭng ！
My future father-in-law loves to tell me ＂坦克，飛機之外，中國人都有吃＂that translates to "aside from tanks and airplanes, Chinese people eat everything" and that's not far from the truth! One of my favorite aspects of Chinese culture is the diversity in foods, and I have discovered so many great dishes in Taiwan, that I could never go back to eating Americanized Chinese food! To hear more about some of my favorite Taiwanese foods, click here! But how do you order for, or even know what to order for that matter? It can be difficult, and I myself had to resort to pointing, following along with other customers, and generally being at the mercy of the 老闆 I tried to order from when I first got here. But you don't have to be as clueless as I was (unless you would like to, of course! That can be fun too!). In tis lesson, I will be teaching you how to say common Chinese foods in Mandarin, as well as order them! So let's get started!
Common Chinese Dishes:
1. 炒麵 chǎo miàn= fried noodles
2. 炒飯 chǎo fàn= fried rice
3. 牛肉麵 niú ròu miàn= beef noodle soup
4. 泡菜 pào cài= kimchi
5. 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu= stinky tofu
6. 米粉 mǐ fěn= rice noodles
7. 火鍋 huǒ guō= hotpot
8. 粥 zhōu= congee
9. 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo= dumplings
10. 滷味 lǔ wèi= marinated dishes
Ordering Food: In this section, I am going to teach you how to order food in Chinese. It's easy and straightforward, and I have confidence that you will get it down with ease. Here's how we're going to learn. 1. I am providing you with a basic formula you can use to order/buy pretty much anything (not only food!), 2. You are going follow me as I take a trip to the market here in Taiwan(I'm getting hungry just typing this!). So, first up on our agenda…
The Formula: There is no set way on how to order something, but for our "standard" we are going to go with the following:
我(想)要 + ?
I want + the item that you want to order. For example, if I was at a restaurant and I wanted some fried rice, I would say "我(想)要炒飯". You can use this formula in pretty much any situation in which you are ordering/buying something.
Real-Life Application: So now let's put it all together and go to the market to order some food! This stand is called 黃媽媽傳統豆花 and it's located by the traditional market just down the street from the Puxin train station 埔心火車站。
Everyone has something special that they love to do, even if it is something that they are embarrassed to share with the world. It could be anything from dressing-up as Yoda and heading to a Star Wars convention, sitting on the couch with a game on, painting toy models or fishing. The possibilities are endless. Personally, I love martial arts, pretty much anything outdoors and of course, video games! What's your secret passion that eats-up all of your free time? But first, a quick question. How do you say "I like reading novels" in Chinese? What's 我不喜歡塞車 mean?
8. collecting comic books 收集漫畫書 shōu jí màn huà shū
9. cooking 做飯 zuò fàn
10. drawing 畫畫 huà huà
Listen to the attached video file and practice repeating each phrase until you feel confident enough to move on to the next part.
Grammar Note: In Mandarin, verbs are often paired with nouns like seen above. In English we say "eat", in Chinese we say 吃飯 chī fàn or "eat rice" unless a specific food is being talked about (which, shows how important rice was and is to the Chinese). You don't always have to use a noun alongside a verb when speaking, as it can often be an understood, but when we are learning our vocabulary, verbs will generally be paired with nouns. As we progress, I will explain in more detail if necessary, but for now, let's keep it simple, okay?
Useful Adjectives: The following list of words are useful when talking about the hobbies listed above.
1. fun 好玩(的) hăo wán de
2. useful 有用(的) yŏu yòng de
3. interesting 有興趣(的) yŏu xìng qù de
4. relaxing 輕鬆(的) qīng sōng de
5. healthy 健康(的) jiàn kāng de
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Listen to the attached video file and practice repeating each phrase until you feel confident enough to move on to the next part.
Grammar Note: The character 的 is often used after an adjective to indicate a particular characteristic of something, for example, in the sentence: 蔬菜是健康的 shū cài shì jiàn kāng de "vegetables are healthy", we are saying that a trait of vegetables is that they are healthy. This is indicated by the 的. We could also express this by saying 蔬菜很健康 shū cài hĕn jiàn kāng. More on that in the future as well as other uses of 的.
Story: Read and listen to the following story, then answer the questions below.
I have a lot of hobbies. Every morning I do yoga and I take my dog for a walk every night. I like to go hiking and rafting on the weekend. I love to see beautiful scenery and be alone in nature. But if we have rainy weather, that's okay. I can stay indoors and read my comic book collection, play video games or watch a movie with my family. Wherever I am, I dont have to worry about getting bored!
Comprehension Questions: I'm not going to give you an English translation for the following questions, I want to see how much you can intuitively figure out from what we have already learned. Take a minute to email me you answers and I will let you know how you did! Consider it "homework".
1. 我的興趣很多嗎？
wŏ de xìng qù hĕn duō ma？
2. 我每天晚上做瑜伽嗎？
wŏ mĕi tiān wăn shàng zuò yú jiā ma？
3. 我什麼時候喜歡去爬山？
wŏ shén me shí hòu xĭ huān qù pá shān ？
4. 我下雨天喜歡做什麼？
wŏ xià yŭ tiān xĭ huān zuò shén me ？
5. 我怕無聊嗎？
wŏ pà wú liáo ma？
Essential Vocabulary: Here's a list of some of the most useful phrases that we learned in this lesson. Practice them and record yourself and compare your pronunciation to mine.
We all have something that we just love to do. Personally, I love nothing more than relaxing on the couch with a good book, going to the movies, or if the weather is nice, spending a day outdoors and going for a hike in the mountains. But I don't love everything. I'm not particularly fond of waiting in lines(kinda ironic, as I live in Taiwan) and I'm not the biggest fan of traffic jams, but then, who is? In today's lesson, you are going to be learning how to talk about your likes and dislikes in Mandarin Chinese.
Expressing likes: In Mandarin, we say "我喜歡…", which means "I like…", we can use this as a general phrase to talk about things we like, or we can use it to form more specific sentences. For example, I can say 我喜歡蘋果 I like apples, or I could be more specific and tell you that 我喜歡吃蘋果 I like to eat apples. So let's take a look at the following sentences, and repeat along with me to check your pronunciation.
1. I like to play basketball. 我喜歡打籃球。 wŏ xĭ huān dă lán qiú.
2. I like to watch movies. 我喜歡看電影。 wŏ xĭ huān kàn diàn yĭng .
3. I like to go hiking. 我喜歡爬山。 wŏ xĭ huān pá shān.
4. I like reading novels. 我喜歡看小說。 wŏ xĭ huān kàn xiăo shuō.
5. I like listening to music. 我喜歡聽音樂。 wŏ xĭ huān tīng yīn yuè.
Watch the attached video file and practice repeating each phrase until you feel confident enough to move on to the next part.
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Expressing dislikes: Okay, so now you have the basics down, let's talk about dislikes. To make a negative statement in Mandarin Chinese, we usually add a 不 in front of the firs verb in a statement. This is not always the case, the negative form of the word "to have" 有, is 沒有. Note that a 沒 has been added in front of 有, not a 不, so saying 不有 would be incorrect. Just as when we were talking about likes, we can express dislikes in a general or more specific manner. So let's take our earlier example with the apples, 我喜歡吃蘋果, we can make this into a negative statement by adding a 不 before 喜歡, to indicate that we "don't like…" and it would look like his 我不喜歡吃蘋果, I don't like to eat apples. So let's take a closer look at how this is applied.
1. I don't like waking up early. 我不喜歡早起床。 wŏ bù xĭ huān zăo qĭ chuáng .
2. I don't like rainy weather. 我不喜歡下雨天。 wŏ bù xĭ huān xià yŭ tiān.
3. I don't like scary movies. 我不喜歡恐怖片。 wŏ bù xĭ huān kŏng bù piàn.
4. I don't like traffic jams. 我不喜歡塞車。 wŏ bù xĭ huān sāi chē .
5. I don't like to wait in lines. 我不喜歡派對。 wŏ bù xĭ huān pài duì.
Watch the attached video file and practice repeating each phrase until you feel confident enough to move on to the next part.
Note, when answering a question, answers are are often cut short, as the topic of the sentence is understood. So, going back to our apple analogy, if someone asks you 你喜歡吃蘋果嗎？It's acceptable to answer 我喜歡吃 or 我不喜歡吃, or just simply say 喜歡(吃) or 不喜歡(吃), rather than a full statement 我喜歡吃蘋果 or 我不喜歡吃蘋果. Don't worry about remembering all of that now, the important point is that you realize Mandarin is a flexible language.
Dialogue: Read and listen to the following dialogue, then answer the questions below.
A: Sara! Where are going? 莎拉！ 你去哪裡？ shā lā ！nĭ qù nă lĭ ？
B: Oh, hi Thom! You scared me! 喔，你好湯拇 ！你嚇我一跳！ ō, nĭ hăo tāng mŭ ！nĭ xià wŏ yī tiào ！
A: Sorry! I just saw you walking and wanted to see what you were doing. 對不起！ 我剛看到你走路，想要知道你在幹嘛。 duì bù qĭ ！wŏ gāng kàn dào nĭ zŏu lù, xiăng yào zhī dào nĭ zài gàn ma.
B: It's okay, I'm fine! I'm going hiking with some friends. 沒關係，我沒事！ 我要跟一些朋友一起去爬山。 méi guān xì, wŏ méi shì ！wŏ yào gēn yī xiē péng yŏu yī qĭ qù pá shān.
A: I can't stand hiking, it's exhausting! 我受不了爬山，太累了！ wŏ shòu bù liǎo pá shān, tài lèi le！
B: I like it a lot! I think it's really fun! 我很喜歡！ 我覺得很好玩！ wŏ hĕn xĭ huān ！wŏ jué de hĕn hăo wán ！
A: I like swimming! It feels great on a hot day like this! 我喜歡游泳！ 天氣像今天怎麼熱，就很舒服！ wŏ xĭ huān yóu yŏng ！tiān qì xiàng jīn tiān zĕn me rè, jiù hĕn shū fú ！
B: I like swimming a lot too! 我也很喜歡游泳！ wŏ yĕ hĕn xĭ huān yóu yŏng ！
A: Then let's go swimming together next weekend. 那麼，我們下個周末一起去游泳吧。 nà me, wŏ men xià gè zhōu mò yī qĭ qù yóu yŏng ba.
B: Only if you come hiking with us today! 今天跟我們一起來，我才跟你去啊！ jīn tiān gēn wŏ men yī qĭ lái, wŏ cái gēn nĭ qù a ！
A: Okay okay, it's a deal! 好了好了，我同意了！ hăo le hăo le, wŏ tóng yì le ！
Notes: In Chinese, nouns have a special measure word. The most common one is 個, when in doubt just say 個 and you'll probably be right! I'll be introducing more of these to you in later lessons. Also, the character 了 is used to show a change of state or that something has taken place, such as past action. There are other ways to speak about the past in Chinese, and other ways to use 了, so more on this in the future. 吧 is usually used to indicate a suggestion.
Comprehension Questions: I'm not going to give you an English translation for the following questions, I want to see how much you can intuitively figure out from what we have already learned. Take a minute to email me you answers and I will let you know how you did! Consider it "homework".
1. 誰被嚇到了？ shéi bèi xià dào le？
2. 湯拇喜歡爬山嗎？
tāng mŭ xĭ huān pá shān ma？
3. 誰喜歡游泳？ shéi xĭ huān yóu yŏng？
4. 他們要一起去幹嘛？ tā men yào yī qĭ qù gàn ma？
5. 湯拇同意了嗎？ tāng mŭ tóng yì le ma？
Essential Vocabulary: Here's a list of some of the most useful phrases that we learned in this lesson. Practice them and record yourself and compare your pronunciation to mine.
1. 你嚇我一跳= you scared me 2. 剛= just 3. 看到= see 4. 走路= walk 5. 知道= know 6. 在幹嘛= doing(what?) 7. 我沒事= I'm fine 8. 一些= a few 9. 朋友= friend(s) 10. 我受不了= I can't stand… 11. 太累了= tiring 12. 覺得= think 13. 游泳= swimming 14. 天氣= weather 15. 像= to be like (something) 16. 今天= today 17. 熱= hot 18. 就= in that case/then 19. 很= very 20. 舒服= comfortable 21. 我們= we/us 22. 下個周末= next weekend 23. 同意= agree
Languages: I saved this section for after we had gotten to be familiar with different countries of the world and their nationalities in Chinese, as it is a little more complex to form languages. Now don't go getting discouraged on me, you can do it, it just may take you a little more practice. The reason being, there are multiple ways to form the name of a language in Chinese. Just as we added 人 to 英國 to get 英國人, there are also several building blocks for "converting" a country to a language. The basic pieces are the country(minus the character 國 if present in the country's name), 文, 語 and 話. But they aren't one size fits all, unlike 人. For example, I could translate English as 英文 (note that the 國 gets cut off) or 英語, but I couldn't say 英國話.
To sum it up, the formula is:
country(-國) + 文/語 = language
Or, sometimes…
country + 話 = language
So lets take a look at the languages spoken in each of the countries we've learned, and the different ways we can say them. Lets also take this opportunity to practice making sentences with 講 jiǎng, which means to speak.
Story: Now read along with and listen to the following story. Use the vocabulary along with the grammar you just learned to answer the "homework" questions below.
Last year, William went traveling in China. He met a lot of friendly Chinese people and ate a lot of Chinese food…he even learned how
to use chopsticks! He also met people from many different countries. He made a Japanese friend named Takashi. Takashi couldn't speak English, so they used Chinese to communicate! William had fun in China, but he's glad to be back in America with his family.
qù nián wēi lián qù zhōng guó lǚ xíng. tā yŏu rèn shí hĕn duō hăo de zhōng guó rén hé chī le hĕn duō zhōng guó cài…shèn zhì tā xué huì yòng kuài zi！tā yŏu rèn shí guò yī wèi rì bĕn de péng yŏu jiào Takashi. Takashi bù huì jiăng yīng wén suŏ yĭ tā men yòng zhōng wén gōu tōng le！wēi lián zài zhōng guó de shí hòu guò de hĕn kuài lè dàn shì tā xiàn zài hĕn kāi xīn huí lái mĕi guó gēn tā jiā rén zài yī qĭ.
Comprehension Questions:
1. 威廉現在在中國嗎？ wēi lián xiàn zài zài zhōng guó ma？
2. 威廉有吃了很多日本的菜嗎？ wēi lián yŏu chī le hĕn duō rì bĕn de cài ma？
3. Takashi 是德國人嗎？ Takashi shì dé guó rén ma？
4. Takashi 會講英文嗎？ Takashi huì jiăng yīng wén ma？
5. 威廉現在為什麼快樂？ wēi lián xiàn zài wéi shén me kuài lè？
Essential Vocabulary: Here's a list of some of the most useful phrases that we learned in this lesson. Practice them and record yourself and compare your pronunciation to mine.
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