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Chinese Words
Pinyin
Part of Speech
English Translation
国家(國家)
guójiā
n.
country
地图(地圖)
dìtú
n.
map
北京 上海
Běijīng
place name
Peking
长城(長城)
Shànghǎi
place name
Shanghai
长江(長江)
Chángchéng
n.
Great Wall
黄河
Chángjiāng
n.
Yangtze river
世界
Huánghé
n.
Yellow river
欧洲(歐洲)
Shìjiè
亚洲(亞洲)
Ōuzhōu
place name
Europe
非洲
Yàzhōu
place name
Asia
美洲
Fēizhōu
place name
Africa
看说
Měizhōu
place name
America
什么(什麽)
kàn
v.
to look
长(長)
shuō
v.
to speak
真
shénme
interrogative pron.
what
cháng
adj.
long
zhēn
adv.
really
n.
the world
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DIALOGUE
甲： 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme? What is this?
乙： 这是我爸爸的地图。 Zhè shì wŏ bàba de dìtú. This is my dad’s map.
甲： 这是什么地图？ Zhè shì shénme dìtú? What map is this?
乙： 这是世界地图。 Zhè shì shìjiè dìtú. This is a map of the World.
甲： 那是哪国地图？ Nà shì nă guó dìtú? What country’s map is that?
乙： 那是中国地图。你看，这是北京，那是上海。 Nà shì Zhōngguó dìtú. Nĭ kàn, zhè shì Bĕijiīng. Nà shì Shànghăi. That is a map of China. Look! This is Beijing, and that is Shanghai.
甲： 这是长城吧？ Zhè shì Chángchéng ba? Is this the Great Wall.
乙： 对了。 Duì le. (You are) right.
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甲： 噢，长城真长。那是什么？ Chángchéng zhēn cháng. Nà shì shénme? The Great Wall is really long. What is that?
乙： 那是黄河。 Nà shì Huánghé. That is Yellow River.
甲： 这是什么河呢？ Zhè shì shénme hé ne? What river is this?
乙： 这是长江。 Zhè shì Chángjiāng. This is Yangtze River.
CHINESE CHARACTER VERSION OF DIALOGUE
甲： 这是什么？ 乙： 这是我爸爸的地图。 甲： 这是什么地图？ 乙： 这是世界地图。 甲： 那是哪国地图？ 乙： 那是中国地图。你看，这是北京，那是上海。 甲： 这是长城吧？ 乙： 对了。 甲： 噢，长城真长。那是什么？ 乙： 那是黄河。 甲： 这是什么河呢？ 乙： 这是长江。
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PINYIN VERSION OF DIALOGUE Jiă: Zhè shì shénme? Yĭ: Zhè shì wŏ bàba de dìtú. Jiă: Zhè shì shénme dìtú? Yĭ: Zhè shì shìjiè dìtú. Jiă: Nà shì nă guó dìtú? Yĭ: Nà shì Zhōngguó dìtú. Nĭ kàn, zhè shì Bĕijiīng. Nà shì Shànghăi. Jiă: Zhè shì Chángchéng ba? Yĭ: Duì le. Jiă: Chángchéng zhēn cháng. Nà shì shénme? Yĭ: Nà shì Huánghé. Jiă: Zhè shì shénme hé ne? Yĭ: Zhè shì Chángjiāng.
ENGLISH VERSION OF DIALOGUE A: What is this? B: This is my dad’s map. A: What map is this? B: This is a map of the World. A: What country’s map is that? B: That is a map of China. Look! This is Beijing, and that is Shanghai. A: Is this the Great Wall. B: (You are) right. A: The Great Wall is really long. What is that? B: That is Yellow River. A: What river is this? B: This is Yangtz River.
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EXERCISE: SPEECH PATTERNS 1. QUESTIONS WITH INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS:
这是什么呢？这是地图。什么地图？这是亚洲地图。 Zhè shì shénme ne? Zhè shì dìtú. Shénme dìtú? Zhè shì Yàzhōu dìtú. What is this? This is a map. What map? This is a map of Asia.
你的朋友是哪国人呢？她说她是日本人。
Nĭ de péngyou shì nă/něi guó rén ne? Tā shuō tā shì Rìbĕn rén. What is your friend’s nationality? She says she is Japanese.
看，那是什么呢？那是河吧。什么河呢？地图说那是黄河。 Kàn, nà shì shénme ne? Nà shì hé ba. Shénme hé ne? Dìtú shuō nà shì Huánghé. What is that? That should be a river. What river? The map says it is the Yellow river.
你看什么书呢？我看汉语书。 Nĭ kàn shénme shū ne? Wŏ kàn hànyŭ shū. What book are you reading? I’m reading a Chinese book.
谁的大夫说法文呢？我的大夫说法文。他的大夫也说法文。 Shuì/shéi de dàifu shuō Făwén ne? Wŏ de dàifu shuō Făwén. Tā de dàifu yĕ shuō Făwĕn. Whose doctor speaks French? My doctor speaks French. His doctor speaks French, too. 2. THE VERBAL PREDICATE:
你看，那是谁？那是我的汉语老师。 Nĭ kàn, nà shì shuì/shéi? Nà shì wŏ de Hànyŭ lăoshī. (You) look, who is that? That is my Chinese teacher.
你说什么？我说长城很长。 Nĭ shuō shénme? Wŏ shuō Chángchéng hĕn cháng. What do (did) you say? I say the Great Wall is very long.
你看什么地图？我看世界地图。 Nĭ kàn shénme dìtú? Wŏ kàn shìjiè dìtú. What map are you looking at? I’m looking at the map of the World.
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他说他不忙，他爸爸很忙。 Tā shuō tā bù máng, tā bàba hĕn máng. He said he was not busy; his father was busy.
你说你是哪国人？我是德国人。我说德文。 Nĭ shuō nĭ shì nă/něi guó rén? Wŏ shì Déguó rén. Wŏ shuō Déwén. What did you say what your nationality is? I’m German. I speak German.
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