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Chinese as Second Lanuage Adult Level I
Textbook: Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1, 3rd Ed., Textbook 3rd Edition (Current Textbook)
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Teaching Material: 五百字说华语 五百字說華語
Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words |
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Work Sheets
I suggest you practice writing these Chinese words (about 100) during the winter break.
(1) Numbers One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Hundred, Thousand, Ten Thousand, Hundred Million, Yuan
(2) How is your mother? Are you busy at work?
nǐ mā mā hǎo ma? 你 妈 妈 好 吗？ How is your mother? tā hěn hǎo. 她 很 好。 she's fine. nǐ gōngzuò máng ma? 你 工 作 忙 吗？ Are you busy at work? wǒ gōngzuò bù máng. 我 工 作 不 忙。 I am not busy at work
(3) Apologizing and Responding to Apologies
duì bù qǐ 对 不 起 Sorry méi guān xì 没 关 系 It does not matter. duì bù qǐ 对 不 起 Sorry méi shì er 没 事 儿 It is nothing. bù hǎoyì si 不 好 意 思 Excuse Me.
(4) Greeting & GoodBye
zǎo shang hǎo 早 上 好 Good morning hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn 好 久 不 见 Long time no see! wǎn'ān 晚 安 Good night zài jiàn 再 见 Goodbye
(5) How much is it?
qǐng wèn zhè ge duō shǎo qián? 请 问 这 个 多 少 钱？ May I ask how much this is? yī bǎi yuán. 一 百 元。 One hundred Yuan. tài guì le. 太 贵 了！ Too expensive！
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Work Sheets (continue)
(6) What time is it? Three and a half. xiàn zài jǐ diǎn 现 在 几 点？ What time is it? xiàn zài sān diǎn bàn 现 在 三 点 半。 Three thirty. (half an hour is 30 minutes)
(7) I am thirsty. I am hungry. Where is the restaurant?
wǒ kě le 我 渴 了。 I am thirsty. wǒ è le 我 饿 了。 I am hungry. cān guǎn zài nǎ'er 餐 馆 在 哪 儿？ Where is the restaurant?
(8) I love you. I like apple.
wǒ ài nǐ 我 爱 你。 I love you. wǒ xǐ huān píng guǒ 我 喜 欢 苹 果。I like apple.
(9) I go to airport. He goes to train station. wǒ qù jī chǎng. 我 去 机 场。 I go to airport. tā qù huǒ chē zhàn. 他 去 火 车 站。 He goes to train station.
(10) May I ask where the restroom is? qǐng wèn xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ'er? 请 问 洗 手 间 在 哪儿？ May I ask where the restroom is?
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Introduction to The 4 tones of Mandarin Chinese |
Noun + 很 + Adj. 很 Hěn Very |
From the Teacher 郑亚玲老师 Dr. Zheng
Hello! My name is Yaling Zheng. I taught Chinese Adult Level I in Chinese Academy of Cleveland 2017-2018 (last Academic year). Chinese is my native language and English is my second language. Right now I am teaching Computer Science Classes at Cleveland State University. I graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a doctoral degree of computer science (2011) and worked as a software scientist (2012-2016). Besides teaching Chinese, I am building a puzzle making website.
If you want a private tutor to teach Chinese, you are welcome to Email me! |
For Adult Chinese LearnersI had been asked by my students to recommend great Chinese music websites. Here is my recommendation list. Thank you for your passion to learn Chinese! 非常感谢 fēi cháng gǎn xiè！
(1) 一 听 音 乐 yī tīng yīn yuè One Listen Music www.1ting.com/ Millions of old and new Chinese songs (2) 虾 米 音 乐 xiā mi yīn yuè Xiami Music www.xiami.com (3) Current No 1 Chinese Singer 薛 之 谦 xuē zhī qiān Joker Xue Actor (4) Famous Chinese Popular Songs Singer 李 宗 盛 lǐ zōng shèng Jonathan Lee Song of An Ordinary Man See Below the music transcripts in both Chinese and English.
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李 宗 盛 lǐ zōng shèng
凡 人 歌 fán rén gē 你 我 皆 凡 人 nǐ wǒ jiē fán rén 生 在 人 世 间 shēng zài rén shì jiān 终 日 奔 波 苦 zhōng rì bēn bō kǔ 一 刻 不 得 闲 yī kè bù dé xián 既 然 不 是 仙 jì rán bù shì xiān 难 免 有 杂 念 nán miǎn yǒu zá niàn 道 义 放 两 旁 dào yì fàng liǎng páng 利 字 摆 中 间 lì zì bǎi zhōng jiān 多 少 男 子 汉 duō shào nán zǐ hàn 一 怒 为 红 颜 yī nù wèi hóng yán 多 少 同 林 鸟 duō shǎo tóng lín niǎo 已 成 分 飞 燕 yǐ chéng fēn fēi yàn 人 生 何 其 短 rén shēng hé qí duǎn 何 必 苦 苦 恋 hé bì kǔ kǔ liàn 爱 人 不 见 了 ài rén bù jiàn liao 向 谁 去 喊 冤 xiàng shuí qù hǎn yuān 问 你 何 时 曾 看 见 wèn nǐ hé shí céng kàn jiàn 这 世 界 为 了 人 们 改 变 zhè shì jiè wèi le rén men gǎi biàn 有 了 梦 寐 以 求 的 容 颜 yǒu le mèng mèi yǐ qiú de róng yán 是 否 就 算 是 拥 有 春 天 shì fǒu jiù suàn shì yǒng yǒu chūn tiān |
Jonathan Lee
Song of an ordinary man Toil all day long, there is no spare moment Both you and me are ordinary people, live in this world Since we aren't the god, it's hard to avoid distracting thoughts Put the morality in both sides, put the benefit in the middle How many men, being angry due to beauties How many couples, have already separated How short the life is, why should we love so hard Lover disappeared, who can we cry out a grievance to Ask you when we've seen, the world changed for people Getting the countenance desired in dreams is having spring or not |
月 亮 代 表 我 的 心
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The Moon Represent My Heart
你 问 我 爱 你 有 多 深？ nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn? You ask me how deep my love for you ... 我 爱 你 有 几 分？ wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐ fēn? How much I really love you 我 的 情 也 真，我 的 爱 也 真 wǒ de qíng yě zhēn, wǒ de ài yě zhēn My affection is real, my love is real 月 亮 代 表 我 的 心 yuè liàng dài biǎo wǒ de xīn The moon represents my heart Here are two website I recommend for you to learn Chinese. (1) Easy Chinese on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3UWrgSoIxQ&t=2s Easy Chinese: What You are Doing here Today? 你 今 天 来 这 里 做 什 么？ nǐ jīn tiān lái zhè lǐ zuò shén me? 你 今 天 來 這 裡 做 什 麼？ nǐ jīn tiān lái zhè lǐ zuò shén me? What are you doing here today? 你 you 今 天 today (phrase) 来 come 这 里 here (phrase) 做 do 什么 what (phrase) (2) ChinesePod https://chinesepod.com Many free lessons https://chinesepod.com/dashboard/free |
Three Basic Chinese Sentence Structures
Vocabulary 149 words
16 Pronouns
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15 Numbers
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零 líng zero
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21 Time Words: yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Hour, Minute
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11 words for Family Members & Friends
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23 Verbs
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爱 愛
ài love |
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4 NEGATION WORDS 不 不是 没 没有
不 bù
Subj. + Verb + 不 + Verb + Obj
Subj. + Verb + 不 + Verb
Subj. + Verb + 不 + Adj
没 méi
Subj. + 没(有) + Verb + Obj.
Subj. + 没有 + Obj.
不 是 bù shì
没 有 méi yǒu
10 Color Words
21 Adjectives
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8 Direction Words
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18 Food & Drinks
Words that are encouraged to learn, but not required
18 Places
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How to Handwrite Chinese Characters with Finesse
From writtenchinese.com
钩画的写法 (gōu huà de xiě fǎ) How to write the ‘Gou’ Stroke横钩 (héng gōu) ‘Heng Gou’ Horizontal Line with a TickFirst, write the 一 ‘heng’ stroke, then wield the pen down to the left to write the hook. End with a light sharp point. Note that the hook should be small and short.
钩画的写法 (gōu huà de xiě fǎ) How to write the ‘Gou’ Stroke横钩 (héng gōu) ‘Heng Gou’ Horizontal Line with a TickFirst, write the 一 ‘heng’ stroke, then wield the pen down to the left to write the hook. End with a light sharp point. Note that the hook should be small and short.
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Example Character: 买 (mǎi) The ‘heng gou’ stroke is the first stroke found on the top of the character. |
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竖钩 (shù gōu) ‘Shu Gou’ Vertical Line with a TickWrite the丨’shu’ stroke, wielding the pen up to the left to write a hook. End with a sharp point. The hook should be at a 45-degree angle and short.
Note: Take a look at the difference between this stroke and the 弯钩 stroke which is slightly more curved.
Note: Take a look at the difference between this stroke and the 弯钩 stroke which is slightly more curved.
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Example Character: 小 (xiǎo) The ‘shu gou’ stroke is the second stroke found in the center of the character. |
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竖提 (shù tí) ‘Shu Ti’ Vertical Line with an Upward TickWrite the丨’shu’ stroke, wielding the pen up to the right to write a ㇀’ti’. Finally ending with sharp point.
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Example Character: 长 (cháng) The ‘shu ti’ stroke is found in the second stroke on the left-hand side. |
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横折钩 (héng zhé gōu) ‘Heng Zhe Gou’ Horizontal Line Followed by a Right Angle and TickStart with a short 一 ‘heng’, wielding the pen down and slightly to the left to write a丨 ‘shu’ stroke. Follow this with a hook, and end with a sharp point. It should be written in one stroke, meaning the pen should not come off the paper.
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Example Character 勺 (sháo) The ‘heng zhe gou’ stroke is the second stroke in the character. |
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竖折折钩 (shù zhé zhé gōu) ‘Shu Zhe Zhe Gou’ Vertical Folding HookStart with short a丨’shu’ stroke, wielding the pen right to write 一 ‘heng’. Then wield the pen down to the left to write亅’shu gou’, and end with sharp point. Note that the 亅should not be too vertical and the hook should be small.
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横撇弯钩 (héng piě wān gōu) ‘Heng Pie Wan Gou’ Horizontal Bending HookStart with short a 一 ‘heng’ stroke, then turn to write a short 丿’pie’. Finally, add a small hook to top left.
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横折折折钩 (héng zhé zhé zhé gōu) ‘Heng zhe zhe zhe gou’ Folding Hook Cross FoldStart with a short 一 ‘heng’ (the right side should be a little bit higher) and turn to write a short 丿, then turn again to write a short 一 ‘heng’. Finally, turn down to the left to write a hook. Note that the last part should be an acute angle.
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Example Character: 奶 (nǎi) The ‘heng zhe zhe zhe gou’ stroke is found in the second half of the character on the right-hand side. |
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横折提 (héng zhé tí) ‘Heng Zhi Ti’ Horizontal-Starting Right Angle With an Upward TickStart with short a 一 ‘heng’ stroke, then turn to write 丨’shu’. Turn right to write ㇀’ti’, and end with a sharp point. The ㇀’ti’ should be short and inclined.
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