Day 1 has begun! We're blogging live from the class and this morning we've been working on introductions, talking about ourselves and about other people. We've also learned how to ask the question "how are you?" and learned various responses.
To see the vocabulary for this morning's lesson, click on "Continue Reading".
Greetings and Introductions
Hello
nǐ hǎo 你好
What's your name?
nǐ jiào shénme? 你叫什么?
My name is...
wǒ jiào ... 我叫......
I am...
wǒ shì... 我是......
You are...
nǐ shì... 你是......
He is...
tā shì... 他是......
She is...
tā shì... 她是......
Talking about your nationality
Scottish
sū gé lán rén 苏格兰人
Chinese
zhōng guó rén 中国人
English
yīng gé lán rén 英格兰人
British
yīng guó rén 英国人
Irish
aì ěr lán rén 爱尔兰人
French
fǎ guó rén 法国人
Some examples
I am Scottish
wǒ shì sū gé lán rén 我是苏格兰人
You are French
nǐ shì fǎ guó rén 你是法国人
He is Irish
tā shì aì ěr lán rén 他是爱尔兰人
More later!
Ni(2) ha(4)o!!! Ni(3) ha(3)o ma? Wo(3) he(3)n ha(3)o! Wo(3) jia(4)o che(2)n shi(1) qi(2)! Ni(3) ne? Ni(2) jia(4)o she(2)nme? Wo(3) shi(4) su(1) ge(2) la(2)n re(2)n! Ni(3) shi(4) na(3) guo(2) re(2)n? Za(4)i jia(4)n!!
Ni hao!!! Ni hao ma? Wo hen hao! Wo jiao Che Shi Qi! Ni ne? Ni jiao shenme? Wo shi su ge lan ren! Ni shi na guo ren? Za jian!!
Posted by: | July 24, 2006 at 05:12 PM
See this link: http://pienews.blogs.com/chinese/2006/07/day_1_homework.html for info on how to write pinyin using numbers.
Posted by: Mark | July 24, 2006 at 05:18 PM