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    Unit 6

    Part I: Listen and Learn 1


    Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese
    characters are in big5 format.

    1. W sh Xi l osh .
    I am Prof. Xie.
    我是谢老师。

    2. W sh Zh nggu r n.
    I am a Chinese.
    我是中国人。
    3. W hu shu Y ngy .
    I can speak English.
    我会说英语。
    4. W y hu shu Ey .
    I also can speak Russian.
    我也会说俄语。
    5. W b ba m ma d u b hu shu w iyue.
    Both my parents cannot speak (any) foreign languages.
    我爸爸妈妈都不会说外语。
    6. T men zh hu shu Zh nggu hu .
    They can only speak Chinese.
    他们只会说中国话。

    Notes:
     Here are some words for other languages: D y - German Ey - Russian F y -
    French R y - Japanese Zh nggu hu - Chinese Zh ngw n - Chinese

    'y ' means 'speech'. 'hu ' is 'speech' too. 'w n' refers to a written language, but 'Zh
    nggu hu ' and 'Zh ngw n' can be used interchangeably.

     'hu ' means 'to be able to'. 'hu shu ...' means 'to be able to speak...'
     Pay attention to the position of 'd u' which means 'all'. In the sentence 'W b ba
    m ma d u b hu shu ...' the adverb 'd u' is placed after 'b ba m ma'. Never say:
    'D u w b ba m ma...'
     

    Unit 6
    Part I: Listen and Learn 2
    Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
    Chinese characters are in big5 format.
    1. Zh sh w d di.
    This is my brother.
    这是我弟弟。
     
     
    2. T sh g ngch ngsh , z i Sh ngh i g ngzuo.
    He is an engineer and works in Shanghai.
    他是工程师﹐在上海工作。
     
     
    3. T b hu shu Y ngy .
    He cannot speak English.
    他不会说英语。
     
     
    4. T hu shu R y .
    He can speak Japanese.
    他会说日语。
     
     
    5. T z i xu Y ngy .
    He is learning English.
    他在学英语。

    Notes:
     'z i' is a grammatical marker which indicates that an action is or was in progress.
    'z i xue Y ngy ' means '...is learning English.'
    Unit 6
    Part I: Listen and Learn 3
    Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
    Chinese characters are in big5 format.
    1. Zh sh W ng Xi ohu .
    This is Wang Xiaohua.
    这是王小華。
     
    2. T sh c ng B ij ng l i de.
    He came from Beijing.
    他是从北京來的。
     
    3. T Y ngy shu de h n h o.
    He speaks English very well.
    他英语说得很好。
     
     
    4. T h i hu shu F y h D y .
    He can also speak French and German.
    他还会说法语和德语。
     
     
    5. T xi nz i z i xu R y .
    He is learning Japanese now.
    他现在在学日语。
     

    Notes:
     Pay particular attention to the word order in the sentence:

    'T Y ngy shu de h n h o.'


    He English speaks DE very well.
    This type of sentence is very much different from English ones. Remember: never
    say 'T shu Y ngy h n h o.'
     Unit 6
    Part I: Listen and Learn 4
    Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
    Chinese characters are in big5 format.
    1. John, n Zh nggu hu shu de h n h o.
    John, you speak Chinese very well.
    John, 你中国话说得很好。
     
    2. N l , shu de b h o.
    Oh, no. Not that well.
    哪裡﹐说得不好。]

    W zh hu shu y dianr Zh nggu hu .


    I can speak a little Chinese.
    我只会说一点儿中国话。

    W xi nz i z i xu Zh ngw n.
    I am learning Chinese now.
    我现在在学中文。
     
     

    3. N de l osh sh Zh nggu r n ma?


    Is you teacher a Chinese?
    你的老师是中国人吗﹖
     
     
    4. Sh de. T sh Zh nggu r n, c ng Sh ngh i l i de.
    Yes, he is a Chinese and he came from Shanghai.
    是的﹐他是中国人﹐从上海來的。
     
     
    5. T hu bu hu shu Y ngy ?
    Can he speak English?
    他会不会说英语﹖
     
     
    6. Hu . T Y ngy shu de h n h o.
    Yes, he speaks English very well.
    会﹐他英会说得很好。

    Notes:
     'n l ' or 'n l n l ' is a polite way to respond to the compliment such as 'You
    speak Chinese very well.' Never respond to it saying: 'Xi xie!' Chinese people are
    modest and humble. They will not say 'xi xie' to respond to compliments.

    Unit 6
    Part I: Listen and Learn 4
    Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
    Chinese characters are in big5 format.
    1. N h i hu shu sh nme w iy ?
    What other foreign language can you speak?
    你还会说什么外语﹖
     
     
    2. W zh hu shu Y ngy .
    I can only speak English.
    我只会说英语。

    W xi nz i z i xu Zh ngw n.
    I am learning Chinese now.
    我现在在学中文。
     
     

    3. N Zh ngw n shu de b cu .
    You speak Chinese very well.
    你中文说得不错。
     
     
    4. N l , shu de b h o.
    No, not that well.
    哪裡﹐说得不好。
     
     
    5. N hu bu hu xi Zh nggu z ?
    Can you write Chinese characters?
    你会不会写中国字﹖
     
     
    6. B hu . W b hu xi Zh nggu z .
    No, I cannot write characters.
    不会﹐我不会写中国字。

    Notes:
     'b cu ' is synonymous to 'h n h o'.

    Unit Six
    Part II: New Sentence Modules
    Unit 6
    Part III Practice Makes Perfect
    How to say the following phrases? Please speak out. If you forget, click on the phrases.

     to speak Chinese, to speak English, to speak German, to speak Japanese


     cannot speak Chinese, cannot speak English, cannot speak German, cannot speak
    Japanese
     speak very well do not speak well
     to be able to write Chinese charactes
     ...can speak only
     I am learning ...now
     He can also speak...

    Please click on the speaker icon and listen to the question. Answer the questions based
    on your own situation.

    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

    Now try to say something about yourself.

    Now try to say find a Chinese looking person and make a conversation with him.
    You come across a Chinese looking person. Greet him in Chinese. Try to identify where
    he came from. Is he from Beijing or Shanghai? Is he married? Does he have children?
    What does he do? Does he speak English? Make compliments on his English. Tell him
    where you live. Give him your telephone number. Say good-bye.
    (Note: This type of conversation is very normal in China.)

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