Chinese Language Tutorial - Part 3

Food and Drinks

Vocabulary

• chī (吃) - to eat
• shénme (什么) - what
• jiǎozi (饺子) - dumpling
• mǐfàn (米饭) - cooked rice
• miàntiáo (面条) - noodle
• miànbāo (面包) - bread
• bāozi (包子) - steamed stuffed bun

Conversation

A: 你吃什么？ (Nǐ chī shénme?)
B: 我吃饺子。 (Wǒ chī jiǎozi.)

Drinks Vocabulary

• hē (喝) - to drink
• píjiǔ (啤酒) - beer
• chá (茶) - tea
• kāfēi (咖啡) - coffee
• shuǐ (水) - water
• niúnǎi (牛奶) - milk
• Kěkǒu-kělè (可口可乐) - Coca-cola

Conversation

A: 你喝什么？ (Nǐ hē shénme?)
B: 我喝咖啡。 (Wǒ hē kāfēi.)

Shopping Vocabulary

Verbs

• mǎi (买) - to buy

Items

• cídiǎn (词典) - dictionary
• běnzi (本子) - notebook
• shū (书) - book
• bǐ (笔) - pen
• shūbāo (书包) - schoolbag

Conversation

A: 你买什么？ (Nǐ mǎi shénme?)
B: 我买词典。 (Wǒ mǎi cídiǎn.)

Asking About Price

Phrases

• Duō shao qián? (多少钱?) - How much is it?

Tone Sandhi

• 3rd tone Sandhi
  • 3rd tone + 3rd tone = 2nd tone + 3rd tone
    • yǔfǎ = yúfǎ
    • fǔdǎo = fúdǎo
  • 3rd tone + other tone = half 3rd tone + other tone

Numbers

• Běijīng lǚxíng wǎnfàn (北京旅行晚饭) - Dinner during the Beijing trip
• yī (一) - one
• èr (二) - two
• sān (三) - three
• sì (四) - four
• wǔ (五) - five
• liù (六) - six
• qī (七) - seven
• bā (八) - eight
• jiǔ (九) - nine
• shí (十) - ten