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Berlitz, Basic Mandarin Chinese Audioscript

2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore

by arrangement with LiveABC Interactive Corporation.5

WOMAN: W gge xhuan shngwng, w jijie xhuan chngg.

(My older brother likes to surf the Internet, and my older sister likes to

sing.)

MAN: Xixie n. (Thank you.)

Do you understand everything they said? If not, just listen again and you will get a better

idea.

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To ask for someones name in a formal and polite way, say,Nn gu xng? (Whats your surname?).

Youll hear this often in the service industry, as this is the standard way to ask a guest for

his or her name.

The wordi means love, or to love. It can also be used to refer to something that youlike to do very much.

For example:

W xhuan knsh. (I like to read.)

W i knsh. (I love to read.)

The wordiho refers to a hobby. It also has connotations of something which you take

great pleasure in doing; whereas xhuansimply refers to something that you like.Here are some more hobbies and pastimes.d gorfqi (to play golf)

d mjing (to play mahjong)

zufn (to cook)shucng gwn (to collect antiques)

xiq (to play chess)

jyu (to collect stamps)

zu yji (to do yoga)

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Pronunciation

Challenging sounds

Lets take a look at another group of challenging sounds and get some more practice:

Group: z, c, s, r

z z z z zi zi zo zu zn

c c c c ci - co cu cn

s s s s si - so su sn

- r r r x - ro ru rn

zn zng zng zu zu zun zn zng

cn cng cng cu cu cun cn cng

sn sng sng su su sun sn sng

rn rng rng ru ru run rn rng

zzh shci sod

zul cngjng surn

zngji cuw bsi

zxn cntng ysn

rno rgu rngy

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Unit Six, Lesson Two

D-li dnyun, D-r k

W hu shu ydin Zhngwn. (I can speak a bit of Chinese.)

In this lesson, you will learn how to tell others what you are able to do.

Are you ready?

Zhnbi ho le ma?

Then lets begin!

N wmen kish ba!

Word Bank

hu; shu; ydin; Zhngwn


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You could say,

Sh, w sh Migu rn. (Yes, I am American.)

or,

B, w b sh Migu rn. (No, I am not American.)

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Exercise Three, Linx sn

Can you answer these questions in Chinese? Try them on your own; then continue

listening to see if you got it right.

a.

MAN: N sh xushng ma? (Are you student?)

WOMAN: Sh, w sh xushng. (Yes, I am student.)

B, w b sh xushng. (No, I am not student.)

b.

MAN: N xhuan kn dinyng ma? (Do you like to watch a movie?)

WOMAN: Xhuan, w xhuan kn dinyng. (Yes, I like watching a movie.)

B, w b xhuan kn dinyng. (No, I dont like watching a movie.)

c.

MAN: N mngtin xing kn dinyng ma? (Do you want to watch movies tomorrow?)

WOMAN: Xing, w mngtin xing kn dinyng. (Yes, I want to watch movies

tomorrow.)

B xing, w mngtin b xing kn dinyng. (No, I dont want to watch movies

tomorrow.)

d.

MAN: N xinzi yu mi yu gngzu? (Are you working now?)

WOMAN: Yu, w xinzi yu gngzu. (Yes, I am working now.)

Mi yu, w xinzi mi yu gngzu. (No, I am not working now.)

e.MAN: N hu b hu kich? (Can you drive?)

WOMAN: Hu, w hu kich. (Yes, I can drive.)

B, w b hu kich. (No, I cant drive.)




f.

MAN: N pngchng h b h kfi? (Do you normally drink coffee?)

WOMAN: H, w pngchng h kfi. (Yes, I normally drink coffee.)

B, w pngchng b h kfi. (No, I normally dont drink coffee.)

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Pronunciation

Combination Practice

Lets take a look at some two-syllable words, and practice saying them.

yc yc xnlng xnning

ynzi yunzi lnrn nnrn

qintin quntin lki nki

ynlio yunlio lishu nizu

yjin yjin lns rns

rnmn rnmng dzh dz

bxn bxng zzh zzh

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D-li dnyun, D-sn k

N xhuan tng shnme ynyu? (What music do you like to listen to?)

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask questions to keep a conversation going.

Are you ready?

Zhnbi ho le ma?

Then lets begin!

N wmen kish ba!

Word Bank

dngx; mng; lixng; zujn; ci; yndng


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To find out what someone is doing, you say

N zi zu shnme? (What are you doing?)

Zi is a special word which indicates that an action is in progress, and it is always placed

before the main action word.

For example, xing (to think) is an action word.

To form a question, you say N zi xing shnme? (What are you thinking?)

Lets take a look at some pretty common actions in our everyday life:

ch (to eat)

d (to read)

h (to drink)

kn (to look; to see)

mi (to buy)

sh (to count)

wn (to play)

xi (to write)

xu (to learn)

zho (to look for)

zh (to cook)

zhnbi (to prepare).

So, N xinzi zi zu shnme? (What are you doing now?)

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Exercise One, Linx y

Can you turn these into questions with zi? Try them on your own, then continuelistening to see if youre right.

a. N zi chshnme? (What are you eating?)

b. N zi d shnme? (What are you reading?)

c. N zi zho shnme? (What are you looking for?)

d. N zi xi shnme? (What are you writing?)




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If you want to catch up with someone and find out what the person has been up to lately,

this is what you say:

N zi mng shnme?

It means Whats keeping you busy nowadays?

Or, N zujn mng shnme?

It means Whats keeping you busy recently?

If the person doesnt really want to elaborate, this is what you might hear:

Mi shnme.

It means Oh, nothing.

Or, W mng gngzu.

It means I was busy working.

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The worddngxi means something, some things or thing. Its a versatile word,

and its pretty useful when you want to be vague in your replies. Or when you genuinely

dont quite know how to put it, or how to say something in Chinese.

For example,

N zi zu shnme? (What are you doing?)

To give a general answer, you say,

W zi xing dngxi. (Im thinking of something.)

OR

W zi zho dngxi. (Im looking for something.)

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The worddngxi means thing.

On its own, the Chinese character fordng means East, and the character forxi means

West. Put together, the two characters take on a whole new meaning.


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AYUMI: Ho ba, w zj q chfn. Dng hu jin.

(Ok, I will go to eat by myself. See you later.)

DAVID: Zijin. (Bye-bye.)

GAO JIAN: Dng hu jin. (See you guys later.)

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Pronunciation

Combination Practice

Lets take look at some more disyllabic words.

jny jngy zhdo chdo

bz bz snsu shnshu

ps bsh zhf zf

zngsun zhngsun chb cb

yzhng yzhn chunshng chungshng

yshn yshng chshn chshng

jnj jngj jjng jjn

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