Rosetta Stone Chinese Student Workbook

Level 1 Unit 1Introduction

NOTE: Chinese words must be said with the correct tone in order to have the correct meaning. The four tones are:

st

1 tone is flat (m or ma1)

nd
2 tone goes up (m or ma2)

rd

3 tone goes down and then up (m or ma3)

th
4 tone comes down (m or ma4).

The Rosetta Stone program will indicate the tone above the vowel. When you are writing pinyin by hand, you can
use the same notation. When typing pinyin, it is far easier to simply put the tone as a number at the end of the
word. These practice sheets will use this type of notation. Practice saying these tones with your teacher and
remembering which number means which sound.
Teacher Signature____________________________

Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Directions: As you complete Lesson 1 Online, write in the English translation of the words you encounter.
Greetings and People
English

Pin yin

nan2 hai2 zi

Pin yin

Chinese

ni3 hao3
zai4 jian4
ren2
n3 ren2
nan2 ren2
hai2 zi
n3 hai2 zi

Pronouns
English

Chinese

ni3
zhe4 ge4
zhe4 xie1
ta1
ta1
ta1 men
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Other Nouns
English

Pin yin

shu1

Pin yin

Chinese

guo3 zhi1
cha2
shui3
fan4
bao4 zhi3

Verbs
English

Chinese

he3
chi1 fan4
zuo4 fan4
you2 yong3
pao3 bu4
kan4
kan4 shu1
xie3 zi

Now that you have a word bank of vocabulary words, practice writing these words in the writing section of your
notebook.

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Lesson 1 Practice
Exercise 1: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English

Pinyin

Chinese

1.

man ____ ____

a.

n3 ren2

i.

2.

child ____ ____

b.

nan2 hai2 zi

j.

3.

hello ____ ____

c.

ni3 hao3

k.

4.

woman ____ ____

d.

nan2 ren2

l.

5.

girl ____ ____

e.

ren2

m.

6.

person ____ ____

f.

n3 hai2 zi

n.

7.

boy ____ ____

g.

zai4 jian4

o.

8.

goodbye ____ ____

h.

hai2 zi

p.

Exercise 2: For each of the pronouns below, write the correct Chinese character beside it.
9.

12. She _________

You (plural)

13. They _________

10. You (singular) _________

14. This _________

11. He _________

15. These _________

Exercise 3: Radicals
Chinese characters can be broken down into pieces called radicals. When used correctly, these radicals can help you
remember the meaning of the character.
16. Write the characters for eat and drink below.
a.

Eat: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

b.

Drink: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

The beginning of each character is a small box (), which is named kou3, and means mouth.
17. Write the characters for swim and fruit juice below.
a.

Swim: Pinyin __________ __________ Characters__________________________

b.

Drink: Pinyin __________ __________ Characters__________________________

In both characters for swim and in the juice character, the three lines () on the left side of the
character is a short form of shui3, () for water.

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Exercise 4: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English

Pinyin

Chinese

18. run ____ ____

a.

zuo4 fan4

i.

19. look ____ ____

b.

kan4

j.

20. swim ____ ____

c.

he3

k.

21. read ____ ____

d.

you2 yong3

l.

22. make ____ ____

e.

xie3 zi

m.

23. drink ____ ____

f.

pao3 bu4

n.

24. eat ____ ____

g.

kan4 shu1

o.

25. write ____ ____

h.

chi1 fan4

p.

Exercise 5: Circle the word in each group that does not belong. Give a brief explanation of what the two words
have in common.
26.

__Greetings/Goodbyes_____________________

27.

________________________________________

28.

________________________________________

29.

30.

________________________________________

31.

________________________________________

32.

________________________________________

33.

________________________________________

34.

________________________________________

35.

________________________________________

________________________________________

Exercise 6: Write the opposite of each word in the blank provided.

36.

38.

40.

(adult)

37.

39.

41.

(walk)

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Exercise 7: Add the correct word from the word bank to complete each group of words.
42.

43.

44.

46.

45.

47.

Exercise 8: Translate each statement below from Chinese to English. First write the pinyin, then the English.
48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

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Exercise 9: Put the words in the correct order to form a logical sentence.

55.

56.

57.

58.

59.

Exercise 10: Translate each statement below from English to Chinese. First write the pinyin, then the characters.
60. He drinks fruit juice.
a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

61. This man drinks tea.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

62. They drink water.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

63. This girl eats food.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

64. These women read the newspaper.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

65. These men cook food.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

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Lesson 2 Vocabulary
Foods and Drinks
English

Pin yin

Fan4

Pin yin

Chinese

Niu2 nai3
Ka1 fei1
Mian4 bao1
Ji1 dan4
Ping2 guo3
San1 ming2 zhi4

Animals and Vehicles

English

Zi4 xing2 che1

Pin yin

Chinese

Dui4

Mao1
Gou3
Ma3
Yu2
Che1

Miscellaneous
English

Chinese

Mi3
Bi3
He2
Da4 ren2
Ma
Wo3
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Verbs
English

Pin yin

Chinese

Shui4 jiao4

Kai1

Mei2

Zai4
Zou2 lu
You3

Mei2 you3
Mei2 zai4

The Verb To Be
In English, we use the verb to be in many different ways. We can say He is a man and He is running, using the
same verb, to be.
In Chinese, you use two different words. When you want to say that someone is currently doing something (like
He is running.), use zai4 (). When you are simply stating facts (He is a man.), use shi4 ().
Important Phrases
English

Pin yin

Chinese

Zhe4 shi4 shen2 me?

Ta1 zai4 __ ma?
Ta1 you3 __ ma?

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Counting Words
In Chinese, it isnt enough to use numbers when you are counting objects. While we would say one dog, two dogs,
etc. in Chinese, you must use an extra word between the number and the noun. This word is called a counting
word, and it changes based on what you are counting. For example, you might say yi zhi gou, for one dog.
Here are the counting words introduced in this lesson, but these are just a handful of the many counting words out
there. If you want to read, write, and speak perfectly, you must memorize them. For our purposes, you can keep
them handy on a cheat sheet while you work. Just memorize the first one, yi ge, and accept that when you are
reading, you may encounter others.
English

Pin yin

Chinese

General (and used when you dont know the right counting word)
Examples: ______________________________________

Yi1 ge1

For animals or things that come in pairs

Examples: ______________________________________

Yi1 zhi1

For things with many parts

Examples: ______________________________________

Yi2 fen4

For bound volumes

Examples: ______________________________________

Yi4 ben3

For horses and other animals you ride

Examples: ______________________________________

Yi4 pi3

For things with wheels

Examples: ______________________________________

Yi1 liang4

For something long and flexible

Examples: ______________________________________

Yi4 tiao2

For long, stick-like objects

Examples: ______________________________________

Yi4 zhi1

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Lesson 2 Practice
Exercise 1: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English

Pinyin

Chinese

1.

Coffee ____ ____

a.

Mian4 bao1

h.

2.

Sandwich ____ ____

b.

Ping2 guo3

i.

3.

Apple ____ ____

c.

Niu2 nai3

j.

4.

Bread ____ ____

d.

San1 ming2 zhi4

k.

5.

Rice ____ ____

e.

Ji1 dan4

l.

6.

Milk ____ ____

f.

Ka1 fei1

m.

7.

Egg ____ ____

g.

Fan4

n.

Exercise 2: For each of the nouns below, write the correct Chinese character beside it.
8.

Horse _________

10. Cat _________

12. Car _________

9.

Fish _________

11. Dog _________

13. Bicycle _________

Exercise 3: Radicals
14. Write the characters for cat and dog below.
a.

Cat: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

b.

Dog: Pinyin __________ Character_____________

c.

The front of each character has the short form of a radical called zhi4, ( ), which signifies an
animal with claws.

Exercise 4: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English

Pinyin

Chinese

15. Not ____ ____

a.

Zai

g.

16. Do not have ____ ____

b.

Shui4 jiao4

h.

17. Sleep ____ ____

c.

Mei2

i.

18. Is (presently) ____ ____

d.

Mei2 you3

j.

19. Have ____ ____

e.

Zou2 lu

k.

20. Walk ____ ____

f.

You3

l.

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Exercise 5: Group the words below into logical categories.

21. __________

22. __________

23. __________

24. __________

25. __________

26. __________

27. __________

28. __________

29. __________

30. __________

31. __________

32. __________

33. __________

34. __________

35. __________

Exercise 6: Use the word bank to fill in the blank to complete each sentence.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to form a logical sentence

42.

43.

44.

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Exercise 8: Translate each statement below from Chinese to English. First write the pinyin, then the English. Last,
re-write the Chinese sentence to have the opposite meaning.
45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

c.

Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

c.

Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

c.

Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

c.

Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

English:_________________________________________________________________________

c.

Chinese:________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 9: Translate each statement below from English to Chinese. First write the pinyin, then the characters.
50. This cat drinks milk and water.
a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

51. This dog is sleeping.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

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52. This fish is (in the) water.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

53. These people have a car.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

54. She has a pen.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

55. A man and a dog are walking.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

56. The man is driving a car.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

57. He is not running.

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

Exercise 10: Writing questions in Chinese

For some questions, you can simply add ma () to the end of the normal sentence. For example, if you write
She is sleeping., it is To ask the question Is she sleeping? in Chinese, you phrase it more
like She is sleeping? The question would then be,
58. Is he eating? (Hint: subject goes first, then verb, then activityin English it would read, He is sleeping?)
a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

59. Is this dog running?

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

60. Is this girl eating an apple?

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

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61. Does the woman have a sandwich?

a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

62. Do the adults have bicycles? (Hint: You dont need to make bicycles plural.)
a.

Pinyin:_________________________________________________________________________

b.

Characters:______________________________________________________________________

Exercise 11: Translate the following conversation into English. Then, read the conversation aloud to your teacher.
(Teacher signature ________________________)
63.

?
English:________________________________________________________________________

64.

English:________________________________________________________________________

65.

English:________________________________________________________________________

66.

?
English:________________________________________________________________________

67.

English:________________________________________________________________________

68.

English:________________________________________________________________________

69.

English:________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 12: Translate the following conversation into Chinese. Write both the pinyin and characters below.
70. Hello. ____________________________________________________________________________________
71. Hello. What is that? _________________________________________________________________________
72. Bread. I am eating bread. Are you eating? ________________________________________________________
73. No. I am drinking coffee. Do you have tea? _______________________________________________________
74. Yes. I have tea. Do you have a car? _____________________________________________________________
75. No. I have a bicycle. That woman is driving a car. __________________________________________________
76. Goodbye. _________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson 3
?
English

Pin yin

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?
English

Pin yin

Chinese

?
English

Pin yin

Chinese

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Lesson 4
?
English

Pin yin

Chinese

?
English

Pin yin

Chinese

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