Unit 4: This Is My Address

Part I: Listen and Learn

1. 

N- h3o.
Hello.
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W# x=ng Xi8, w# ji4o Xi8 D4zh!ng.
My last name is Xie, my name is Xie Dazhong.
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W# sh= l3osh9, z4i Davis g!ngzu$.
I am a teacher. I work in Davis.
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W# zh* z4i Alvarado l* 606 h4o 24 sh=.
I live in 606 Alvarado Ave. Apt. 24.
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Zh8 sh= w# de di4nhu4: q9 w& b1 w& l0ng y9 s=.
This is my telephone (number): 758-5014.
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Xi8xie.
Thank you.
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Z4iji4n.
Bye
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2.

Zhè shì wô p6ngyou. T1 ji4o W2ng Xi3ohu2.
This is my friend. His name is Wang Xiaohua.
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Tã yê sh= l3osh9, z4i San Francisco g!ngzu$.
He is a teacher, too. He works in San Francisco.
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Tã zh* z4i Geary Ji5 w& li* ji& 8r h4o.
He lives at  #5692 Geary Blvd .
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3. 

A: N-h3o.
A: Hello.
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B: N-h3o.
B: Hello.
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A: Q-ngw8n, W2ng xi1nsheng, n0n z4i n3l- g!ngzu$?
A: May I ask, where do you work?
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B: W# z4i San Francisco g!ngzu$.
B: I work in San Francisco.
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A: N0n zh* z3i n3l-?
A: Where do you live?
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B: W# y7 zh* z4i San Francisco. Zh8 sh= w# de di4nhu4.
B: I live in San Francisco, too. This is my telephone (number).
B:§Ú¤]¦í¦bSan Francisco¡C³o¬O§Úªº¹q¸Ü¡C

A: Xi8xie.
A: Thank you.
A:ÁÂÁÂ¡C

B: B^ k8qi.
B: You're welcome.
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4.

A: John, n- zh* z4i n3l-?
A: John, where do you live?
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B: Wô zhù zaì New York.
B: I live in New York.
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A: N- b4ba m1ma y7 zh* z4i New York ma?
A: Do your parents live in New York, too?
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B: B*, t1men zh* z4i New Jersey.
B: No, they live in New Jersey.
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A: N- y#u m6iyou g5ge, d=di?
A: Do you have brothers?
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B: M6iy#u, y7 m6iy#u ji7jie. W# zh- y#u y0ge m8imei.
B: No, I don't have (elder) sister, either. I only have a (younger) sister.
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A: T1 y7 zh* z4i New Jersy ma?
A: Does she live in New Jersy, too?
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B: Sh=de. T1 sh= xu6sheng. W# b4ba tu=xi% le, w# m1ma b* g!ngzu$.
B: Yes. She is a student. My father retired. My mother doesn't work.
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5. 

A: Xi8 l3osh9, n- ji6h%n le ma?
A: Prof. Xie, are you married?
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B: W# ji6h%n le. W# y#u y0ge 6rzi.
B: I am married. I have a son.
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A: N- 6rzi sh= xu6sheng ma?
A: Is your son a student?
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B: B*, t1 z4i Ohio g!ngzu$.
B: No, he works in Ohio.
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A: N- t4itai ne?
A: And your wife?
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B: T1 y7  sh=  l3osh9, z4i Davis  g!ngzu$. W#men zh* z4i Davis. W#men 6rzi zh* z4i  
    Ohio. T1 z4i n4l- g!ngzu$
B: She is a teacher, too. She works in Davis. We live in Davis. Our son lives in Ohio. He 
    works there.
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  ¨à¤l¦í¦bOhio¡C¥L¦b¨º¸Ì¤u§@¡C

Part II: Utterances and Notes

	'zh* z4i ...' means 'to live somewhere...' Note that when you tell somebody your address, your start from country, then proceed to the city, street, number, room number. 

	'di4nhu4' means 'telephone'. It is also used to refer to your phone number. For example: W# de di4nhu4 sh=: q9 w& b1 w& l0ng y9 s=. 

	'q-ng w8n' literally means 'please ask', meaning 'May I ask...?'

	'xi1nsheng' means 'Mr.' In Chinese, you have to say surname followed by 'xi1ngsheng', e.g. W2ng xi1nsheng.

	'N0n' is a formal and polite form for 'n-', usually used to address your superior

	'B^ k8qi' is another way to respond to 'Xi8xie'. 

	'N- t4itai ne?' is a question. But the question marker in this sentence is 'ne', rather than 'ma'. The difference is that 'ma' is used in the full question. 'ne' is used after a noun phrase. Usually, you have already mentioned something in the previous context. For example, you said: 'W# b4ba tu=xi% le.' Then somebody asks: 'N- m1ma ne?' That means that your father retired, how about your mother?

	Did you notice that the difference between 'there' and 'where' is the tone?

	n3l-	where		
	n4l-	there

	Actually, the tone in 'n3l-' has changed to 'n2l-'. As we have mentioned in Unit 1, when a third tone occurs before another third tone, it changes to the second tone. Please pay attention to the real representation of a tone in recording.

	Learn to say six through ten and zero:

	li*		q9		b1		ji&		sh0		l0ng
	six		seven		eight		nine		ten		zero

Part III: New Sentence Modules

1. Where do you live? I live in ...
N- 
T1

zh* z4i n3l- ?

zh* z4i 

W# 
T1

San Francisco
Davis
New York
Alvarado ji5 606 h4o 24 sh=
Geary ji5 5692 h4o

2. Where do you work? 

N- 
N- b4ba
N- m1ma
N- t4itai

z4i n3l- g!ngzu$?

Davis
Sh4ngh3i
San Francisco
Ohio

z4i
g!ngzu$

b* g!ngzu$
tu=xi% le
W#
W# b4ba
W# m1ma
W# t4itai
T1

3. Are you married? Yes, Iam. No , I am not yet.

       N- ji6h%n le ma?

       N- ji^h%n le m6iy#u?

ji6h%n le
(h2i) m6iy#u ji6h%n
W# 

Part IV: Practice makes perfect

Now you have studied a new unit. Can you figure out how to say the following words or phrases in Chinese? 

1 through 10, zero, 204, 568, 341, 794, 9045, 5692, 911, 007

road, street, (house) number, (room) number, to live

to live in New Jersy, to work in Davis, to live in 606 Alvararo St, to live in room #24

my telephone (number) is: 758-5014

Answer the following questions based on your own situation. Please be sure to give real answers. 

Q-ngw8n, n- zh* z4i n3l-? (Give street name and number)
N- de di4nhu4 ne?
N- b4ba y7 zh* z4i n4l- ma?
N- g5ge ne?
N- z4i n3l- g!ngzu$?
N- g5ge z4i n3l- g!ngzu$?
N- ji6h%n le m6iyou?
N- t4itai z4i n3l- g!ngzu$?
N- p6ngyou ji4o sh6nme?
T1 zh* z4i n3l-?

Now try to say something about your family.

Please tell what your name is, if you have brothers and sisters, what your prarents do and where you live etc.

Can you ask me some questions now?