Rosetta Stone Chinese Student Workbook Level 1 Unit 1—Introduction NOTE: Chinese words must be said with the correct “tone” in order to have the correct meaning. The four tones are: 1 st tone is flat (mā or ma1) 2 nd tone goes up (má or ma2) 3 rd tone goes down and then up (mă or ma3) 4 th tone comes down (mà or ma4). The Rosetta Stone program will indicate the tone above the vowel. When you are writing pinyin by hand, you can use the same notation. When typing pinyin, it is far easier to simply put the tone as a number at the end of the word. These practice sheets will use this type of notation. Practice saying these tones with your teacher and remembering which number means which sound. Teacher Signature____________________________ Lesson 1 Vocabulary Directions: As you complete Lesson 1 Online, write in the English translation of the words you encounter. Greetings and People English Pin yin Chinese ni3 hao3 你你 zai4 jian4 你你 ren2 你 nü3 ren2 你 女 nan2 ren2 你你 hai2 zi 你你 nü3 hai2 zi 女你你 nan2 hai2 zi 你你你 Pronouns English Pin yin Chinese ni3 你 zhe4 ge4 你你 zhe4 xie1 你你 Rosetta Stone Chinese Student Workbook LEVEL 1 UNIT 1 Lesson 1 Vocabulary | 1
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Rosetta Stone Chinese Student WorkbookLevel 1 Unit 1—Introduction
NOTE: Chinese words must be said with the correct “tone” in order to have the correct meaning. The four tones are:
1st tone is flat (mā or ma1) 2nd tone goes up (má or ma2)
3rd tone goes down and then up (mă or ma3) 4th tone comes down (mà or ma4).
The Rosetta Stone program will indicate the tone above the vowel. When you are writing pinyin by hand, you can use the same notation. When typing pinyin, it is far easier to simply put the tone as a number at the end of the word. These practice sheets will use this type of notation. Practice saying these tones with your teacher and remembering which number means which sound.
Teacher Signature____________________________
Lesson 1 VocabularyDirections: As you complete Lesson 1 Online, write in the English translation of the words you encounter.
Greetings and PeopleEnglish Pin yin Chinese
ni3 hao3 你好zai4 jian4 再见ren2 人nü3 ren2 女人nan2 ren2 男人hai2 zi 孩子nü3 hai2 zi 女孩子nan2 hai2 zi 男孩子
PronounsEnglish Pin yin Chinese
ni3 你zhe4 ge4 这个zhe4 xie1 这些ta1 他
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Now that you have a word bank of vocabulary words, practice writing these words in the writing section of your notebook.
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Lesson 1 PracticeExercise 1: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English Pinyin Chinese
1. man ____ ____ a. nü3 ren2 i. 人
2. child ____ ____ b. nan2 hai2 zi j. 孩子
3. hello ____ ____ c. ni3 hao3k. 男孩子
4. woman ____ ____ d. nan2 ren2l. 你好
5. girl ____ ____ e. ren2 m. 再见6. person ____ ____ f. nü3 hai2 zi n. 男人
7. boy ____ ____ g. zai4 jian4o. 女孩子
8. goodbye ____ ____ h. hai2 zi p. 女人
Exercise 2: For each of the pronouns below, write the correct Chinese character beside it.
9. You (plural) 你们10. You (singular) _________
11. He _________
12. She _________
13. They _________
14. This _________
15. These _________
Exercise 3: RadicalsChinese characters can be broken down into pieces called radicals. When used correctly, these radicals can help you remember the meaning of the character.
16. Write the characters for “eat” and “drink” below.
a. Eat: Pinyin __________ Character_____________
b. Drink: Pinyin __________ Character_____________
The beginning of each character is a small box (口), which is named “kou3,” and means mouth.
17. Write the characters for “swim” and “fruit juice” below.
a. Swim: Pinyin __________ __________ Characters__________________________
b. Drink: Pinyin __________ __________ Characters__________________________
In both characters for “swim” and in the “juice” character, the three lines (氵) on the left side of the
character is a short form of “shui3,” (水) for water.
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Exercise 4: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English Pinyin Chinese
18. run ____ ____ a. zuo4 fan4 i. 喝19. look ____ ____ b. kan4 j. 吃
20. swim ____ ____ c. he3k. 做
21. read ____ ____ d. you2 yong3 l. 游泳
22. make ____ ____ e. xie3 zim. 跑步
23. drink ____ ____ f. pao3 bu4n. 看
24. eat ____ ____ g. kan4 shu1o. 看书
25. write ____ ____ h. chi1 fan4p. 写字
Exercise 5: Circle the word in each group that does not belong. Give a brief explanation of what the two words have in common.
The Verb “To Be”In English, we use the verb “to be” in many different ways. We can say “He is a man” and “He is running,” using the same verb, “to be.” In Chinese, you use two different words.” When you want to say that someone is currently doing something (like
“He is running.”), use zai4 (在). When you are simply stating facts (“He is a man.”), use shi4 (是).
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Ta1 you3 __ ma? 他有———— 吗?
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Counting WordsIn Chinese, it isn’t enough to use numbers when you are counting objects. While we would say “one dog, two dogs, etc.” in Chinese, you must use an extra word between the number and the noun. This word is called a “counting” word, and it changes based on what you are counting. For example, you might say “yi zhi gou,” for “one dog.”
Here are the counting words introduced in this lesson, but these are just a handful of the many counting words out there. If you want to read, write, and speak perfectly, you must memorize them. For our purposes, you can keep them handy on a cheat sheet while you work. Just memorize the first one, “yi ge,” and accept that when you are reading, you may encounter others.
English Pin yin Chinese
General (and used when you don’t know the right counting word)Examples: ______________________________________ Yi1 ge1 一个For animals or things that come in pairsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi1 zhi1 一只For things with many partsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi2 fen4 一份For bound volumesExamples: ______________________________________ Yi4 ben3 一本For horses and other animals you rideExamples: ______________________________________ Yi4 pi3 一匹For things with wheelsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi1 liang4 一辆For something long and flexible Examples: ______________________________________ Yi4 tiao2 一条For long, stick-like objectsExamples: ______________________________________ Yi4 zhi1 一支
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Lesson 2 PracticeExercise 1: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English Pinyin Chinese
1. Coffee ____ ____ a. Mian4 bao1 h. 面包
2. Sandwich ____ ____ b. Ping2 guo3 i. 牛奶
3. Apple ____ ____ c. Niu2 nai3j. 苹果
4. Bread ____ ____ d. San1 ming2 zhi4k. 鸡蛋
5. Rice ____ ____ e. Ji1 dan4 l. 三明治
6. Milk ____ ____ f. Ka1 fei1 m. 饭
7. Egg ____ ____ g. Fan4n. 咖啡
Exercise 2: For each of the nouns below, write the correct Chinese character beside it.
8. Horse _________
9. Fish _________
10. Cat _________
11. Dog _________
12. Car _________
13. Bicycle _________
Exercise 3: Radicals14. Write the characters for “cat” and “dog” below.
a. Cat: Pinyin __________ Character_____________
b. Dog: Pinyin __________ Character_____________
c. The front of each character has the short form of a radical called “zhi4,” (豸), which signifies an animal with claws.
Exercise 4: Match the correct English, Pinyin, and Chinese words together. Write the letters in the blanks.
English Pinyin Chinese
15. Not ____ ____ a. Zai g. 睡觉
16. Do not have ____ ____ b. Shui4 jiao4 h. 走路
17. Sleep ____ ____ c. Mei2i. 没有
18. Is (presently) ____ ____ d. Mei2 you3j. 在
19. Have ____ ____ e. Zou2 lu k. 没20. Walk ____ ____ f. You3 l. 有
Exercise 5: Group the words below into logical categories.
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Exercise 6: Use the word bank to fill in the blank to complete each sentence.
36. 他在 鸡蛋。
37. 他们 喝咖啡。
38. 他在喝牛 。
39. 这个女人在吃三 治。
40. 这 男人和女人在吃饭。
41. 这些男孩子 男人在吃苹果。
Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to form a logical sentence
42. 饭米笔有他和。 。
43. 吃他果苹们。 。
44. 个男在水孩子这喝。
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喝些奶明吃和在个
。Exercise 8: Translate each statement below from Chinese to English. First write the pinyin, then the English. Last, re-write the Chinese sentence to have the opposite meaning.