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Prof. Li Xuelei Universidad Del Este. Purpose of the Presentation. Know more about China in a general way Learn basic expressions in Mandarin Chinese. weebly. http:// dsmandarinseminarune.weebly.com/professor.html. The consists of Mandarin Chinese. Pinyin. Chinese character. Pinyin.
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Prof. Li Xuelei Universidad Del Este
Purpose of the Presentation • Know more about China in a general way • Learn basic expressions in Mandarin Chinese
weebly • http://dsmandarinseminarune.weebly.com/professor.html
The consists of Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Chinese character
Pinyin • Chinese Phonetic System • One syllable=initial +final+tone • initials • There are 23 initials in Mandarin Chinese • finals • There are 24 finals in Mandarin Chinese
TONES 1. Definition • Chinese is tone language. Every word has its specific tone or tones. 2. Importance • Tones can distinguish meanings. Different tones have different meanings. For example, mā means mother while mă is horse
Tones 1st tone 2nd tone 3rd tone 4th tone In a syllable, the tone falls on the vowels: a, o, e, I, u, Ü; e.g. ā á ă à
春节:ChūnJié Spring Festival
Smiliar festivals in Puerto Rico? • Mother's Day: the second Sunday in May • Father's Day: the third Sunday in June • Teacher’s Day: 10th September • Tomb-sweeping Day: 5th April • Saint Valentine's Day: 14th February
Other important festivals in China 中秋节zhōngqiūjié: mid-autumn festival 端午节duānwǔjié: Dragon Boat Festival 七夕节qīxījié: Qixi festival 重阳节chóngyángjié: the double ninth festival 元宵节yuánxiāojié: Lantern Festival
nǐhǎo 你好 nínhǎo 您好
wǎnān 晚 安
xièxièThankyou 谢 谢 búkèqi You are welcome 不 客 气
duìbù qǐ Sorry, Excuse me 对 不 起 méiguān xi No problem 没 关 系
wǒàinǐ 我爱你 I loveyou Te amo, Te quiero
Zàijiàn 再 见 Adiós, Hastaluego See you later;good-bye
hěngāoxìngrènshinǐ 很 高 兴认 识你 Nice to meet you.
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