Basic Mandarin Chinese | Lesson 2 | Saying hello!

Learn Mandarin Chinese for free using self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises - CultureAlley - master conversations, grammar, vocabulary and more! This lessons covers conversations around introducing oneself, meeting new people and friends. It will also cover telling one's name.To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com. See you at the Alley!

1. The document discusses Chinese sentence structure and how time, location, and duration are expressed. 2. In basic Chinese sentences, the subject-verb-object structure is common. Time is placed before or after the subject, and location is placed after the subject and time. 3. For expressions of duration, time is placed first followed by subject, location, verb, object, and duration. 4. Exceptions exist for some verbs like "live" and "sit" where location follows the verb rather than following subject and time.

This document provides a Mandarin language lesson on introductions and asking for names. It includes vocabulary and phrases for asking someone's family name, asking for their full name, and introducing oneself by stating one's full name. Example dialogues are provided showing polite ways to ask for and share names in Mandarin. Key vocabulary covered includes terms for family name, name, honorable, question particles, and titles like Mr. and Miss. The lesson concludes with a brief cultural note about the color red in Chinese weddings.

The document discusses the importance of teaching intonation patterns at the secondary level. It defines intonation as the pattern of changing pitch in speech and identifies its main functions as conveying grammatical information and attitude. The document outlines the main types of intonation patterns - falling and rising intonation - and their uses in statements, questions, exclamations and imperatives. It concludes by providing suggestions for effectively teaching intonation, such as ensuring students understand stress patterns and modeling correct intonation.

Learn to say major school subjects in Chinese. It is compatible with Jinbu 1 Chapter 4 Unit 1 - Chinese is cool.

This document contains vocabulary and example sentences about describing locations in Chinese using directional words like left, right, front, and back. It introduces characters for directional words like 左 zuǒ (left) and 右 yòu (right) and how to form sentences using relative place words like 在左边 zài zuǒbian (on the left). Examples show asking for and providing directions using phrases like 电影院在哪儿 diànyǐngyuàn zài nǎr (Where is the cinema?) and 这是商店,电影院在商店的后边 zhè shì shāngdiàn, diànyǐ

This document provides examples of asking and answering the question "How old are you?" in Chinese. It introduces the question "Ni ji sui?" meaning "How old are you?" and examples of answering with "Wo __ sui" meaning "I am __ years old", filling in different ages. It encourages practicing asking and answering the age question in Chinese.

Is Mandarin one of the most difficult languages to learn? Characters and tones can be seem intimidating at first, but it is a much simpler language than it meets the eye.

《听我们说汉语（一）》是一本以表格的形式归纳整理而成的对外汉语初级口语手册。我把这本小册子作为课堂教材的进阶版或者补充版。其特点就是高效集中适用。以周八节的课时量算，完成这本手册需要三个半月－四个月的时间。 这本小册子主要实现三大目标，话题词汇的集中和拓展，口语交谈中的你来我往，关于某个话题的篇章表达能力的培养。每一课的编排都包括生词、问答和语段。生词和问答都是生活中相关话题的基本词汇和对答。编语段的原则就是：把生词编进语段，让语法长在语段。

The document discusses intonation in language and defines key terms like tone, tone unit, tonic syllable, head, pre-head and tail. It explains that intonation refers to the rise and fall of pitch in speech. Tone is carried by the tonic syllable, while intonation is carried by the tone unit. The document also analyzes different types of tones like falling, rising, fall-rise and rise-fall tones and how they are used in language. Finally, it concludes that while a complete set of rules on intonation cannot be determined, learning about these concepts can still improve language use.

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This document provides an introduction to learning Mandarin Chinese, including pinyin romanization and tones. It discusses pinyin pronunciation tables for initial consonant and final vowel sounds. It also explains the four tones in Mandarin Chinese and provides examples of words with different tones. The document encourages learning tones through repetition and emphasizes that tones are important for proper pronunciation and understanding.

A free Chinese lesson from TutorMandarin. Website: https://www.tutormandarin.net/en/ APP: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=inc.osbay.android.tutormandarin How to ask name in Mandarin? Getting to know someone else isn’t always that simple — especially when it is in another language. Trying to speak even just a few sentences in the native language of a foreigner you want to get to know, always shows your interest and respect to that person. And as we all know – It is all about the first impression while meeting someone for the first time. Therefore, TutorMandarin wants to give you some examples how to get started. Today, we want to give you a short overview how you can introduce yourself and others so that you can start to learn Chinese language. To make it as easy as possible we will show you some examples including the English translation, Chinese characters, and pinyin (the pronunciation).

Chinese characters are the oldest continuously used writing system in the world. They are logograms used in Chinese and other Asian languages. Chinese is now one of the six official languages of the United Nations and has earned greater status worldwide, despite not being the only language spoken in China. Learning Chinese provides opportunities for business, travel, and cultural enrichment as it allows you to communicate with many in China and Taiwan.

1) Connected speech features like weak forms, assimilation, and elision cause sounds to change or disappear, making speech a continuous stream rather than distinct words. 2) Native speakers are able to predict missing words based on context, while non-natives rely more on sounds and struggle with connected speech. 3) Assimilation occurs when a sound changes to become more like a neighboring sound, such as /t/ changing to /Ɵ/ before /j/ sounds as in "let you." Elision is the loss of a sound altogether.

This document contains a lesson plan for a basic English conversation course for beginners. The lesson covers introducing yourself, asking for and giving your name, asking how someone is, and asking for and giving a nickname. Sample dialogues are provided to demonstrate correct forms. The lesson concludes with examples of introducing yourself more fully, including name, origin, occupation, and place of work.

This document provides an introduction to linguistics, focusing on phonetics and phonology. It defines key terms including: - Phonetics is the study of speech sounds and their production, including articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics. - Phonology examines how sounds function and are organized in languages. - Other terms defined include phoneme, allophone, place and manner of articulation, voiced vs voiceless sounds, syllables, phonotactics, and consonant clusters. Speech organs and their roles in sound production are also discussed.

Learn Mandarin Chinese for free using self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises - CultureAlley - master conversations, grammar, vocabulary and more! This lesson introduces us to the concept of professions, and shows a short conversation between a student and a teacher! We also learn how to say 'no' in sentences, such as " i am not a teacher' or 'i am not a student'! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com. See you at the Alley!

This document provides a Mandarin language lesson on family terms and numbers. It includes: - Vocabulary for family members and numbers 1-10 in Mandarin with pronunciations. - Sample dialogues for having a conversation about family size in Mandarin, including translations. - Breakdowns of the sample dialogues into individual Mandarin words and phrases. - Grammar tips on measure words and tone differences in Mandarin. The document aims to teach basics of having a conversation about family in Mandarin through vocabulary lists, sample dialogues, and translations.

Learn Mandarin Chinese for free using self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises - CultureAlley - master conversations, grammar, vocabulary and more! This lesson teaches you some delightful conversations around talking about one's family. It covers family relations (like father, mother, brother, sister etc.) and possessive particle 'de'. To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com. See you at the Alley!

Learn Mandarin Chinese for free using self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises - CultureAlley - master conversations, grammar, vocabulary and more! This lesson deals with how numbers and currency is typically used in China! It also covers a simulated market places conversation, covering the important phrase 'how much is it for' with several possible answers! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com. See you at the Alley!

Learn Mandarin Chinese for free using self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises - CultureAlley - master conversations, grammar, vocabulary and more! This lessons teaches the important interrogatives 'Who' and "whose' and focuses conversation around basic sentences such as 'Who is he?" "whose photo is this?" etc.. and finishes by teaching us how to use 'no' with the 'to-be' verb! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com. See you at the Alley!

This document contains a Punjabi language lesson about throwing a party and socializing. It includes vocabulary and phrases for inviting people to a party, complimenting others, and making small talk. Sample dialogs cover asking about party plans, mentioning it is for a birthday, discussing food options, and commenting on outfits. Additional sections cover time expressions like morning and evening as well as common informal questions like "what's new?". The document aims to teach essential social expressions in Punjabi through practical conversational scenarios.

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This document provides definitions and examples for 16 common Chinese phrases: 1. 暴发户 refers to new rich people who lack culture and manners. 2. 吃白饭 means to live off others without paying. 3. 点赞 means to like or praise a social media post. 4. Several additional phrases are explained relating to influences, hidden experts, contradictions, and other concepts.

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