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Unit Two, Lesson One Page 21

Dì-èr d nyuán, Dì-y kè Close-up
Y, èr, sn (One, two, three) • The numbers 4 and 10, sì and shí, may sound similar to beginners. Take note that shí has
the ‘sh’ sound, which is what you would use to tell someone to be quiet, like “Sh! You
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet people, and say hello and goodbye. might wake up the baby.”
Are you ready? • The number 1 is sometimes read as y o instead of y in telephone numbers.
Zh nbèi ho le ma?
Then let’s begin! Page 22
Nà w men k ish ba! Exercise Three, Liànxí s n
David and Ayumi are exchanging telephone numbers with two Chinese students they have
Page 20 just met. Listen to the two conversations, and match the speaker to his or her telephone
Word Bank number.
y ; èr; s n; sì; w ; liù; q ; b ; ji ; shí; yào; bú yào
You’ll hear these key words in the conversations:
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Chinese numbers are really easy. You’ll only need to know 1 to 10 to be able to count from sh uj = cellphone
1 to 99! Listen to the numbers 0 to 20 and repeat them in the pauses provided. diànhuà = telephone
líng; y ; èr; s n; sì; w ; liù; q ; b ; ji ; shí; shíy ; shí’èr; shís n; shísì; shíw ; shíliù; shíq ; hàom = number
shíb ; shíji ; èrshí W de sh uj hàom shì…. = My cellphone number is ….
Now, give Exercise One in the book a try before you continue listening. W de diànhuà hàom shì…. = My telephone number is….

Page 21 Conversation A
Exercise Two, Liànxí èr ZHANG JIAN: Ayumi, n de diànhuà hàom shì …?
Listen as these numbers between 40 and 99 are read out, and write them down as regular (Ayumi, what’s your telephone number?)
numerals in the book. AYUMI: W de diànhuà hàom shì q -liù-líng-w -s n-èr. Zh ng Jiàn, n de
a. sìshíliù diànhuà hàom ne?
b. q shíb (My telephone number is 760-532. Zhang Jian, how about your
c. w shíw telephone number?)
d. liùshíy ZHANG JIAN: W de diànhuà hàom shì s n-q -ji -b -èr-líng.
e. ji shí’èr (My telephone number is 379-820.)
f. b shí s n AYUMI: Xièxie. (Thank you.)
ZHANG JIAN: Bú kèqì. (You’re welcome.)

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Conversation B Page 24
DAVID: Wáng Péng, n de shuj hàom shì …? To buy things or make requests, we need to be able to say what we want.
(Wang Peng, what’s your cellhone number?) “W yào…” means “I want” or “I’d like.”
WANG PENG: W de shuj hàom shì èr-sì-s n-ji -b -w . David, n de shuj For example,
hàom ne? W yào yì b i shu. (I want a glass of water.)
(My cellphone number is 243-985. David, how about your W yào li ng w n miàn. (I want two bowls of noodles.)
cellphone number?)
DAVID: W de shuj hàom shì ji -y -q -b -y -èr. “W bú yào…” means “I don’t want”. Adding bù in front of yào, turns the sentence into a
(My cellphone number is 917-812.) negative statement meaning “I don’t want”, “W bú yào…”
WANG PENG: Xièxie, zàijiàn. (Thank you. Bye bye.) For example,
DAVID: Zàijiàn. (Bye.) W bú yào k lè, w yào shu. (I don’t want cola. I want water.)
W bú yào pínggu, w yào xi ngji o. (I don’t want apples. I want bananas.)
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‘Measure words’ must be used when we count objects in Chinese. So, when we count Exercise Five, Liànxí w
objects in Chinese, we say the “number,” followed by the “measure word,” and then the David is buying some things. Listen as he says what he wants. Circle ‘yes’ if the picture
object. For example, shows what he wants, and ‘no’ if the picture doesn’t show what he wants.
yì b i k f i (a cup of coffee) a.
s n zh ng zh (three pieces of paper) W yào li ng b n sh. (I want two books.)
sì ge rén (four people). b.
W yào liù guàn qìshu. (I want six sodas.)
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Close-up W yào sì zh yáshu . (I want four toothbrushes.)
Measure words are an important feature of the Chinese language. Using the right
measure words will make your Chinese sound highly authentic even at the beginner level. Page 24
For a list of some commonly used measure words, look up Appendix B at the end of this Pinyin
book. The beauty of the Chinese pinyin system is that it has almost the same punctuation symbols
Take note that when the number 2, èr, is used with measure words, it becomes li ng and styles as English. Here are some guidelines for writing with the Pinyin system:
instead. So we say First, we capitalize the first letter of all proper nouns, like the names of people and
li ng b i shu (two cups of water), countries and cities. For example,
li ng zh ng zh (two pieces of paper), Kngz (Confucius),
and so on. Xi ngg ng (Hong Kong),
and Lín xi nsheng (Mr. Lin).

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We also capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence. For example, q (seven)
N jiào shénme míngzi? (What’s your name?) b (eight)
Second, Pinyin basically has the same punctuation marks and rules as English. ji (nine)
Third, an apostrophe is sometimes used to separate two syllables when the combination Great, now let’s take a look at the second column.
could cause ambiguity. For example, shí (ten)
j ’è (hunger) and píng’ n (safety). èrshí (twenty)
snshí (thirty)
sìshí (forty)
Page 26 w shí (fifty)
Unit Two, Lesson Two liùshí (sixty)
Dì-èr d nyuán, Dì-èr kè qshí (seventy)
Zhège dusho qián? (How much is this?) bshí (eighty)
ji shí (ninety)
In this lesson, you’ll learn to count from 100 to 9,999, and ask about the prices of items. bi means “hundred,” so we say
Are you ready? yìbi (one hundred)
Zh nbèi ho le ma? lingbi (two hundred)
Then let’s begin! snbi (three hundred)
Nà wmen k ish ba! sìbi (four hundred).
Did you notice that we don’t say “èrbi”, instead we say “lingbi”?
Word Bank qin means “thousand.” And we say
zhège; nàge; bi; qi n; du sho; qián; kuài yìqin (one thousand)
lingqin (two thousand)
Page 27 snqin (three thousand).
Now that you know how to count from 1 to 99. We’ll show that you can continue to count Again, did you notice that we don’t say “èrqin”, instead we say “lingqin”?
to 9,999 by just learning two new words!
We say bi for “hundred”, and qi n for “thousand”. Again, there is a simple sequence for numbers in hundreds, and thousands. Do you see it?
Let’s first review the numbers 1 to 9. You may repeat in the pauses provided. Give Exercise One in the book a try before you continue listening.
y (one)
èr (two) Ok, now you must be thinking… what about more complicated numbers? Like, “6,789”?
s n (three) In English, we say: Six thousand, seven hundred, and eighty-nine.
sì (four) In Chinese, we say: liùqin, qbi, bshí, ji
w (five)
liù (six)

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Close-up For numbers with three or more digits, look out for the digit 1 in the ‘tens’ position.
Take note that the number 2 becomes ling when used with bi (hundred), and qin Example: for the number 315, we say
(thousand). snbi y shíw ,
and not snbi shíw .
Page 27 This is the only time we need to add y in front of shí.
Exercise Two, Liànxí èr Otherwise, ten is simply shí, and we do not say yì shí.
Listen as these five numbers are read out, and write them down as regular numerals in the
book. Page 28
a. yìbi snshí’èr (132) Exercise Four, Liànxí sì
b. sìbi ji shíliù (496) Try it! Listen as these four numbers are read out and identify them in the book.
c. w bi bshíq (587) a. liùbi y shí’èr (612)
d. sìqin yìbi èrshíy (4,121) b. sìqin bbi y shísn (4,813)
e. bqin liùbi èrshísn (8,623) c. w qin w bi y shíji (5,519)
d. qbi y shíb (718)
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For numbers with zeroes in them, just read the zero as líng. If there are two zeros together, Page 28
just say líng once. For example, Saying Prices
bbi líng sì (804) To say the price of an item, just add the word kuài (dollar) after the number.
liùbi líng èr (602) For example, èrshí kuài (twenty dollars).
yìqin líng q (1,007)
sìqin líng sn (4,003) Page 28
Exercise Five, Liànxí w
Page 28 Try this exercise on you own, then continue listening to see if you are right.
Exercise Three, Liànxí sn … Here are the prices in Chinese.
Try it! Listen as these four numbers are read out and identify them in the book. a. liùshí kuài (60 dollars)
a. w bi líng sì (504) b. bshíw kuài (85 dollars)
b. bqin líng sn (8,003) c. snbi ji shí’èr kuài (392 dollars)
c. liùqin líng èrshíy (6,021) d. sìbi líng q kuài (407 dollars)
d. qbi líng ji (709) e. ji qin w bi bshísn kuài (9,583 dollars)
f. yìqin liùbi èrshísì kuài (1,624 dollars)

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Asking about prices Exercise Seven, Liànxí q
To find out the price of an item, we say du sho qián (how much). If you don’t know what Mrs. Wang is in the supermarket with her son. He’s feeling restless so he keeps asking her
the item or object is called, you can simply use zhège (this one) or nàge (that one) to refer a lot of questions! Listen to the dialogues and identify the items according to their prices.
to it instead. Item 1.
SON: Mma, zhège du sho qián? (How much is this?)
For example, MRS. WANG Zhège snshíq kuài. (This is 37 dollars.)
Zhège du sho qián? (How much is this one?) Item 2.
Zhège shí kuài. (This is ten dollars.) SON: Mma, nàge du sho qián? (How much is that?)
MRS. WANG Nàge ji bi líng w kuài. (That is 905 dollars.)
Nàge du sho qián? (How much is that one?) Item 3.
Nàge lingbi kuài. (That is two hundred dollars.) SON: Mma, nàge du sho qián? (How much is that?)
MRS. WANG Nàge w bi èrshí kuài. (That is 520 dollars.)
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Exercise Six, Liànxí liù SON: Mma, zhège du sho qián? (How much is this?)
Ayumi is shopping in Beijing for gifts for her family and friends. Listen to the dialogues MRS. WANG Zhège lingbi sìshíb kuài. (This is 248 dollars.)
between her and the sales assistant, and write down the prices of the items in the book.
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AYUMI: Zhège du sho qián? (How much is this?) Pronunciation
SALES ASSISTANT: Zhège bshísn kuài. (This is 83 dollars.) Listen to these words as they are read out and repeat them in the pauses provided. Try to
b. imitate the pronunciation in the recording as closely as possible.
AYUMI: Zhège du sho qián? (How much is this?)
SALES ASSISTANT: Zhège lingbi liùshí kuài. (This is 260 dollars.) zho to look for zo morning
zh z
c. Zhng a Chinese family name zng dirty
AYUMI: Nàge du sho qián? (How much is that?) ch fork c to wipe
ch c
SALES ASSISTANT: Nàge ji bi y shíb kuài. (That is 918 dollars.) ch n spring c n village
d. shn mountain sn three
sh s
Nàge du sho qián? (How much is that?)
AYUMI: shuì to sleep suì years (of age)
SALES ASSISTANT: Nàge snqin q bi èrshí kuài. (That is 3,720 dollars.)
Remember that practice makes perfect, so listen to this recording a few times if you can, to
help you get used to the sounds in Chinese.

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Unit Two, Lesson Three Exercise One, Liànxí y
Dì-èr d nyuán, Dì-s n kè Listen to the dialogues, and match the customer to the Chinese dish ordered.
N yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?) Customer 1.
WAITER: N yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?)
In this lesson, you will learn how to order something to eat and drink, as well as the names CUSTOMER 1: W yào b ozi. (I’d like steamed buns.)
of some common Chinese dishes. Customer 2.
Are you ready? WAITER: Xi nsheng, n yào ch shénme? (Sir, what would you like to eat?)
Zhnbèi h o le ma? CUSTOMER 2: W yào chofàn. (I’d like fried rice.)
Then let’s begin! Customer 3.
Nà wmen k ish ba! WAITER: Xioji , n yào ch shénme? (Miss, what would you like to eat?)
CUSTOMER 3: W yào jiozi. (I’d like dumplings.)
Word Bank Customer 4.
yào; ch ; h ; fàn; miàn; shu; chá WAITER: Tàitai, n yào ch shénme? (Mdm, what would you like to eat?)
CUSTOMER4: W yào B ij ng koy . (I’d like Beijing duck.)
Page 33 Customer 5.
There are probably more than ten thousand different kinds of dishes in Chinese cuisine. WAITER: N men yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?)
But if you do visit China, you may have a chance to try these dishes pictured in the book as CUSTOMER 5: Wmen yào niúròumiàn. (We’d like beef noodles.)
they are fairly well-known and popular with the locals. Customer 6.
WAITER: Xi nsheng
tàitai, n men yào ch shénme?
Let’s take a look. (What would you like to eat?)
First, there’s ch ofàn (fried rice). And there’s, niúròumiàn (beef noodles). And, ji ozi CUSTOMER 6: Wmen yào xiolóngb o. (We’d like soup dumplings.)
(dumplings). And, xi olóngb o (soup dumplings). And, b ozi (steamed buns). And,
B ij ng k oy (Beijing roast duck). Page 34
Don’t you just wish you could give them all a try? Exercise Two, Liànxí èr
Listen to the dialogues again. You will now hear the customers asking about the prices of
Page 33 each dish. Write down the amount that you hear under each item.
How do you order your food? In a restaurant, the waiter or waitress will usually ask Customer A.
you… WAITER: Xi nsheng, n yào ch shénme? (Sir, what would you like to eat?)

N yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?) CUSTOMER A: W yào chofàn. (I’d like fried rice.)

And if you are ready to order, you say CUSTOMER A: Chofàn du sho qián? (How much is the fried rice?)

W yào… (I’d like…). WAITER: Chofàn liùshí kuài. (Sixty dollars.)

Ok, now let’s listen to some people place their orders.

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Customer B. Let’s learn the names of some fairly common drinks.

WAITER: Nmen yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?) shu (water); yì b i shu (a glass of water);
CUSTOMER B: Wmen yào niúròumiàn. (I’d like beef noodles.) k lè (cola); yí guàn k lè (a can of cola);
CUSTOMER B: Niúròumiàn dush o qián? (How much are the beef noodles?) niún i (milk); yì b o niún i (a carton of milk);
WAITER: Niúròumiàn yìb i s nshí kuài. (One hundred and thirty dollars.) hóngji (red wine); yì píng hóngji (a bottle of red wine).
Customer C.
WAITER: Xi oji , n yào ch shénme? (Miss, what would you like to eat?) A common measure word for drinks is
CUSTOMER C: W yào ji ozi. (I’d like dumplings.) b i (cup/glass).
CUSTOMER C: Ji ozi dush o qián? (How much are the dumplings?) It’s often used with drinks like
WAITER: Ji ozi jishíw kuài. (Ninety-five dollars.) chá (tea), k f i (coffee), and guzh (fruit juice).
Customer D.
WAITER: Xi nsheng
tàitai, nmen yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?) Page 34
CUSTOMER D: Wmen yào xi olóngb o. (I’d like soup dumplings.) Exercise Three, Liànxí s n
CUSTOMER D: Xi olóngb o dush o qián? (How much are the soup dumplings?) The customers in the restaurant are now ordering drinks. Listen and write down the
WAITER: Xi olóngb o li ngb i èrshí kuài. (Two hundred & twenty dollars.) number of cups ordered, as well as the price of each drink in the book.
Customer E. Customer 1.
WAITER: N yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?) WAITER: N yào h shénme? (What would you like to drink?)
CUSTOMER E: W yào b ozi. (I’d like a steamed bun.) CUSTOMER: W yào yì b i shu. (I’d like a glass of water.)
CUSTOMER E: B ozi dush o qián? (How much is a steamed bun?) CUSTOMER: Yì b i shu dush o qián? (How much is a glass of water?)
WAITER: B ozi èrshíw kuài. (Twenty-five dollars.) WAITER: Yì b i shu s nshíw kuài. (A glass of water is thirty-five dollars.)
Customer F. Customer 2.
WAITER: Tàitai, n yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?) WAITER: Xi oji men h o, nmen yào h shénme?
CUSTOMER F: W yào B ij ng k oy . (I’d like the Beijing duck.) (Hi ladies, what would you like to drink?)
CUSTOMER F: B ij ng k oy dush o qián? (How much is the Beijing duck?) CUSTOMER: Wmen yào s n b i chá. (We’d like three cups of tea.)
WAITER: B ij ng k oy sìb i b shí kuài. (Four hundred and eighty dollars.) CUSTOMER: S n b i chá dush o qián? (How much for three cups of tea?)
WAITER: S n b i chá li ngb i q shí kuài.
Page 34 (Three cups of tea is two hundred and seventy dollars.)
What about ordering drinks? The same sentence pattern works just as well. Customer 3.
H means “to drink”. So chances are, the waiter or waitress will probably ask you WAITER: Xi nsheng, tàitai h o, nmen yào h shénme?
N yào h shénme? (What would you like to drink?) (Hello Sir and Madam, what would you like to drink?)
To order, you simply say CUSTOMER: Wmen yào li ng b i guzh . (We’d like two glasses of juice.)
W yào… (I’d like…). CUSTOMER: Li ng b i guzh dush o qián? (How much is two glasses of juice?)
followed by the name of the drink. WAITER: Li ng b i guzh sìb i kuài. (Two glasses of juice is four hundred dollars.)

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Customer 4. 2.
WAITER: Tàitai men ho, q ngwèn n men yào h shénme? CUSTOMER: Nmen yu b ozi ma? (Do you have steamed buns?)
(Hello Ma’am., what would you like to drink?) WAITER: Yu. (Yes, we do.)
CUSTOMER: Wmen yào b b i k f i. (We’d like eight cups of coffee.) CUSTOMER: W yào yí ge, yí ge dush o qián? (I want one. How much for one?)
CUSTOMER: B b i k f i du sho qián? (How much is eight cups of coffee?) WAITER: Yí ge s nshí kuài. (One is thirty dollars.)
WAITER: B b i k f i yìqi n liùbi kuài. 3.
(Eight cups of coffee is one thousand six hundred dollars.) WAITER: Xi nsheng, w nshàng h o. (Good evening, Sir.)
CUSTOMER: N h o. (Hello.)
Page 35 WAITER: N yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?)
Here’s another easy way to place an order. Again, the waiter or waitress in the restaurant CUSTOMER: W yào niúròumiàn. (I’d like beef noodles.)
will probably ask you WAITER: Duìbùq, wmen méi yu niúròumiàn.
N yào ch shénme? (What would you like to eat?). (Sorry, we don’t have beef noodles.)
If there is a dish or an item that you already have in mind, you can reply with 4.
N men yu…ma? WAITER: Xi oji yào h shénme? (Miss, what would you like to drink?)
And fill the pause with the name of the dish or item. CUSTOMER: Nmen yu k f i ma? (Do you have coffee?)
N men yu…ma? WAITER: Yu. (Yes, we do.)
means “Do you have …?” CUSTOMER: W yào w b i, dush o qián? (I’d like five cups. How much is it?)
The reply will either be WAITER: W b i s nb i kuài. (Five cups is 300 dollars.)
yu
Meaning: Yes, we have it.
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Meaning: No, we don’t have it. Exercise Five, Liànxí w
Listen to the dialogues again and fill in the blanks in the book using pinyin.
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Exercise Four, Liànxí sì
Listen to these four conversations, and decide if the restaurant has what the customers
want to order.
1.
Tàitai, zo. (Good morning, Mrs.)
WAITER:
CUSTOMER: N men yu chofàn ma? (Do you have fried rice?)
WAITER: Méi yu, n yào jiozi ma? (No. Do you want the dumplings?)
CUSTOMER: Bú yào, xièxie. (No, thanks.)

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Pronunciation
Here are three other pairs of sounds that seem similar and can be tricky for beginners.
Listen and repeat the words in the pauses provided. Try to imitate the pronunciation in the
recording as closely as possible.

jù z
j z
jiè zài
q cì
q c
qián cài
xián sn
x s
xué sun

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