Welcome to Our Beginner Chinese Class Sponsored by MCLS and BMW (Bless Me Wag)

About the beginners class We are Nora and Albert Nora Albert

What do you think about Chinese? CHINESE IS A B*TCH!

Syllabus Week 3: Greeting & goodbye – Hi. Hello. How are you? Week 4: Introducing yourself – I am a uni student. Week 5: Number & counting – This year is I’m turning 23. Week 6: Time and chronical units – 5 hours, 20 minutes and 32 seconds Week 7: Directions – Which way will you run? Week 8: Family tree – How do you call the mother of your mom? Week 9: Hobby – You like playing sports? So do I. Week 10: Jobs and occupations – What you want to do in the future?

Learning outcomes -Doing a detailed self-introduction -Know the most commonly used expressions -Can write Chinese Characters -Know how to pronounce a character using Pinyin -Design a Chinese name for yourself

Some Housekeeping Issues

Intonations Phonemes Intonation assigning Intonations are crucial in Chinese as they indicate different characters being used

Expressions 你好 早上好 / 下午好 / 晚上好 谢谢 不客气 对不起 没关系 你好吗 我很高兴认识你 再见 Hello Good morning/afternoon/evening Thank you. You’re welcome. Sorry. It doesn’t matter. How are you. It’s very nice to meet you. Goodbye.

Practice A: 晚上好。我叫 xxx 。 Good evening. My name is xxx. B: 晚上好。我叫 xxx 。 Good evening. My name is xxx A: 你好吗？ How are you? B: 我很好，谢谢。你好吗？ I am good, thanks. How are you? A: 我也很好。我很高兴认识你。 I am good, too. It is nice to meet you. B: 我也很高兴认识你。 It is nice to meet you, too. A: 再见。 Goodbye. B: 再见。 Goodbye. 你好 早上好 / 下午好 / 晚上好 谢谢 不客气 对不起 没关系 你好吗 我很高兴认识你 再见 Hello Good morning/ afternoon/evening Thank you. You’re welcome. Sorry. It doesn’t matter. How are you. It’s very nice to meet you. Goodbye.

Dialogue for this week A: 晚上好。我叫 xxx 。 Good evening. My name is xxx. B: 晚上好。我叫 xxx 。 Good evening. My name is xxx A: 你好吗？ How are you? B: 我很好，谢谢。你好吗？ I am good, thanks. How are you? A: 我也很好。我很高兴认识你。 I am good, too. It is nice to meet you. B: 我也很高兴认识你。 It is nice to meet you, too. A: 再见。 Goodbye. B: 再见。 Goodbye.