Interestingly, our teacher created a group in friendster yesterday and send us all an invitation to join the group. The group name is "Brunei Mandarin-Learning Association".
Vocabulary
qǐ chuáng : get up, wake up v.
chī : eat v.
chī fàn : have a meal
zǎo fàn : breakfast n.
wǔ fàn : lunch n.
wǎn fán : supper, dinner n.
shuì jiào : sleep v.
guì : expensive adj.
pián yī : cheap adj.
(yì) diǎn : a little bit
bīng gùn : pop cycle
zhá shǔ tiáo : french fries
huā shēng mǐ : peanuts
táng : sugar, candy
bǐng gān : biscuit
dàn gāo : cake
bíng qí líng : ice cream
sūan nǎi : yogurt
niú nǎi : milk
miàn báo : bread
jú zi zhī : orange juice
shuǐ guǒ : fruit
jī dàn : egg
guǒ jiàng : jam
yù mǐ pián : corn flake, cereal
chá : tea
huáng yóu : butter
sān mīng zhì : sandwich
miàn tiáo : noddle
chǎo fán : fried rice
dàn gāo : cake
shā lā : salad
tāng : soup
niú ròu : beef
yú : fish
bāo zi : pao
yá gāo : toothpaste
xǐ fà jì : shampoo
féi zào : soap
mián zhǐ : tissue paper
wèi shēng zhǐ : toilet paper
xiáng shuǐ : perfume
shū zi : comb
tóu shuā : hair brush
Change the questions into affirmative-negative form.
1. tā shì nǐ de lǎoshī mā ? (he/she is your teacher?)
tā shì bú shì nǐ de lǎoshī (he is or isn't your teacher)
2. nǐ de shūshū hěn gāo mā ? (your uncle really tall?)
nǐ de shūshū gāo bú gāo (your uncle tall or not tall)
3. nǐ shì wénlái rén mā ? (you are bruneian?)
nǐ shì bú shì wénlái rén (you are or aren't bruneian)
4. xiānggǎng shì gè xiǎo dì4fāng mā ? (xianggang is small place?)
xiānggǎng shì bú shì xiǎo dì4fāng (xianggang is or isn't a small place)
5. xiàgèyuè nǐ xiǎng qù běijīng mā ? (next month you want to go beijing?)
xiàgèyuè nǐ xiǎng bú xiǎng qù běijīng (next month you want to or not go beijing)
6. qùnián nǐ qù guò zhōngguò mā ? (last year you went china?)
qùnián nǐ qù méi qù guò zhōngguò (last year you went or not to china)
7. jīntiān zāoshang nǐ chī guò zǎofàn mā ? (today early morning you eaten breakfast?)
jīntiān zāoshang nǐ chī méi chī guò zǎofàn (today early morning you eaten or not breakfast)
8. míngtiān xiàwǔ wǒmen qù hē kāfēi ? (tomorrow afternoon we go drink coffee?)
míngtiān xiàwǔ wǒmen qù bú qù hē kāfēi (tomorrow afternoon we go or not drink coffee)
9. zhōngwǔ diǎn tāmen qù chī guò wǔfàn le ? (12 noon they go eaten lunch?)
zhōngwǔ diǎn tāmen qù méi qù guò chī wǔfàn (12 noon they gone or not eat lunch)
10. wǒmen qù chīfàn hǎo mā ? (we go have meal ok?)
wǒmen qù chīfàn hǎo bú hǎo (we go have meal ok or not)
I haven't update lesson #7, #8 and #9. Will do it slowly. BTW... tomorrow is my mandarin examination. I hope I'll pass the exam but I just started my revision this afternoon.
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I missed last Monday (26th Feb 2007) evening class. However, I did manage to join the second group class the next day.
Good thing is that the Mandarin class were split into 2 groups. First group, Monday and Wednesday evening. Second group, Tuesday and Thursday evening. Below were what we learnt.
Adjective
dà :big adj
xiǎo : small, young adj
měi : beautiful, pretty adj
hǎo : good, nice adj
huài : bad adj
lǎo : old adj
yuǎn : far adj
jìn : near adj
duō : many, lots of adj
shǎo : few adj
gāo : tall adj
ǎi : short in height adj
pàng : fat, chubby adj
shǒu : thin, skinny adj
dì fāng : place n
dà dì fāng, xiǎo dì fāng, lǎorén, xiǎo péngyou
hǎorén, rénduō, rénshǎo, měirén, hǎo péngyǒu
nián : year n
yuè : month n
rì (or) hào : day n
xīngqī (or) lībài : week n
zǎo : early adj
wǎn : late adj
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I went for my Mandarin class last Wednesday. Below is what I've learnt.
Adverb
Word place in front of verb.
Subjective + Adverb + Verb + Objective
In class #4 we learn yě and dōu
yě : also, as well, too
dōu : all, both
for class #5 we learn one more adverb (hěn)
hěn : very much
hěn normally use with the word xiǎng
xiǎng
i. want to i.e. want to do something
ii. think about i.e. think about something
iii. miss i.e. miss somebody
xiǎng yi xiǎ
thing for a while
xiǎng yi xiǎng
think about it again
wǒ hěn xiǎng xiǎng yi xiǎng
I really want to think about it
xiǎn shēng : mr, sir
xiǎo jiě : miss, young lady
yéye : grandpa (father side)
wài gong : grandpa (mother side)
nǎi nai : grandma (father side)
wài pó : grandma (mother side)
dàgē : big brother (however if inside a family dàgē refer to the eldest brother)
dàjiě : big sister
shūshū : uncle from father side
gūgu : aunty from father side
jiù jiù : uncle from mother side
āyí : aunty from mother side
xiǎo péng yǒu : little friend, always refer to little boys and girls
fú wù yuán : waiter or waitress
Verbal particle
(words by itself have no meaning but when use with other word gives a meaning)
e.g. guò
wǒ qù zhōng guó
I go to China
wǒ qù guò zhōng guó
I have been to China
wǒ méi qù guò zhōng guó
I have never been to China
fēiji : plane
huǒ chē : train, railway
gōng gòng qìchē : public bus
gōng chē : bus
chuán : boat, ferry, ship
zìxíng chē : bike
chéng : take, by
dā : take, by
jì : ride by
zuò : sit down, take, by
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Interrogative pronoun
What : shén me
Where : nǎ li
Who : shéi
When : shén me shí jian (or) shén me shí hòu
Which : nǎ ge
When asking a question. The order should always be same as declaration sentence i.e. Subjective + Verb + Objective
Example
Question : tā shì shén me míngzi (he is what name)
Answer : tā shì zhang hóng (he is zhang hong)
Question : tā shì shéi péng yǒu (he/she is whose friend)
Answer : tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu (he/she is my friend)
Word comes from outside (Words borrow from other language)
Coca-cola : kěkǒu kě lè
Chocolate : qiǎo kè lì
Aspirin : ā sī pǐ lín
Coffee : kā fēi
Tank : tǎnkè
Hamburger : hān bǎo bāo
Lemon : níng méng
Soda : su dá
Motorcycle : mó tuō chē
Sofa : shā fā
Jacket : jiā kè
Salad : shā lā
Other new words learn
birthday : shēng rì
phone number : diàn huà
female : nǚ
male : nán
women : nǚ rén
men : nán rén
classmate : tóng xué
we/us : wǒ men
you (more than 1) : nǐ men
they : tā men
go : qù
know : rèn shi
Country
Brunei : wén lái
Singapore : xīn jiā pō
Malaysia : mǎ lái xī yà
Japan : rì běn
Korean : háng guó
United Kingdom (U.K) : yīng guó
U.S.A : měi guó
Notes : To say the citizen in the country just add the word "rén" after the country. Example, bruneian is call wén lái rén
Adverb
Word place in front of verb. Subjective + Adverb + Verb + Objective
yě : also, as well, too
dōu : all; both
Example :
wǒ yě shì wén lái rén
I'm also a bruneian
wǒmen dōu shì wén lái rén
We are all bruneian
bù : no, not, negative
méi : not, not exist
Example :
wǒ yě bù shì wén lái rén
I'm also not a bruneian
First we started with a revision from previous class.
Mandarin : Duì bù qǐ!
English : I am sorry!
Mandarin : Méi guān xi!
English : That’s all right.
Mandarin : Xièxie!
English : Thank you!
Mandarin : Búkèqi!
English : You’re welcome!
Mandarin : Xiūxi yíhuìr
English : Have a rest / Take a break
Mandarin : Hǎo ba
English : All right
Mandarin : Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
English : You call/called what name?
Notes :
Updating in progress!!!!
Chinese friends if I make some mistakes in this post, please correct me!
Numerals
Number table
- 10 0000 shí wàn
- 20 0000 èr shí wàn
Dates
Day - Month - Year
hào - yuè - nián
Second lesson
nín guì xìng? -
you honorable surname/family name? (direct translation) or
what's your surname
wǒ xìng mohd. nor
I/me surname is mohd. nor
nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
you call what name? or
What's your name?
wǒ jiào reza
I/me call reza
By next class, student should be able to speak in mandarin :
- Say the date of the day
- Say your own phone number
- Tell your birthday date
- Say your name
So how serious am I to learn mandarin? Checkout the books, CD and dictionary I already bought to help me learn the language. I hope after completing the classes, I'll be able to speak, write and read Mandarin.
