Friday, August 23, 2013

Mandarin Chinese--Lesson 21 (Time in Chinese)

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 21 – Time in Chinese



Hello, everyone. It is so nice to see you again today. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time, we finished the quiz for our lesson1-18. Today, I will learn how to tell time in mandarin Chinese.

Let’s see the text first.

miǎo,   fēn zhōng,   xiǎo shí,  tiān,  zhōu,  yuè,  nián
   秒,  分     钟,     小    时,    天,   周,  月,     年
(second,  minute,  hour, day,  week,  month,  year)

lí  míng,    zǎo shàng,  zhōng wǔ,  xià  wǔ,   bàng  wǎn,  wǎn shàng,  wǔ  yè
黎    明,    早     上,     中     午, 下   午,  傍     晚,   晚     上,    午  夜
(dawn,  morning,  noon,  afternoon,  evening,  night,  midnight)

liù  diǎn zhōng              liù diǎn líng wǔ  fēn
 六    点     钟                    六    点     零    五  分
(six o’clock)             (five past six)

qī  diǎn shí wǔ (fēn)        bā diǎn bàn
七    点   十   五                  八   点    半
(seven fifteen)           (eight-half)

shí  diǎn  sì  shí  wǔ (fēn)            zhè  gè yuè        xià  gè  yuè        
 十    点    四   十   五                       这   个  月          下   个   月
(ten forty-five)                       (This month)(next month)

shàng  zhōu                          qǜ   nián             míng   nián
   上        周                             去     年                 明       年
(Last week)                 (Last year)         (Next year)

dá  rǎo  le,   qǐng  wèn  xiàn  zài  jǐ diǎn  le?
打   扰   了,  请      问    现     在  几   点   了?
( Excuse me, Could you please tell me What time it is?)

xiàn  zài  shì shí  yī  diǎn.
 现     在   是   十  一  点。(It’s eleven o’clock.)

xiè  xiè!
 谢  谢 ! (Thanks!)

xiàn  zài  shì shí  yī  diǎn bàn.
 现     在   是   十  一   点    半。(It’s eleven thirty.)

yī  xiǎo shí hòu  jiàn
一   小    时    后    见  (See you in one hour.)

shí  diǎn yǐ qián wǒ jiù huí lái  le.
十    点   以   前    我  就  回  来  了。
(I will come back before ten o’clock.)

Homework for today.

Please read the following sentence by using the Chinese pinyin you have learned. I will read it in our next class, so you can check if your pronunciation is correct.

jīn  tiān  tiān qì  zěn me  yàng?
今   天    天   气   怎   么    样?

Ok, that is all for today. We will learn how to talk about weather in Chinese in our next class.

xiè  xiè 
谢    谢 (Thanks!)

xià   cì   jiàn 
 下   次   见! (See you next time!)

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