Unit 15: Are You Going to China?


Part I: Listen and Learn



John, nî de Zhõngwén shuó de yuèláiyuè hâo le.
John, your Chinese is becoming better and better.
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Nálî, hái bù xíng, hên duõ huà hái bú huì shuõ.
No, I still can't speak it well. There are many words that I can't say.
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Nî xué le duõ cháng shíjiãn le?
How long have you been learning it?
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Wô xué le yì nián duõ le.
I have been learning for more than one year.
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Nî dâsu4n y-hòu jìxù xué ma?
Do you plan to continue to learn in the future?
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Shìde. Wô xiâng míngnián dào Zhõngguó qù xué.
Yes. I plan to go to China and study next year.
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Tài hâo le! Nî dâsuàn dào nâlî qù?
That's terrific! Where are you planning to go?
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Wô xiâng dào Bêijïng qù.
I want to go to Beijing.
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Nî zài Bêijïng yôu péngyou ma?
Do you have friends in Beijing?
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Yôu.
Yes, I have.
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Nà, búcuò.
Then, it is very good.
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Nî de péngyôu zài Bêijïng shì zuò shénme de?
What does your friend in Beijing do?
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Tã shì yì jiã jìn-chü-kôu gõngsï de jïnglî.
He is manager of an import and export company.
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Nî jïngcháng dào Zhõngguó qù ba?
Do you often go to China?
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Bù cháng qù. Búguò wô dâsuàn míngnián qù yí cì.
Not very often. But I plan to go there next year.
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Qù kàn péngyou háishì tán shëngyì?
To go to see your friends or to do business?
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Tán shëngyì, shùnbiàn yê kànkàn péngyôu.
For business, and take this chance to see friends 
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Nî dâsuàn zài Bêijïng dãi duõ jiû?
How long are you going to stay in Beijing?
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Dàgài yí ge yuè.
Probably one month.
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5. 

Tïngshuõ nî yào dào Zhõngguó qu, shì ma?
I heard that you will go to China, is that right?
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Shîde. Wô yào qù Bêijïng.
Yes. I will go to Beijing.
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Shénme shíhòu zôu?
When are you leaving?
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Xià ge xïngqï liù.
Next Saturday.
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Zài Bêijïng yào dãi duõ jiû?
How long will you stay in Beijing?
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Sãn ge xïngqï zuôyòu.
About three weeks.
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Yào bu yào wô sòng nî?
Do you need a ride?
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Bú yòng, xièxie. Wô tàitai huì sòng wô dào fëijïchâng.
No, thank you. My wife will give me a ride to the airport.
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Nà, zhù nî yí lù píng'ãn.
Then, have a good trip.
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Xièxie.
Thank you. 
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Part II: Utterances and Notes


{SYMBOL 183 \f "Symbol" \s 10 \h}	'Zh!nggu@ l2i de p6ngyou': the friends who came from China. This pattern is explained in the previous unit. Remember  the 'left' and 'right' branching difference between Chinese and English?

{SYMBOL 183 \f "Symbol" \s 10 \h}	The use of 'yu8l2iyu8':

Example:	T1 Zh!ngw6n shu! de yu8l2iyu8 h3o le.
		He speaks Chinese more and more fluently.

		Ti4nq= yu8l2iyu8 l7ng le.
		The weather becomes colder and colder.

		Zh!ngw6n yu8l2iyu8 n2n le.
		Chinese is becoming more and more difficult.
Notice that 'le' is usually occur with 'yu8l2iyu8' because it is a dynamic and changing process.

{SYMBOL 183 \f "Symbol" \s 10 \h}	'zu$ sh6nme de': is used to ask about a person's profession. The pattern is: 'V+N+de'
More example: 
		zu$ sh5ngy= de	the one who does business
		ni4n w2nxu6 de	the one who studies literature
		ji1o Zh!ngw6n de	the one who teaches Chinese

{SYMBOL 183 \f "Symbol" \s 10 \h}	'zh* n- y0 l* p0ng'1n' literally means: 'wish you all way safe'




Part III: New Sentence Modules

1.  Wo want, plan, will ...
xi3ng
d3su4n
y4o

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d4o Zh!nggu@ q* xu6 Zh!ngw6n





2. ... (becomes) more and more...

Ti1nqi
W# n_6r 
T1 Zh!ngw6n shu! de
r8
pi4oliang
li^l=

le

yu8l2iyu8 



3. I am the one who does...

zu$ sh5ngy= de
ni4n w2nxu6 de
ji1o Zh!ngw6n de


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Part IV: Practice Makes Perfect

Say the following expressions in Chinese:

to be useful, to stay for one year, verious places, to travel (for pleasure), to continue to,

How to say the following sentences in Chinese?

Your Chinese is becoming more and more fluent.
You speak Chinese better and better.
Your daughter grows taller and taller (g1o).
I plan to study Japanese.
I want to go to Germany to do business.
I will go to China to study Chinese next month.
I will stay in China for two years.
I plan to stay in Beijing for one year and one year in Shanghai.
What (business, profession) is your friend doing?
I am a businessman. (I am the one who does business)
I am leaving on October 24.
Do you need my ride?
My friend will give a ride to the airport.

Answer the following questions in Chinese: 

N- Zh!ngw6n xu6 le du! ch2ng sh0ji1n le?
N- Zh!ngw6n shu! de yu8l2iyu8 h3o le.
W# shu! de hu4 n- d$u t9ng de d#ng ma?
N- ju6de Zh!ngw6n n2n bu n2n?
N- d3su4n y-h$u j=x* xu6 ma?
N- d3su4n d4o n3l- q* xu6?
N- xi3ng bu xi3ng d4o Zh!nggu@ q*?
N- d3su4n sh6nme sh0h$u q*?
N- d3su4n d4o B7ij9ng q* h2ish= d4o Sh4ngh3i q*?
N- d3su4n z4i n4l- d1i du! ch2ng sh0ji1n?
N- z4i n4l- y#u p6ngyou ma?

Final Orall presentation

Congratulations! Now you have completed 15 units of this conversational Chinese Online. Please prepare a presentation of about 5 minutes to talk about your experience of learning Chinese.

You may start the presentation by introducing your self and your family, your business. You can also say something about the sports and food. Say also something about your feeling of learning Chinese: is it difficult? can you speak or understand now? Finally say something about your future plan to learn Chinese. Feel free to add anything you want.



Wish you a success in your future study of Chinese!




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