Chinese 2 - Traditional Chinese Guide

CHINESE 2 (中文二班) - TRADITIONAL CHINESE GUIDE PLEASE NOTE: This guide is written in Traditional Chinese. The content does not use Simplified Chinese characters, however, all pinyin and translations remain the same between both writing systems. LESSON 1 (第一課): My School - 我的學校............................................................................... 2 LESSON 2 (第二課): How do you get to school? (你怎麼去學校?).......................................... 7 LESSON 3 (第三課): My Day (我的一天)................................................................................. 13 LESSON 4 (第四課): Today’s Weather (今天的天氣).............................................................. 18 LESSON 5 (第五課): Activities (活動)....................................................................................... 23 LESSON 6 (第六課): Small Commodity Market (小商品市場).............................................. 28 LESSON 7 (第七課): Chinese Food (中國菜)............................................................................33 LESSON 1 (第一課): My School - 我的學校 ● NEW WORDS CHARACTER PINYIN / DEFINITION 地圖 dìtú / Map 張 zhāng / Measure word for maps 北京 Běijīng / Beijing 天安門 Tiān Ān Mén / Tian An Men 長城 Chángchéng / Great Wall 近 jìn / Near 遠 yuǎn / Far 離 lí / From 哪裡 nǎ li / Where 這裡 zhèli / Here 那裡 nà li / There 地方 dìfang / Place 什麼地方 shénme dìfang / What place 在 zài / be doing, be located at… 從......來 cóng………lái / Come from 交換 jiāohuàn / Exchange 石橋 shí qiáo / Stone bridge 高中 gāo zhōng / Senior high 初中 chū zhōng / Junior high 高中生 gāozhōng shēng / Senior high student 初中生 chūzhōng shēng / Junior high student 初三 chū sān / Grade 9 念書 niànshū / Study 上學 shàngxúe / Study 一共 yígòng / Altogether 千 qiān / Thousand 一百多 yìbǎi duō / More than 100 多少 duōshǎo / How many 中文班 Zhōngwén bān / Chinese class 三班 sān bān / Class Three 第一 dìyī / The first 有名 yǒumíng / Famous 希望 xīwàng / Hope, wish 帶 dài / Bring, take 真棒 zhēn bàng / Terrific ● BUILDING BLOCKS 高中 高中學生 高中生 高中一年級 高一 幾個老師 五個老師 多少老師 一百個老師 一百多個老師 念書 念幾年級 念七年級 第一 第二 第三 ● KEY STRUCTURES CHINESE CHARACTERS PINYIN DEFINITION 哪裡/這裡/那裡 王老師在哪裡？ 王老師在這裡/那裡。 Where / Here / There Where is Teacher Wang? Teacher Wang is Here/ There. 什麼地方 你的學校在什麼地方？ Where / What place Where is your school? 你的學校在北京的什麼地 方？ Where in Beijing is your school located? 離.......很近 你家學校近不近？ 我家離學校很近。 他家裡學校不近。 How far away is…? Is your home close to the school? My home is close to the school. His home is not close to the school. 在.......念書 在.......上學 你在哪裡唸書？ 你在哪裡上學？ 你在什麼地方念書？ 你在哪個學校念書？ …Study at… …Go to school/study at… Where do you study? Where do you study? Where do you study? Which school do you study at? 念.....年級 你念幾年級？ 我念九年級。 我在石橋高中念九年級。 (I) am in (Grade number) What grade are you in? I am in Grade 9. I am a 9th grader at Stone Bridge High School. 我是一個九年級的學生。 I am a 9th grader. 幾 + Measure Word (M.W.) …… / 多少 你有幾個弟弟？ 你有多少同學? How many? How many brothers do you have? (Answer is less than 10 = Use 幾) How many classmates do you have? (Answer is greater than 10 = Use 多少) 一百多個..... 我們學校有九百多個學生。 More than one hundred… Our school has more than 900 students. 和.......說話 我的媽媽在和我的老師說 話。 Talking with…. My mother is talking with my teacher. 我希望我能....... 我希望我明年能去中國。 I wish/hope I can…. I hope I can go to China next year. ……的....... 好地方 / 大地方 / 小地方 很好的地方 / 有名的地方 很多地方 Definition varies Good place/Big Place/Small Place Very good place / Famous place Many places Note: When the noun “dìfang” is modified by two or more characters such as “hěnhǎo,” the word “de” is needed. The modifier “hěn duō” is an exception: no “de” is needed. LESSON 2 (第二課): How do you get to school? (你怎麼去學校?) ● NEW WORDS CHARACTER PINYIN / DEFINITION 輛 liàng / M.W. for vehicles 自行車 zì xíng chē / Bicycle 摩托車 mó tuō chē / Motorcycle 汽車 qì chē / Car 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì chē / Bus 校車 xiào chē / School Bus 火車 huǒ chē / train 地鐵 dì tiě / subway 車站 chē zhàn / Train/bus station 騎 qí / Ride on a bicycle/horse 坐 zuò / Sit, ride in a vehicle 開車 kāi chē / Drive a vehicle 走路 zǒu lù / Walk 送 sòng / Take to 和......一起 hé ...... yī qǐ / With….together 黃 huáng / Yellow 黑 hēi / Black 顏色 yán sè / Color 像 xiàng / Be like 就像......一樣 jiù xiàng ...... yī yàng / Just like… 怎麼 zěn me / How 可以 kě yǐ / Can, be allowed 方便 fāng biàn / Convenient 緊張 jǐn zhāng / Nervous 快 kuài / Fast 慢 màn / Slow 得 déi / Have to 小心 xiǎo xīn / Be careful 住在 zhù zài / Live in/at 街 jiē / Street 鄰居 lín jū / Neighbor 紐約 niǔ yuē / New York 新澤西州 xīn zé xī zhōu / New Jersey 上班 shàng bān / Go to work 公司 gōng sī / Company 廁所 cè suǒ / Restroom 給 gěi / Give ● BUILDING BLOCKS 坐車 坐火車 開車 騎車 車站 火車站 年 年級 幾年級 五年級 念五年級 年齡 年級 幾輛汽車 一輛汽車 兩輛汽車 ● KEY STRUCTURES CHINESE CHARACTERS PINYIN DEFINITION 在......上班 你爸爸在哪裡上班？ 我爸爸紐約上班。 你爸爸在什麼公司上班？ 我爸爸在心中公司上班。 Work at… Where does your father work? My father works in New York. What company does your father work for? My father works for the Xinzhong company. 住在....... 你住在哪裡？ 你住在什麼地方？ 我住在新澤西州。 Live at/in… Where do you live? Where do you live? I live in New Jersey. 怎麼 中文什麼說 “train”？ How How do you say “train” in Chinese? How do you write “huǒchē”? What do you think of your new teacher? 怎麼寫 “火車”？ 你的新老師怎麼樣？ 我開車去學校。 我媽媽開車送我去學校。 Getting to School How do you get to school? I walk to school. I ride on my bicycle to school. I take the school bus to school. I ride in my friend’s car to school. I drive to school. My mom takes me to school. 來/去 我坐校車來學校。 我坐校車去學校。 Come / Go I come to school by school bus. I go to school by school bus. 怎麼去學校？ 你怎麼去學校？ 我走路去學校。 我騎自行車去學校。 我坐校車去學校。 我坐我朋友的車去學校。 方便 住在這裡很方便。 住在這裡去紐約很方便。 住在這裡坐火車去紐約很方 便。 住在這裡一定很方便。 開車比坐火車方便。 我覺得住在這裡不方便。 得 你得天天寫字。 我星期天得去練功夫。 你得小心。 Convenient It is convenient to live here. Living here is convenient for going to New York. Living here is convenient for going to New York by train. It must be convenient to live here. It is more convenient to drive than to take a train. I do not think it is convenient to live here. Must / Have to You have to write characters every day. I have to go to practice kung fu on Sunday. You have to be careful. 像 他很想他的媽媽。 他和她姐姐很像。 Like, alike She looks like her mother. She and her elder sister look alike. 就像......一樣 他就像我哥哥一樣。 他說中文就像唱歌一樣。 Just like… He acts like my older brother. When he speaks Chinese, he sounds like he’s singing. When he rides on his bicycle, he looks like he’s flying. 他汽車就像非一樣。 …….是 + Color + 的 我爸爸的汽車是黑色的。 在美國校車是黃的。 …….is (color). My father’s car is black. In America, school buses are yellow. ……..是什麼顏色的？ 你爸爸的汽車是什麼顏色 的？ 你的自行車是什麼顏色的？ What color is…? What color is your father’s car? What color is your bicycle? ….和..... 一起...... 我天天和他一起吃飯。 我們常常一起做功課。 Together I have meals with him every day. We often do homework together. LESSON 3 (第三課): My Day (我的一天) ● NEW WORDS CHARACTER PINYIN / DEFINITION 點 diǎn / o’clock 分 fēn / minute 刻 kè / 15 minutes 半 bàn / Half 現在 xiàn zài / Now 幾點 jī diǎn / What time? 什麼時候 shén me shí hòu / When 早上 zǎo shàng / Morning 上午 shàng wǔ / Before noon 中午 zhōng wǔ / Noon 下午 xià wǔ / Afternoon 晚上 wǎn shàng / Evening 半夜 bàn yè / Midnight 午飯 wǔ fàn / Lunch 晚 wǎn / Late 晚飯 wǎn fàn / Dinner 起床 qǐ chuáng / Get up (out of bed) 上課 shàng kè / Have classes 下課 xià kè / Finish classes 放學 fàng xué / Finish the school day 運動 yùndòng / Have sports 功課 gōng kè / Homework 回家 huí jiā / Go home 睡覺 shuì jiào / Sleep 遲到 chí dào / Be late 等 děng / Wait 行 xíng / OK 已經 yǐ jīng / Already 趕快 gǎn kuài / In a hurry 跑到 pǎo dào / Run to 開走 kāi zǒu / Drive away 對 duì / To (someone) 最後 zuì hòu / The last 一次 yī cì / One time 活動 huó dòng / Activity 忙 máng / Busy ● BUILDING BLOCKS 做功課 做飯 做什麼 想做什麼 在做什麼 快 快去 趕快 趕快去 坐車 坐校車 請坐 一次 兩次 第一次 第二次 ● KEY STRUCTURES CHINESE CHARACTERS PINYIN DEFINITION 點/分/刻/半 四點 / 四點零五分 / 四點十 分 四點十五分 / 四點一刻 四點三十分 / 四點半 四點十五分 / 四點三刻 四點五十五分 O’clock / Minute / :15 / :30 4:15 Sequence of the time words: 二零零七年三月七日星期三 下午三點半 3:30 PM, Wednesday, March 7, 2007 4:30 4:45 4:55 2007 年 3 月 7 日星期三下 午三點半 幾點 / 什麼時候 現在幾點？ 你每天早上幾點起床？ 你爸爸每天什麼時候去上 班？ What time / How often What time is it now? What time do you get up every morning? When does your father go to work every day? Subject + Time + Place + Verb (STPV) 我下午四點在學校運動。 下午四點我在學校運動。 I have sports at school at four. At four I have sports at school. Note: In Chinese, the time “下午四點” can also be put at the beginning of the sentence. Time + Place + 見！ 明天下午三點在學校見！ See you tomorrow at 3:00 in the afternoon at school! 這麼...... / 太了...... 這麼早！ 這麼晚！ 太早了！ 台灣了！ So… / Too… So early! So late! Too early! Too late! 已經.......了 已經七點了 / 七點了 已經這麼晚了/ 這麼晚了 校車(已經)開走了。 你做功課了沒有？ 我(已經)做了。 早 + verb / 晚 + verb 她喜歡早起床早睡覺。 Already It is already 7:00! It is already so late! The school bus has already gone. Have you done your homework? I have already done it. 他每天很早去上班，很晚回 家。 Early / Late She likes to get up early and go to bed early. She likes to get up early and go to bed early. He goes to work very early and goes back very late every day. 在......還在 他在吃飯。 他還在吃飯。 Is / Still is He is eating. He is still eating. 怎麼還在........? 你怎麼還在吃飯？ 你怎麼還在學校？ How come…? How come you are still eating? How come you are still in school? 她喜歡早起早睡。 Making an appointment: 明天下午，怎麼樣？ 明天下午，好不好？ 明天下午，好嗎？ 明天下午，行不行？ How about tomorrow afternoon? Tomorrow afternoon, OK? Tomorrow afternoon, OK? Tomorrow afternoon, OK? 對(someone)說 他對我說， “太早了！” Said to someone… He said to me, “It’s too early!” 叫 媽媽叫我起床。 我叫馬大名。 Call / Yell My mother yelled at me to get up. I am called Ma Daming. 等 / 等一等 我在等我的姐姐。 請等一等。 請等等我。 Wait / Wait a moment I am waiting for my elder sister. Just a moment. Please wait for me. LESSON 4 (第四課): Today’s Weather (今天的天氣) ● NEW WORDS CHARACTER PINYIN / DEFINITION 天氣 tiān qì / Weather 熱 rè / hot 冷 lěng / cold 暖和 nuǎnhuo / warm 涼快 liáng kuài / cool 晴天 qíng tiān / Fine day 陰天 yīn tiān / Overcast 雲 yún / Cloud 多雲 duō yún / Cloudy 少雲 shǎo yún / A few clouds, fine 雨/下雨 yǔ / xià yǔ / Rain / To rain 雷/打雷 léi / dǎ léi / Thunder / To thunder 風/颳風 fēng / guā fēng / Wind / Windy 雪/下雪 xuě / xià xuě / Snow / To show 溫度 wēn dù / Temperature 最高 zuì gāo / Highest 最低 zuì dī / Lowest 停 tíng / Stop 從來不 cóng lái bù / Never 別 bié / Don’t 笑 xiào / Laugh 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào / To joke 差不多 chà bù duō / Nearly 出去 chū qù / Go out 更 gēng / Even 怕 pà / Afraid, Be afraid 非常 fēi cháng / Very …….得不得了 ……. dé bù dé liǎo / Extremely 糟糕 zāo gāo / Terrible, bad luck 要 yào / Want, will 而且 ér qiě / in addition 香港 xiāng gǎng / Hong Kong 上海 shàng hǎi / Shanghai 奇怪 qí guài / Strange 忘 wàng / Forget 傘 sǎn / Umbrella ● BUILDING BLOCKS 今天 明天 昨天 熱天 冷天 晴天 陰天 每天 下雨天 從來不下雪 從來不吃到 從來不做飯 從來不忘記 冷得不得了 熱得不得了 大得不得了 好得不得了 ● KEY STRUCTURES CHINESE CHARACTERS PINYIN DEFINITION 比....更.... 上海很熱，可是香港比上海 更熱。 More than…. Shanghai is hot, but Hong Kong is hotter than Shanghai. 和.......一樣 香港和台灣一樣熱。 ….is as ___ as / the same as… Hong Kong is as hot as Taiwan. 和...差不多 這裡的天氣和那裡的天氣差 不多。 ….Is nearly the same as… The weather here is nearly the same as there. ….沒有.... 上海沒有北京冷。 …Is not as ___ as…. Shanghai is not as cold as Beijing. 這裡每天都下雨。 這裡常常下雨。 這裡有時候下雨。 這裡很少下雨。 這裡從來不下雨。 It rains here every day. It often rains here. It sometimes rains here. It seldom rains here. It never rains here. 今天真熱。 今天特別熱。 今天這麼熱。 今天非常熱。 今天熱得不得了。 今天有點兒熱。 今天有一點兒也不熱。 今天不冷，也不熱。 今天比昨天熱。 今天沒有昨天熱。 今天和昨天一樣熱。 上海的七月很熱。 Today is really hot. Today is especially hot. Today is so hot. Today is very hot. Today is very, very hot. Today is a little hot. Today is not hot at all. Today is neither cold nor hot. Today is hotter than yesterday. Today is not as hot as yesterday. Today is as hot as yesterday. July in Shanghai is hot. 今天天氣很好。 今天晴天。 今天有太陽。 今天太陽很大。 It is a fine day today. It is fine today. The sun is out today. Today’s sun is strong. 今天陰天。 今天多雲。 Today is cloudy. 今天刮大風。 今天風很大。 今天有一點兒風。 明天下大雨。 明天有時有雨。 現在在下雨。 Today is very windy. Today is a little windy. It will rain hard tomorrow. It will be raining occasionally tomorrow. It is raining now. …..了沒有？ 雨停了沒有？ 雨停了嗎？ 雨已經了。 / 已經停了。 / 停 了。 雨還沒停。 / 還沒停。 雨還在下。 / 還在下。 …yet? Has the rain stopped yet? 會/要 明天會下雨。 我明天要去紐約。 Will It will rain tomorrow. I will go to New York tomorrow. 忘了 別忘了（做功課)。 Forget Do not forget (to do your homework). I have forgotten (to do my homework). 我忘了(做功課了)。 It has already stopped. It has not stopped. It is still raining. …….,而且........ 這裡的天氣很好，而且有很 多好玩的地方。 …..,In addition……. Here the weather is very good and there are a lot of fun places. 玩得很高興。 我們玩得很高興。 我希望我們會玩得很高興。 Have a good time We had a good time. I hope that we will have a good time. LESSON 5 (第五課): Activities (活動) ● NEW WORDS CHARACTER PINYIN / DEFINITION 春 chūn / Spring 夏 xià / Summer 秋 qiū / Fall, autumn 冬 dōng / Winter 籃球 lán qiú / basketball 棒球 bàng qiú / baseball 網球 wǎng qiú / tennis 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú / ping-pong 橄欖球 gǎn lǎn qiú / football 足球 zú qiú / soccer 游泳 yóu yǒng / swim 跑步 pǎo bù / run 滑雪 huá xuě / ski 電視 diàn shì / TV 電影 diàn yǐng / Movie 電腦 diàn nǎo / Computer 遊戲 yóu xì / Games 音樂 yīnyuè / Music 打 dǎ / Beat, play, call 踢 tī / Kick 比賽 bǐ sài / Game, competition 贏 yíng / win 輸 shū / lose 平 píng / tie (for games) 好球 hǎo qiú / good shot 加油 jiā yóu / come on 隊 duì / Team 隊員 duì yuán / Team member 週末 zhōu mò / weekend 要是 yào shì / if 或者 huò zhě / or 一起 yī qǐ / together 運動 yùn dòng / sports 運動會 yùn dòng huì / sports meet 奧運會 ào yùn huì / Olympic games 冠軍 guān jūn / champion, winner ● BUILDING BLOCKS 下雪 滑雪 玩雪 雪人 運動 運動員 運動會 動物 球隊 籃球隊 游泳隊 隊員 一起 一樣 一定 一共 ● KEY STRUCTURES CHINESE CHARACTERS PINYIN DEFINITION 喜歡 我非常喜歡游泳。 我特別喜歡游泳。 我最喜歡游泳。 我有點兒喜歡游泳。 我一點兒也不喜歡游泳。 我很喜歡跑步，可是我更喜 歡游泳。 Like I like swimming very much. I especially like swimming. I like swimming the most. I like swimming somewhat. I do not like swimming at all. I like running very much, but I like swimming even better. Verb + 得 + …. 他打得怎麼樣？ 他籃球打得怎麼樣？ 他打籃球打的怎麼樣？ How well does he play? How well does he play basketball? 你覺得他打籃球打的怎麼 樣？ How well do you think he plays basketball? 他打得很好。 他籃球打得很好。 他打籃球打得很好。 他打籃球打的最好。 他打籃球打的好極了。 他籃球打的比我好。 He plays very well. He plays basketball very well. 他籃球打的沒有我好。 He plays basketball not as well as I do. He plays basketball as well as I do. 他籃球打的和我一樣好。 Verb + 得 + 像....一樣 他跑得像飛一行。 他打網球打的像跳舞一樣。 他說中文說得像唱歌一樣。 還是 / 或者 今天去好還是明天去好？ 今天或者明天都好。 Note: 還是 is used for questions, 或者 is used for He plays basketball the best. He plays basketball extremely well. He runs as though he’s flying. She plays tennis as though she’s dancing. He speaks Chinese as though he’s singing. Or Is it better to go (there) today or tomorrow? Either today or tomorrow is OK. statements. 和....一起 我們明天會一起去。 我明天會和他一起去。 要是....., someone 就..... 要是他去，我就去。 要是明天下雨，我們就不 去。 要是你喜歡，我就給你。 Together We will go together tomorrow. I will go with him tomorrow. If he goes, I will go. If it rains tomorrow, we will not go. If you like it, I will give it to you. 比/平 三比六 三平 To / Tied 3 to 6 Tied at 3 贏 / 贏了 我覺得石橋對會贏。 石橋對贏了。 Win / Will win I think Team Shiqiao will win. Team Shiqiao won. 你說...... 你說他會喜歡嗎？ 你說他會不會喜歡？ 你說他會喜歡什麼？ Do you think he will like it? What do you think he will like? 隊員 我是學校藍球隊隊員。 Team I am on the school basketball team. 做什麼 你週末做什麼？ What (do you) do? What do you do on the weekends? What will you do on Sunday? What are you doing (now)? 你星期天會做什麼？ 你(現在) 在做什麼？ LESSON 6 (第六課): Small Commodity Market (小商品市場) ● NEW WORDS CHARACTER PINYIN / DEFINITION 市場 shì cháng / Market 小商品 xiǎo shāng pǐn / Gifts, souvenirs 禮物 lǐ wù / Gift 燈籠 dēng lóng / Lantern 扇子 shàn zǐ / Fan 草帽 cǎo mào / Straw hat 鞭炮 biān páo / Firecrackers 件 jiàn / Measure word (M.W.) for gifts 把 bǎ / M.W. for fans 頂 dǐng / M.W. for hats 買 mǎi / Buy 賣 mài / Sell 東西 dōng xī / Things, objects 錢 qián / Money 多少錢 duō shǎo qián / How much money 美元 měi yuán / U.S. Dollar 台幣 tái bì / Taiwan Dollar 人民幣 rén mín bì / Renminbi (RMB) 塊 kuài / Dollar (spoken) 元 yuán / Dollar (written) 毛 máo / Ten cents (spoken) 角 jiǎo / Ten cents (written) 分 fēn / Cent, penny 貴 guì / Expensive 便宜 piàn yí / Inexpensive 夠 gòu / enough 到 ……去 dào …… qù / Go to… 送給..... sòng gěi ..... / Give to…as a gift 找你.....錢 zhǎo nǐ ..... qián / Give you the change 有空 yǒu kōng / Have free time ……快到了 …… kuài dào liǎo / …will come soon 一些 yī xiē / Some 再 zài / again …..吧 ….. bā / (For suggestions/agreements) 歡迎光臨！ huān yíng guāng lín ！/ Welcome ● BUILDING BLOCKS 有錢 多少錢 一塊錢 市場 這個市場 什麼市場 水果市場 小商品市場 這個東西 很多東西 一些東西 好吃的東西 好玩的東西 買東西 買禮物 買什麼 ● KEY STRUCTURES CHINESE CHARACTERS PINYIN DEFINITION 六分 六毛六分 六塊六毛六分 六十六塊零六分 六百六十六塊六毛 六千零六十六塊六毛六分 $0.06 $0.66 $6.66 $66.06 $666.60 $6066.66 ….多少錢？ 你有多少錢？ How much money? How much money do you have? How much is this lantern? How much is one lantern? 這個燈籠多少錢？ 一個燈籠多少錢？ 燈籠多少錢一個？ 把塊錢一個 / 一個把塊錢 一個把塊錢，兩個十五塊。 One for eight dollars. One for eight dollars, two for fifteen dollars. ● PRACTICE: Interpersonal Communication ENGLISH TRANSLATION: A: I want to buy a gift for Lin Mei. B: I have time now. Let’s go to the small commodity market together! (At the souvenir market) A: This straw hat is so beautiful! B: Lin Mei will definitely like it. A: (To the seller) How much does this straw hat cost? C: Nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. A: Eight dollars, okay? C: Seventeen yuan for two hats, do you want it? A: But I only want one, and I don’t have enough money. I only have ten dollars. B: I'll buy one too. This is twenty dollars. C: Thanks! I'll give you three bucks. goodbye! Please come again! LESSON 7 (第七課): Chinese Food (中國菜) CHARACTER PINYIN / DEFINITION 豬肉 zhū ròu / pork 牛肉 niú ròu / beef 雞 jī / chicken 火雞 huǒ jī / turkey 鴨 yā / Duck 魚 yú / fish 蝦 xiā / Shrimp 龍蝦 lóng xiā / Lobster 菜 cài / Dish, vegetable 蔬菜 shū cài / Vegetable 白菜 bái cài / Cabbage 生菜 shēng cài / Raw vegetable 豆腐 dòu fǔ / Tofu 番茄 fān qié / tomato 米 mǐ / Rice 飯 fàn / Cooked rice 白飯 bái fàn / plain rice 炒飯 chǎo fàn / fried rice 麵 miàn / noodles 湯 tāng / soup 餃子 jiǎo zǐ / dumpling 春捲 chūn juàn / spring roll 紅茶 hóng chá / black tea 香 xiāng / smells good 辣 là / Spicy 鹹 xián / salty 請客 qǐng kè / Give a party 買菜 mǎi cài / Grocery shopping 菜市場 cài shì cháng / food market 超級市場 chāo jí shì cháng / supermarket 先.....再 xiān ..... zài / first…then… 斤 jīn / A weight unit ● BUILDING BLOCKS 早飯 午飯 中飯 晚飯 做飯 吃飯 白飯 炒飯 蛋炒飯 雞炒麵 長壽麵 牛肉麵 菜湯麵 好吃 難吃 好喝 難喝 ● PRACTICE: Interpersonal Communication ENGLISH TRANSLATION A: Is this pork? B: This is beef. That's pork. A: Is the pork fresh or the beef fresh? B: Both are about the same, very fresh. Do you want pork or beef? A: I want pork. How much does a pound cost? B: Four dollars and ninety-nine cents. A: What are you cooking? B: Pork and egg fried rice. A: So delicious! You really know how to cook! B: My mom does it much better than I do! Her cooking is the best. ● KEY TERMS: Restaurant Tips to learn Chinese: - Practice with native speakers. Encourage them to correct your pronunciation. - Watch and listen to native speakers. - Listen to Chinese music, or watch Chinese movies/shows. - Focus on grammar. - Travel or study abroad. - Practice speaking on your own. - Study pinyin. PLEASE NOTE: This guide is written in Traditional Chinese. The content does not use Simplified Chinese characters, however, all pinyin and translations remain the same between both writing systems.