NCS CSL 4

 Hi All,  September 18 : Mid-Autumn Festival🌙🌛🥮 The story behind the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMMU1YJadzE One of the most famous Chinese songs by Teresa Teng  月亮代表我的心        Yuèliàng dàibiǎo wǒ de xīn      The Moon Represents My Heart  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5gAczFJps 中秋节      Zhōngqiū jié     Mid-Autumn Festival 1) 今天是中秋节      Jīntiān shì zhōngqiū jié     Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival 月亮 yuè liang      the moon = 月球 yuè qiú the moon (This is a more formal way of saying the moon) 球 qiú ball / sphere / globe 地球 dì qiú the earth / CL:個|个[ge4] 月饼 yuè bǐng      mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) 饼干 cookie / biscuit / cracker  2. 我喜欢吃月饼     Wǒ xǐhuān chī yuèbǐng     I like to eat moon cakes 灯笼 dēng lóng lantern 灯                dēng                    light 特别 tè bié             special / particular / unusual / especially  今天是很特别的日子         Jīntiān shì hěn tèbié de rìzi    Today is a special day 因为

Hi All,  菜 cài dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine.  Remember -  cài,  cài,  cài,  cài,  cài !☝ Word of the Week :    渴 kě thirsty Wǒ hěn kè                       我很渴        I am very thirsty Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ        我想喝水      I want to drink water 特别 tè bié             especially / special / particular / unusual 今天是很特别的日子          Jīntiān shì hěn tèbié de rìzi    Today is a special day 因为 yīn wèi because / owing to / on account of 周年 zhōu nián anniversary / annual 因为 今天是911 20周年             yīn wèi  Jīntiān shì 911 20 zhōunián     Because t oday is the 20th anniversary of 911 还是 hái shi or / still / nevertheless  = 或是 huò shì or / either one or the other 你想喝水还是果汁?      Nǐ xiǎng hē shuǐ háishì guǒzhī      Do you want to drink water or juice? 圣诞节      Shèngdàn jié      Christmas 迟到 chí dào to arrive late 准时 z hǔn shí on time / punctual / on schedule 关于 guān yú pertaining to / about  交通 jiāo tōng to be connected / traffic / transportation 

Hi All,  菜 cài dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine.  Remember -  cài,  cài,  cài,  cài,  cài !☝ Words of the Week :   🌞 &  ❄ 热 rè hot   冷 lěng cold Wǒ hěn rè    I am very hot Wǒ hěn lěng I am very cold 大家 dà jiā everyone  翻 fān to turn over / to flip over 到 dào to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive  第  dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)  页 yè page / leaf 请大家翻到第3页  Qǐng dàjiā fān dào dì 3 yè      Please turn to page 3 刚刚 gāng gang just recently / just a moment ago 刚才 gāng cái just now / a moment ago 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday 今天 jīn tiān today / at the present / now 明天 míng tiān tomorrow 现在 xiàn zài now / at present  几点 jǐ diǎn what time? / when? 请问现在几点    Qǐngwèn xiànzài jǐ diǎn   What time is it now? 早上 zǎo shang morning / CL:個|个[ge4] 中午 zhōng wǔ noon / midday / CL:個|个[ge4] 下午 xià wǔ afternoon / CL:個|个[ge4] / p.m. 晚上 wǎn shang evening / night / CL:個|个[ge4] /

 Hi All,  I was glad to see everyone coming back to our second class this morning!🙋 Word of the Week :   猪 zhū hog / pig / swine / CL:,头[tou2] 这是一头很可爱的猪   Zhè shì yītóu hěn kě'ài de zhū -  This is a very cute pig Other count words for Pigs besides  头   tóu :  一只猪  Yī zhǐ zhū    or  一条猪    Yī tiáo zhū 猪肉 zhū ròu pork 鸡肉 jī ròu chicken meat 牛肉 niú ròu beef 羊肉 yáng ròu mutton / goat meat / lamb 早上 zǎo shang morning / CL:個|个[ge4] 中午 zhōng wǔ noon / midday / CL:個|个[ge4] 下午 xià wǔ afternoon / CL:個|个[ge4] / p.m. 晚上 wǎn shang evening / night / CL:個|个[ge4] / in the evening 平常 píng cháng ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily - Similar to 一般 yī bān 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance 钢琴 gāng qín piano 弹           tán to pluck (a string) / to play (an instrument) 弹钢琴      tán gāng qín Focus of the Week: 菜 cài dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine  青菜 qīng cài green vegetables  Practice cai in 4 tones Pract

Hi All,  It was so nice to have our first class this morning!😀 Word of the Week : 狗 gǒu dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]   ( Google translate ) Here are some notes and resources from today's class: Resources: https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary  - I really like MDBG. It's a great dictionary, plus you can see pinyin & stoke order and listen to pronunciation https://translate.google.com/  - It gives you pinyin & pronunciation and can translate an entire sentence by voice!  https://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/dictionary.php  - This is another dictionary which provides clear and concise sample sentences Vocabulary from today's lesson : 自我介绍 zì wǒ jiè shào self-introduction / to introduce oneself 自己 zì jǐ oneself / one's own 介绍 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction 对不对 duì bù duì right or wrong? / Is it right? / OK, yes? (colloquial) 会不会 huì bù huì (posing a question: wheth