Prof. Li Xuelei Universidad Del Este
Purpose of the Presentation 1.Know more about China in a general way 2.Learn basic expressions in Mandarin Chinese
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The consists of Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Chinese character
Pinyin initials There are 23 initials in Mandarin Chinese finals There are 24 finals in Mandarin Chinese Chinese Phonetic System One syllable = initial + final + tone
Introduction of Tones
TONES 1. Definition Chinese is tone language. Every word has its specific tone or tones. 2. Importance Tones can distinguish meanings. Different tones have different meanings. For example, mā means mother while m ă is horse
Tones 1 st tone 2 nd tone 3 rd tone 4 th tone In a syllable, the tone falls on the vowels: a, o, e, I, u, Ü; e.g. ā á ă à
春节: Chūn Jié Spring Festival
jiǎo zi 饺子 dumplings
Smiliar festivals in Puerto Rico? Mother's Day: the second Sunday in May Father's Day: the third Sunday in June Teacher’s Day: 10 th September Tomb-sweeping Day: 5 th April Saint Valentine's Day: 14 th February
Other important festivals in China 中秋节 zhōng qiū jié: mid-autumn festival 端午节 duān wǔ jié: Dragon Boat Festival 七夕节 qī xī jié: Qixi festival 重阳节 chóng yáng jié: the double ninth festival 元宵节 yuán xiāo jié: Lantern Festival
Basic Expressions
nǐ hǎo 你 好 nín hǎo 您 好
zǎo shàng hǎo Greeting:Good morning 早 上 好
xià wǔ hǎo Greeting: Good afternoon 下 午 好
wǎn shàng hǎo Greeting: Good evening 晚 上 好
wǎn ān 晚 安
xiè xiè Thank you 谢 bú kè qi You are welcome 不 客 气
duì bù qǐ Sorry, Excuse me 对 不 起 méi guān xi No problem 没 关 系
wǒ ài nǐ 我 爱 你 I love you Te amo, Te quiero
Zài jiàn 再 见 Adiós, Hasta luego See you later ; good-bye
Self introduction
NationalityNameOccupation Wǒ shì
Nationality
波多黎各 bō duō lí gè: Puerto Rico
法国 fǎ guó: France
西班牙 xī bān yá:Spain
墨西哥 mò xī gē: Mexico
Occupation
律师 lǜ shī: lawyer
法官 fǎ guān: judge
商人 shāng rén: businessman
医生 yī shēng: doctor
hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ 很 高 兴 认 识 你 Nice to meet you.
Let’s practice Rosa bō duō lí gè rén (Puerto Rican) fǎ guān (judge) Pierre fǎ guó rén(French) yī shēng (doctor) Fernando mò xī gē rén(Mexican) shāng rén (businessman) Rosa Spanish(xī bān yá rén) Lawyer (lǜ shī)