Lesson 1 Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words English Version 9654

7/29/2019 Lesson 1 Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words English Version 9654

1/13

OVERSEAS CHINESE AFFAIRS COMMISSION

Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words


2/13


3/13


4/13



5/13


Foreword

The main purpose of learning a language is the natural and uent application ofthe language in daily life. So is the purpose of over-seas youths of Chinese descent in

studying the Chinese language. Based on its consistent policy and concept of serving

overseas Chinese, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission (OCAC) has published

several series of Chinese teaching materials to meet the needs of overseas Chinese in

different regions. The present reader, Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words, follows

the mass line. It may be used by people of different age groups from different walks

of life. To pluralize the teaching materials, the OCAC has published Chinese-English,

Chinese-Thai, Chinese-Portuguese, Chinese-Spanish, Chinese-French, and Chinese-

Indonesian editions, hoping to benet more youths of Chinese descent.

The main portion-Chinese portion-of this reader, is compiled by Professor Liu

Chi-hua of National Chengchi University, an expert on teaching the Chinese language.

With her years of experience, Professor Liu has made this reader more comprehensive

and more lively. The OCAC wishes to extend to her its heartfelt thanks.

This reader has 30 lessons and each lesson has four units: "Text", "Words and

Phrases", "Review", and "Extended Practice". The Text Unit, is practice-oriented, and its

materials are drawn from daily life. The materials range from self-introduction to family,

school, communication, and daily dialogues. The key and frequently used words and

phrases are fully elaborated in the Word and Phrase Units. This unit not only helps the

students understand the stroke order of the listed words but also the phrases derived from

these words as well. In the Review Unit, there are no phonetic symbols so as to enable

the students to indentify the words without the help of phonetic symbols, and get a better

under-standing of the texts. Finally, in the Application Unit, it is hoped that the students

can lively apply the glossary they have learned and use the Chinese language naturally

and uently in their daily lives.

The contents of this reader are carefully compiled. To maximize its effect, the

OCAC hopes that the teachers who choose to use this reader can arrange a natural and

lively learning environment for the students to learn Chinese in a pleasant atmosphere.

The OCAC hopes that through such an arrangement the students can lay a good founation

of Chinese dialogues in preparation for further studies of the Chinese language.

The OCAC wishes to take this opportunity to invite comments and suggestions on

this reader, in the hope of bringing it to a higher horizon.

Chang Fu Mei

Minister of Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission


6/13


CONTENTS

1

Lesson 1 Good morning

7

Lesson 2 How are you?

12

Lesson 3 What is this?

19

Lesson 4 Where are you going?

24

Lesson 5 Who is the teacher?

30

Lesson 6 How many students?

39

Lesson 7 The school is really big 46

Lesson 8 Almost alike

53

Lesson 9 Introductions

60

Lesson 10 How long have you studied?

66Lesson 11 How many times a week?

75

Lesson 12 Sing Chinese songs

81

Lesson 13 What date is the day after tomorrow?

90

Lesson 14 As you please

98

Lesson 15 Do you like painting?


7/13


105

Lesson 16 Where can we buy them?

112Lesson 17 How much is it?

120

Lesson 18 Its too late

126

Lesson 19 Sorry to keep you waiting

134

Lesson 20 Please try

140

Lesson 21 Make a telephone call

148

Lesson 22 Waiting for him to call back

154

Lesson 23 Why cant I get through? 162

Lesson 24 There are six people in my family

170

Lesson 25 Come to my house

178

Lesson 26 Getting lost

185Lesson 27 How do I get there?

192

Lesson 28 Buying clothes

202

Lesson 29 Going to the seashore

212

Lesson 30 How old are your children?

Vocabulary List 221

229


8/13


1

L ti tai Wng xin shng nn zo

Mrs. Li: Good morning, Mr.Wang.

Wng xin shng zo L ti tai nn zo

Mr. Wang: Good morning, Mrs. Li. Good morning to you.

L ti tai nn ho maMrs. Li: How are you?

Wng xin shng w hn ho xi xie nn

Mr. Wang: I'm ne. Thank you.

L ti tai Wng ti tai ho ma

Mrs. Li: How is Mrs. Wang?

Wng xin shng t hn ho xi xie

Mr. Wang: She's ne. Thank you.

Lesson 1 Good Morning

TEXT


9/13


2

WngWang (surname)

LLi (surname)

xin shenghusband; Mr.

Wng xin shng

Mr. Wang

L xin shng

Mr. Li

ti taiwife; Mrs.

Wng ti tai

Mrs. Wang

L ti taiMrs. Li

nyou

nnyou(honoric term for you )

hogood, well, ne; all right; hello (used in greeting)

WORDS AND PHRASES


10/13


3

nn ho

Hello

Wng ti tai nn ho

Hello, Mrs. Wang.

L xin shng nn ho

Hello, Mr. Li.

ma(a question marker attached to questions)

ho ma

Are you all right?

n ho ma

How are you?

Wng ti tai n ho ma

Mrs. Wang, how are you?

L xin shng n ho ma

Mr. Li, how are you?

wI, me

w hn ho

I am very well.

the, him

tshe, her


11/13


4

t ho ma

How is he?

Wng xin shng t ho ma

How is Mr. Wang?

t ho ma

How is she?

L ti tai t ho ma

How is Mrs. Li?

zoearly, good morning

nn zo

Good morning (to you).

L xin shng nn zo

Good morning, Mr. Li.

hnvery

hn ho

very good, very well

w hn ho

I'm very well.

t hn ho

She's very well.

xi xieThank you


12/13


5

xi xie n

Thank you.

w hn ho xi xie n

I'm ne. Thank you.

w ti tai hn ho xi xie

My wife is ne. Thank you.

w xin shng hn ho xi xieMy husband is very well. Thank you.

REVIEW


13/13


6

Wng xin shng L ti tai nn zo

Mr. Wang: Good morning, Mrs. Li.

L ti tai zo Wng xin shng nn zo

Mrs. Li: Good morning, Mr. Wang.

Wng xin shng nn ho maMr. Wang: How are you?

L ti tai w hn ho xi xie

Mrs. Li: I'm very well. Thank you.

Wng xin shng L xin shng ho ma

Mr. Wang: How is Mr. Li?

L ti tai t hn ho xi xie nn

Mrs. Li: He's ne. Thank you.

sh png mi hu n zo

Shi -ping: Mei- hua, good morning.

mi hu zo sh png n zo

Mei-hua: Good morning, Shi-ping.

sh png n ho ma

Shi-ping: How are you?

mi hu w hn ho xi xie n

Mei-hua: I'm very well. Thank you.

EXTENDED PRACTICE

Documents

Lesson 1 Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words English Version 9654