Learn Basic Chinese - 7
Chinese Language Tutorial - Part 7
Health and Study Conversation
Dialogue:
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Zuìjìn nǐ shēntǐ hǎo ma? (How is your health?)
- Lì lì: Wǒ shēntǐ hěn hǎo. (My health is very good.)
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Nǐ xuéxí máng ma? (Are you busy with studies?)
- Lì lì: Wǒ xuéxí bǐjiào máng. (I am relatively busy with studies.)
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Nǐ chéngjì hǎo ma? (How are your grades?)
- Lì lì: Mǎmahūhū. (So-so.)
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Nǐmen bān tóngxué xuéxí nǔlì ma? (Are your classmates studying hard?)
- Lì lì: Tāmen xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì. (They are studying very hard.)
New Words
tài
- adv. very; too
- tài … le
- bú tài dà.
- bú tài hǎo.
lǐ
- n. in 里
- jiàoshì li …
- bàngōngshì li …
- cèsuǒ li …
yǒu
- v. to have; there be 有
- Wǒ yǒu sān zhī bǐ.
- Gēge yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī.
- Mǎyún yǒu hěnduō qián.
méi (yǒu)
- v./adv. not to have; have not 没有
- Wǒmen bān méiyǒu zhōng guó rén.
- Tāmen shítáng méiyǒu bāozi.
- Shūbāo lǐ méiyǒu yīngyǔ shū.
kōngtiáo
- n. air-conditioner 空调
- Wǒmen jiàoshì yǒu kōngtiáo.
- Zhège kōngtiáo tài dàle.
- Nǐmen sùshè yǒu kōngtiáo ma?
tóng wū
- n. roommate 同屋
- Tā shì wǒ de tóngwū.
- Nà shì wǒ tóngwū de dìdi.
- Tāmen búshì tóngwū, tāmen shì tóngxué.
lí
- v. from 离
- Jiādémǎndū lí bó kǎlā yuǎn ma?
- Hóumiào lí wǒjiā bù yuǎn.
- Wǒ péngyou jiā lí zhèr hěn jìn.
| New Words | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tài | adv. very; too |
| lǐ | n. in |
| yǒu | v. to have; there be |
| méi (yǒu) | v./adv. not to have; have not |
| kōngtiáo | n. air-conditioner |
| tóng wū | n. roommate |
| lí | v. from |
| xuéxiào | n. School |
| duō | adj. many; much |
| tǐng | adv. quite |
| zěnmeyàng | pron. what about… |
| búcuò | adj. not bad |
| shēntǐ | n. health; body |
| shēntǐ hǎo | healthy |
| zhù | wish |
| chōuyān | Smoking |
| bǐjiào | adv. quite; relatively; comparatively |
| chéngjì | n. score |
| mǎmahūhū | adj. so-so |
| nǔlì | adj. hard |
| fēicháng | adv. very |
Dialogue:
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Nǐ de sùshè dà bú dà? (Is your dorm room big or not?)
- Lì lì: Wǒ de sùshè bú tài dà. (My dorm room is not too big.)
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Sùshè li yǒu méiyǒu kōngtiáo? (Is there an air-conditioner in the dorm?)
- Lì lì: Sùshè li yǒu kōngtiáo. (There is an air-conditioner in the dorm.)
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu tóngwū? (Do you have a roommate?)
- Lì lì: Wǒ méiyǒu tóng wū. (I don’t have a roommate.)
- Zhōngguó péngyǒu: Nǐ de sùshè lǐ jiàoshì yuǎn bù yuǎn? (Is the classroom far from your dorm?)
- Lì lì: Wǒ de sùshè lí jiàoshì hěn jìn. (My dorm is very close to the classroom.)
Descriptions Using Adverbs and Adjectives
- fēicháng (very)
- hěn (very)
- tǐng … de (quite)
- bǐjiào (comparatively)
- bú tài (not too)
- jí le (quite a bit)
Examples:
- lìli …………………………………… (tóufa 、cháng)
- lìli …………………………………… (yǎnjīng 、dà)
- lìli …………………………………… (gèzì 、 gāo)
The “ma” Sentence
Nǐ xuéxí nǔlì ma? (Are you studying hard?)
The “Predicative Verb or Adj” Sentence
Nǐ qù bú qù jiàoshì? - Verb (Did you go to the classroom or not?)
Nǐ de sùshè dà bú dà? - Adj (Is your dorm room big or not?)
Describe a Person or a Place
lìli:
- tóufa …………………………………… (dà、 cháng)
- yǎnjīng …………………………………… (gèzì 、dà)
- gāo …………………………………… (cōngming、piàoliang、shuài)
List of 12 Months and 7 Days in Pinyin
Months:
- yī yuè - January
- èr yuè - Febraury
- sān yuè - March
- sì yuè - April
- wǔ yuè – May
- liù yuè - June
- qī yuè - July
- bā yuè - August
- jiǔ yuè - Septemeber
- shí yuè - October
- shí yī yuè - November
- shí èr yuè - December
Days of the Week:
- xīngqī yī - Monday
- xīngqī èr - Tuesday
- xīngqī sān - Wednesday
- xīngqī sì - Thursday
- xīngqī wǔ - Friday
- xīngqī liù - Saturday
- xīngqī rì (or xīngqī tiān) - Sunday
Disclaimer: These teachings are sourced from the Chinese Speaking Class 2023-2024 organized by the Chinese Cultural Centre in Nepal. For official information and inquiries, please visit Chinese Cultural Centre Nepal. The instructor, Laoshi Jitesh Maharjan, can be reached through his Facebook profile: Jitesh Maharjan.