Lesson 9.

2: 他今年二十岁
Dialogue 1
王小云： 林娜， 你怎么样？忙不忙？
林娜： 我今天很忙。
王小云：明天上午你有没有课？
林娜： 明天星期几？
王小云：明天是星期四。
林娜： 我上午，下午都有课。
王小云：你星期日有时间吗？
林娜： 星期日是几号？
王小云：星期日是十月二十七号，是宋华
的生日。
林娜：是吗？他今年多大？
王小云：宋华一九九二年十月二十七日出
生，属狗。他今年二十岁。
林娜：他是哪儿人？
王小云：他是北京日。他爸爸妈妈都在北
京。星期日下午我们有一个聚会，祝贺他
的生日。力波，大为都去，你参加不参加？
林娜：太好了！我当然参加。中国人生日
吃蛋糕吗？
王小云：吃蛋糕。
林娜：我买一个大蛋糕，好吗？
王小云：好啊，我买两瓶红葡萄酒。
Dialogue 2
林娜: 宋华，这是生日蛋糕。祝你生日快
乐。
宋华：谢谢。蛋糕真漂亮。你们来，我很
高兴。
马大为：今天我们吃北京烤鸭。我很喜欢
吃烤鸭。
丁立波：我们喝什么酒？
王小云：当然喝红葡萄酒，我们还吃寿面。
林娜：吃寿面，真有意思。
宋华：林娜，你的生日是哪天？
林娜：十一月十二号。
宋华：好，十一月十二号我们再来吃寿面。

林 娜： 宋华， 这是 生日 蛋糕。

(Línnà: Sòng huá, zhè shì shēngrì

 dàngāo. Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! )
Linna: Song Hua, This is birthday cake.

祝你 生日 快乐！

Wish you birthday happy!

宋 华： 谢谢。 蛋糕 真漂亮。 你们来，
我 很高兴。
(Sòng huá: Xièxiè. Dàngāo zhēn piàoliang.
Nǐmen lái, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.)
Song Hua: Thankyou. The cake really
beautiful. You all come, I very happy.
马大为： 今天 我们吃 北京烤鸭。 我很
喜欢 吃 烤鸭。
(Mǎ dà wéi: Jīntiān wǒmen chī běijīng
kǎoyā. Wǒ hěn xǐhuan chī kǎoyā.)
MaDaWei: Today we eat Peking roasted-
duck. I very like to eat roasted duck.
丁力波： 我们 喝 什么 酒？
(Dīnglì bō: Wǒmen hē shénme jiǔ?)
DingLiBo: we drink what alocohol?
王小云： 当然 喝 红葡萄酒， 我们 还
吃 寿面。
(Wángxiǎoyún: Dāngrán hē hóng pútáojiǔ,
wǒmen hái chī shòu miàn.)
WangXiaoYun: Of course drink red grapes
wine, We somemore eat life noodles.
林 娜： 吃寿面？ 眞 有意思。
(Línnà: Chī shòu miàn? Zhēn yǒuyìsi.)
Linna: eat life noodles? Really meaningful.
宋 华： 林娜， 你的 生日 是 哪天？
(Sòng huá: Línnà, nǐ de shēngrì shì nǎ tiān?)
Song Hua: Linna, your birthday is which
day?
林 娜： 十一月 十二号。
(Línnà: Shí yī yuè shí èr hào.)
Linna: November 12th number
宋 华： 好， 十一月 十二号 我们 再来
吃寿面。
(Sòng huá: Hǎo, shí yī yuè shí èr hào wǒmen
zàilái chī shòu miàn. )Song Hua: Alright,
November 12th number we again come eat
life noodles.
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1.I.Key Sentences
1.1.你今年多大? How old are you?
(lit., You this year how old?)
2.2.他今年二十岁. He is 20 years old.
(He this year is 20 years old)
3.3.星期日是几号?
What day is Sunday? (Sunday is what
date?)

蛋糕真漂亮！
The cake is so beautiful.
你们来，我很高兴。
I'm very happy that you've come.
今天我们吃烤鸭。
We're eating roast duck today.
我很喜欢吃烤鸭。
I like to eat roast duck.
你生日的时候，我们再来吃寿面。
We come to eat noodles again when it's
your birthday.
4.4.星期五上午你有没有课? Do you have
class Friday morning? (Friday morning
you have or have not class?)

英语翻译

A：Do you have English on

Monday?

B:Yes,l do.l have English class on

Monday morning.

A:Do you have music on tuesday?

B:NO,l don,t l have science on

Tuesday.But l have music on

Monday afternoon.
 A:When do you have social

studies?

B:On Monday affernoon and

Thursday affer—noon.

A:Do you have civic education on

Friday?

B:No.We have computer class on

Friday and civ—ic education on

Wednesday.

A：你周一有英语课吗？
B：是的，我周一早上的英语课。
 A：你周二有音乐课吗？
B：不，周二我们有科学课，但周一下午
我们有音乐课。
A：你们什么时候有社会实践啊？
B：周一的下午和周四的下午。
A：周五你们有公民教育课吗？
B：没有。周五我们上计算机课，公民教
育课在周三。
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A 你星期一有英语课吗?

B 是的,有.我周一早上有英语课.

A 你星期二有音乐课吗?

B 不,没有.我星期二有自然课.但是我
 星期一下午有音乐课.

A 你什么时候有社会学习?

B 星期一下午和星期四下午.

A 你星期五有上公共教育课吗?

B 没有.我星期五有电脑课,公共教育课

在星期三.

5.5.他一九八二年十月二十七号出生. He
was born on October 27th, 1982. (He
1982, October 27th was born)
6.6.我买一个大蛋糕, 好吗? I'm going to
buy a big cake, alright?
7.7.我很喜欢吃烤鸭. I very much like
eating roast (Beijing) duck.
8.8.祝你生日快乐! Happy Birthday to
You! (Wish you birthday happy!)
2.II.Grammar
1.1.The word order for expressing the
date and days of the week
1.a.Comparison. American order:
Day/Month/Date/Year; Chinese
order: Year/Month/Date/Day. Example
: 二 00 四年 10 月 27 日星期三 Or 二 00
四年十月二十七日星期三 (Wednesday,
October 27, 2004)
2.b.Note the order. Examples:
3. •宋华 1982 年出生 (Song Hua was born
in 1982)
4. •宋华 1982 年十月出生 (Song Hua was
born on October, 1982)
5. •宋华 1982 年十月二十七日出生 (Song
Hua was born on October 27th, 1982)
6. •宋华 1982 年十月二十七日上午出生 (S
ong Hua was born in the morning of
October 27th, 1982)
7. •宋华 1982 年十月二十七日上午八点出生
(Song Hua was born at eight o’clock in
the morning of October 27th, 1982)
2.2.Expressing time as adverbials
1.a.Words expressing time, such as “现
在” (now), “今天” (today), “下午”
(afternoon), “二月二十号” (February
20th) can function as adverbials to
indicate the time of occurrence of an
action or a state. Note the placement of
such an adverbial. Examples:
2. •你星期日/天有时间吗? Or 星期日/天你
有时间吗? (Do you have time Sunday?)
3. •我今天下午有课. Or 今天下午我有课. (I
have classes this afternoon)
4. •我今天很忙。Or 今天我很忙。(I’m very
busy today)
3.3.Sentences with a nominal
predicate
1.a.Nouns, noun phrases, and numeral-
measure words can function directly as
the predicated of a sentence and
do not need the verb “是”, especially
when used to express age,
price and time. Examples:
2. •宋华今年二十岁. (Song Hua is twenty
 years old) [age]
3. •苹果 (ping guo) 三块 (kuai) 一斤 (jin).
(Apple is three kuai/yuan per jin) [price]
(Jin is a Chinese measure word of
weight, which is equivalent to half of
kilogram; yuan or kuaiis a basic
measure word of Chinese monetary
unit, like “dollar” in American monetary
unit)
4. •“现在几点?” “差 (cha) 五分 (fen) 八点.”
(“What time is now?” “Five to eight.”)
[time]
5.
3.III.Usage
1.1.Using “好吗” to ask a question
1.a.Questions with “好吗?” are often used
to give a suggestion or to ask for an
opinion. Examples:
2. •我们买一个大蛋糕，好吗? (We’re going
to buy a big cake, alright?)
3. •我们去游泳，好吗? (We’re going to
swim, OK?)
2.2.The phrase “是吗?”
 1.a.The phrase “?” is often used to
express mild surprise. Examples:
2. •A: “丁力波的哥哥和弟弟都在北京.” B:
“是吗?” (A: “Ding Libo’s elder brother
and younger brother are in Beijing.” B:
“Really?”)
3. •A: “我昨天看见成龙 (Cheng Long) 了.”
B: “是吗?” (A: “I saw Jacky Chen
yesterday.” B: “Really?”)

Lesson 10: 我在这儿买光盘

1. I.Grammar

1. 1.Prepositional Phrase

1. a.“在” + Place World + Verb. When

combined with words expressing
location (a noun or phrase), “在” forms
a prepositional phrase. It is
placed before the predicative verb to
indicate the location of an action.
Examples:
2. •您在哪儿工作？(Where do you work?)

3. •我在这儿买光盘(I’m buying CDs here)

4. •他不在语言学院学习(He does not study

at the Language Institute)

2. b.“跟” + Person + Verb. The

proposition “跟” is often combined with
a noun or pronoun after it to form a
prepositional phrase. It is placed before
the predicative verb. Examples:

3. •你跟我来 (You come with me)

4. •我跟力波常常去那个商场
(Li Bo and I often go to that market)

2. 2.Sentences with double objects

1. a.给/送 + Person + Thing. Both “给”

and “送” can be translated as “to give.”
 They can take two objects, first being
people, the second thing. Examples:

2. •你给我十块钱 (You give me 10 yuan)

3. •我送你一张光盘 (I give you a CD).

Note: here "送" is to give someone
something as a gift.

3. 3.The adverb “很” in sentences with

an adjectival predicate

1. a.Subject + 很 + Adjective. In this

kind of structure, an adjective follows
the subject directly and does not need
the verb “是.” The same applies to “真”
(really). Examples:

2. •我很好 (I’m very well)

3. •这个商场很大(This market is very big)

4. •他的小狗真可爱 (His little dog is indeed

 lovely)

5.

2. II.Usage

1. 1.Usage of “是不是” or “是吗”

1. a.“是不是” or “是吗” is a sentence

pattern used to express opinion or
speculation, with the expectation of
response from the listener. Examples:

2. •A: 你喜欢她，是不是? (You like her,

right?) B: 是啊。(Yes, I do)

3. •你学习中文，是吗? (You’re studying

Chinese, right?) B: 是啊。(Yes, I’m)
Lesson 11: 我会说一点儿汉语
1. I.Grammar

1. 1.Telling Time
1. a.点(钟) (dian, zhong)，刻 (ke)，
分 (fen). “点(钟)” is used to refer to
“o’clock.” Example: 现在八点(钟) (Now
is 8 o’clock). Here 钟 (clock) can be
omitted. “刻” is a quarter of an
hour. Example: 一刻 (a quarter).
More examples:

2. •2:45 = 两点四十五(分), or 两点三刻, or

差 (cha) 一刻三点

3. •2:30 = 两点三十分, or 两点半

2. b.Word order in statements with

expressions of time: year, month, day,
morning/afternoon/evening,
time. Example:

3. •二零零二年十二月十二日星期一晚上八
点二十分 (8:20 P.M., Monday,
December 12, 2002)

2. 2.Sentences with optative verbs:

 会 (huì), 能 (néng), 可以 (kěyi), 应该
(yīnggāi)

1. a.会 and 能. Both can be expressed in

terms of ability and possibility, but 会
may be translated as “can” while 能 is
more like “able to”. Examples:
2. •你会说汉语吗? Can you speak
Chinese?
3. •你明天上午能到学校来吗? Will you be
able to come to school tomorrow
morning?
2. b.可以 and 应该. 可以 can be
translated as “may” while 应该 as
“should/ought”. Examples:
3. •我可以进来吗? May I come in?
4. •你不应该去那儿. You shouldn’t go
there.
5.

3. III.Usage

1. 1.“一点儿" is an indefinite measure

 word expressing the idea of a small
amount. Examples:
2. •我会说一点儿汉语. I can speak a little
Chinese.
3. •我们喝一点儿啤酒，好吗? We drink a
little beer, all right?
2. 2.“哪里” is sometimes used to express
modesty when responding to
praise. Example:
3. •A: 你的汉语很好 (Your Chinese is very
good). B: 哪里, 我的汉语不太好 (No,
my Chinese is not very good)
3. 3."还." One of the usages of “还” is to
express the continuation of a state or
action. Examples:
4. •他还没有起床 (qǐchuáng). He has
not yet risen from bed (He is still in bed).
5. •她现在还不能看中文报. She has yet to
be able to read Chinese newspapers.
 Lesson 12: 我全身不舒服
1. I.Grammar
1. 1.Sentences with a subject-predicate
phrase as predicate
1. a.As we have learned in previous
chapters, adjectives in Chinese can
function directly as predicates (e.g., 我
很忙；我很好). Sentences with a
subject-predicate phrase are
constructed by Subject 1 (person or
thing), Subject 2 plus a
predicate. Example:
2. •马大为 (Subject 1) 头 (Subject 2) 疼
(predicate).
3. More examples:

4. •他全身不舒服 (His whole body is

uncomfortable – he is not feeling well)
5. •今天天气冷不冷 (literally, Today's
weather cold or not cold? - Is today cold
 or not)?

2. 2.Alternative questions with “还是”

1. a.An alternative question with “还是” is

created when there are options (A or
B). Examples:
2. •你愿意吃中药还是愿意吃西药? (Would
you like to take Chinese medicine or
Western medicine?)
3. •你是老师还是学生? (Are you a teacher
or student?)
4. •今天去还是明天去? (Lit., "Today go or
tomorrow go?" - Shall we go today or
tomorrow?)
5.

2. II.Usage

1. 1.Sentences with an optative verb

“要”, “想”, and “愿意”

1. a.Both “要” and “想” can be used to

 express subjective intention and desire.
But “要” usually emphasizes
a demand, while “想” emphasizes
on whish or hope. Examples:
2. •我要吃烤鸭 (I want to eat roast duck)
3. •我想吃烤鸭 (I would like to eat roast
duck)
2. b.Note the optative verb “要” can also
be used to express need. Its negative
form is “不用”. Examples:
3. •A: 他要不要住院? (Does he need to be
hospitalized?) B: 他不用住院 (He does
not need to [be hospitalized])
4. •A: 我要多穿衣服吗? (Do I need to wear
more clothes?) B: 不用[多穿] (You don’t
need to [wear more clothes])
3. c.“愿意” is also used to express one’s
wishes. It means a willingness to do
something. Examples:
4. •你愿意参加他的生日聚会吗? Are you
willing (or Would you like) to attend his
birthday party?)
5. •你愿意跟我去那个商场吗? (Would you
like to go to that market with me?)