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.
Ask
Questions: wen(4)
wen(4) ti(2)
NEW
WORDS
1)
Bathroom: xi(3) shou(3) jian(1)
2)
Bill: zhang(4) dan(1)
3)
PM: xia(4) wu(3)
4)
Train station: huo(3) che(1) zhan(4)
LESSON
The
basic questions:
What
is this?
zhe(4) shi(4) shen(3) me?
Where
are we?
wo(3) men(2) zai(4) na(3)?
Where
are you?
ni(3) zai(4) na(3)?
What
time is it?
ji(2) dian(3) le?
Where
is the bathroom?
xi(3) shou(3) jian(1) zai(4) na(3)?
Answers
you can expect:
Q:
What is this?
zhe(4) shi(4) shen(3) me(1)?
A:
This is the bill.
zhe(4) shi(4) zhang(4) dan(1).
Q:
Where are we?
wo(3) men(2) zai(4) na(3)?
A:
We are near the train station.
wo(3) men(2) zai(4) huo(3) che(1) zhan(4)
fu(3) jin(4).
Q:
Where are you?
ni(3) zai(4) na(3)?
A:
I am still at home.
wo(3) hai(2) zai(4) jia(1).
Q:
What time is it?
ji(3) dian(3) la(1)?
A:
It is seven-thirty PM.
xia(4) wu(3) qi(1) dian(3) san(1) shi(2).
Q:
Where is the bathroom?
xi(3) shou(3) jian(1) zai(4) na(3)?
A:
Over there to the left.
zai(4) na(4) bian(1), zuo(3) bian(1).
