PCR Lesson 16 Study Guide Part I

 

Objectives of this lesson:
Learn the color words in Chinese

Learn some prepositions: gei, cóng, zài

 

Step 1. Learn the color words shénme yánsè (what color)

First learn some new words (clothing):

Zhè shì         shénme?

Zhè shì

chènshān

shirt, blouse

 

qúnzi

skirt, dress

 

dàyī

overcoat

 

kùzi

pants

 

shàngyī

jacket

 

Step 2. Learn how to say 'This is a (color word) noun.' Pay attention to the measure words before the nouns:

 

Zhè shì

jiàn bái

 

chènshān

shirt, blouse

 

tiáo

 

qúnzi

skirt, dress

 

jiàn hēi

(de)

dàyī

overcoat

 

tiáo lán

 

kùzi

pants

 

jiàn hóng

 

shàngyī

jacket

 

Learn more color words

 

hóng

red

huán

yellow

lán

blue

bái

white

hēi

black

lyù

green

 

Step 3. Learn how to say 'This noun is what color.'

 

 

jiàn

chènshān

 

bái

 

 

tiáo

qúnzi

 

lyù

 

Zhè

jiàn

dàyī

shì

hēi

de.

 

tiáo

kùzi

 

lán

 

 

jiàn

shàngyī

 

hóng

 

 

Now do you see the clear patterns:

 

1. Zhè shì number + MW + color word+(de) + noun.

2. Zhè MW + noun + shì + color word +de.

 

These two sentence constructions can be used not only for color words, but also for 'xīn de' (new), 'jiù de' (old), 'wo de' (my, mine), 'Zhōngwén de' (in Chinese language).

 

Examples:

 

Zhè shì de chènshān.

==>Zhè jiàn chènshān shì de.

shì de qúnzi.

==> tiáo qúnzi shì de.

Zhè shì māma de chē.

==>Zhè liàng chē shì māmade.

Zhè shì jiějie de shü.

==>Zhè ben shū shì jiějie de.

Zhè shì ( ben) xīn de zázhì.

==>Zhè ben zázhì shì xīn de.

shì Gǔbō de dìtú.

==> zhāng dìtú shì Gǔbō de.

Zhè shì ( jiàn) jiù de chènshān.

==>Zhè jiàn chènshān shì jiù de.

Zhè shì ben Zhōngwén shū.

==>Zhè ben shū shì Zhōngwén.

shì shéi de cídian?

==> ben cídian shì shéi de?

 

Step 4. Listen and speak

 

Lern the new wǒrds first:

 

gei

to give

京劇

jīngjù

Peking opera

piào

ticket

晚上

wǎnshàng

evening

cóng

from

穿

chuān

to wear

喜歡

xihuān

to like

 

Wáng laoshī gei Gǔbō Pàlánka liang zhāng jīngjù piào. Tāmen wǎnshàng kàn jīngjù. Tāmen cóng Pàlánkǎ jiā . Pàlánkǎ chuān jiàn xīn de chènshān tiáo xīn qúnzi. Chènshān shì bái de. Qúnzi shì de. Gǔbō chuān jiàn hēi shàngyī. de shàngyī ye shì xīn de. Zhōngguó jīngjù hěn hǎo. Gǔbō Pàlánka dōu hěn xǐhuān.

 

王老師給古波和帕蘭卡兩張京劇票。他們晚上去看京劇。他們從帕蘭卡家去。帕蘭卡穿一件新的襯衫和一條新的裙子。襯衫是白的。裙子是綠的。古波穿一件黑上衣。他的上衣也是新的。中國京劇很好。古波和帕蘭卡很喜歡。

 

Notes:

 

gei - it is a verb which takes two objects:  gei somebody something

piào - a ticket, measure wǒrd for is

cóng - from + place word

 

Questions and answers:

1. 王老師給古波帕蘭卡什麼

2. 古波帕蘭卡晚上去看什麼

3. 他們從哪兒去

4. 帕蘭卡穿什麼

5. 襯衫和裙子是新的嗎﹖是什麼顏色的(yánsè - color)

6. 古波穿什麼

7. 古波和帕蘭卡喜歡不喜歡中國京劇

 

Step 5. Do your homework 1.

 

END of PCR Lesson 16 Study Guide Part I