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Nǐ hǎo Lesson 12 on Basic Mandarin!
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Revision
English Mandarin
How many/a few Jǐ
Measure word for number of
family membersKǒu
Person/ people Rén
And Hé
One/ one item Yí ge
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Let’s revise!
English Mandarin
How many people are there in your
family?Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
There are four people in my family Wǒ jīa yǒu sì kǒu rén
My dad, mom, an elder brother and meWǒ bàba māma yí ge gēge hé
wǒ
What about your family? Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
There are five people in my family Wǒ jīa yǒu wǔ kǒu rén
My dad, mum, older brother, older
sister
and me
Wǒ bàba, māma, gēge, jiějie hé
wǒ
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Lesson objectives
1 Occupations
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What's in store today?
Today we will learn a few more occupations and ask people about their work!
So let's get started!
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Today's conversation
English
Mark How are you?
Lisa Not bad! How are you?
Mark I am also very good!
Lisa This is my father
Mark What does your father do?
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Today's conversation
English
Lisa My father is a lawyer,and you?
Mark I am an engineer
Lisa What does your mother do?
Mark My mother is a housewife
Lisa What do you do?
Mark I am a doctor
Lisa Wonderful!
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Today's conversation
You will notice,that some of the sentences mentioned have been covered before, while
others are new!
Let's go through the sentences we already know!
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Today's conversation
English Mandarin
Mark How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma?
Lisa Not bad! How are you? Bú cuò! Nǐ hǎo ma?
Mark I am also very good! Wǒ Yě hěn hǎo!
Lisa This is my father Tā shì wǒ bàba
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Occupational conversation
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Occupational conversation
What (work) does your father do?
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Occupational conversation
What (work) does your father do
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
shénme gōngzuò nǐ bàba zuò
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Grammar tip
What we really ask is 'Your father does what work?'
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Occupational conversation
Literally, 'Your fatherdoes what work?'
What does your father do?
Nǐ bàba zuò shénme gōngzuò?
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Occupational conversation
My father is a lawyer
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Occupational conversation
My father is a lawyer
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī
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Occupational conversation
Literally, ‘My father is lawyer’ Note that articles are not translated
My father is a lawyer
Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī
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Occupational conversation
What (work) do you do?
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Occupational conversation
What work do you do?
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Shénme gōngzuò nǐ zuò
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Occupational conversation
Literally,‘ You do what work?’
What do you do?
Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?
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Occupational conversation
I am an engineer
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Occupational conversation
Note that ‘an’ is not translated as Mandarin has no articles
I am an engineer
Wǒ shì gōng chéng shī
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Tonal tip
Gōng is pronounced using a high level tone, like Gōng
Chéng is pronounced using a mid rising tone,likeChéng
We already know how to say Shī, so let’s try and say it all together! It's ‘Gōng chéng shī’
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Let’s see if you remember…
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Pick the right option
How do you say ‘My father is a lawyer’?
1
Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī
2
Bàba zuò shénme gōngzuò
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Solution
How do you say ‘My father is a lawyer’?
1
Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī
2
Bàba zuò shénme gōngzuò
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What does ‘Gōngzuò’ mean?
1
Work
2
Doctor
3
To do
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Solution
What does ‘Gōngzuò’ mean?
1
Work
2
Doctor
3
To do
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English Mandarin
What does your father do? Nǐ bàba zuò shénme gōngzuò
My father is a lawyer Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī
What do you do? Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò
I am an engineer Wǒ shì gōng chéng shī
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Moving on...
The sentence 'I am a ...' can be filled in using a lot of different professions!
Let's learn a few of them now!
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Occupational conversation
Yīsheng is pronounced usingthe first tone
I am a doctor
Wǒ shì Yīsheng
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Occupational conversation
Jīng = first tone, high levellǐ = third tone, falling rising
She is a manager
Tā shì Jīng lǐ
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Occupations
Aggregate = KuàiTo compute/calculate = Jì
He is an accountant
Tā shì kuài jì
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Pronunciation tip
Kuài and Jì are both pronounced with a falling tone, also known as the fourth tone
Let’s hear you say, ‘Kuài Jì ’
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Occupations
I am retired
Wǒ shì tuì xiū le
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Tonal tip
Tuì carries the falling tone (4th tone) Xiū carries the high level tone (1st tone)
Le carries the neutral tone (5th tone)
Let’s hear you say ‘Tuì xiū le’
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Let’s revise!
English Mandarin
I am a doctor Wǒ shì Yīsheng
She is a manager Tā shì Jīng lǐ
He is an accountant Tā shì kuài jì
I am retired Wǒ shì tuì xiū le
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Pronunciation tip
Now let's look at the last part of our conversation!
'What does your mother do?'
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Occupations
What does your mother do?
Nǐ māma zuò shénme gōng zuò?
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Occupations
Family member = Jiā tíngWife = Zhǔ fù
My mother is a housewife
Wǒ māma shì jiā tíng zhǔ fù
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Tonal tip
Jiā tíng uses the high level tone on ‘a’ and a mid rising tone on ‘i’
Zhǔ fù uses the rising falling tone on the first ‘u’and
a falling tone on the second ‘u’
Let’s hear you say ‘Jiā tíng zhǔ fù’
Did you notice? ‘Jiā tíng zhǔ fù’ is the first word we've learnt that uses all four tones!
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Let's see if you remember…
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Pick the right option
How do we say 'Manager'?
1
Jīng lǐ
2
Yīsheng
3
Lǜshī
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Solution
How do we say 'Manager'?
1
Jīng lǐ
2
Yīsheng
3
Lǜshī
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How do we say, ‘Housewife’?
1
Jiā tíng zhǔ fù
2
Gōng chéng shī
3
Tuì xiū le
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Solution
How do we say, ‘Housewife’?
1
Jiā tíng zhǔ fù
2
Gōng chéng shī
3
Tuì xiū le
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How do we say 'I am an accountant’ ?
1
Wǒ shì kuài jì
2
Wǒ shì Jīng lǐ
3
Wǒ shì yīsheng
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Solution
How do we say 'I am an accountant’ ?
1
Wǒ shì kuài jì
2
Wǒ shì Jīng lǐ
3
Wǒ shì yīsheng
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Here is what we learnt today!
English Mandarin
Mark How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma?
Lisa Not bad! How are you? Bú cuò! Nǐ hǎo ma?
Mark I am also very good! Wǒ Yě hěn hǎo!
Lisa This is my father Tā shì wǒ bàba
Mark What does your father do? Nǐ bàba zuò shénme gōng zuò?
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Here is what we learnt today!
English Mandarin
Lisa My father is a lawyer,and you? Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī,nǐ ne?
Mark I am an engineer Wǒ shì Gōng chéng shī
Lisa What does your mother do? Nǐ māma zuò shénme gōng zuò?
Mark My mother is a housewife Wǒ māma shì jiā tíng zhǔ fù
Lisa What do you do? Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò ?
Mark I am a doctor Wǒ shì Yīsheng
Lisa Wonderful! Taì hǎo le!
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Revision-Occupations
English Mandarin
Teacher Lǎo shī
Lawyer Lǜshī
Doctor Yīsheng
Engineer Gōng chéng shī
Manager Jīng lǐ
Accountant Kuài Jì
Housewife Jiā tíng zhǔ fù
Retired Tuì xiū le
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Culture leaf
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Culture leaf
Tetraphobia, or aversion to the number four, is common in China
The Chinese word for four (pinyin = sì), sounds quite similar to the
word for death (pinyin = sǐ), in many varieties of Chinese
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Culture leaf
Special care may be taken to avoid occurrences or reminders of the
number 4 during festive holidays, or when a family member is sick
Similarly, 14, 24, 42, etc… are also to be avoided due to the presence of the digit
4 in these numbers
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What's next?
In the next lesson we will learn about measure words!
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Credits
Content Team CultureAlley, Sunny Dang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
Images http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Shang
haiMissingFloors.jpg
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