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Lesson 6

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  • Niu -> niou

Workbook exercise

Initials, Finals, and Tones: Cities

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Listen to the pinyin words in the left column, then connect them with the corresponding cities in the right column, e.g.: Mài’āmì Miami

1. _ Bōshìdùn a. Venice
2. _ Lúndūn b. Toronto
3. _ Niǔyuē c. Boston
4. _ Bālí d. Chicago
5. _ Zhījiāgē e. Seattle
6. _ Běijīng f. New York
7. _ Luòshānjī g. Paris
8. _ Duōlúnduō h. London
9. _ Xīyǎtú i. Beijing
10. _ Wēinísī j. Los Angeles

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  1. c Bōshìdùn Boston
  2. h Lúndūn London
  3. f Niǔyuē New York
  4. Bālí
  5. Zhījiāgē
  6. i Běijīng Beijing
  7. Luòshānjī
  8. Duōlúnduō
  9. Xīyǎtú
  10. Wēinísī

Neutral Tone

Listen to the words in the audio one at a time, then indicate the tones with 1 (first tone), 2 (second tone), 3 (third tone), 4 (fourth tone), or 0 (neutral tone).

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Lesson 2 - Family

reference: lecture slides

Vocab

这 (Zhè) & 那 (Nà)

  • This, the pointed object is closed to you
  • That, the pointed object is (far) away from you

个 (gè/ge)

  • 个 is a measure word

照片 (Zhàopiàn)

  • Photo
  • Measure word of

爸爸 (Bàba)

  • Father, dad

妈妈 (Māma)

  • Mother, mum

哥哥 (Gēge) && 弟弟 (Dìdi)

  • 哥 gē 哥 ge : Older brother
  • 弟 dì 弟 di : Younger brother
  • [Note]
    • "Brother(s)" is 兄 xiōng 弟 dì
    • e.g. 3 brothers: 三 sān 兄 xiōng 弟 dì

姐姐 (Jiějie) && 妹妹 (Mèimei)

  • 姐 jiě 姐 jie : Older sister
  • 妹 mèi 妹 mei : Younger sister
  • [Note]
    • "Sister(s)" is 姐 jiě 妹 mèi
    • e.g. 4 sisters:
      四 sì 姐 jiě 妹 mèi
  • [Note]
    • Siblings are called 兄 xiōng 弟 dì 姐 jiě 妹 mèi
  • [Example]
    • 你 Nǐ 有 yǒu 兄 xiōng 弟 dì 姐 jiě 妹 mèi 吗 ma ？ (Do you have any siblings?)

大哥 (Dàgē)

  • [Core Meaning]
    • 大 dà : Big
    • 大 dà 哥 gē : Big brother
  • [Collocation]
    • 大 dà 人 rén : Adult(s)

How to rank siblings?

TODO

Vocab continued

的 (de)

  • Like apostrophe 's' to indicate possessive (See Grammar 1, p.50)

Oral Practice

  • Use 你 Nǐ 有 yǒu ... 吗 ma ？ to ask your classmate the following questions:

    1. 你 Nǐ 有 yǒu 姐 jiě 姐 jie 吗 ma ？ (Do you have an older sister?)

    2. 你 Nǐ 有 yǒu 妹 mèi 妹 mei 吗 ma ？ (Do you have a younger sister?)

    3. 你 Nǐ 有 yǒu 哥 gē 哥 ge 吗 ma ？ (Do you have an older brother?)

    4. 你 Nǐ 有 yǒu 弟 dì 弟 di 吗 ma ？ (Do you have a younger brother?)

    5. 你 Nǐ 有 yǒu 兄 xiōng 弟 di 姐 jiě 妹 mèi 吗 ma ？ (Do you have siblings?)

    6. 你 Nǐ 的 de 老 lǎo 师 shī 有 yǒu 兄 xiōng 弟 dì 姐 jiě 妹 mèi 吗 ma ？ (Does your teacher have siblings?)