NCS CSL4 - Teens August 14, 2021

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: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not

你学中文多久了? Nǐ xué zhōngwén duōjiǔle?   How long have you studied Chinese?
(Google Translate)

学 xué to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language

英文 Yīng wén English (language)

多久 duō jiǔ how long?

You can click on (Google Translate) above to listen to the pronunciation. 

Please practice these and we will talk again next week! 

Melody