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.
Pets: chong(3) wu(4)
NEW
WORDS
Dog: gou(3)
Cat: mao(1)
Goldfish: jin(1) yu(2)
Animal doctor: shou(4) yi(1)
LESSON
- Is
this dog a male or female?
zhe(4) shi(4) tiao(2) gong(1) gou(3) hai(2)
shi(4) mu(3) gou(3)?
- Do
you sell cats?
ni(3) mai(4) mao(1) ma?
- What
type of food should I feed the goldfish?
wo(3) ying(1) gai(1) gei(3) zhe(4) tiao(2)
jin(1) yu(2) wei(4) shen(3) me shi(2) wu(4)?
- Are
you an animal doctor?
ni(3) shi(4) shou(4) yi(1) ma?
* Tip: As China develops, pets are becoming
increasingly popular. Its no longer uncommon
to see people walking their dogs at night and
animal clinics and beauty parlors are popping
up in all of China's main cities.
China does have strict rules
about keeping pets though. All dogs should
be registered with the local police office
who will charge you an annual fee - around
5,000 Chinese yuan (US$600) for a license.
In addition most cities have rules about when
dogs can be walked in public.
Dogs
are man's best friend indeed but make sure
you keep your pooch lawfully registered or
face losing him or her.
