Sunday, November 25, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

Kuaile Hanyu Lesson 13 & 14 Exercise

(A) Please answer the following questions in Chinese.
  1. 今天是星期六,明天是星期几?
  2. 明天是一月一日,昨天是几月几号?
  3. 现在是下午七点半。What time was 2 hours ago?
  4. If 7.5 hours ago was 11:00p.m., 现在几点?
  5. 我早上八点二十分有体育课,十点有法文课 。If lunch break is 4.5 hours after P.E. class started, 你几点吃午饭?
  6. 爸爸星期四晚上十点四十分坐飞机去LA。Regardless of the time difference, when will dad reach LA if the flight journey takes 10.5 hours?
  7. 现在是二零一二年十一月十五日早上八点。If Xiaolan’s birthday party will begin in 80 hours, when is the birthday party?

(B) Watch situational video in Kuaile Hanyu Unit 5 Lesson 14 and answer the following questions.
  1. 今天是谁的生日?
  2. 安妮ānnī的生日是几月几号?
  3. 小红hóng的爸爸在哪儿?
  4. 小红的生日是几月几号?
  5. 安妮今年几岁?
Notes:

许愿        xǔ yuàn -    make a wish
            bié        -    don’t (do something)
告诉        gào sù   -    tell
礼物        lǐ wù      -    gift
            dōu       -   (adverb) all
知道        zhī dào  -     know
            hái         -    still
多大           duō dà    -    how old (are you) 

Monday, November 5, 2012

Kuaile Hanyu Lesson 12 Speaking Practice

Roll the dice, then ask and answer questions according to the outcomes.

骰子
Die
结果
Outcome
选项
Option
一、三、五
问:你去哪儿?
答:(见骰子三)
二、四、六
问:你去(见骰子二)吗?
答:(见骰子三)
图书馆
体育馆
运动场
教室
礼堂
食堂
















Examples:

: 你去哪儿?
 
: 我去体育馆。
 


: 你去体育馆吗?
 
: 是,我去体育馆。
 

 
: 你去体育馆吗?
 
: 我不去体育馆,我去图书馆

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Pronounciation of ü

This clip has a very detailed explanation on how to pronounce the ü sound!