Second lesson with Anthony today! Forgot to watch episode 3 of Little Fox Chinese, I’m blaming it on the little sleep with our lovely 宝宝 💛 Focus for next lesson!
Takeaways and lessons learned
- A 2-syllable word has the emphasis on the second syllable
- In a 3-syllable word, the emphasis is like 2-1-3, with a higher number representing more emphasis
- Always use Pinyin in the earlier stages to understand how a word is pronounced
- The audio in the tool I am creating is pretty accurate
- For “not have”, it is not 不有, but 没有 (méiyǒu)
- Words learned:
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 比利时 | Bǐlìshí | Belgium |
| 你今天怎么样 | nǐ jīn tiān zěn me yàng | How are you today? |
| 也 | Yě | Also |
| 发音 | Fāyīn | Pronounce |
| 再说一遍 | Zàishuō yībiàn | Say it again |
| 明白 | Míngbái | Clear |
| 做 | Zuò | To do |
| 解决问题 | jiě jué wèn tí | Solve the problem |
| 科学 | kē xué | Science |
| 挑战 | tiǎo zhàn | Challenge |
| 不知道 | Bù zhīdào | Don’t know |
| 不用谢 | Bùyòng xiè | You are welcome |
Preparation for lesson 3
Assignment:
- Video 1-4 Little Fox Chinese.
- 5 questions
| Q (Chinese) | Q (Pinyin) | Q (English) | A (Chinese) | A (Pinyin) | A (English) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 你明白吗 | Nǐ míngbai ma | Do you understand? | 不好意思，我不明白 | Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ bù míngbai | Sorry, I don’t understand |
| 请再说一遍 | Qǐng zàishuō yībiàn | Please say it again | 没问题。谢谢！ | Méi wèntí. Xièxiè! | No problem. Thanks! |
| 你住在比利时吗 | Nǐ zhù zài Bǐlìshí ma? | Do you live in Belgium? | 对，我住在比利时 | Duì, wǒ zhù zài Bǐlìshí | Correct, I live in Belgium |
| 这是第五课吗 | Zhè shì dì wǔ kè ma | Is this lesson five? | 不是，这是第三课 | Bú shì, zhè shì dì sān kè | No, this is lesson 3 |
| 中国现在几点了 | Zhōngguó xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? | How late is it in China? | 现在是下午三点 | Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ sān diǎn | It is 3:00 PM |