Unit 15: Are You Going to China?

Part I: Listen and Learn

1. 

W# sh= M7igu@ r6n.
I am an American.
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Xi4nz4i z4i xu6 Zh!ngw6n, y9nw8i Zh!ngw6n h7n y#uy$ng.
(I) am learning Chinese now, because Chinese is very useful.
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W# xi3ng d4o Zh!nggu@ q*.
I want to go to China.
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W# d3su4n z4i Zh!ngguó d1i yì ni2n.
I plan to stay in China one year.
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Z4i n4lî xué Zh!ngw6n.
(I will) learn Chinese there.
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D4o g8 d= q* l_y@u, k4nk4n Ch2ngch6ng.
Go to various placese to travel, and see the Great Wall.
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W# xi4nz4i hu= shu! y=di3r Zh!ngw6n.
I can speak a little Chinese now.
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K7sh= h7n du! hu4 h2i t9ng bu d#ng, shu! de h2i b* li^l=.
But (I) still don't understand many words. I don't speak very fluently.
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W# y4o j=x* xu6 Zh!ngw6n.
I want to continue to learn Chinese.
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2. 

John sh= M7igu@ B9n Zh!u y= ji1 g!ngs= de j9ngl-.
John is manager of a company in Pennsylvania, U.S.
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T1 g5n Zh!nggu@ zu$ sh5ngyi.
He does business with China.
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Zh!nggu@ ch2ngch2ng y#u r6n l2i M7igu@ t2n sh5ngyi.
There are visitors often coming from China to do business.
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John xi4nz4i hu= shu! y=di3r Zh!ngw6n.
John can speak a little Chinese now.
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T1 k7y- g5n Zh!nggu@ l2i de p6ngy#u shu! Zh!ngw6n.
He can speak Chinese to the friends who come from China.
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Ji3nd1n de hu4, t1 d!u t9ng de d#ng.
He can understand all simple stuff.
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N2n y=di3r de hu4, t1 ji* t9ng bu d#ng.
He can't understand talk which is a little difficult.
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Su#y- t1 d3su4n m0ngni2n d4o Zh!nggu@ q* j=x* xu6 Zh!ngw6n.
Therefore, he plans to go to China and continue to learn Chinese next year.
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3. 

John, n- de Zh!nggu@ hu4 shu@ de yu8l2iyu8 h3o le.
John, your Chinese is becoming better and better.
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N3l-, h2i b* x0ng, h7n du! hu4 h2i b^ hu= shu!.
No, I still can't speak it well. There are many words that I can't say.
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N- xu6 le du! ch2ng sh0ji1n le?
How long have you been learning it?
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W# xu6 le y= ni2n du! le.
I have been learning for more than one year.
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N- d3su4n y-h$u j=x* xu6 ma?
Do you plan to continue to learn in the future?
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Sh=de. W# xi3ng m0ngni2n d4o Zh!nggu@ q* xu6.
Yes. I plan to go to China next year and study (Chinese).
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T4i h3o le! Nî d3su4n d4o n3lî qù?
That's terrific! Where are you planning to go?
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W# xi3ng d4o B7ij9ng q*.
I want to go to Beijing.
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N- z4i B7ij9ng y#u p6ngyou ma?
Do you have friends in Beijing?
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Y#u.
Yes, I have.
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N4, b^cu$.
Then, it is very good.
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4. 

N- de p6ngy#u z4i B7ij9ng sh= zu$ sh6nme de?
What does your friend in Beijing do?
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T1 sh= y= ji1 j=n-ch%-k#u g!ngs9 de j9ngl-.
He is manager of an import and export company.
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N- j9ngch2ng d4o Zh!nggu@ q* ba?
Do you often go to China?
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B* ch2ng q*. B^gu$ w# d3su4n m0ngni2n q* y0 c=.
Not very often. But I plan to go there next year.
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Q* k4n p6ngyou h2ish= t2n sh5ngyi?
To go to see your friends or to do business?
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T2n sh5ngyi, sh*nbi4n y7 k4nk4n p6ngy#u.
For business, and take this chance to see friends 
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N- d3su4n z4i B7ij9ng d1i du! ji&?
How long are you going to stay in Beijing?
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D4g4i yí ge yuè.
Probably one month.
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5. 

T9ngshu! n- y4o d4o Zh!nggu@ qu, sh= ma?
I heard that you will go to China, is that right?
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Sh-de. W# y4o q* B7ij9ng.
Yes. I will go to Beijing.
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Sh6nme sh0h$u z#u?
When are you leaving?
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Xi4 ge x9ngq9 li*.
Next Saturday.
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Z4i B7ij9ng y4o d1i du! ji&?
How long will you stay in Beijing?
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S1n ge x9ngq9 zu#y$u.
About three weeks.
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Y4o bu y4o w# s$ng n-?
Do you need a ride?
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B^ y$ng, xi8xie. W# t4itai hu= s$ng w# d4o f5ij9ch3ng.
No, thank you. My wife will give me a ride to the airport.
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N4, zh* n- y0 l* p0ng'1n.
Then, have a good trip.
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Xi8xie.
Thank you. 
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Part II: Utterances and Notes

	The difference of 'd3s*n', 'xi3ng' and 'y4o': 
'd3s*n': to plan to do something which is not implemented yet
'xi3ng': to think about a plan, not planned yet
'y4o': one has made a decision already and will do it, this event will definitely happen.

	The difference between 'zh*' and 'd1i':
'zh*': you live somewhere with a relatively fixed address
'd1i': you are in somewhere for a period of time, not focusing on a particular address

	'Zh!nggu@ l2i de p6ngyou': the friends who came from China. This pattern is explained in the previous unit. Remember  the 'left' and 'right' branching difference between Chinese and English?

	The use of 'yu8l2iyu8':

Example:	T1 Zh!ngw6n shu! de yu8l2iyu8 h3o le.
		He speaks Chinese more and more fluently.

		Ti4nq= yu8l2iyu8 l7ng le.
		The weather becomes colder and colder.

		Zh!ngw6n yu8l2iyu8 n2n le.
		Chinese is becoming more and more difficult.

Note that 'le' usually occurs with 'yu8l2iyu8' because it is a dynamic and changing process.

	'zu$ sh6nme de': is used to ask about a person's profession. The pattern is: 'V+N+de'

More example: 

		zu$ sh5ngy= de	the one who does business
		ni4n w2nxu6 de	the one who studies literature
		ji1o Zh!ngw6n de	the one who teaches Chinese

	'zh* n- y0 l* p0ng'1n' literally means: 'wish you all way safe'

Part III: New Sentence Modules

Questions and Answers

Topic I: About the learning Chinese

1. How long have you been learning Chinese?
du! ji& le?
du! ch2ng sh0ji1n le?
j- ni2n le?

N- Zh!ngw6n xu6 le 
y9 ni2n le.
b^ d4o y9 ni2n.
b^ d4o b4n ni2n.
b1 ge yu8.
ji& ge du! yu8.
zh- xu6 le s1n ge yu8.

2. You speak Chinese more and more fluently.
li^l= le.
h3o le.
bi1ozh&n le.

N- Zh!ngw6n shu! de yu8l2iyu8

N2l-, ji3nd1n de hu4 w# t9ng de d#ng.
B* x0ng, n2n y=di3nr de hu4 w# ji* t9ng bu d#ng.
H7n du! hu4 h2i b^ hu= shu!.
H7n du! hu4 h3i t9ng bu d#ng.

3. You write Chinese characters more and more beautifully.

N- de Zh!nggu@ z= xi7 de yu8l2iyu8 pi4oliang le.

N2li, h7n duoz= h2i b^ r8nshi.
H7n du! z= h2i b^ hu= xi7.

4. Do you plan to continue to study?

d3su4n
xi3ng
y4o

N- y-h$u
j=x* xue ma?

J=x* xu6.
D4o Zh!nggu@ q* xu6.
B* xi3ng j=x* xu6 le.
B* d3suan4 xu6 le.

Topic II:  Aout a planned trip

1. When are you leaving?
sh6nme sh0h$u
n3 y= ti1n
j- h4o

z#u?
d$ngsh5n?
ch%f1?

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Xi4 ge x9ngq9 li*.
Xi4 ge yu8.
M0ngti1n.
H$uti1n.
Xi4 ge yu8 8r sh0 w& h4o.
Z4i gu$ li3ng ge x9ngq9.

2. How long are you going to stay in...?

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y4o
d3su4n
zh&nb8i
z4i B7ij9ng
z4i Sh4ngh3i
z4i Zh!nggu@
z4i R=b7n
du! ji&?
du! ch2ng sh0ji1n?
j- ge yu8?
d1i

w& ti1n.
s1n ge x9ngq9 zu#y$u
y0 ge yu8
b4n ni2n
b^ d4o y0 ge yu8

W# d3su4n z4i n4l-

d1i
zh*

3. Do you need a ride to the airport?
Y4o bu y4o w# s$ng n-?
Sh6i s$ng n- d4o f5ij9ch3ng q*?

Xi8xie, b^ y$ng. W# t4it4i hu= s$ng w#.
W# z=j- zu$ ch%z% q=ch5 q*.

4. Anybody will meet you there?
N4bi1n y#u r6n ji5 n- ma?
D4o le B7ij9ng y-h$u y#u r6n ji5 n- ma?

Y#u r6n ji5. Y-j9ng d!u 1np2i h3o le.
W# z4i B7ij9ng y#u p6ngyou. T1 hu= l2i ji5 w#.
N4bi1n g!ngs9 hu= p4i r6n l2i ji5 w#.
D!u shu! h3o le. M6iyou w8nt0.

5. Have a nice trip!

Zh* n- y0 l* p0ng'1n.
B3ozh$ng.
H$uhu9 y#uq9!

Part IV: Practice Makes Perfect

Say the following expressions in Chinese:

to be useful, to stay for one year, verious places, to travel (for pleasure), to continue to,

How to say the following sentences in Chinese?

Your Chinese is becoming more and more fluent.
You speak Chinese better and better.
Your daughter grows taller and taller (g1o).
I plan to study Japanese.
I want to go to Germany to do business.
I will go to China to study Chinese next month.
I will stay in China for two years.
I plan to stay in Beijing for one year and one year in Shanghai.
What (business, profession) is your friend doing?
I am a businessman. (I am the one who does business)
I am leaving on October 24.
Do you need my ride?
My friend will give a ride to the airport.

Answer the following questions in Chinese: 

N- Zh!ngw6n xu6 le du! ch2ng sh0ji1n le?
N- Zh!ngw6n shu! de yu8l2iyu8 h3o le.
W# shu! de hu4 n- d$u t9ng de d#ng ma?
N- ju6de Zh!ngw6n n2n bu n2n?
N- d3su4n y-h$u j=x* xu6 ma?
N- d3su4n d4o n3l- q* xu6?
N- xi3ng bu xi3ng d4o Zh!nggu@ q*?
N- d3su4n sh6nme sh0h$u q*?
N- d3su4n d4o B7ij9ng q* h2ish= d4o Sh4ngh3i q*?
N- d3su4n z4i n4l- d1i du! ch2ng sh0ji1n?
N- z4i n4l- y#u p6ngyou ma?

Final Orall presentation

Congratulations! Now you have completed 15 units of this conversational Chinese Online. Please prepare a presentation of about 5 minutes to talk about your experience of learning Chinese.

You may start the presentation by introducing your self and your family, your business. You can also say something about the sports and food. Say also something about your feeling of learning Chinese: is it difficult? can you speak or understand now? Finally say something about your future plan to learn Chinese. Feel free to add anything you want.

Wish you a success in your future study of Chinese!