Chinese Language: lesson 1

lesson1

Compass School Chinese Class date: 9/8/11

Today’s Outline: 1. Pin Yin 2. tones3. songs

top 上 shàng		middle 中 zhong	bottom 下 xià	Many,much 多 duo	么 me
beautiful 美 měi		beautiful 丽 lì	of 的 de	early 早 zǎo	morning 晨 chén
么	Interrogative suffix ie: 多么=how+adj; 什么=what；怎么=how to
的	of ， (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle);

Song1: What a beautiful morning

1	Oh what a beautiful morning. 多美丽的一个早晨 duo měi lì de ye ge zǎo chén	Oh what a beautiful day. 多么美丽的一天 duo me měi lì de yi tian
2	Oh what a beautiful place. 多美丽的一个地方 duo měi lì de ye ge dì fang	How beautiful are my friends 多么美丽的朋友 duo me měi lì de péng yǒu
3	Oh what a beautiful morning. 多美丽的一个早晨 duo měi lì de ye ge zǎo chén	Oh what a beautiful is this day. 多么美丽的一天 duo me měi lì de yi tian
4	I have a wonderful feeling. 我有个奇妙的感觉 wǒ yǒu ge qí miào de gǎn jué	Everything’s going my way. 一切会顺心如意 yi qiè huì shùn xin rú yì

Song2: Dear little friend

My dear little friend. How do you do today

1. 亲爱的小朋友， 你今天好不好？

qīn ài de xiǎo péng you nǐ jīn tiān hǎo bù hǎo

Let us learn Chinese. la,la,la,la,la,la,la

2. 我们来学中文， 啦啦啦啦啦啦啦

Wǒmen lái xué zhōng wén la la la la la la la

I am very good today, because I have good friends

4. 我 今天非常好， 因我有好朋友

wǒ jin tian fei cháng hǎo yin wǒ yǒu hǎo péng yǒu

I am very good today, because I have good friends

5. 我 今天不太好， 因为我没有朋友

wǒ jin tian bú tài hǎo yin wèi wǒ méi yǒu péng yǒu

Conversation:

	good morning 早安 zǎo an	good day 午安 wǔ an	good evening 晚安 wǎn an
A	How are you? 你好吗？ nǐ hǎo ma?	Are you well? 你好不好？ nǐ hǎo bù hǎo?	Are you done(ready)? 你好了吗？ nǐ hǎo le ma?
B	I am well, thank you, and you? 我很好，谢谢，你呢？ wǒ hěn hǎo, xiè xie, nǐ ne?	So so, I get by. 马马虎虎，过的去 má mě hu hu, guò de qù	I am not yet done(ready) 我还没好。 wǒ hái méi hǎo
	good bye 再见 zài jiàn	See you later 一会儿见 yi huǐ ér jiàn

Lesson 1: Homework

Stroke direction: top to bottom, left to right

Chinese Language