[Teacher] 2013-9-26

什么时候 shenme  shihou - when
e.g.
你什么时候上学？ni shenme shihou shangxue? / When do you go to school?
中秋节是什么时候？zhongqiujie shi shenme shihou? / When is mid-autumn festival?

为什么 weishenme - why

[Teacher] 2013-9-23 & 9-26 Question Words

现在几点？
几 ji - how many / number
现在 xianzai - now
点 dian - o'clock

QUESTION WORDS
几 ji - how many / ask about numbers
e.g.
现在几点？xianzai ji dian? / What time is it now?
你几岁？ni ji sui? / How old are you?
今天星期几？jintian xingqi ji?/ What day is it today?
今天几月几号？jintian ji yue ji hao? / What is the date today?
你的生日是几月几号？ni de shengri shi ji yue ji hao? What is your birthday?

谁 shei - who
e.g.
你是谁？ni shi shei? / Who are you?
他是谁？ta shi shei? / Who is he?
她是谁？ta shi shei? / Who is she?

什么 shenme - what
e.g.
你叫什么名字？ni jiao shenme mingzi? / What is your name?
你最喜欢什么颜色？ni zui xihuan shenme yanse? / What is your favorite color?

CHARACTERS:
你、好、她、他、几、什么、谁

【9-26-2013】

哪na /哪儿 na er (nar)/ 哪里 na li - where
e.g.
他在哪儿？ta zai nar? / Where is he?
她在哪儿？ta zai nar?/ Where is she?
你从哪里来？ni cong nali lai? / Where are you from?
你是哪国人？ni shi na guo ren? / Which country are you from? /What is your nationality?

[Teacher] 2013-9-19

days of the week
Monday xingqi yi 星期一
Tuesday xingqi er 星期二
Wednesday xingqi san 星期三
Thursday xingqi si 星期四
Friday xingqi wu 星期五
Saturday xingqi liu 星期六
Sunday xingqi tian/xingqi ri 星期天/星期日

Today 今天 jintian
Tomorrow 明天 mingtian
Yesterday 昨天 zuotian
day after tomorrow 后天 houtian

今天/明天/昨天/后天星期几？jintian xingqi ji
What day is it today?
今天/明天/昨天/后天几月几号？mingtian ji yue ji hao
What is the date tomorrow?

Stroke order basic rules
1. Horizontal-vertical: 十 shi - ten
2. Diagonals right-to-left before diagonals left-to-right ( 先撇后捺)：八 ba - eight
3. Top-bottom：二 er - two
4. Left-right：你 ni - you
5. Outside-inside：月 yue - moon
6. Middle-sides：水 shui - water
7. Get In-close the door：四 si - four
practice basic strokes

Useful Website for Chinese Beginners 汉语学习有用的网站

1. 拼音 pinyin
http://www.chineseliteracy.net/summer/cssystem_062908.swf

2.基本笔画 basic Chinese strokes
http://hanzi.unihan.com.cn/School/HanZi/BaseStk/

3.笔画顺序 Chinese stroke order rules
http://www.archchinese.com/chinese_stroke_order_rules.html

A Basic Introductory Conversation

你好Ni hao! Hello!
你好Ni hao! Hello!
你好吗Ni hao ma? How are you?
我很好。wo hen hao. I am very good. 谢谢！xie xie! Thank you!
很高兴认识你！Hen gao xing ren shi ni! Nice to meet you!
你叫什么名字？Ni jiao shenme mingzi? What is your name?
我叫G额类丝。Wo jiao Ge lei si. My name is Grace.
一会见！Yi huir jian! See you later!
见- jian to meet
一会见- a little while
谢谢- xie xie thank you
不用谢-bu yong xie you are welcome
对不起- dui bu qi sorry
没关系- mei guan xi you are forgiven/ it's fine- no problem
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                                         TIME
o'clock- dian 点
Minutes- fen zhong 分钟
15 minutes (for time) 一刻 yi ke
30 minutes (for time)半 ban
45 minutes( for time)三可 san ke
2:00(for time)两 liang
AM- zaoshang 早上
PM- 晚上 wanshang

Note- AM and PM are ALWAYS BEFORE THE TIME!!

Noon- zhongwu 中午
Afternoon- xia wu 下午

Morning- zaoshang 早上
Night- wanshang 晚上
Good morning- zaoshang hao 早上好
Good afternoon- xia wu hao 下午好
Good night/ good evening- wanshang hao晚上好

2013-9-16

time of the day & dates
点 dian o'clock
分钟 fenzhong minutes
一刻 yike 15 minutes
半 ban 30 minutes
三刻 sanke 45 minutes
11:06 12:08 5:10 6:30 3:15 4:30
两 liang - how number 2 pronounced in time
2:30 2:15 2:21 2:02 2:45 2:35

AM/morning-早上 zaoshang
PM/evening-晚上 wanshang
Note:
Say am pm first, then the time
7:15am 8:45pm 9:30pm 10:23am

Noon 中午 zhongwu
Afternoon 下午 xiawu

早上好 zaoshang hao
中午好 zhongwu hao
下午好 xiawu hao
晚上好 wanshang hao

现在几点？xianzai jidian? What time is it now?
xianzai - now, right now
ji - how many

mid-autumn festival 
中秋节 zhongqiu jie
One of the most important festival in China
falls on the 8 month and the 15 date in lunar calendar
Family reunion
Eat moon cakes
Watch the moon
For those whom can't return home, they will look up in the sky, watch the moon,
as if they saw their family

What traditional moon cakes are round?
Look like the moon
Represent family reunion

2013-9-12

一会儿见 yi huir jian / 待会 dai hui jian

再见 zai jian

wo jiao ge lei si

见 to meet

再 again

一会儿 a little while

待会 later

谢谢 xie xie

不用谢 bu yong xie

不用 no need to…

对不起 dui bu qi

没关系 mei guan xi

你呢 ni ne


TIME
点
分钟/钟
一刻
半
三刻
两

2013-9-5 Greetings in Chinese

Greetings in Chinese

你好 ni hao /Hello
你好 ni hao /Hello
你好吗？ni hao ma? /How are you?
我很好。你呢？wo hen hao. ni ne? /I am good. What about you?
我也很好。谢谢！wo ye hen hao. xiexie /I am also good. Thank you.

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1.你好

2.你叫什么名字？ 你-you 叫-to be called 什么-what 名字-name

3.你几岁？你多大？

4.你从哪里来？你是哪国人？

5.你的生日是几月几号？

6.你好吗？

7.很高兴认识你！

8.你最喜欢什么——？

  我最喜欢——。

颜色 colors: 绿色

运动 sports  yun dong: hockey 冰球qiu

音乐 yin yue: pop 流行 liu xing 音乐 yin yue

动物 dong wu: 拉布拉多 la bu la duo

食物 shi wu / (吃的 chi de): 比萨饼 bi sa bing

甜点 tian dian : 冰淇淋 bing qi ling

数字 shu zi: 14

电影 dian ying: 哈利波特7 ha li bo te 7

书 shu: 哈利波特7

地点 di dian: 家 jia

乐器 yue qi: 钢琴 gang qin

My Favorite Things

colors-yanse: green-lv se

sports- yun dong: hockey- bing qiu

music- yin yue: popular music-  liu xing yin yue

animals- dong wu: puppies/dogs- la bu la dou

food- shi wu: pizza: bi sa bing

dessert- tian dian: ice cream- bing qi ling

numbers- shu zi: 14- shi si

movies- dian ying: Harry Potter #7- ha li bo te qi

books- shu: Harry Potter #7- ha li bo te qi

places- di dian: home- jia

instrument- yue qi: piano- gang qin

Wo zui xi huan...- My favorite is...
Ni zui xi huan...- your favorite is...