This is a lesson for Survival Chinese class.

1. LEARN CHINESE!
XUÉZHŌNGWÉN
学中文
Lesson 1 第 一 课
dì yī kè
Survival Chinese 1
University of Southern California May 23, 2011

2. Glossary:
Nǐ 你 you
我是谁 WO3 SHI4 SHEI2？ Wǒ 我 I
Jiào 叫 call(ed)
WHO AM I? Shuō 说 speak
zhōngwén 中文 Chinese
Nǐmen hǎo! (Hi everyone! )
Wǒ xìng Yeh, jiào Tracy. (My last name is Yeh, my
first name is Tracy.)
Wǒ shì Taiwan ren. Wǒ shuō zhōngwén. (I am
Taiwanese. I speak Mandarin.)
Hěn gao xing néng hé nǐmen yìqǐ xue zhōngwén.
(I’m happy to learn Mandarin with all of you.)

3. Glossary:
Shénme 什么 (what)
Míngzi 名字 (name)
你是谁 NI3 SHI4 SHEI2？ Yǔyán 语言 (language)
WHO ARE YOU?
 Nǐjiào shénme míngzi? (What’s your name?)
- Wǒ jiào __________. (My name is _____.)
- Wǒ shì ___________. (My name is _____.)
 Nǐ shuō shénme yǔyán? (What language do you
speak?)
- Wǒ shuō _________. (I speak _____.)

4. ABOUT 汉语 (HÀNYǓ)
 Hànyǔ pīnyīn
 Pǔtōng huà (Mandarin)
 Bùshǒu (Radicals)
 Jiǎntǐ zì & fántǐ zì
Simplified character vs. traditional character
ex.龍 龙 (dragon); 車 车 (car)
long2 che1

5. 甲骨文：http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Oracle_script
BÙSHǑU
部首
yǔ
rì 雨 shān
日 山
yuè huǒ
月
火
Shuǐ
水

7. ZI WO JIE SHAO
自我介绍 SELF-INTRODUCTION
Dà jiā hǎo!
Wǒ xìng Wang, jiào En méi. Yīngwén míngzi shì Emily. Wǒ shi
měiguórén, zài Huáshèngdùn chūshēng, zhǎngdà. Zài dàxué, xué
le sì nián zhōngwén. Wǒ bìyèyú Rossier M.S. TESOL. Wǒ shì
community college de yīngwén lǎoshī, zài Glendale , jiāzhōu
gōngzuò.
Glossary Hi everyone!
大家da4 jia1- everybody 美国人Mei3 guo2 ren2 - My name is Wang En Mei. My English name is
American Emily. I’m American, I was born and grew up in
好hao3- good Washington. In college, I learned Chinese for four
在zai4 - at, in, during years. I graduated from Rossier M.S. TESOL. I am a
大家好！Hi, everybody!
出生chu1 sheng1 - born community college English teacher in Glendale,
姓xing4- last name California.
长大zhang3 da4- grew up
叫jiao4- call(ed)
大学da4 xue2 - university
英文Ying1 wen2- English 大家好！
毕业bi4 ye4- graduate
名字ming2 zi- name 我姓王，叫恩玫。英文名字是Emily。
老师lao3 shi1- teacher
我是美国人，在华盛顿出生，长大。 在大学，学
是shi4- be am, is, are 了四年中文。我毕业于Rossier M.S. TESOL 。 我是
加州Jia1 zhou1- California
community college 的英文老师， 在 Glendale, 加州
工作gong1 zuo4- work 工作。

8. LIAN4 XI2 - PRACTICE
Dà jiā hǎo!
1. Wǒ xìng _(last name)_, jiào _(first name)_.
My name is ____________.
2. Wǒ shi _(country)_rén, zài _(country/ state)_ zhǎngdà.
I’m from _________, grew up in __________.
3. Wǒ shì _(school name)_ de yīngwén lǎoshī, zài _(city)_.
I’m an English teacher from ___ School, in _(city)_.

9. SURVIVAL CHINESE I - VOCABULARY
1. 你好！ Ni3 hao3! Hello
2. 您好！ Nin2 hao3! Hello (polite)
3. 你(您)好吗？Ni3(nin2)hao3ma? How are you?
4. 请问… qing3 wen4… Excuse me…
5. 谢谢！ Xie4 xie4! Thank you.
6. 不客气。 Bu2 ke4qi Never mind.
7. 再见！ Zai4 jian4 Good bye!

10. MATCHING EXERCISE
 Please…请  __b___ a) Shen2 me
 Hello!你(您)好！  __d___ b) Qing3…
 Bye!再见！  __g___ c) Xie4 xie4!
 Thank you!谢谢！  __c___ d) Ni 3(nin2) hao3
 Excuse me.請問  __h___ e) Wei4 shen2 me
 Why?为什么？  __e___
f) Bu2 ke4qi
 What?什么？  __a___
g) Zai4 jian4
 Never mind不客气  __f___
h) Qing3 wen4

11. * Try to find at least 3 phrases and write them down.
Video: Sexy Beijing: Lost in Translation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3U5u3D2L9Q

12. WHAT’S THE ENGLISH FOR THE FOLLOWING PHRASES?
HINT: VIDEO: SEXY BEIJING: LOST IN TRANSLATION
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=S3U5U3D2L9Q
1. Máfán nǐ yíxià…
麻 烦 你 一下… (excuse me)
2. Nǐ yǒu yīngwén míngzi ma?
你 有 英 文 名 字 吗？(Do you have an English name?)
3. Méi yǒu.
没 有。 (No./ Don’t have one.)
4. Yǒu.
有。 (Yes./ Have one.)
5. Jiào Andy。
叫 Andy (Called Andy)
6. Wǒ jiù shuō hello.
我 就 说 hello (I just say “hello.”)

13. 作业ZUO4 YE4-HOMEWORK
 Basic Chinese Words - Learn Over 20 Basic Chinese
Words & Phrases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHzjNFrdpkU&feature
=related
 Online practice
testmoz.com/12235
Tracy Yeh,
chingyiy@usc.edu
tratra266@gmail.com