Working Hard - Part 2

We have a huge lesson for you today as we review all of our sentences. We hope you enjoy finding out how well you did since yesterday. We'll also go over some Chinese Grammar verb rules as well. Listening Practice - In Review ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. A cn: Nǐ zěnme huì yòng rìyǔ shuō “5-minute Chinese"? A en: How can you say "5 Minute Chinese" in Japanese? B cn: Wǒ zài rìběn xuéle yī nián rìyǔ. B en: I learned Japanese in Japan for one year. 2 cn. Wǒ juédé rìyǔ hěn nán xué, wǒ hěn nǔlì dìxuéle liǎng nián. 2 en. I think Japanese is a very hard to learn, I work very hard for two years. 3 cn. Māmā shuō:“Nǐ yào hǎo hào xuéxí, bùyào kàn kàn zhège, wán wán nàgè!” 3 en. Mom said: "You need to work hard, don't look at this or play with that!" 4 cn. Zhōngguó rén dōu zhīdào “hǎo hào xuéxí, tiāntiān xiàngshàng”, kěshì, yòng yīngyǔ zěnme shuō? 4 en. Chinese people know "work very hard and make progress every day" but how to say in English? 5 cn. Bùyào wán diànnǎole, kàn kànshū ba. 5 en. Don't play with your computer, read your book! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Donate: http://bit.ly/Wg4FzD Website: http://bit.ly/Wg4F2N 5 Minute Chinese : S09E23 http://bit.ly/1AVWNWJ

Learning Chinese - Working Hard - Part 1

Do you work hard? Of course you do! This weeks topic is related to hard work and working hard. Let's get started! First we'll review last weeks sentences (See full Description) Last Week Listening Practice Answers! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 cn. Lǎoshī wèn:“Shuí huì shuō rìyǔ?” 1 en. Teacher asked: "Who can speak Japanese?" 2 en. Qǐngwèn “wǒ ài nǐ” yòng fǎyǔ zěnme shuō? 2 cn. Excuse me, how to say "I love you" in French? 3 cn. Qǐngwèn 5 MINUTE CHINESE yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō? 3 en. Excuse me how do you say 5 Minute Chinese in Chinese? 4 cn. Yīzhí zǒu, ránhòu zuǒ guǎi, yǒu yīgè xībānyá yǔ xuéxiào, nǐ néng zài nà'er xuéxí xībānyá yǔ. 4 en. Keep going straight then turn turn left. There is a Spanish language school. You can learn Spanish there. 5. A cn: Nǐ zěnme huì shuō hànyǔ? A en: How can you speak Chinese? B cn: Wǒ xuéxíle yī nián hànyǔ. B en: I learned Chinese for one year. A cn: Nǐ zài nǎ'er xué de? A en: Where did you learn? B cn: 5 MINUTE CHINESE, wǒ tiāntiān dū kàn 5 MINUTE CHINESE. B en: 5 Minute Chinese, I watched 5 Minute Chinese every day. New sentences for this week! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. A: Nǐ zěnme huì yòng rìyǔ shuō “5-minute Chinese"? B: Wǒ zài rìběn xuéle yī nián rìyǔ. 2. Wǒ juédé rìyǔ hěn nán xué, wǒ hěn nǔlì dìxuéle liǎng nián. 3. Māmā shuō:“Nǐ yào hǎo hào xuéxí, bùyào kàn kàn zhège, wán wán nàgè!” 4. Zhōngguó rén dōu zhīdào “hǎo hào xuéxí, tiāntiān xiàngshàng”, kěshì, yòng yīngyǔ zěnme shuō? 5. Bùyào wán diànnǎole, kàn kànshū ba. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donate: http://bit.ly/Wg4FzD Website: http://bit.ly/Wg4F2N 5 Minute Chinese : S09E22 http://bit.ly/1vB5pkf

Chinese Culture - Dessert is too sweet!

Who doesn't love good food, and a good meal? What do you do after a meal? There is an expectation of a dessert after a meal, and I have to say that most desserts I've tasted in America are just far too sweet for me! What is 'dessert' like in China? Today's culture exchange we are going to talk a little about what my experiences have been in both America and China for dessert, how Chinese don't have desserts but instead typically have a soup. Not a soup like in the United States which tend to be kind of thick and heavy, but a Chinese soup being typically light. What is dessert like in your country? Or what other differences do you have? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Donate: http://bit.ly/Wg4FzD Website: http://bit.ly/Wg4F2N 5 Minute Chinese : S09E21 http://bit.ly/1C4azBY

Learning Chinese Character Special - Girls Are Good!

Today's Character Special is all about Girls/Female, Good, and Too! And we will learn the following characters: 女：Female 好：Good 她：She/Her 也：Also/Too --------------------------------------------------------- Donate: http://bit.ly/Wg4FzD Website: http://bit.ly/Wg4F2N 5 Minute Chinese : Special - E15 http://bit.ly/1C49X1F

How to say... "how to say" - Part 3

In the final part of our three part series we'll leave you with your homework to be answered next week. Listening Homework ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lǎoshī wèn:“Shuí huì shuō rìyǔ?” 2. Qǐngwèn “wǒ ài nǐ” yòng fǎyǔ zěnme shuō? 3. Qǐngwèn 5 MINUTE CHINESE yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō? 4. Yīzhí zǒu, ránhòu zuǒ guǎi, yǒu yīgè xībānyá yǔ xuéxiào, nǐ néng zài nà'er xuéxí xībānyá yǔ. 5. A: Nǐ zěnme huì shuō hànyǔ? B: Wǒ xuéxíle yī nián hànyǔ. A: Nǐ zài nǎ'er xué de? B:5 MINUTE CHINESE, wǒ tiāntiān dū kàn 5 MINUTE CHINESE. Donate: http://bit.ly/Wg4FzD Website: http://bit.ly/Wg4F2N 5 Minute Chinese : S09E20 http://bit.ly/16jfJAZ

How to say "how to say" - Part 2

In part two of "How to say..." we'll review over the practice sentences we left you with yesterday, but more importantly we are going to teach you some tricks in saying language names. Want to know the rules for Spanish, English, etc.? See below! Listening Practice for today ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 cn. Qǐngwèn nǐ zhīdào “COFFEE” yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō ma? 1 en. Excuse me, do you know how to say "Coffee" in Chinese? 2 cn. Qǐngwèn “zhōngguó” yòng xībānyá yǔ zěnme shuō? 2 en. Excuse me, how to say "China" in Spanish? 3 cn. Shuí zhīdào “COOL” yòng fǎyǔ zěnme shuō? 3 en. Who knows how to say "cool" in French? 4 cn. Nǐ yīzhí zǒu, ránhòu yòu guǎi, zhège yòng yīngyǔ zěnme shuō? 4 en. How to say "you have to go straight, then turn right" in English? 5. A cn: Nǐ de zhōngwén hěn hǎo, nǐ zài nǎ'er xué zhōngwén? A en: Your Chinese is very good, where did you learn Chinese? B cn: "5 MINUTE CHINESE" B en: 5 Minute Chinese! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Donate: http://bit.ly/Wg4FzD Website: http://bit.ly/Wg4F2N 5 Minute Chinese : S09E19 http://bit.ly/1Ka6VN3

How to say "how to say" - Part 1!

Today we are going to have an interesting lesson this week. We are going to learn how to say... how to say. But first we're going to answer the practice sentences from last time around. See Description Below for Questions and answers. Listening Practice for today ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Qǐngwèn nǐ zhīdào “COFFEE” yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō ma? 2. Qǐngwèn “zhōngguó” yòng xībānyá yǔ zěnme shuō? 3. Shuí zhīdào “COOL” yòng fǎyǔ zěnme shuō? 4. Nǐ yīzhí zǒu, ránhòu yòu guǎi, zhège yòng yīngyǔ zěnme shuō? 5. A: Nǐ de zhōngwén hěn hǎo, nǐ zài nǎ'er xué zhōngwén? B: "5 MINUTE CHINESE" Reviewing Last Weeks Listening Practice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 cn. Rúguǒ nǐ bù zhīdào zěnme huí jiā, nǐ yào wèn lù. 1 en. If you don't know how to go back home, you need to ask. 2 cn. Zuótiān, nǐ zěnme huí xuéxiào de? 2 en. Yesterday, how did you go back to your school? 3 A cn: Nǐ zěnme rènshí wǒ de péngyǒu píng? A en: How do you know my friend Ping? B cn: Wǒ hé tā shì xiǎoxué tóngxué. B en: Me and her were elementary school classmates 4 cn. Qǐngwèn yīzhí zǒu, ránhòu yòu guǎi shì chāoshì ma? 4 en. Excuse me, keep going straight then turn right is a grocery store there? 5 cn. Nǐ zhīdào APPLE yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō ma? 5 en. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Donate: http://bit.ly/Wg4FzD Website: http://bit.ly/Wg4F2N 5 Minute Chinese : S09E18 http://bit.ly/1uSchnk