Lessons 1 and 2
Translate: "大家好!"
Hello everyone!
DOUBLE POINTS:
What does the color red symbolize in China?
Happiness and good fortune.
How to respond to: "你家有几个人/你家有几口人?"
我家有。。。（number of people)。。。个人。
or
我家有。。。（number of people)。。。口人。
How to ask someone where they live?
你住在哪儿？
or
你住在哪里？
Translate: "后天"。
The day after tomorrow.
Translate: "们"。
Door.
When to use: "你几岁"?
Children less than ten years old.
Translate: "中学"。
Middle school (divided into 初中 and 高中)。
Translate: "李校长住在大华街四十七号一楼"。
Principal Li lives at 47 Dahua Street, first building.
How to respond to: "今天是几月几号，今天星期几?"
今天是。。。（month number）。。。月。。。（day of month）。。。号，今天星期。。。（day of week)。
Translate: "它叫什么名字?"
What is its (animal) name?
How to ask someone's nationality？
你是哪国人？
DOUBLE POINTS:
How many time zones does China have?
One.
How to say: "upstairs and downstairs"?
楼上和楼下。
Translate: "教室里有一把剪刀"。
There is a pair of scissors in the classroom.
How to respond to: "你的朋友叫什么名字?"
我的朋友叫。。。（friend's chinese name)。
or
他/她 叫。。。(friend's chinese name)。
What are six countries located in Asia and/or Europe? Respond in Chinese.
日本，中国，韩国，印度，英国，法国，西班牙，德国。
How to say: "My family has three dogs and two cats"?
我家有三只狗和两只猫。
DOUBLE POINTS:
When was a majority of the Great Wall of China built?
a) Han dynasty
b) Qing dynasty
c) Tang dynasty
d) Ming dynasty
d) Ming dynasty
What do "作业" and "考试" mean?
作业: Homework.
考试: Exam.
How to formally ask someone's last name?
您贵姓？
Translate: "一万两千零十三"。
12,013.
When to use: "华人"?
Used for an ethnic Chinese person or people (usually living abroad).
Respond to: "你最喜欢吃什么?"
我最喜欢吃。。。（面包，面条，米饭，糖，巧克力，饺子，水果，冰淇淋，鸡，鸡蛋，鱼）。
DOUBLE POINTS:
What is the earliest known capital of China?
Anyang.