Unit 8

Part I: Listen and Learn 5

Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters are in big5 format.
  1. N rnshi bu rnshi Zhnggu z?

    2. Do you read (recognize) Chinese characters?
    你認識不認識中國字﹖
     
  2. W zh rnshi j ge zhnggu z.

    3. I only recognize some characters.
    我只認識幾個中國字。

    Zhnggu z ti nn xi.
    Chinese characters are too difficult to write.
    中國字太難寫。
     

  3. Shde hn nn xi, hn du.

    4. Yes, they are difficult to write. There are many (characters).
    是的﹐很難寫﹐很多。

    Zh ge z n rnshi ma? 
    Do you recognize this character?
    這個字你認識嗎﹖
     

  4. Zh ge sh 'ho'.

    5. This is 'ho'.
    這個是'好 '。
     
  5. Ni ge ne? 

    6. How about that one?
    那個呢﹖
     
  6. B rnshi. Sh shnme z?

    7. I don't know. What is it?
    不認識﹐是什麼字﹖
     
  7. Zh ge sh 'gu', 'guji' de 'gu'.

    8. This is 'gu', 'gu' as in 'guji'.
    這個是'國 '﹐'國家 '的 '國'。
     
  8. Dubuqi, 'guji' sh shnme ysi?

    9. Excuse me, what does 'guji' mean?
    對不起﹐'國家 '是 什麼意思﹖
     
  9. 'Guji' ji sh 'country' de ysi.

    10. 'Guji' means 'country'.
    '國家 '是 'country' 的意思。
     
  10. Dibuqi, n shu de ti kui, w mi tng dng.

    11. I am sorry, you speak too fast. I didn't understand.
    對不起﹐你說得太快﹐我沒聽懂。

    Qng n zi shu y bin.
    Please say it again.
    請你再說一遍。
     

  11. W shu zh ge z sh 'gu', 'guji' de 'gu'.

    12. I said that this character is 'gu', 'gu' as in 'guji'.
    我說這個字是'國 '﹐'國家 '的 '國 '。

    Yngwn sh 'country' de ysi.
    (In) English it means 'country'.
    英文是 'country' 的意思。
     

  12. Xixie.

    13. Thanks.
    謝謝。
     
  13. B kqi.

    14. Not at all.
    不客氣。
Notes:
        '...sh...de ysi' means ...is the meaning of...
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