Lesson 14 (II)

Practical Chinese Reader

Review

• Yǒu 有• Gōngzuò 工作• Zài …gōngzuò 在……工作• Zuò shénme gōngzuò 做什么工作

yǒu 有méi yǒu 没有

yǒu méi yǒu 有没有 • I have brothers

• He doesn’t have sisters

• I have Chinese books. I don’t have English books.

• My younger brother has a girl friend. My elder brother doesn’t have girl friend.

• We study Chinese. We all have Chinese books.

Questions and answers

• Do you have brothers or sisters?

• Do you have map?

• Do you have car?

• Do you have good friends?

• Do you have Chinese friends?

• Do you have pens?

gōngzuò 工作• I don’t work. I study. I study at CSULB.

• My father works. He works in a hospital (zài yīyuàn).

• My siter doesn’t work.

• He works in China.

• My good friend works in a company (gōngsī).

gōngzuò bu gōngzuò? 工作不工作

• Does your father work?• No, he doesn’t work. He’s retired.• Does your mother work?• Yes, she works. She works in a company.• Does your elder brother work?• Yes, he works in a hospital.• Does your elder sister work?• No, she doesn’t (work). She studies in CSULA.

zuò shénme gōngzuò 做什麽工作

• What job does your farther do?• He is an engineer.• What job does your mother do?• She is a doctor.• What job does your elder brother do?• He is a manager (jīnglǐ)• What job does your elder sister do?• She is a clerk in a bank. (yínháng zhíyuán)

Xie laoshi’s family• Zhè shì Xiè lǎoshī de yì jiā. • Tā jiā yǒu sān ge rén: tā tàitai, tā érzi hé

tā.• Zhè shì tā de tàitai, tā xiànzài bù gōngzuò. • Xiè lǎoshī yǒu yí ge érzi. Tā zài yínháng

gōngzuò. Tā shì zhíyuán. • Xiè lǎoshī yǒu yí ge dìdi. Tā méiyǒu jiejie,

mèimei, gēge. Tā dìdi zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò. Tā shì gōnchéngshī.

• Tā de bàba māma ye zài Shànghǎi. Tāmen bù gōngzuò, tuìxiū le.

Questions about Xie family• a. Xiè laoshī yǒu méiyou érzi? (Xiè laoshī

you érzi ma?) • b. Tā érzi zài nǎr (nǎlǐ) gōngzuò? • c. Tā érzi zuò shénme gōngzuò? • d. Tā tàitai zuò shénme gōngzuò? • e. Xiè lǎoshī yǒu méiyǒu jiejie? • f. Tā dìdi zài nǎr (nǎlǐ) gōngzuò? • g. Tā dìdi zuò shénme gōngzuò? • h. Tā bàba māma yě zài Shànghai

gōngzuò ma?

Questions about your family

• Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge rén?

• Nǐ bāba māma gōngzuò bu gōngzuò?

• Tāmen zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò?

• Tāmen zuò shénme gōngzuò?

• Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu gēge dìdi jiějie mèimei?

• Tāmen gōngzuò bu gōngzuò?

• Tāmen zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò (or xuéxí)?

Questions in Chinese

• 你家有幾個人？• 你爸爸媽媽工作不工作？• 他們在哪裡（哪兒）工作？• 他們做什麼工作？• 你有沒有哥哥弟弟姐姐妹妹？• 他們工作不工作？• 他們在哪裡工作（學習）？

Tell class about your family:

• How many people?

• What do your parents do?

• Do you have brothers or sisters?

• Where do they work and what do they do?

• Where do they study?

Part II New materials audio file

• Wǒ yǒu yí ge dìdi. Tā zài Shànghai gōngzuò. Tā shì gōngchéngshī. Tā yé yǒu yí ge háizi. Tā àirén yě zài Shànghai gōngzuò. Wǒ de bàba māma yě zài Shànghai. Tāmen bù gōngzuò, tuìxiū le. Wǒ hén xiǎng tāmen. Wǒ bù cháng gěi tāmen xiě xìn. Wǒ cháng gěi tāmen da diànhuà. Wǒ gàosu tāmen, wǒ zài Měiguó hěn hǎo. Tāmen wèn nǐmen hǎo.

• Wǒ yǒu yí ge dìdi. Tā zài Shànghai gōngzuò. Tā shì gōngchéngshī. Tā yé yǒu yí ge háizi. Tā àirén yě zài Shànghai gōngzuò.

• Háizi – child

• Àirén - spous

• Wǒ de bàba māma yě zài Shànghai. Tāmen bù gōngzuò, tuìxiū le.

• Wǒ hén xiǎng tāmen.

• xiǎng – to miss, to think– Wǒ hěn xiǎng wǒ bàba māma.– Wǒ hěn xiǎng wǒ dìdi.– Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng nǐ nǚ péngyou?– Tā shì Rìběn liúxuéshēng. Tā chángcháng

xiǎng jiā.

• Wǒ bù cháng gěi tāmen xiě xìn. Wǒ cháng gěi tāmen da diànhuà.

• gěi … xiě xìn - to write letter to …• gěi … dǎ diànhuà - to call …• Wǒ cháng gěi bāba dǎ diànhuà.• Wǒ de péngyou cháng gěi wǒ xiě xìn.• Wǒmen xiànzài bù xiě xìn. Wǒmen cháng

dǎ email.

• Wǒ gàosu tāmen, wǒ zài Měiguó hěn hǎo.

• gàosu – to tell …

• Qǐng gàosu wǒ, nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ?

• Wǒ gàosu tā, wǒ yǒu yí ge nǚ péngyou.

• Wǒ gàosu wǒ bàba māma wǒ xiànzài xuéxí  Hànyǔ.   

• Tā gàosu wǒ tā xiànzài méiyou nǚ péngyou.

Tāmen wèn nǐmen hǎo.

• wèn …hǎo – say hello to…

• Wèn nǐ bàba māma hǎo. 

• Wèn nǐ nán péngyou hǎo. 

• Xiè lǎoshī wèn nimen hǎo.

Listen again audio file

• Wǒ yǒu yí ge dìdi. Tā zài Shànghai gōngzuò. Tā shì gōngchéngshī. Tā yé yǒu yí ge háizi. Tā àirén yě zài Shànghai gōngzuò. Wǒ de bàba māma yě zài Shànghai. Tāmen bù gōngzuò, tuìxiū le. Wǒ hén xiǎng tāmen. Wǒ bù cháng gěi tāmen xiě xìn. Wǒ cháng gěi tāmen da diànhuà. Wǒ gàosu tāmen, wǒ zài Měiguó hěn hǎo. Tāmen wèn nǐmen hǎo.

Questions about Xie laoshi

• a. Xiè lǎoshī yǒu méiyou dìdi? b. Tā dìdi zài nǎr gōngzuò? c. Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò? d. Tā yǒu méiyou háizi? e. Tā àirén zài  nǎr gōngzuò? f. Xiè lǎoshī de bàba māma zài nǎr? g. Tā hěn xiǎng tāmen ma? h. Tā cháng gěi tāmen xiě xìn ma? i. Xiè lǎoshi gàosu tā bàba māma shénme? j. Tāmen wèn shéi hǎo?

How do you say the following sentences in Chinese?

• a. His wife works in a bookstore (shūdiàn). b. My elder brother has a child. c. I often write letters to them. d. His boy friend often calls her. e. Do you miss your parents? f. I told my parents that I study Chinese now. g. Please say hello to your parents. h. My sister says hello to you.

Listen and read the Chinese textaudio file

• 我有一個弟弟。他在上海工作。他是工程師。他也有一個孩子。他愛人也在上海工作。

• 我的爸爸媽媽也在上海。他們不工作，退休了 (tuìxiū le) 。

• 我很想他們。我不常給他們寫信。我常給他們打電話。我告訴他們我在美國很好。他們問你們好。

New Characters

愛 孩 子 給ài hái zǐ gěi

寫 信 告 訴xiě xìn gào sù

你認識不認識這些字？• 愛人• 孩子• 給• 寫信• 告訴• 問好

• 工作• 在• 銀行• 職員• 姐姐• 妹妹

• 弟弟• 一個• 兒子• 女兒• 家• 工程師

你認識不認識這些字？• 愛人 àiren

• 孩子 háizi

• 給 gěi

• 寫信 xiěxìn

• 告訴 gàosu

• 問好 wèn hǎo

• 工作 gōngzuò

• 在 zài

• 銀行 yínháng

• 職員 zhíyuán

• 姐姐 jiějie

• 妹妹 mèimei

• 弟弟 dìdi

• 一個 yí ge

• 兒子 érzi

• 女兒 nǚér

• 家 jiā

• 工程師gōngchéngshī

Read the Chinese text

• 我有一個弟弟。他在上海工作。他是工程師。他也有一個孩子。他愛人也在上海工作。

• 我的爸爸媽媽也在上海。他們不工作，退休了 (tuìxiū le) 。

• 我很想他們。我不常給他們寫信。我常給他們打電話。我告訴他們我在美國很好。他們問你們好。