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Email Newsletter Name: Emergency Chinese: Ask For Help
Date Published: May 23, 2006

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Note: The spoken Chinese Mandarin language has 4 spoken tones. We have attempted to re-create those below where after each syllable we tell you (1), (2), (3), or (4) as they correspond to each of the 4 tones. We encourage you to complement your Xianzai.com Emergency Chinese newsletter with a good offline study program.

NEW WORDS:

  • Please help me.
    qing(3) bang(1) bang(1) wo(3).
  • Call the fire department.
    da(3) dian(4) hua(4) gei(3) huo(2) jing(3) bang(4).
  • Call a doctor, my friend is sick.
    da(3) dian(4) hua(4) gei(3) yi(1) sheng(2). wo(3) de peng(2) you(3) bing(4) le.
  • Help me call an ambulance.
    bang(1) wo(3) da(3) dian(3) hua(4) gei(3) jiu(4) hu(3) che(1).
    Being Late. With China's city traffic as it is, we should all brush up on our "Being Late" Language Skills.
 

Sorry I'm late.
dui(4) bu qi(3), wo(3) wan(3) le.

Sorry, it won't happen again.
dui(4) bu(4) qi(3). zhe(1) bu(2) hui(4) zai(4) fa(1) sheng(1) le(1).

I feel awful about being late.
wo(3) chi(2) dao(4) le(1), hen(3) bao(4) qian(4).

I'll be there soon.
wo(3) hen(3) kuai(4) jiu(4) dao(4).

Example Dialogue:

You: Mr. Zhang, sorry I am late.
ni(3): zhang(1) xian(1) sheng(1), dui(4) bu qi(3), wo(3) wan(3) le.

Zhang: No problem.
zhang(1): mei(2) shi(4).

You: I feel awful about being late.
ni(3): chi(2) dao(4) le(1), hen(3) bao(4) qian(4).

Zhang: I understand.
zhang(1): wo(3) li(2) jie(3).

You: The traffic was heavy.
ni(3): jiao(1) tong(1) du(3) se(4).

Zhang: It always is.
zhang(1): zong(3) shi(4) zhe(4) yang(4).
Hint: Try to call ahead and inform your friends that you will be late. Everyone should have mobile phones, right?

LESSON:

  • Where is the bathroom?
    wei(4) sheng(1) jian() zai(4) na(3)?
  • Which way to the university?
    na(4) suo(3) da(4) xue(2) zen(3) me(1) zou(3)?
  • Is this the East gate?
    zhe(4) shi(4) dong(1) men(2) ma(1)?
  • Where can I pick up my tickets?
    wo(3) zai(4) na(3) ke(2) yi() na(2) dao(4) piao(4)?
    The Taxi Connection: (As we use most of our minimal Chinese with Taxi drivers, each lesson will show how to use some of the new words in the Taxi environment.)

  • Example

    Driver: May I ask, where is the University?
    si(1) ji(1): qing(3) wen(4), na(4) suo(3) da(4) xue(2) zai(4) na(3)?
    You: Go North.
    ni(3): wang(3) bei(3).
    Driver: Which way to the East Gate?
    si(1) ji(1): dong(1) men(2) zen(3) me(1) zou(3)?
    You: Go East.
    ni(3): xiang(4) dong(1).
    Driver: May I ask, where is the bathroom?
    si(1) ji(1): qing(3) wen(4), wei(4) sheng(1) jian(1) zai(4) na(3)?
    You: Sorry, I don't know.
    ni(3): dui(4) bu qi(3), wo(3) bu(4) zhi(1) dao(4).
    Hint: When naming all the directions, Chinese folks like to use the following order: East/West/South/North.

   
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