2016-2017 Chinese Portfolio_He lao shi by Yujing He

Greetings

yhe3 — 2017-05-19 18:31:26 UTC

你好 nǐ hǎo: Hello
您好 nín hǎo: Hello (to the person who is elder than you and you intend to show your respect)
你好吗？ nín hǎo ma? How are you?
我很好。wǒ hěn hǎo: I am pretty good.

早上好！ zǎo shàng hǎo! Good morning!
再见！zài ! Goodbye！

谢谢 xiè xie： Thank you; Thanks
不客气 bú kè qi: You are welcome

对不起 duì bu qi: Sorry
没关系 méi guān xi: It's O

Name

yhe3 — 2017-05-19 18:34:57 UTC

Question: 你叫什么名字？
nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?
What is your name?

Answer: 我叫_______ .
wǒ jiào_________
My name is _________.

Numbers

yhe3 — 2017-05-19 18:36:59 UTC

1. 一 yī
2. 二 èr
3. 三 sān
4. 四 sì
5. 五 wǔ
6. 六 liù
7. 七 qī
8. 八 bā
9. 九 jiǔ
10. 十 shí
11. 十一 shí yī
...
19. 十九 shí jiǔ
20. 二十 èr shí
21. 二十一 èr shí yī
...
29 二十九 èr shí jiǔ

Year/Month/Date

yhe3 — 2017-05-19 18:39:34 UTC

Year: 年 nián
the year 2017:
二〇一七年 ér líng yī qī nián

Month: 月 yuè
January-December
一月 yī yuè~ 十二月 shí èr yuè

Dates: 号 hào；日 rì(formal written way)
May 19th:
五月十九号 wǔ yuè shí jiǔ hào
五月十九日 wǔ yuè shí jiǔ rì

Question: 今天几月几号？
jīn tian jǐ yuè jǐ hào?
What's today's date?

Answer: 今天五月十九号。
jīn tiān wǔ yuè shí jiǔ hào.
Today is May 19th.

Week 星期 xīng qī

yhe3 — 2017-05-19 18:46:37 UTC

Monday: 星期一 xīng qī yī
....
Sunday: 星期天 xīng qī tiān

Question: 今天星期几？
jīn tiān xīng qī jǐ?
What day of the week ist it today?

Answer: 今天星期五
jīn tiān xīng qī wǔ
Today is Friday.

Yesterday/ Today/ Tomorrow

yhe3 — 2017-05-19 18:49:54 UTC

Yesterady: 昨天 zuó tiān
Today: 今天 jīn tiān
Tomorrow: 明天 míng tiān

Age and Birthday

yhe3 — 2017-05-19 18:51:56 UTC

Question: How old are you?
1. 你几岁了？ nǐ jǐ suì le? (<10)
2. 你多大了？nǐ duō dà le? (>10)

Answers:
1. 我十五岁了。 wǒ shí wǔ suì le.
I am 15 years old.
2. 我二〇〇二年出生，今年十五岁。
wǒ èr líng líng èr nián chū shēng, jīn nián shí wǔ suì.
I was born in 2002, this year I am 15 years old.

Question: 你的生日是几月几号？
nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?
When is your birthday?

Answer: 我的生日是九月二十号。
wǒ de shēng rì shì jiǔ yuè èr shí hào.
My birthday is September 20th.

Vocab:
出生 chū shēng : be born
今年 jīn nián: this year
生日 shēng rì: birthday

Family Members

yhe3 — 2017-05-21 23:07:24 UTC

Questions:
1. 你家有几口人？
nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
How many people are there in your family?

Answer: 我家有四口人。
wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.
There are 4 people in my family.

2. 你家有谁？ nǐ jiā yǒu shéi/shuí?
Who is in your family?

Answer:
Dad: 爸爸 bà ba
Mom: 妈妈 mā ma
Elder brother: 哥哥 gē ge
Younger brother: 弟弟 dì di
Elder sister: 姐姐 jiě jie
Younger sister: 妹妹 mèi mei
and me: 和我 hé wǒ
（and: 和 hé）

3. Question: 你有几个兄弟姐妹？
nǐ yǒu jǐ gè xiōng dì jiě mèi?
How many siblings do you have?

Answer1: 我没有兄弟姐妹。
wǒ méi yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi.
I do not have siblings.

Answer2: 我有两个兄弟姐妹。
wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiōng dì jiě mèi.
I have to siblings.

Vocab:
几个 jǐ gè: How many
兄弟姐妹 xiōng dì jiě mèi: sibling(s)
没有 méi yǒu: do not have
两个 liǎng : two of sth./sb.

Phone Number

yhe3 — 2017-05-21 23:16:58 UTC

Question:你的电话号码是多少？
nǐ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì duō shǎo?
What is your phone number?

Answer: 我的电话号码是__________.
wǒ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì_______.
My phone number is___________.

Vocab:
电话 diàn huà: phone
号码 hào mǎ: (phone) number
多少 duō shǎo: how many; how much

Where (Living place & Nationality)

yhe3 — 2017-05-21 23:19:45 UTC

Question: 你住在哪儿？nǐ zhù zài nǎr/ nǎ er?
Where do you live?

Answer: 我住在NRH. wǒ zhù zài NRH.
I live in NRH.

Question: 你是哪国人？nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
Which country are you from?
Answer: 我是美国人。wǒ shì měi guó rén.

Vocab:
USA: 美国 měi guó
China: 中国 zhōng guó
Canada: 加拿大 jiā ná dà
England/Great Britan: 英国 yīng guó
Mexico: 墨西哥 mò xī gē

Occupations

yhe3 — 2017-05-21 23:25:01 UTC

Question: 你做什么工作？
nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò?
What job do you do?

Answer: 我不工作，我是学生。
wǒ bù gōng zuò, wǒ shì xué shēng.
I do not work, I am a student.

Question: 你爸爸做什么工作？
nǐ bà ba zuò shén me gōng zuò?
What job does your father do?

Answer: 我爸爸是医生。
wǒ bà ba shì yī shēng.
My dad is a doctor.

Vocab:
做 zuò: do
工作 gōng zuò: job
老师 lǎo shī: teacher
律师 lǜ shī: lawyer
医生 yī shēng: doctor
商人 shāng rén: business person
工程师 gōng chéng shī: engineer

Students 学生 xué shēng

yhe3 — 2017-05-21 23:35:40 UTC

Question: 你是小学生吗？
nǐ shì xiǎo xué shēng ma?
Are you an Elementary school student?

Answer: 我不是小学生，我是中学生。
wǒ bú shì xiǎo xué shēng, wǒ shì zhōng xué shēng.
I am not an Elementary school student, I am a middle/Secondary school student.

Question: 你上几年级？ nǐ shàng jǐ nián jí?
Which grade are you in?

Answer: 我上九年级。wǒ shàng jiǔ nián jí.
I am in 9th grade.

Vocab:
小学(生) xiǎo xué (shēng): Elementary school (student)
中学(生) zhōng xué (shēng): Middle school (student)
大学(生) dà xué (shēng): College (student)
年级 nián jí: grade level

Clock

yhe3 — 2017-05-21 23:42:57 UTC

Question: 现在几点？xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?

Answer: 现在下午四点半。
xiàn zài xià wǔ sì diǎn bàn.
It is 4:30 in the afternoon.

Vocab:
几点 jǐ diǎn: What time
一点 yī diǎn: 1:00
两点半 liǎng diǎn bàn: 2:30
十一点一刻 shí yī diǎn yí kè: 11:15
半 bàn : half
一刻 yí kè: a quarter of an hour

早上 zǎo shang: early morning
上午 xià wǔ: (late) morning
中午 zhōng wǔ: non
下午 xià wǔ: afternoon
晚上 wǎn shang: evening; night

Daily Routines

yhe3 — 2017-05-22 01:08:42 UTC

Question: 你早上几点上学？
nǐ zǎo shang jǐ diǎn shàng xué?
What time do you go to school in the early morning?

Answer: 我早上七点一刻上学。
wǒ zǎo shang qī diǎn yíkè shàng xué.
I go to school at 7:15 in the early morning.

Vocab:
起床 qǐ chuáng: get up
吃早饭 chī zǎo fàn: eat breakfast
上学 shàng xué: go to school
上中文课 shàng zhōng wén kè: attend/ go to Chinese class
吃午饭 chī wǔ fàn: eat lunch
放学 fàng xué: leave school
回家 huí jiā: return home; go home
吃晚饭 chī wǎn fàn: eat dinner
睡觉 shuì jiào: sleep

Transportation

yhe3 — 2017-05-22 01:14:09 UTC

Question: 你怎么去Dallas？
nǐ zěn me qù Dallas?
How do you go to Dallas?

Answer: 我开车去Dallas。
wǒ kāi chē qù Dallas.
I drive to Dallas.

Vocab:
怎么 zěn me: how to
去 qù: go to
开车 kāi chē: drive (a car)
走路 zǒu lù: walk
坐车 zuò chē: ride in a vehicle
坐公交车 zuò gōng jiāo chē: take a bus
坐出租车 zuò chū zū chē: take a Taxi
坐校车 zuò xiào chē: take the School Bus
坐 zuò: sit

Colors

yhe3 — 2017-05-22 01:19:35 UTC

Question: 你喜欢什么颜色？
nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè?
What colors do you like?

Answer: 我喜欢红色。
wǒ xī huān hóng sè.
I like red.

Question: 你喜欢蓝色吗？
nǐ xǐ huān lán sè ma?
Do you like blue?

Answer: 我不喜欢蓝色。
wǒ bù xǐ huān lán sè.
I do not like blue.

Vocab:
颜色 yán sè: color(s)
喜欢 xǐ huān: like
红色 hóng sè: red
黄色 huáng sè: yellow
绿色 lǜ sè: green
蓝色 lán sè: blue
黑色 hēi sè: black
白色 bái sè: white
(紫色 zǐ sè: purple
棕色 zōng sè: brown
橙色 chéng : orange

Appearance

yhe3 — 2017-05-22 01:24:12 UTC

Question: 你长什么样？ nǐ zhǎng shén me yàng?
What do you look like?

Answer:
我的头发是黑色的(wǒ de tóu fa shì hēi sè de)，我的眼睛是蓝色的(wǒ de yǎn jīng shì lán sè de)，我的鼻子和嘴巴很小(wǒ de bí zi hé zuǐ ba hěn xiǎo)，我的耳朵很大(wǒ de ěr duo hěn dà)。

My hair is black, my eyes are blue, my nose and mouth is very small, my ears are quite big.

Vocab:
头 tóu: head
头发 tóu fa: hair
眼睛 yǎn jīng: eye(s)
鼻子 bí zi: nose
嘴巴 zuǐ ba: mouth
耳朵 ěr duo: ear(s)
大 dà: big
小 xiǎo: small
很 hěn: very

Clothes

yhe3 — 2017-05-22 01:31:54 UTC

Question: 你喜欢穿什么衣服？
nǐ xǐ huān chuān shén me yī fu?
What clothes do you like to wear?

Answer: 我喜欢穿牛仔裤。
wǒ xǐ huān chuān niú zǎi kù.
I like to wear jeans.

Vocab:
穿 chuān : to wear
衣服 yī fu: clothes
衬衫 chèn shān: shirt; blouse
T恤 tī xù: T-shirt
裤子 kù zi: pants
牛仔裤 niú zǎi kù: jeans
裙子 qún zi: skirt; dress