Foundation
Unit 1 Lesson A
Unit 1 Lesson B
Unit 1 Lesson C
Unit 1 Lesson D
100
Say "Hello" to a person, tell your name and ask his/her name.
nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào…… nǐ jiào shén me mínɡ zi 你 好, 我 叫……。 你 叫 什 么 名 字?
100
You meet a lot of new friends in the party. Say "Hello", introduce your family name, and ask your new friend's family name.
nǐ hǎo , wǒ xìnɡ … … nǐ ne ? 你好,我姓……你呢?
100
A:How are you? B: I'm not so good, I'm sick.
A: nǐ hǎo mɑ ? B: wǒ bú tài hǎo , wǒ shēnɡ bìnɡ le。 A:你好吗? B:我不太好,我生病了。
100
Say you and your elbow partner's nationality. use "too" in your sentence.
wǒ shì měi ɡuó rén 。 tā yě shì měi ɡuó rén 。 我是美国人。 他也是美国人。
100
Ask a student does he/she take Chinese class.
nǐ shànɡ zhōnɡ wén kè mɑ ? 你 上 中 文 课 吗 ?
200
Introduce your name to a person, say where you are come from and ask about his/hers.
nǐ hǎo,wǒ jiào…… wǒ cónɡ…… lái。nǐ cónɡ nǎr lái? 你 好, 我 叫……。我 从…… 来,你从哪儿来?
200
Greet with Principal Wood, introduce yourself with your English name and Chinese name.
Wood xiào zhǎnɡ,nín hǎo. wǒ de zhōnɡ wén mínɡ zi jiào … … wǒ de yīnɡ wén mínɡ zi jiào … … Wood校长,您好。 我的中文名字叫…… 我的英文名字叫……
200
It's late and you still saw one of your classmate working in the classroom. So you ask him does he go home or not.
nǐ huí jiā mɑ ?/ nǐ bù huí jiā mɑ ? 你回家吗?/你不回家吗?
200
You are walking in the campus of a famous Chinese University. Say "hello" to a student and ask if he is Chinese. If not, how to ask his nationality.
nǐ hǎo , nǐ shì zhōnɡ ɡuó rén mɑ ? nǐ shì nǎ ɡuó rén ? 你好,你是中国人吗? 你是哪国人?
200
Ask this student what foreign language he/she studies.
nǐ xué shén me wài yǔ ? 你 学 什 么 外 语 ?
300
Tell a person that you speak English and Chinese. Ask what language does he/she speak.
wǒ shuō yīnɡ yǔ hé zhōnɡ wén ,nǐ shuō shén me yǔ yán ? 我说英语和中文,你说什么语言?
300
Say "good morning" to Principal Wood, and introduce Mr. and Mrs. 林 to him. Use "this is..." in your sentence.
Wood xiào zhǎnɡ, zǎo shɑnɡ hǎo ! zhè shì Lín xiān shenɡ。 zhè shì Lín tài tɑi。 Wood校长,早上好! 这是林先生。 这是林太太。
300
Long time no see! How have you been lately?
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn , zuì jìn hǎo mɑ ? 好 久 不 见 , 最 近 好 吗 ?
300
He is from America. So you say you are american too, and nice to meet him.
wǒ yě shì měi ɡuó rén 。 hěn ɡāo xìnɡ rèn shi nǐ ! 我也是美国人。 很高兴认识你!
300
Ask who is her music teacher.
shuí shì nǐ de yīn yuè lǎo shī ? 谁 是 你 的 音 乐 老 师 ?
400
Tell the radical of these characters: 你、明、她
nǐ shì rén bù。 mínɡ shì rì bù。 tā shì nǚ bù。 你是“亻”部。 明是“日”部。 她是“女”部。
400
A Chinese Guest teacher come to give you a lecture about Chinese Culture, try to ask her Surname .
lǎo shī , nín ɡuì xìnɡ ? 老师,您贵姓?
400
I have to go now, see you in a little bit!
wǒ děi zǒu le. yí huìr jiàn ! 我得走了,一会儿见!
400
You ask your new friend does he know Lǐ Yánɡ. He is Chinese.
nǐ rèn shi Lǐ Yánɡ mɑ ? tā shì zhōnɡ ɡuó rén 。 你 认 识 李 阳 吗 ? 他是中国人。
400
Ask a student which grade he/she is in, guess and ask is it correct that he/she is 15 years old.
nǐ shànɡ jǐ nián jí ? nǐ shí wǔ suì , duì bu duì ? 你上几年级? 你十五岁,对不对?
500
I'm going to visit the Great Wall today, where are you going?
wǒ jīn tiān cān ɡuān chánɡ chénɡ , nǐ qù nǎr? 我今天参观长城,你去哪儿?
500
How do Chinese people address each of your family members if you go to China? Say in "Mr. Mrs. Miss."
family name + xiān shenɡ / tài tɑi / xiǎo jiě 姓 + 先生 /太太 / 小姐
500
I'm very tired. I have to sleep now, good night, see you tomorrow. z Z
wǒ hěn lèi 。 wǒ děi shuì jiào le 。 wǎn ān 。 mínɡ tiān jiàn ! 我很累。 我得睡觉了。 晚安。 明天见!
500
I know him. He is my Chinese friend.
rèn shi 。 tā shì wǒ de zhōnɡ ɡuó pénɡ you 。 认识。他是我的中国朋友。
500
To interview a Chinese family (students pretend) to ask their age by turn. Use the proper words asking people from different ages.
nǐ jǐ suì ? nǐ duō dà ? nín duō dà nián jì ? 你几岁? 你多大? 您多大年纪?