WELCOME BACK !!WEEK 5

d ì w ǔ zhōu

REVISION

y ī è r s ā n s ì w ǔ l i ù q ī b ā j i ǔ s h í

b ǎ i qiān wàn

j ǐ

DATE r ì q ī

YY - MM - DD

oral

week

nián y u è r ì

hào

xīng q ī zhōu

YEAR nián

last year

this year

next year

be

which year

✤

q ù nián

j ī n nián

míng nián

s h ì

n ǎ y ī nián

j ī n nián s h ì n ǎ y ī nián

MONTHy u è

last month

this month

next month

which month

๏ now, at present

✤

shàng g è y u è

z h è g è y u è

x i à g è y u è

j ǐ y u è

xiàn z à i

xiàn z à i s h ì j ǐ y u è

DAY r ì hào

yesterday

today

tomorrow

which day

✤

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z u ó r ì z u ó t iān

j ī n r ì j ī n t iān

míng r ì míng t iān

j ǐ h à o

j ī n tiān s h ì j ǐ h à o

j ī n tiān s h ì j ǐ y u è j ǐ

h à o

WEEK xīng q ī zhōu

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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xīng q ī y ī zhōu y ī

xīng q ī è r zhōu è r

xīng q ī s ā n zhōu s ā n

xīng q ī s ì zhōu s ì

xīng q ī w ǔ zhōu w ǔ

xīng q ī l i ù zhōu l i ù

xīng q ī tiān zhōu r ì

j ī n tiān s h ì xīng q ī j ǐ zhōu j ǐ

A BIT MORE …

last week

this week

next week

weekend

…… (the) first; (the) second ...

the first week

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shàng g è xīng q ī shàng zhōu

z h è g è xīng q ī z h è zhōu

x i à g è xīng q ī x i à zhōu

zhōu m ò

d ì

d ì y ī d ì è r

d ì y ī zhōu d ì y ī g è xīng q ī

shàng zhōu s h ì d ì j ǐ zhōu

……j ī n tiān s h ì

è r l í n g y ī l i ù nián s ì y u è l i ù r ì xīng q ī s ā n

è r l í n g y ī l i ù nián

l i ù hào

zhōu s ā n

…… j ī n tiān s h ì m a

— yes, it is.

— no, it isn't.

s h ì

b ú s h ì

j ī n tiān s h ì s ì y u è l i ù hào

m a

j ī n tiān s h ì xīng q ī s ì m a

z h è zhōu s h ì d ì w ǔ zhōu m a

xiàn z à i s h ì sān y u è m a

j ī n nián s h ì è r l íng y ī l i ù nián

m a

BIRTHDAYshēng r ì

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n ǐ d e shēng r ì s h ì j ǐ y u è j ǐ hào

w ǒ d e shēng r ì s h ì y u è hào you sg. ; your/yours

I/me; my/mine

he/him; his

she/her; her/hers

d e

n ǐ n ǐ d e

w ǒ w ǒ d e

t ā t ā d e

t ā t ā d e

……n ǐ d e shēng r ì s h ì

n ǐ d e shēng r ì s h ì w ǔ y u è s h í q ī h à o m a

n ǐ d e shēng r ì s h ì shàng zhōu m a

n ǐ d e shēng r ì s h ì x i à g è y u è m a

n ǐ d e shēng r ì s h ì míng tiān

— yes, it is.

— no, it isn't.

s h ì

b ú s h ì

TIME s h í j iān

hr min

(oral)

half — e.g. 7:30

— very formal

— oral

s h í f ē n

diǎn

b à n

q ī s h í sā n s h í f ē n

q ī diǎn sā n s h í q ī diǎn b à n

xiàn z à i s h ì j ǐ diǎn

late morning

noon

afternoon

shàng w ǔ

zhōng w ǔ

x i à w ǔ

xiàn z à i s h ì x i à w ǔ sān diǎn

l íng q ī f ē n

PRONUNCIATIONPINYIN SYSTEM

• m 'm' in 'mat'

• f 'f' in 'fat'

• n 'n' in 'name'

• l 'l' in 'look'

• s 's' in 'see'

• c 'ts' in 'bits'

• z 'ds' in 'woods'

• p 'p' in 'top' more aspiration

• t 't' in 'top' more aspiration

• k 'k' in 'kiss' more aspiration

• h 'h' in 'hope' a slight rasp as in 'loch'

• b 'b' in 'boat', softened to approach a 'p' sound

• d 'd' in 'down', softened to approach a 't' sound

• g 'g' in 'go', softened to approach a 'k' sound

• j 'j' in 'jeep', tongue is positioned below lower teeth

• q 'j', tongue is positioned below lower teeth + more airflow

• x 'sh' in 'sheep', tongue is positioned below lower teeth

• r say /er/ and then make upper teeth and lower teeth against each other

• a 'ah' in 'Ah-hah!'

• ai 'eye'

• ao 'ow' in 'how'

• an 'ah' + /n/ 'an' in 'fan'

• ang 'ung' in 'lung'

• iang 'ee' + ‘ung' = yang

• e 'er' in 'hers'

• ei 'ei' in 'weigh'

• en 'ern' in 'hern'

• eng 'ern' + 'ng' in ‘sing'

• i 'ee' in 'bee' = yi

• ia 'ee' + ‘ah' = ya

• iao 'ee' + 'au' = yao

• ian 'ee' + 'an' = yan

• ie 'Yay!' = ye

• ing 'ee' + 'ng' in 'sing' = ying

• iu 'you' = you

• (u)o 'oo' in 'room' + 'or' in 'bore' = wo

• ou 'ou' in 'dough'

• ong 'oo' + 'ern' + 'ng'

• iong 'ee' + /ong/ = yong

• u 'oo' = wu

• ua 'oo' + 'ah'

• uai 'oo' 'eye'

• un 'en' in 'when'

• uan 'oo' + /an/

• ui 'oo' + 'ee'

• ü say 'ee' and round your lips = yu

• üan /ü/ + 'an' = yuan

• üe /ü/ + 'er' = yue

• ün /ü/ + 'n' = yun

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Pronunciation guide: http://www.1jn.com/chinese/pinyin.html

Interaction pinyin chart with audio: https://www.yoyochinese.com/chinese-learning-tools/Mandarin-Chinese-pronunciation-lesson/pinyin-chart-table