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March 28, 2019 Learning Strategies #3 - 5 Self Study Strategies for Learning Chinese
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March 27, 2019 Learning Strategies #2 - Why study Chinese? 5 reasons to get started.
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March 26, 2019 Learning Strategies #1 - 5 Simple Tips to Extraordinary Chinese Fluency
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March 25, 2019 Extensive Reading in Chinese for Absolute Beginners #11 - Birds
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-------Lesson Dialog-------
----Simplified Chinese----
鸟类
有些鸟是红色的。
有些鸟是蓝色的。
有些鸟是绿色的。
有些鸟是白色的。
有些鸟是黄色的。
有些鸟有很多种颜色。
----English----
BIRDS
Some birds are red.
Some birds are blue.
Some birds are green.
Some birds are white.
Some birds are yellow.
Some birds are many colors.
----Pinyin----
niǎolèi
Yǒuxiē niǎo shì hóngsè de.
Yǒuxiē niǎo shì lánsè de.
Yǒuxiē niǎo shì lǜ sè de.
Yǒuxiē niǎo shì báisè de.
Yǒuxiē niǎo shì huángsè de.
Yǒuxiē niǎo yǒu hěnduōzhǒng yánsè.
----Traditional Chinese----
鳥類
有些鳥是紅色的。
有些鳥是藍色的。
有些鳥是綠色的。
有些鳥是白色的。
有些鳥是黃色的。
有些鳥有很多種顏色。
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March 21, 2019 Lower Intermediate S2 #16 - Making a Reservation at a Chinese Restaurant
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-------Lesson Dialog-------
----Simplified ----
服务员：您好。福满园酒店。
刘：你好，明天下午还有座位吗？我想订座。
服务员：请稍等。不好意思, 明天下午只有大厅没有包厢。大厅可以吗？
刘：没关系。
服务员：请问几位？
刘：五位。
服务员：请问您贵姓，手机号码是多少？
----English----
Waitress: Hello. This is Fumanyuan Restaurant.
Liu: Hi. Are there still any tables available for tomorrow afternoon? I want to make a reservation.
Waitress: Please wait a moment. I'm sorry, we only have tables in the dining hall, not in the private rooms. Will the dining hall work?
Liu: That’s fine.
Waitress: For how many people?
Liu: Five.
Waitress: What’s your name and cell phone number?
----Pinyin----
Fúwùyuán : nínhǎo. fú mǎn yuán jiǔdiàn.
Liú : nǐhǎo, míngtiān xiàwǔ hái yǒu zuòwèi ma? wǒ xiǎng dìng zuò.
Fúwùyuán : qǐng shāoděng. bùhǎoyìsi ,míngtiān xiàwǔ zhǐyǒu dàtīng méiyǒu bāoxiāng. dàtīng kěyǐ ma?
Liú : méiguānxi.
Fúwùyuán : qǐngwèn jǐ wèi?
Liú : wǔ wèi.
Fúwùyuán : qǐngwèn nín guìxìng, shǒujī hàomǎ shì duōshao?
----Traditional ----
服務員：您好。福滿園酒店。
劉：你好，明天下午還有座位嗎？我想訂座。
服務員：請稍等。不好意思, 明天下午隻有大廳沒有包廂。大廳可以嗎？
劉：沒關系。
服務員：請問幾位？
劉：五位。
服務員：請問您貴姓，手機號碼是多少？
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March 18, 2019 Business Chinese for Beginners #6 - Making Chinese Work Complaints
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-------Lesson Dialog-------
----Simplified Chinese----
王芳: 我们的印刷商又延误送货。
张丽: 太不靠谱了！我们的日子定了要让客人看样品。
王芳: 我也不知道该怎么办。
张丽: 先投诉吧，再延迟的话，就要求他给我们一个折扣。
王芳: 好，就这样吧。谢谢你的建议。
张丽: 以防万一，我们要开始找一个新的印刷厂。
----English----
Monica: The printing company's delivery is delayed again.
Linda: That is not good. We are bound to show the sample to the customer.
Monica: I'm not sure what to do about it.
Linda: Make a complaint and, in case of further delay, negotiate a discount.
Monica: Okay, I will. Thank you for advising.
Linda: And just in case, start looking for a new printery.
----Pinyin----
Wáng Fāng: Wǒmen de yìnshuā shāng yòu yánwù sòng huò.
Zhāng Lì: Tài bù kào pǔ le! Wǒmen de rìzi dìngle yào ràng kèrén kàn yàngpǐn.
Wáng Fāng: Wǒ yě bù zhīdào gāi zěnme bàn.
Zhāng Lì: Xiān tóusù ba, zài yánchí dehuà, jiù yāoqiú tā gěi wǒmen yīgè zhékòu.
Wáng Fāng: Hǎo, jiù zhèyàng ba. Xièxiè nǐ de jiànyì.
Zhāng Lì: Yǐ fáng wàn yī, wǒmen yào kāishǐ zhǎo yīgè xīn de yìnshuā chǎng.
----Traditional Chinese----
王芳: 我們的印刷商又延誤送貨。
張麗: 太不靠譜了！我們的日子定了要讓客人看樣品。
王芳: 我也不知道該怎麼辦。
張麗: 先投訴吧，再延遲的話，就要求他給我們一個折扣。
王芳: 好，就這樣吧。謝謝你的建議。
張麗: 以防萬一，我們要開始找一個新的印刷廠。
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March 17, 2019 News #259 - How Mastering a Language Changed My Life
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March 14, 2019 Beginner #38 - I Demand English Subtitles
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-------Lesson Dialog-------
----Simplified ----
甲：先生，这部电影怎么样？
乙：有英文字幕吗？
甲：有。
乙：好吧，我就买这个。
----English----
A: Sir, how about this movie?
B: Does it have English subtitles?
A: It does.
B: Okay, I'll just buy this one.
----Pinyin----
Jiǎ: Xiānsheng, zhè bù diànyǐng zěnmeyàng?
Yǐ: Yǒu yīngwén zìmù ma?
Jiǎ: Yǒu.
Yǐ: Hǎoba, wǒ jiù mǎi zhège.
----Traditional ----
甲：先生，這部電影怎麼樣？
乙：有英文字幕嗎？
甲：有。
乙：好吧，我就買這個。
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March 11, 2019 Extensive Reading in Chinese for Intermediate Learners #10 - What time is it?
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-------Lesson Dialog-------
----Simplified Chinese----
现在几点？
什么是时间？
现在是几点？
人们总是在谈时间，但是什么是时间？
时间是事情发生的时候。
时间是一件事情从开始到结束经历的长短。
时间的单位
快速地拍手四次。
在你拍手时，1秒钟过去了。
60秒就是1分钟。
60分钟就是1小时。
1天有24小时。
我们用钟表来记时间。
让我们来学习怎么用钟来看时间。
时钟
时钟有一圈数字。
还有两个指针指向两个不同的数字。
短针告诉我们小时，长针告诉分钟。
这一圈数字是都是小时。
长针和短针能重合吗？
那是整点。
钟上面的数字也用来表示分钟。
每个数字代表5分钟。
两个数字之间的每条小线代表1分钟。
每个小时数字代表5分钟，这样在钟上数一圈，就是60分钟=1小时。
沿着箭头的方向数。
分针告诉我们在一个整点以后，又过了多少分。
此时钟显示4点之后又过了10分。
现在的时间是4点过10分，或者说4点10分。
你可以把时间记为4:10。
这些钟显示几点？
有时分针在钟的左侧。
这样我们说差多少分到下一个整点。
从钟的顶上往回数分钟数。
沿着箭头的方向数。
这个钟显示离3点还有10分钟。
这个时间是3点差10分，或差10分3点。
那就是说差10分到3点，或再过10分就3点了。
你想用数字表示时间吗？
从钟的顶上往回数分钟数。
按箭头的方向数。
这时间是3:50。
把一个小时想象为一块被切成两半的圆饼干。
每一半都是30分钟。
这是几点？
现在饼干被切成一样大小的4块。
每块是15分钟。
每块是饼干的四分之一。
仔细看这些钟。
你注意到同一个时间可以用不同的办法来说吗？
两个指针都指向12的时候会怎样？
那会是正午或午夜。
数字钟
数字钟没有指针。
它们用数字表示时间。
你会看到这两种时钟。
这是为什么要知道怎么看时间。
----English----
WHAT TIME IS IT?
WHAT IS TIME?
What time is it right now?
People talk about time a lot, but what is time?
Time is when things happen.
Time is also how long it takes for things to happen.
UNITS OF TIME
Clap your hands fast four times in a row.
One second passed while you were clapping.
Sixty seconds make up a minute.
Sixty minutes make up an hour.
Twenty-four hours make up a day.
We keep track of time with clocks.
Let’s learn how to use a clock to tell time.
ANALOG CLOCKS
Analog clocks have numbers in a circle.
The two hands point to different numbers.
The short hand tells the hour, and the long hand tells the minutes.
The numbers are for the hour.
Are the short and long hands lined up?
Then it’s right on the hour.
The numbers on a clock are also for minutes.
Each number is five minutes.
Each little line between the numbers is one minute.
Count by fives for all the minutes in an hour.
Count the same way the arrow points.
The minute hand tells how much time has passed after an hour.
This clock shows ten minutes after four o’clock.
The time is “ten past four” or “ten after four” or “four ten.”
You can write the time as 4:10.
What times do these clocks show?
Sometimes the minute hand is on the left side of the clock.
Then we talk about how many minutes before the next hour.
Count the minutes backward from the top of the clock.
Count the same way the arrow points.
This clock shows ten minutes before three o’clock.
The time is “ten till three” or “ten of three.”
That means ten minutes before three o’clock, or ten minutes until three.
Do you want to write the time in numbers?
Count the minutes from the top of the clock.
Count the same way the arrow points.
The time is 3:50.
Think of an hour as a pie that is cut in half.
Each half is thirty minutes.
What time is it?
Now the pie is cut in four equal pieces.
Each piece is fifteen minutes.
Each piece is one quarter of the pie.
Study these clocks.
Can you see how each time has many names?
What happens when both hands point to the twelve?
It may be noon or midnight!
DIGITAL CLOCKS
Digital clocks do not have hands.
They show the time in numbers.
You will see both kinds of clocks.
That’s why it’s important to know how to tell time.
----Pinyin----
Xiànzài jídiǎn?
Shénme shì shíjiān ?
Xiànzài shì jídiǎn?
Rénmen zǒngshì zài tán shíjiān , dànshì shénme shì shíjiān ?
Shíjiān shì shìqing fāshēng de shíhou .
Shíjiān shì yí jiàn shìqing cōngkāishǐ dào jiéshù jīnglì de chángduǎn .
shíjiān de dānwèi
Kuàisù de pāishǒu sì cì.
Zài nǐ pāishǒu shí , yì miǎozhōng guòqù le .
Liùshí miǎo jiùshì yì fēnzhōng .
Liùshí fēnzhōng jiùshì yì xiǎoshí.
Yì tiān yǒu èrshísì xiǎoshí.
Wǒmen yòng zhōngbiǎo lái jì shíjiān .
Ràng wǒmen lái xuéxí zěnme yòng zhōng lái kàn shíj [...]
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March 10, 2019 Chinese Vocab Builder #159 - Baby Caring
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