Lesson 2: Family Introduction

Lesson 2: Family Introduction

Learn how to introduce your family. We also learn the second Pinyin, four tones, some words and expressions in Mandarin Chinese.

Daily Conversation
Review of the Previous Lesson

Lets review what we learned in Lesson 1. We learned Self Introduction. Aihua

Im Aihua. Im 30 years old.

w sh i hu

w sn sh su le

Could you introduce yourself in Chinese? Amy

w sh i m

w w su le

Today, we learn how to introduce your family. This is my mom. In Chinese, (zh sh w de m ma)
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This is my dad. In Chinese, (zh sh w de b ba) Aihua

This is my mom.

zh sh w de m ma

Amy

zh sh w de m ma

Repeat 2 times

Aihua

This is my dad.

zh sh w de b ba

Amy

zh sh w de b ba

Repeat 2 times

PinYin
Review of the Previous Lesson

Whats Pinyin? Pinyin is spelling sound or phonetics of Chinese. It expresses the sounds in the Chinese language using the alphabet. Pinyin is also the most common way to input Chinese characters into a computer. Although Pinyin and English both use the alphabet, many letters are not expressed with the same sounds that English uses. We learned a as in father in Lesson 1.

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Aihua

a a
Repeat 2 times

Amy

Mandarin Chinese has four pitched tones and a toneless tone. Different tone expresses different meaning. Four tones of a is pronounced like this. Aihua

Repeat 2 times

Amy

In todays lesson, we learn o, approximately as in office, but the lips are much more rounded. Four tones of o like this. Aihua

Repeat 2 times

Amy

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Vocabulary
Review of the Previous Lesson

We learned three words in Lesson 1. Name, (mng zi) I, (w) You, (n) Aihua

Name

mng zi

Amy

mng zi

Repeat 2 times

Aihua

Amy

Repeat 2 times

Aihua

You

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Amy

Repeat 2 times

In todays lesson, we learn 3 new words. My, (w de) Mom, (m ma) Dad, (b ba) Aihua

My

w de

Amy

w de

Repeat 2 times

Aihua

Mom

m ma

Amy

m ma

Repeat 2 times

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Aihua

Dad

b ba

Amy

b ba

Repeat 2 times

Review
Lets review what we learned today. We learned Family Introduction. This is my mom. In Chinese, (zh sh w de m ma) This is my dad. In Chinese, (zh sh w de b ba) Aihua

This is my mom.

zh sh w de m ma

Amy

zh sh w de m ma

Repeat 2 times

Aihua

This is my dad.
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zh sh w de b ba

Amy

zh sh w de b ba

Repeat 2 times

Dialog Practice
Lets do a dialog practice. I am going to introduce my self first, then introduce my mom and my dad, then, Amys turn. OK? Lets use English first. Aihua

Hello! Im Aihua. Im 30 years old. This is my mom. This is my dad.

Amy

Hello! Im Amy. Im 5 years old. This is my mom.

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This is my dad.

In Chinese, Aihua

n ho

w sh i hu

w sn sh su le

zh sh w de m ma

zh sh w de b ba

Amy

n ho

w sh i m

w w su le

zh sh w de m ma

zh sh w de b ba

Repeat 2 times

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Worksheet Answer ( for Lesson 1 )

Have you done the exercise worksheet for Lesson 1? Let me check your answers. Match the English word with the Chinese word, which has the same meaning.

(1) Name

(c) (mng zi)

(2) You

(a) (n)

(3) I

(b) (w)

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