Lesson 7
Lesson date: 10/03/2026
Lesson time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Lesson was held on a zoom session.
Lecture slides TODO
Google classroom link
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Workbook Exercise
Initials, Finals, and Tones: Monosyllabic Words
Workbook reference
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Answers
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test bǐ (pencil) shū (book) zhǐ (paper)
Initials, Finals, and Tones: Countries
Workbook reference
Listen to the audio, transcribe what you hear into pinyin with tone marks, then identify the countries, e.g.: Rìběn Japan
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- Mòxīgē Mexico
- Fēnlán Finland
- Jiānádà Canada
- Zhìlì Chile
- Dānmài Denmark
- Bānámǎ Panama
- Xībānyá Spain
- Yìdàlì Italy
- Nuówēi Norway
- Gǔbā Cuba
Vocab review
这 (zhè)
个 (gè/ge)
- 个 is a measure word for many common everyday objects.
- [Pattern]
- number + measure word + Noun
- [Example] i
照片 (zhào piàn)
- Photo
- Measure word of 照片: 张
- [Example]
- [Note]
- When functions as a measure word, it is usually for objects with a flat surface, such as photo, paper, table, bed, etc
Kinship vocab
All vocab here is related to Family relations
爸爸 (bàba)
- Father, dad
爸爸
External resource - How to write 爸 (bà)
妈妈 (māma)
- Mother, mum
哥哥 (gēge)
- Older brother
弟弟 (dìdi)
- Younger brother
姐姐 (jiějie)
- Older sister
妹妹 (mèimei)
- Younger sister
兄弟姐妹 (xiōngdì jiěmèi)
- Siblings
大哥 (Dàgē)
- Oldest brother
How to rank siblings
Vocab
的 (de)
- Like apostrophe 's' to indicate possessive (See Grammar 1, p.50)
- [Example]
- [Example]
Oral practice
男 (Nán)
- Male
女 (Nǚ)
- Female
他 (Tā)
- He, him
- 他的: His (indicates possessive)
- [Example]
- 他的外套 (His jacket)
她 (Tā)
- she, her
- 她的: Her (indicates possessive)
- [Note]
- Pronounication is the same as
孩子 (Háizǐ)
- Child/Children
- [Example]
- test
- [Collocation]
谁 (Shéi
- Who (See Grammar 3, p.51) - TODO link to here
- [Example]
儿子 (Érzǐ)
- Son
女儿 (Nǚ'ér)
- Daughter
有 (yǒu) 没有 (méiyǒu)
- To have to not have
高文中 (Gao Wenzhong)
Looking at a Family Photo
Dialogue 1
Wang Peng is in Gao Wenzhong’s room and points to a picture on the desk
A:
高
文
B:
是
Shì
。
这
Zhè
是
shì
我
wǒ
爸
bà
爸
ba
,