Lesson 016 Revision of the Usages of Numbers

During the week we focused on how to use numbers. For example, 2003年, the year 2003; 一月, January; 三月，March. 四月二十五号 April the 25. 

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: It’s good to be back.  Zao shang hao Yajie.  Time sure flies. We are already at the end of the week. That means it’s time for us to go over what we’ve learned.
Yajie: This week we mainly focused on how to use numbers. Let’s go over Sentences In The week.
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***************Sentences in the Week
During the week we focused on how to use numbers. For example, 2003年, the year 2003; 一月, January; 三月，March. 四月二十五号 April the 25. All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
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Yajie: In Chinese, the four figures making up the name of a year are read out as four separate numbers and “年” is put at the end. For example, this year, 2003年 (èr líng líng sān nián), the year 2003.
Cam: 2003年 (èr líng líng sān nián).
Yajie:Sometime people also say 两千零三年.
Cam: 两千零三年 (liǎng qiān líng sān nián).
Yajie: In Chinese the year 2000 is 2000年 (èr líng líng líng nián).
Cam: 2000年 (èr líng líng ling nián).
Yajie: Or you can say两千年 (liǎng qiān nián).
Yajie: Month in Chinese is 月(yuè). The name of the months are produced by combining the numbers 1 to 12 with “月”.
Cam: January is一月 (yī yuè)，February is二月 (èr yuè), right?
Yajie: Exactly! And how to say March?
Cam: Is it 四月(Si yue)?
Yajie: Nope, March in Chinese is 三月 (sān yuè). Remember we said, the name of the months are produced by combining the numbers 1 to 12 with “月”.
Cam: OK. I see. March is 三月 (sān yuè).
Yajie: In Chinese, the names of the dates are produced by combining the numbers 1 to 31 with 号, which is the spoken form for date, or 日, the written form. For example, December 25th, Christmas十二月二十五号 (shí èr yuè èrshí wǔ hào).
Cam: 十二月二十五日 (shí èr yuè èrshí wǔ hào). And the New Year is on the 一月一号(yī yuè yī hào), right?
Yajie: Right, it’s一月一号(yī yuè yī hào).
Yajie:  If you want to ask a child’s age, you could say “你几岁了？” (nǐ jǐ suì le?) 几 means how many. And 岁 means age.
Cam: “你几岁了？” (nǐ jǐ suì le?)
Yajie: For an adult or people of the same general age as yourself, you can say: 你多大了？
Cam: 你多大了？(ní duō dà le?)
Yajie: Yes. As I said before多, is an adverb, meaning how many? 多大together means how old. 你多大了？(ní duō dà le?)
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This week we learned how to say the days during a week in Chinese. The numbers from 1 to 6 follow“星期” and are employed to express Monday to Saturday. Monday, 星期一(xīngqī yī). Sunday, 星期日or星期天.  Also we learned how to ask one’s age in Chinese你几岁了？ 您多大了？
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Yajie:  One more thing there is another courteous way of asking a senior person’s age.  You can say: 您多大了？
Cam: 您多大了？(nín duō dà le?) We’ve learned 您. It’s the polite form of 你, right?
Yajie:  Right!
Cam: Send us your answer to chinese@crifm.com. That’s chinese@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on to the website, that’s en.chinabroadcast.cn.  It’s available 24 hours a day.
Yajie: Well, every one, you can win a CRI gift by answering the question of the day. This time please make a sentence with 星期天. You might even win CRI prizes! Hope you will join us tomorrow on China Radio International. 再见！
Cam: 再见！ 

Lesson 015 How Old Are You?

You could ask a kid “你几岁了？” For an adult, you can say 你多大了？And您多大了？is a courteous way of asking an elderly or senior person’s age. 

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
C: Hi, everyone, I’m Cam. 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo, yajie.
Y: 早上好！Today we’ll learn how to ask one’s age in Chinese. First let’s check our key words of the day!
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************Key words of the day
Today we’ll continue with the usages of the numbers. 你几岁了？ 您多大了？All in today’s Chinese Studio.　
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C: In the West, we don’t usually ask a person’s age. Especially a girl. It is usually considered private!
Y: In China you can ask a person’s age. And there are different ways of asking. For example, if you saw a lovely kid, and you were wondering how old she or he was, you could say “你几岁了？” (nǐ jǐ suì le?)
C: “你几岁了？” (nǐ jǐ suì le?)
Y: 你, we’ve learnt that before, right? It means you. Remember? The pronunciation of 你 is similar to the English word knee. 你, the third tone.
C: yes. 你  (nǐ)
Y: 几 means how many. And 岁 means age.
C: 几岁(jǐ suì).
Y: Right. Now let me explain the usage of 了. Here 岁, a noun, plus the Chinese character了. It has a similar meaning to that of a verb, indicating the completion of an action. For example, 我八岁了 means that I’ve already grown up (请重读，以突出、强调变化) to eight years old.
Y: If you want to know the age of somebody around your age – or a peer -- you can ask this way: 你多大了？
C: 你多大了？(ní duō dà le?)
Y: 多, here means how many? 多大 together means how old.
C: 你多大了？
Y: Sometimes when answering the question of how old they are,  people would just say我plus the number of your age. For example, if you were twenty years old, you could say 我二十了. 
Y: Right. One more thing.  There is a more courteous way of asking an elderly or senior person’s age. You can say 您多大了？
C: 您多大了？(nín duō dà le?) We’ve learned 您. It’s the polite form of 你, right?
Y: Exactly. 您多大了？There is another way of asking a senior citizen’s age. You can say 您高寿？高 means high, and 寿 means age. Together 高寿means your venerable age. 您高寿？
C: 您高寿？(nín gāo shòu) It’s a little bit difficult for me to say.
Y: You can keep practicing.  This is a polite thing to say to elderly people.  It shows respect.
**********Key words reminder
You could ask a kid “你几岁了？” For an adult, you can say 你多大了？And您多大了？is a courteous way of asking an elderly or senior person’s age. Also when asking an old person’s age, you can say 您高寿？高 means high, and 寿 means age. Together 高寿means your venerable age.
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Cam: Yajie, 你多大了？
Y: Sorry, Cam. I forgot to tell you that now in China more and more people do not ask a lady’s age. So it’s a secret.
Cam: Ok. I see. I’ll have to remember that!
Y: Well, class is over for this time. Don’t forget you can win a gift by answering the question of the day in Chinese: what’s the polite form of asking a senior citizen’s age?
C: Just make a sentence! Send us your answer to chinese@crifm.com. That’s chinese@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on the website, that’s en.chinabroadcast.cn, then you can learn Chinese whenever you want.
Y: Well class is over. 再见!
C: 再见!

Lesson 014 Usages of the Numbers (2)

Today we’ll learn four words of directions. 在前面 which means “in the front ” or “in front of”. And the opposite of 前面is 后面. We can say 在后面 which means at the back.左边 left side,and 右边 right side。 

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
C: Hi, everyone, I’m Cam. 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo, yajie.
Y: 早上好！Today we’ll continue with how to use numbers. First let’s check our key words of the day!
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************Key words of the day
Today we’ll continue with the usages of the numbers. For example, 四月二十五号 April the 25. 五月一号, May the 1st. 星期一，Monday. 星期三，Wednesday. 星期天, Sunday. All in today’s Chinese Studio.　
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Y: In Chinese, the date is pronounced by combining the numbers 1 to 31 with 号, which is the spoken form, or 日, the written form. For example you could say 四月二十七号 April the 27 (可以灵活调整时间). The pronunciation of号 is similar to that of 好in the sentence 我很好. The difference lies in the tone. 号 is the fourth tone; and 好 is the third tone.
C: 号,  (hào); 四月二十七号  (sìyuè èrshíqī hào).
Y: I’m waiting for五月一号when we’ll be on holiday. 五月一号, May the first.
C: 五月一号(wǔ yuè yī hào).
Y: 六月一号, June the first. 
C: 六月一号(liù yuè yī hào). That is national Children’s day.
Y:  I used to celebrate on that day and did some performances when I was younger.
C: Too bad I missed it! Yajie, how do you say December 25th, Christmas?
Y: It’s 十二月二十五日。
C: 十二月二十五日 (shí èr yuè èrshí wǔ hao). Got it. Thanks. And the New Year, January the first is 一月一号 (yī yuè yī hào), right?
Y: Yes.
Y: If you refer to a date in the current month, you can delete “月”, and say …号directly. The numbers from 1 to 6 follow“星期” They are used to say Monday to Saturday.
C: Then Monday is星期一(xīngqī yī). Tuesday is星期二(xīngqī èr). Wednesday is星期三(xīngqī sān).
Y: Well done! How to say Thursday and Friday  in Chinese?
C: Thursday is星期四(xīngqī sì), and Friday s星期五(xīngqī wǔ).
Y: What about Saturday?
C: Well, Saturday is星期六(xīngqī liù). And Sunday is 星期七. (xīngqī qī).
Y: No no… for Sunday it’s different. In China people would say 星期天.天. You can also say 星期日. Both are okay for saying Sunday in Chinese.
C: 星期日。
**********Key words reminder
四月二十五号 April the 25. 五月一号, May the 1st. 星期一，Monday. 星期三，Wednesday. 星期天, Sunday.
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Y: My favorite day is 星期天, ‘cause we can rest from work.
Cam: My favorite day is xing qi liu because it’s the first day of my weekend.
Y: Well, class is over for this time. Don’t forget you can win a gift by answering the question of the day in Chinese: what’s your favorite day of the week?
C: You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.  That’s Chinese@crifm.com.  Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.
Y: Well class is over. 再见!
C: 再见!

Lesson 013 Usages of the Numbers (1)

四月二十五号 April the 25. 五月一号, May the 1st. 星期一，Monday. 星期三，Wednesday. 星期天, Sunday.

C: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Cam.
Y: Hi, everyone, I’m Yajie. 早上好. Last week we learned the numbers from 1 to 100. It’s very useful for communicating and getting around China.  This week we’ll mainly focus on how to use the numbers in sentences. Let’s check our key words of the day!
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************Key words of the day
Today we’ll put the numbers into their usages. For example, 2003年, the year 2003; 2005年, the year 2005. 一月, January; 二月, February. 三月，March. All in today’s Chinese Studio.　
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Y: In Chinese, the four figures making up the year are read out as four individual numbers and “年” is put at the end. For example, this year, 2005年 (èr líng líng wǔ nián), the year 2005.
C: 2005年 (èr líng líng wǔ nián).
Y: 2003年(èr líng líng sān nián), the year 2003.
C: 2003年 (èr líng líng sān nián). Then how do you say the year 2000?
Y: It’s 两千年 (liǎng qiān nián).
C: 两千年 (liǎng qiān nián).
Y: Or you can say 2000年 (èr líng líng nián). What year were you born, Cam?
C: 1979 (yi jiu qi jiu nian).
Y:  Very good!  You were born in 1979.
Y:  Now let’s learn the months. Month in Chinese is 月(yuè).  一月，二月，…，
C: Wait, wait. Slow down…. So it’s一月 (yī yuè)，　二月 (èr yuè). Right?
Y: Yes. Exactly. Well, let me explain a little bit more. The name of the months are produced by combining the numbers 1 to 12 with “月”.
C: Ok. So March is 三月(sān yuè), and April is四月 (sì yuè).
Y: You are right.
C: In which month do you think Beijing is most beautiful?
Y: I think it’s during May, 五月(wǔyuè).
C: Yes, wu yue is very beautiful.
Y: Yep. I’m waiting for五月(wǔyuè) when we can enjoy a long national holiday.
C: Yes, I love holidays!  But there are also major holidays in shi yue and er yue.
Y: Yes, very good.  The summers are very hot.  And during六月, the temperature rises here in Beijing. But the hottest days are in the七月 (qiyue).
C: Well, after七月 (qīyuè) it’s 八月 (bāyuè), right?
Y: Exactly. And九月 (jiuyue) is my favorite month. After a long hot summer, the weather becomes cool, and we enjoy beautiful scenery.
C: But I heard in十月 (shiyue) people in Beijing would like to go to Fragrant Hills in the west of Beijing to see the red leaves, right?
Y: Yes. That’s fantastic.
C: I will go and have a look this year.
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2003年, the year 2003; 2005年, the year 2005. 一月, January; 二月, February. All in today’s Chinese Studio.　
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Y: Cam, what’s your favorite month?
C: I think it’s qi yue. I love the hot weather. What about you?
Y: I like 八月(bāyuè), August. I also like the hot weather in summer.  After a winter hibernation, the hot air of summer gets me feeling well again! Well, that’s it for today. Don’t forget you can win a gift by answering the question of the day in Chinese: what’s your favorite month?
C: You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.  That’s Chinese@crifm.com.  Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.
Y: Make sure you practice what you have learned today.  See you tomorrow! 再见!
C: 再见!

Lesson 012 Revision of Numbers

First we learned 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10. Also during the week we learned that口can be a measure word for people, and 人 means people. So we can say 4口人. 

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
C: Good morning, I’m Cam. Well, we are almost at the end of the week. It’s time for us to review what we’ve learned.
Y: Yeah. This week we mainly focused on numbers and some sentences related to numbers. Let’s review.
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*************** Words and sentences in this week
First we learned 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10. And sentences: 4口人，7本书，and 10点。
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Y: Cam do you still remember how to say the numbers from zero to ten in Chinese?
C: I sure do. They are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (All in Chinese).
Y: Great! Again, 0 is líng, 1 is yī, 2 is èr, 3 is sān, 4 is sì, 5 is wǔ, 6 is liù, 7 is qī, 8 is bā, 9 is jiǔ, and 10 is shí. Let’s do it again.
Y&C: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (in Chinese).
Y: Also during the week we learned that口can be a measure word for people, and 人 means people. So we can say 4口人. And本 is a measure word for books; 书 means book. So 6本书 means 6 books.  点 means o’clock, and 10点 means 10 o’clock.

***************Words and sentences in this week
We also learned numbers from 11 to 100. 19 is shíjiǔ, 47 is sìshíqī, 82 is bāshí’èr and 100 is yìbǎi. And also 我25岁，我 31岁。
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Y: Cam, remember how to read double figures in Chinese?
C: That’s a bit complicated.
Y: Read the number on the ten’s place first, add shí after that, and then  the number on the unit’s place. For example: 38 is sānshíbā.
Y: 62 is liùshíèr
C: 62 is liùshíèr
Y: 95 is jiǔshíwǔ.
C: jiǔshíwǔ.
Y: Yeah. And if it is a number between 10 and 20 you can just say “shi ”and then the number. 11 is shíyī; 14 is shísì and 17 is shíqī
C:  shíyī shísì shíqī. And 100 is…
Y: yì bǎǐ
C: yìbǎǐ
Y: We have another word which means year: 岁
C: Right. 我28岁。I’m 28 years old.

C: Great! We’ve learned to how to say the numbers from 0 to 100 in Chinese! Do you know how to say 100 in Chinese?  Send us your answer and you might win a CRI prize!
Y: You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.  That’s Chinese@crifm.com.  Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.
C: Well class is over. 明天见！
Y:再见!   

Lesson 011 Numbers from 11 to 100

Today we’ll learn more numbers from 11 to 100. In Chinese, double digit numbers are said the same way from 20 onwards.20 is er shi. Literally, 2 and 10. Thirty is san shi.33 is san shi san. 

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
C: It’s good to be back.  I’m Cam.  你好 Yajie.
Y: 你好！Today we’ll learn more numbers. Before continuing with more numbers this time, let’s first review what we learned during the last two lessons, ‘cause what we are going to learn this time has an intimate relationship with them.
C: Well, during the last two lessons we learned how to say the numbers from 1 to 10 in Chinese.
Y: Cam, could you please have a try to speak them out?
C: Ok. No problem. From 1 to five they are 一二三四五 (yī èr sān sìwǔ.) Right?
Y: Exactly. Then what about those from six to ten ?
C: They are 六七八九十 (liù qī bā jiǔ shí).
Y: Great! Then we'll learn more numbers. First let’s check our key words of the day!
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************Key words of the day
Today we’ll learn more numbers from 11 to 100. 11. 14. 16.
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C: Wow, that sounds challenging. Let’s get started!
Y: Ok. The numbers from 10 to 20 are very easy.  10 is shí. We learned it during the last time. The pronunciation of 10 is similar to “sh” of the English word “shield”. The second tone, 10 (shí). 11 is shi yi, 12 is shí èr, and so on.
C: shí yī, shí èr.
Y: Right! And 14 is?
C: shísì.
Y: And 16 is?
C: shí liù.
Y: you got it.  In Chinese, double digit numbers are said the same way from 20 onwards.  20 is er shi. Literally, 2 and 10. Thirty is san shi.  33 is san shi san.
C: sān shí sān
Y: 32 is san shi er.
C: sān shí èr.
Y: And 85 is bā shíwǔ.
C: bā shíwǔ.
Y: Last time we learned how to say “10 books” in Chinese? Do you still remember that, Cam?
C: Yes, it’s 十本书 (shí běn shū). 本 is a measure word, and 书 means book.  That’s easy! So I can say“我有23 本书”, I have 23 books.
Y: 我有23 本书. There is an important verb in the sentence. It’s 有. Here 有express possession. 我有, 我, I. 有, have.
Yeah, and also “我23岁”。 我 is I , and suì means year. So “我23岁” means “ I’m 23 years old”.
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19 is shíjiǔ, 47 is sìshíqī, 82 is bāshí’èr and 100 is yìbǎi. And also 我25岁，我 31岁。
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C: Then what about 100?
Y: It’s yìbǎi。
C: yìbǎi. My grandfather is yìbǎi suì.
Y: Really?
C: haha, I’m joking!
Y: Well, that’s it for today. Don’t forget you can win a gift by answering the question of the day in Chinese: From one to one hundred what’s your favorite number?
C:　Just make a sentence! Send us your answer to chinese@crifm.com. That’s chinese@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! You are also welcome to visit our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn, and learn Chinese anytime!
Y: Well class is over. 再见!
C: 再见!

Lesson 010 Numbers: 6 7 8 9 10

This time we’ll learn five more numbers, and they are: 6 7 8 9 10. We also learned some phrases. How do you say six books? 

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Hi, everyone, glad to have you with us again on Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
C: Good morning, I’m Cam. Last time we learned some numbers. 0 líng, 1 yī, 2 èr, 3 sān, 4 sì, 5 wǔ, and what’s the topic this time?
Y: Today will learn the remaining numbers! Let’s check the Key words of the day!
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*****************Key words of the day
This time we’ll learn five more numbers, and they are: 6 7 8 9 10. All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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C: Yajie, how do you say 6 and 7 in Chinese?
Y: 6 is liù, forth tone, liù. And 7 is qī, first tone. (starting to imitate the sound sent by a pan when the food’s boiling. )
C: liù, qī.
Y: Right, for example, you can say “六本书” or “七本书”。Běn is a measure word for books, and shū means book. So “六本书” “七本书”
C: 六本书 七本书。
C: Good, then what’s 8 and 9 in Chinese?
Y: 8 is bā. And 9 is jiǔ, third tone. bā , jiǔ.
C: bā, jiǔ.  And what happens if we put these two the other way around, as in, jiu ba?
Y: That means bar!  It’s a totally different word!
C:  I will have to remember that!
Y:  And you might go to the bar at 8 o’clock or 9 o’clock. 八点，九点。Diǎn means o’clock. 八点，eight o’clock 九点 nine o’clock。
C: 八点，九点．
C: OK, we have only 10 left. What’s 10?
Y: 10 is shí, second tone. Shí.
C: shí.
Y: Yeah, then how do you say “10 books” and “10 o’clock” in Chinese?
C: I see. It’s “十本书” and  “十点”.
Y: Right, “十本书”  “ 十点 ”.
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6 7 8 9 10，六本书， 七本书，八点，十点。
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Y: Now let’s review.  Today we learned how to say another five more numbers in Chinese. And they are 6 7 8 9 10 (liù qī bā jiǔ shí).
C: 6 7 8…(liù qī bā). Sorry, I can’t follow you. 6 (liù) is six, and 7(qī) is seven, 8 (bā) is eight.  How do you say nine and ten again?
Y: nine is 9 (jiǔ) in Chinese. 9 (jiǔ).
C: 9 (jiǔ).
Y: And ten is 10 (shí).  The second tone, 10 (shí).
C: 10 (shí).
Y: Right. We also learned some phrases. How do you say six books?
C: Let me see. Is it六本书(liù běn shū)?
Y: Well done. It is 六本书. Then how do you say eight o’clock?
C: It’s八点(bā diǎn). 点(diǎn) here means o’clock.
Y: And nine o’clock is?
C: It’s九点. (jiǔ diǎn)
Y: What about ten o’clock?
C: Is it十点 (shí diǎn)?
Y: Yes. OK, that’s it for today. You can win a CRI gift by answering the question of the day: What time is it?
C: Yep, that’s quite easy. You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.  That’s Chinese@crifm.com.  Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.
Y: Well class is over. 再见!
C: 再见!

Lesson 009 Numbers from 0 to 5 in Chinese

Today we’ve learned how to say the six basic numbers from 0 to 5 in Chinese. They are 0, zero; 1, one, 2, two, 3, three, 4, four, 5, five ; And also 5口人, five persons,； 4口人, four persons,； 3年, three years ； 1年, one year. 

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to this edition of Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Good morning, I’m Cam.
Y: This week we’ll mainly focus on numbers, which you can use almost everyday in China.
C: Right, numbers are very important in our lives. We are going to start from the very beginning. Let’s check Key Words of the Day!

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Today we’ll learn how to say the numbers from 0 to 5 in Chinese. They are 0 1 2 3 4 5. 0 1 2 3 4 5. All in today’s Chinese Studio!
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Y: I have a question for you Cam. How many family members do you have?
C: There are 5.
Y: So, that’s 5口人 in Chinese. Wǔ is 5, the third tone. Wǔ.    kǒu is a measure word for people. You know in Chinese there are lots of measure words for different nouns. And rén means people. So your family has 5口人, five people .
C: Yeah, then how many family members do you have, Yajie?
Y: My family has 4口人。Sì is 4, forth tone. 4 口人,  4 people.

C: Yajie, could you please tell me how long have you been here, in Beijng?
Y: 3 years. 3 年。 Sān is 3, and nión means year. 3年，three years.  What about you? How many years have you been in Beijing?
C: One year.
Y: OK, in Chinese one year is 1 年。Yī means one, the first tone. But if it’s followed by a second tone syllable it should be changed to the forth tone. 1年(yì nián), one year. So it’s yi nian, instead of yi nian; remember we learned 一会儿 last week? it’s the same.  Cam, Give it a try, 1年(yì nián)
C: 1年(yì nián)

C: Ok, we already have learned 1 3 4 5. Then how about the two remaining numbers, 0 and 2?
Y: 0 is líng, second tone. Ling;
C: líng.
Y: 2 is èr, forth tone. èr.
C: Er. Now we’ve learned all of the numbers from 0 to 5. Let’s put them together.
Y: They are: 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. (in Chinese)
C:  0 1 2 3 4 5 (ling, yī, èr, sān, sì, wǔ). That sounds like a song. I’ll be able to start using these right away.

**********Key words reminder:
Today we’ve learned how to say the six basic numbers from 0 to 5 in Chinese. They are 0, zero; 1, one, 2, two, 3, three, 4, four, 5, five ; And also 5口人, five persons,； 4口人, four persons,； 3年, three years ； 1年, one year.
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Y:  Well. That’s it for today. One more thing, you can win a gift by answering the question of the day: How do you say three in Chinese? Your answer can be written in pinyin or the Chinese alphabet. Of course it would be perfect if you could write Chinese characters.
C: Send us your answer to chinese@crifm.com. That’s chinese@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on to the website, that’s en.chinabroadcast.cn.  It’s available 24 hours a day.
Y: Well, class is over. 再见!
C: 再见!

Lesson 008 Revision of Saying Thanks

During this week we learnt very basic and useful sentences for saying thanks. Let’s go over them now!
谢谢你。Thank you. 非常感谢。Thank you very much. 不用谢。不客气。You are welcome. 

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hello, every one. I’m Cam. Time flies. We are already at the end of the week. That means it’s time for us to review what we’ve learned this week.
Yajie: This week we mainly focused on basic and useful sentences for saying thanks and goodbye. Let’s go over Sentences In The week.

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***************Sentences in the Week
During this week we learnt very basic and useful sentences for saying thanks. Let’s go over them now!
谢谢你。Thank you. 非常感谢。Thank you very much. 不用谢。不客气。You are welcome. All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
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Yajie: When you want to thank somebody for doing something for you. For instance, “Thank you for passing the salt.” Just say “谢谢” or “谢谢你”. 谢谢means “thank”, and 你 means “you”. Thank you. 谢谢你.
Cam: 谢谢你(xièxie nǐ).
Yajie: Cam, do you still remember the reply to 谢谢?
Cam: Yep. It’s不用谢. Bù yòng xiè! Or 不谢 (bú xiè).
Yajie: Great!

***************Sentences in the Week
Also we learnt a few popular expressions of saying goodbye. 再见, goodbye. 一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care. 我走了／打扰了，我走了。 哪里，您慢走。Time for me to leave.／以后再来啊。
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Yajie: We also learned how to say goodbye.
Cam: Yes, it’s 再见.
Yajie: Right. 再means again, 见means to see. Literally, 再见 means to see you again. 再见 Zàijiàn.
Cam:再见is suitable for any occasion, right?
Y: Yes, totally. But if you know you will see the person again soon, you can just say一会儿见. 一会儿means a while, so一会儿见means see you later.
Cam: 一会儿见. Yíhuìr jiàn.

A: 您好。请问，您是哪国人？
B: 你好。我是英国人。您是哪国人？
A:我是中国人。)
Yajie: Also learned a few more popular expressions of saying goodbye. 我走了。／打扰了，我走了。
Cam: 打扰了，我走了。(Dǎráo le, wǒ zǒu le. )
Yajie:The reply should be哪里，您慢走。哪里 has the meaning of where. Here it means that’s nothing. And this is the reply to your thanks. Usually the Chinese people would repeat by saying “哪里哪里”.
Cam: “哪里哪里”.

Cam: I’ve learned the two basic sentence structures. It’s a good start. Well, every one, you can win a CRI gift by answering the question of the day. This time please make a sentence with 是. (shi)  You might even win CRI prizes!
Yajie: We also need to remind you again about our new email address.  You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.  That’s Chinese@crifm.com.  Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.
Cam: Well, class is over. This is Cam saying goodbye.
Yajie: This is Yajie, Hope you will join us tomorrow on China Radio International. 再见！

Lesson 007 I'm Going to Leave

Today we'll learn a few more popular expressions of saying goodbye. 我走了／打扰了，我走了。 

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hi, everyone, I’m Cam. This is a daily show that teaches Chinese at an elementary level.  So if you are just learning, stay with us!

Y: Cam, today I’m to teach you a few more popular ways of saying goodbye. Are you excited?

Cam: Yeah, We learned a few last time… and there are other ways to say goodbye? 

Y: Absolutely!. Now let’s check Key words of the day!

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***************** Key words of the day
Today we’ll learn a few more popular expressions of saying goodbye.  我走了／打扰了，我走了。
哪里，您慢走。／以后再来啊。All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
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Y: 我走了 means I’m going to leave. You remember 我? Wo. 我, I. 走, to go. Now （搞笑）please follow me to the pronunciation of 了. Le.

Cam: Le.

Y:了maybe a little difficult for you guys , so let’s learn more about it.  We’ll first learn the most common usage of the 了. 了is used after a verb to indicate the completion of a real or expected action. Here, 了 indicates that you’ve finished visiting your friends. 我走了。

Cam: 我走了。(wǒ zǒu le)。

Y: If you want to show sincere thanks to your friend, you may add打扰了to 我走了。 打扰 means interruption or disturbance. However, here it does not really means you’ve disturbed your friends. Instead you are just expressing your thanks to them. Is it same in your country?

Cam: Sort of.  In the west, we will often apologize for troubling someone as a way of saying thank you.  But it is not that common anymore.  Mostly, we say sorry for disturbing you if we have actually disturbed them!

Cam: Yajie, what’s the response to打扰了，我走了? (Dǎráo le, wǒ zǒu le. )

Y: The reply should be哪里，您慢走。哪里 originally means where. Here, it means it’s nothing, no problem. And this is the reply to your thanks. Usually the Chinese people would repeat by saying “哪里哪里”.

Cam: “哪里哪里 (nǎli nǎli)”.

您, you. We learnt this last week. 您 is the polite form of saying “你”. 慢走, walk slowly, or take care on your way back home. The pronunciation of 慢is similar to that of the English word “man”, the fourth tone. 走, to walk.

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我走了／打扰了，我走了。
哪里，您慢走。
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Y: Some Chinese may also say以后再来啊。This means do visit us again in the future. 以后, in the future. 再, again. 来, to come back. 以后再来啊。

Cam: 以后再来啊。This reflects the hospitality of the Chinese. Ok, we may call it a day. Well everyone, you can win a CRI gift by answering the question of the day: What’s the reply to 我走了(wǒ zǒu le )? Please make a sentence in pinyin, or English if you like. Well, yajie, it seems that we have a little problem with our original e-mail address, so will you tell our listeners what the new one is?

Y: Sure. Our new address is chinese@crifm.com. That’s chinese@crifm.com. If you submit the correct answer to the correct e-mail box, you’ll win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on our website: http://en.chinabroadcast.cn, where you can listen to program online, and enjoy free Chinese-learning program.

Cam: Well, class is over. This is Cam saying goodbye for now!

Y: And this is Yajie from Beijing. Hope you’ll join us tomorrow on China Radio International. 再见！

 

Lesson 006 Goodbye

Today we'll learn a few of popular expressions of saying goodbye.再见, goodbye. 一会儿见, see you later.

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio, an elementary Chinese learning program on China Radio International. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hi again everyone, I’m Cam. Hi Yajie, 你好吗？

Y: 我很好，谢谢。

Cam: Yajie, one of my Canadian friends has been visiting, and he is going back to Canada tomorrow.  How do I say goodbye?

Y: Well, let’s find out in key words of the day!

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Today we’ll learn a few of popular expressions of saying goodbye.  再见, goodbye. 一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care.  All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
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Cam: My best friend Keith is leaving tomorrow.  He is catching a flight in the afternoon and I will be seeing him off at the airport.  What should I say?

Y: I believe the first thing you need to learn is goodbye. In Chinese, goodbye is 再见. 再is again, 见is see. Literally, 再见 is to see you again. 再见 Zàijiàn.

Cam: 再见. Is it suitable for any occasion?

Y: Yes, totally. But if you know you will see him or her soon, you can say一会儿见instead of再见. 一会儿means a while, so一会儿见means see you later. It’s used very often.

Cam: 一会儿见 Yìhuǐ’erjiàn. The pronunciation is so hard for me.

Y: It’s okay. Let me explain. You know “一” means one.  The first tone “一” should be changed to yì, the fourth tone, when you put it in front of a third tone.会。 Yi hui’er jian.

Cam: That makes sense. 一会儿见. See you later. I need to practice this. And what about “See you tomorrow.”

Y: Here it is. 明天见. 明天is tomorrow. So, see you tomorrow.

Cam: Yajie, I don’t want my friend to go back to Canada. I’ll miss him. He is one of my best friends.

Yajie: Poor Cam.  I’m sure you will see him again very soon.  I bet he had a fun time in Beijing.

Cam: Yes, it was great. But tell me how to say, “take care” in Chinese.

Yajie: It’s保重. Take care, 保重, bǎozhòng. 保is like your Chinese name, Yuan Bao.

Cam: Yeah, that will be easy to remember!  保重。

Y: 谢谢，再见。

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再见, goodbye.一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care.
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Y: You know there’s another useful saying, which is 一路顺风，Have a nice trip!

Cam: Is it common?

Y: Yes, but it’s probably not suitable to say it when your friend is catching a plane.  That’s because in Chinese,一路顺风literally means “sail with the wind”. But if you are taking a plane, too much wind might cause turbulence! So it’s probably not best to say at the airport.

Cam: Thanks for the advice.

Y: You are welcome. 不客气

Cam: Ok, that’s it for today but one more important thing, you could win a gift by answering the question of the day: How many ways are there to say good-bye in Chinese?

Y: Send us your answer to chinesestudio@crifm.com. That’s chinesestudio@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on the website, that’s en.chinabroadcast.cn, then you can learn Chinese whenever you want.

Cam: Well, class is over. This is Cam saying goodbye for now!

Y: And this is Yajie. Hope you’ll join us tomorrow on China Radio International. Bye.