1. 王建明 & 丹 (Period 8)

2. Is, by itself, a verb meaning “to thank” It is also a surname There are an estimated 2 million people with this name Most live in southern China It is a pictophonetic character: Its radical, 言 (yán) means word Shè, 射, gives a hint at its pronunciation It is most commonly repeated as 谢谢 …xièxie When it is xièxie, it means thank you The second xie is neutral tone To be more polite and exuberant, one can say 谢谢, 谢谢 (repeating the common expression)

3. 谢谢 …xièxie – thank you 多谢 …duōxiè - many thanks 不用谢 …búyòng xiè – Don’t mention it. Also just 不谢 感谢 …g ă nxiè – (express) thanks/grateful 谢天谢地 …xiètiān-xièdì 谢绝 …xièjué – politely refuse 谢幕 …xièmù – answer a curtain call 协议 …xièyì – gratitude; thanks 谢罪 …xièzuì – apologize for an offense

4. 我谢你。 - I thank you. 谢谢, 罗老师。 - Thank you, Luō L ă oshī The opposite of xièxie is 不客气 …bú kèqi Means you’re welcome.

5. Is a modal particle intensifying the preceding clause or a completed action marker It means the occurrence of something, usually in the past, but occasionally in the future. Can also be li ă o, a verb to know and understand, to finish and conclude 亅 is the radical 现在几点了 … xiànzài jĭ di ă n le? What’s the time now? 太了 … tài le – extremely or too (much) Whatever is “extremely” comes between the tài and the le Therefore, 太好了, would translate to (That would be) extremely good. So…… What would be “too (extremely) expensive”? “Too big”? “Too many”? “Too tall”? “Too late”? “Too bright”?

6. 妈妈喝了一杯水。 - Māma hēle yì bēi shuĭ. Mom had a glass of water. 昨天晚上我去小高家 玩儿了。 - Zuótiān w ă nshang wŏ qù Xi ă o Gāo jiā wánr le. Yesterday evening I went to Little Gao’s home for a visit. 星期一小高请我喝了一杯茶。 - Xīngqīyī Xi ă o Gāo qĭng wŏ hēle yì bēi chá. On Monday Little Gao invited me out for tea. 明天我吃了晚饭去看电影。 - Míngtiān wŏ chīle w ă nfàn qù kàn diànyĭng. Tomorrow I’ll go see a movie after I have eaten dinner. 我昨天看了 “ 木兰 ” 。 - Wŏ zuótiān kànle “Mùlán.” I saw Mulan yesterday. 你吃了吗 ? – Nĭ chīle ma? 你吃饭了没有 ? – Nĭ chī fànle méiyŏu? Have you eaten? 下雨了。 Xià yŭ le. It’s raining now.