Lessons 8-10

Review:
1.
()
2. (a) third tone; (b) the tone of the word
(b)
3. diof (the diacritical mark of a tone): if
there are more than one vowel letter in the
sequence, the mark is to be placed on top of the
vowel letter which comes the earliest in the
Roman alphabet, e.g.: li, yo, lu, hu
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4. Questions and answers:

Nn gu xng?
N zi nr xux?
N xux shnme?
Zhngwn nn b nn?
N yu miyu zhngwn cdin?
Nde losh xng shnme?
T sh ngurn?
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Phonetics
1. The adaption of tone for the word : Its reason and law? (p. 57.)
Norm: (y) takes the first tone.
Adaptations: Either the 4
th
or the 2
nd
- It takes the 4
th
tone if
followed by the 1
st
, 2
nd
, and the 3
rd
tone; it takes the 2
nd
tone if
followed by the 4
th
tone.
1. Word stress: (p. 50; pp. 64)
Normally, it is the last syllable of a multi-syllabic phrase that gets
stressed: tshgun
1. How to read three third-toned words in a row? (p. 70)
Apply the 2
nd
tone to the first two, and keep the 3
rd
tone for the last
word.

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Grammar

1. Special questions (pp. 55-56, pp. 62-
63)

2. Alternative questions (p. 68)
To be discussed when we study the lessons.
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New words shngc

Nouns: foods, drinks, and dining places
mntou steamed bun
jiozi dumpling
bozi steamed pie
mintior noodles
mfn steamed rice
jdn chicken egg
tng soup
pju beer
kfi coffee

Lesson 8 (p. 55)
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Verbs: eating, drinking, going to a refectory and request
ch to eat: chfn, to eat (steamed) rice.
h to drink: h pju, to drink beer
q to go to: q shtng
yo to request; to want to: yo ch fn


Measure words: measurement of food and drinks
g piece: sng mtou, three buns.
wn bowl: lingwn fn, two bowls of steamed
rice.
bi glass/cup: ybi pju, one glass of beer.

Relative pronouns: for asking questions
j how much/many (followed by a measure word)
nr where
shnme what
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Grammar yf

Special questions (pp. 55-56): Questions to be answered by providing
specific information
(1) jused in questions concerning quantity): how much/many?
A: n yo ch jwn fn?
B: w yo ch lingwn fn.
(Substitutions: ,


(2) nr (used in questions concerning location): where?
A:
B:
(Substitutions: )

(3) shnme (used in questions concerning identity): what?
A:
B:
(Substitutions: )
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Text: Lesson 8, pp. 55-56

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Lesson 9 (p. 62)
New words shngc

Nouns: fruits
jzi orange
pnggu apple
tozi peach; nectarine
xingjio banana
ptao grape
lzi plum
lzi pear
comi strawberry
xgu water melon

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Nouns: Currency
qin money

Measure words: Currency
fn penny; cent.
jio ten fen
mo (informal)
yun 100 fen; 10 jiao
kui (informal) : snkui


NB: Although and are synonyms and so are are and ,
goes with and goes with :
Formal style:
Informal style:

Measure word: weight
jn half a kilo
gngjn kilo
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Verbs: transaction
mi to buy
mi to sell
gi to give
zho to give change

Relative pronouns:
dushao
bide other

Numeral:
ling two (used before a measure word)
(For an explanation of the difference between
and , click here.)

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Adjective:
gu expensive

Adverb:
ygng together
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yf, Grammaspecial questions (2)
(1)
From the p.o.v. of the seller:
A: ()pnggu y jn (mi) dusho qin?
B:() pnggu y jn (mi) skui qin

From the p.o.v. of the buyer:
A: () pnggu dusho qin (mi) y jn?
B: () pnggu syun qin (mi) y jn.
Substitutions: (a) fruit names); (b) currency units

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Text: Lesson 9, pp. 62-63

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Lesson 10 (pp. 68-69)
New words shngc

Nouns: currency
miyun US dollar
gngyun Hong Kong dollar
ryun Japanese yen
yngbng pound sterling
mk Deutschmark
flng franc /fk/
uyun Euro
rnmnb Renminbi (Chinese money)

Nouns: personal
xioji Miss Miss Zhang
xinshng Mr., sir Mr Wang
yngyyun shop employee
rnmn [collective] people
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Nouns: temporal reference
w noon; mid-day
shngw morning
zhngw noon
xiw afternoon

Numerals
bi 100
qin 1,000
wn 10,000

Verbs
yo to want to
hun to change; to exchange
sh to count
dng to wait for
qng please
gi to give

Adverbs
yhur a little while
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Expressions cz
q tshgun go to the library
q ynhng go to the bank
hunqin to convert currency
hun rnmnb to convert money into rnmnb
hun lingbi miyun to convert $200 to a foreign currency
dng yhur wait for a little while
gi n qin Here is your money.
Sentence patterns
(1) verb + + verb ...?

(1) Please + verb ...

Exercises
With relative pronouns (
, and ) and
the expressions above, ask
special questions.
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Weak 3 Assignment: to be given on Wednesday
Text: Lesson 10, pp. 68-69

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