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A Mini Introduction To Chinese
学中文 说汉语
Mò Fènghuá (Sammi)
莫凤华
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Chinese is not only a language, but also a culture.
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Xiăo Mò Xiăo (young) + surname
Lăo Mò Lăo (old) + surname
Chinese people are family-oriented.
The Great Wall
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Terra-cotta
Warriors
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The Forbidden
City
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Look ， this is China!
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China VS UK
9.6 million square kilometers 0.2436 million square kilometers
39.4 times bigger
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What is Chinese?
Chinese is the language Chinese people speak.
1.3 billion native Chinese speakers 0.2 billion Chinese speakers40 million people worldwide learning Chinese
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What is Mandarin?
Mandarin is the official language in China.
As the majority of Chinese people speak Mandarin, when you hear people talk about Chinese, it usually refers to Mandarin Chinese.
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This is Chinese!
一，二，三你好，凤华！天啊！我会说汉语了。谢谢！
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Chinese Characters & Pinyin
Chinese (English translation)
汉 语 （ Chinese Characters - written system ）
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Hànyǔ (Pīnyīn - pronunciation system)
(Tones - Chinese is a tonal language)
Chinese Characters
Chinese characters have a long history of over 3000 years and come from pictures.
shān
山
mountain
shuǐ
水
water
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Chinese Characters
mù
木
tree
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lín
林
grove
sēn
森
forest
Tones
One sound with different tones means totally different.
Wǒ wèn nǐ. Wǒ wěn nǐ.
我 问 你。 我 吻 你。 I ask you. I kiss you.
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Grammar
Chinese grammar is easy and straightforward.
Wǒ ài tā. Tā ài wǒ.
我 爱 他。 他 爱 我。 I love him. He loves me.
(Chinese words don't change form.)
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The more you learn, the easier it gets!
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Let's start learning Chinese!
The first Chinese character to learn is:
yī
一 one
(1 horizontal line)
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Easy peasy, try the second one!
èr
二 two (2 horizontal strokes)
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You know how to write three now:-)
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sān
三 three
(3 horizontal lines)
Let’s count the numbers!
yī èr sān 一 二 三 one two three
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A few useful Chinese words
Nǐ hǎo
你好！Hello
Nǐ hǎo
你好！ Hello
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A few useful Chinese words
Nǐ hǎo ， Fènghuá
你好，凤华！Hello ， Fenghua
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Darren Stevens
Try it again!
yī èr sān:Nǐ hǎo ， Fènghuá 一 二 三 : 你 好， 凤华！ One, two, three(go) : Hello ， Fenghua!
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I can speak Chinese!
/waw/ /hway/ /shwaw/ /ü/
Wǒ huì shuō Hànyǔ le!
我 会 说 汉 语 了 ! I can speak Chinese!
/tyen/
ò, tiān a,
哦，天啊 ,Oh, my God,
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Well done!
Yī èr sān: Nǐ hǎo ， Fènghuá 一、 二、 三 : 你 好， 凤华！ One, two, three(go) : Hello ， Fenghua!
ò, tiān a, wǒ huì shuō Hànyǔ le!哦，天啊 , 我 会 说 汉 语 了 !Oh, my God, I can speak Chinese!
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Thank you!
Xièxie, Fènghuá
谢谢， 凤华！Thank you, Fenghua!
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Great!
Get your certificate now!
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Your business, how can I help?
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Digital marketing in Chinese
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Guānxi Build the relationship with China
“the worlds fastestgrowing economy”
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Thank you!
Xièxie!
谢谢 !
Thank you!
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Thank you!
Xièxie!
谢谢 !
Thank you!
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Sue Whitney