Classroom Expression

Classroom Expression
1 Hello! 你好！ Nǐ hǎo!
2 Hello everyone! 大家好！ Dàjiā hǎo!
3 Hello teacher! 老师好！ Lǎoshī hǎo!
4 It's time for our class. Let's start. 上课。 Shàngkè.
5 Class is over! 下课。 Xiàkè.
6 Open the book. 打开书。 Dǎkāi shū.
7 I will say it, and please lesson carefully. 我说，你们听。 Wǒ shuō, nǐmen tīng.
8 Please tell me. 请跟我说。 Qǐng gēn wǒ shuō.
9 Please say it again. 再说一遍。 Zàishuō yībiàn.
10 Look at the blackboard. 看黑板。 Kàn hēibǎn.
11 Is that right or not? 对不对？ Duì búduì?
12 Right. 对。 Duì.
13 Good! 很好！ Hěn hǎo!
14 Great! 太好了！ Tài hǎole!
15 Understand? 懂不懂？ Dǒng bù dǒng?
16 Understand. 懂了。 Dǒngle.
17 Is there a problem? 有没有问题？ Yǒu méiyǒu wèntí?
18 No problem. 没问题。 Méi wèntí.
19 There, you can say that again? 有，您能再说一遍吗？ Yǒu, nín néng zàishuō yībiàn ma?
20 Goodbye! 再见！ Zàijiàn!

Survival Chinese Expressions

Survival Chinese Expressions

1 Sorry! 对不起！ Duìbùqǐ!

2 Sorry!/Excuse me! 不好意思！ Bù hǎoyìsi!

3 It's okay. / Never mind. 没关系！ Méiguānxì!

4 It's okay. / Never mind. 没事儿！ Méishì er!

5 Thank you! 谢谢！ Xièxiè!

6 You are welcome! 没问题！ Méi wèntí!

7 You are welcome! 不客气！ Bú kèqì!

8 Excuse me! (When you want to pass someone) 劳驾… Láojià…

9 Excuse me...Could I ask... 

(When you want to ask a question) 请问… Qǐngwèn…

10 What is this? 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme?

11 My Chinese is not so good. 我的中文不好。 Wǒ de zhōngwén bù hǎo.

12 I don't understand it. 我不懂。 Wǒ bù dǒng.

13 Could you repeat it? 请再说一遍。 Qǐng zàishuō yíbiàn.

14 How do you say "…" in Chinese? “…"中文怎么说？ “…"Zhōngwén zěnme shuō?

15 What does "…" mean? "…"是什么意思？ …Shì shénme yìsi?

16 Please give me… 请你给我… Qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ…

17 Please tell me… 请你告诉我… Qǐng nǐ gàosù wǒ…

18 Is it okay? …,好吗？ …, Hǎo ma?

19 How is that? …,怎么样？ …, Zěnme yàng?

tools

Dictionaries:
http://www.zdic.net
http://www.mdbg.net
http://www.chinese-dictionary.org
http://www.yellowbridge.com
http://www.chineseetymology.org/
http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?searchChinese=1&word=火
http://www.archchinese.com/chinese_english_dictionary.html?code=56fd
http://justlearnchinese.com/chinese-radical-show-–-“grass”-radical-11/
http://justlearnchinese.com/all-chinese-radicals-from-chinese-radical-show-on-one-page/

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Mid-Autumn Festival

China's Mid-Autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunisolar month (see Mid-Autumn Festival Dates), which is in September or October. The festival is the second most important festival after the Spring Festival to Chinese people. Every year, when the festival comes people go home from every corner of the country and the world to meet their family and have dinner with them.

Celebration of the Mid-Autumn festival has a history of over 3,000 years, dating back to the moon worship in ancient times. Read more on history and origin of Mid-Autumn Festival
The festival is celebrated extensively across the country, and is one of the few reunion holidays for Chinese families. On that day, Chinese family members stay together, admiring the full moon and eating mooncakes.

 

Retrieved from: http://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival.htm

10 minutes and you know about China

10 minutes and you know about China 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvEVEIzmYBc)

Here are some questions and the answers can be found in the video. 

1. How many Ethnic Groups are there in China?  Which is the largest Ethnic Group in China?
2. How far back does Chinese history go?
3. What are the four great inventions of ancient China?
4. When was People's republic of China founded?
5. Which is the most important holiday for Chinese people? How will people celebrity it?
6. What are the key considerations for Chinese food?
7. What are some core concepts and values of social interactions?
8. What are Chinese people like?