Basic Mandarin Audioscript - Unit 6

Berlitz, Basic Mandarin Chinese Audioscript
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Unit Six, Lesson One
D-li dnyun, D-y k
W xhuan tng ynyu. (I like to listen to music.)

In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about your favorite pastimes and hobbies.
Are you ready?
Zhnbi ho le ma?
Then lets begin!
N wmen kish ba!

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Word Bank
xhuan; pngchng; ky; i; iho

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Its very easy to say what you like in Chinese. The word for like is xhuan. So you say
W xhuan (I like )
followed by the activity or thing that you like. If you dont like something, you say,
W b xhuan (I dont like )
followed by the activity or thing that you dont like.

If there is something or an activity that you enjoy doing on a regular basis, you say
W pngchng xhuan
meaning, I normally like, followed by the name of the activity.

Lets look at the names of some activities.
chngg (to sing)
d dinz yux (to play video games)
pshn (to go hiking)
huhu (to draw)
kn dinsh (to watch TV)
knsh (to read)
shngwng (to surf the Internet)



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tiow (to dance)
tng ynyu (to listen to music)
zu yndng (to exercise)

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Exercise One, Linx y
Listen to the dialogues. Notice how both conversations begin. The speakers use this
question, N pngchng xhuan zu shnme? (What do you normally like to do?)
a.
MAN: Ln xioji, n pngchng xhuan zu shnme? (Miss Lin, what do you
normally like to do?)
WOMAN: W pngchng xhuan tng ynyu, n ne? (I normally like to listen to music,
how about you?)
MAN: W b xhuan tng ynyu, w xhuan pshn. (I dont like to listen to
music. I like to go hiking.)
b.
MAN: Chn titai, n pngchng xhuan zu shnme? (Mrs. Chen, what do you
normally like to do?)
WOMAN: W pngchng xhuan chngg, n ne? N pngchng xhuan zu shnme?
N y xhuan chngg ma? (I normally like to sing, how about you? What
do you normally like to do? Do you also like to sing?)
MAN: W b xhuan chngg, w xhuan zu yndng. (I dont like to sing. I like
to exercise.)
WOMAN: N chngchng zu yndng ma? (Do you exercise often?)
MAN: Sh a, w mitin du zu yndng. (Yes, I exercise every day.)

Did you understand everything? If not, dont worry. Just listen again.

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If you want to tell someone what your hobby is, you say
W de iho sh (My hobby is or, My hobbies are)
followed by the name of the activity. To ask a question about someones hobby, just say
N de iho sh shnme? (What are your hobbies?)



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Exercise Two, Linx r
A marketing trainee is doing a survey. Listen and write down the details of the people
surveyed. (Youll hear some sentence structures and words from Unit 3.)
a.
MAN: N ho, qngwn w ky fngwn n ma? (Hello, may I do an interview with
you?)
WOMAN: Ho a, yu shnme sh? (OK, about what?)
MAN: Qngwn nn gu xng? (May I ask what your surname is?)
WOMAN: W xng Chn. (My surname is Chen.)
MAN: Chn xioji, qngwn n j su? (Miss Chen, may I ask how old you are?)
WOMAN: W shb su. (I am 18 years old.)
MAN: N sh xushng ma? (Are you student?)
WOMAN: Sh, w sh xushng. (Yes, I am student.)
MAN: N de iho sh shnme? (What are your hobbies?)
WOMAN: W de iho sh knshtng ynyu. (My hobbies are reading and listening to
music.)
MAN: N yu xing d ji mi ma? (Do you have brothers and sisters?)
WOMAN: Mi yu. (No.)
MAN: Ho, xixie n. (Ok, thank you.)
b.
MAN: Xinshng, n ho, qngwn w ky fngwn n ma?
(Hello, Sir, may I do an interview with you?)
MAN1: Ky. (Sure.)
MAN1: W xng Wng. (My surname is Wang.)
MAN: Wng xinshng, qngwn n j su? (Mr. Wang, may I ask how old you are?)
MAN1: W snshs su. (I am 34 years old.)
MAN: Qngwn n zu shnme gngzu? (May I ask what work you do?)
MAN1: W sh shngrn. (I am a businessman.)
MAN: Qngwn n de iho sh shnme? (May I ask what your hobbies are?)
MAN1: W de iho sh d dinz yux. (My hobby is playing video games.)
MAN: N yu xing d ji mi ma? (Do you have brothers and sisters?)



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MAN1: Yu, w yu y ge mimei. (Yes, I have a younger sister.)
MAN: Qngwn t j su? (May I ask how old she is?)
MAN1: T rshji su. (She is 29 years old.)
MAN: T de gngzu sh shnme? (What does she do?)
MAN1: T sh ciw gwn. (She is financial consultant.)
MAN: T pngchng xhuan zu shnme? (What does she normally like to do?)
MAN1: T xhuan huhu. (She likes to draw.)
MAN: Xixie n. (Thank you.)

c.
MAN: Xioji n ho, qngwn w ky fngwn n ma?
(Hello Miss, may I do an interview with you?)
WOMAN: Ho a. (Sure.)
WOMAN: W xng Li. (My surname is Liu.)
MAN: Li xioji, qngwn n j su? (Miss Liu, may I ask how old you are?)
WOMAN: W rshsn su. (I am 23 years old.)
WOMAN: B sh, w sh xngzhng zhl. (No, I am administrative assistant.)
MAN: Qngwn n pngchng xhuan zu shnme?
(May I ask what you normally like to do?)
WOMAN: W pngchng xhuan kn dinsh. (I normally like to watch TV.)
MAN: N yu ddi mimei ma? (Do you have younger brothers and sisters?)
WOMAN: W mi yu dd mimi, ksh w yu y ge gge, y ge jijie.
(I dont have younger brothers and sisters, but I have one older brother and
one older sister.)
MAN: Qngwn tmen j su? (May I ask how old they are?)
WOMAN: W gge rshb su, w jijie snshw su.
(My older brother is 28 years old, and my older sister is 35 years old.)
MAN: Tmen zu shnme gngzu? (What do they do?)
WOMAN: W gge sh yshng, w jijie sh losh.
(My older brother is doctor, and my older sister is teacher.)
MAN: Tmen de iho sh shnme? (What are their hobbies?)



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WOMAN: W gge xhuan shngwng, w jijie xhuan chngg.
(My older brother likes to surf the Internet, and my older sister likes to
sing.)
MAN: Xixie n. (Thank you.)

Do you understand everything they said? If not, just listen again and you will get a better
idea.

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Close-up
To ask for someones name in a formal and polite way, say,
Nn gu xng? (Whats your surname?).
Youll hear this often in the service industry, as this is the standard way to ask a guest for
his or her name.

The word i means love, or to love. It can also be used to refer to something that you
like to do very much.
For example:
W xhuan knsh. (I like to read.)
W i knsh. (I love to read.)

The word iho refers to a hobby. It also has connotations of something which you take
great pleasure in doing; whereas xhuansimply refers to something that you like.

Here are some more hobbies and pastimes.
d gorfqi (to play golf)
d mjing (to play mahjong)
zufn (to cook)
shucng gwn (to collect antiques)
xiq (to play chess)
jyu (to collect stamps)
zu yji (to do yoga)

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Pronunciation
Challenging sounds
Lets take a look at another group of challenging sounds and get some more practice:
Group: z, c, s, r
z z z z zi zi zo zu zn
c c c c ci - co cu cn
s s s s si - so su sn
- r r r x - ro ru rn

zn zng zng zu zu zun zn zng
cn cng cng cu cu cun cn cng
sn sng sng su su sun sn sng
rn rng rng ru ru run rn rng

zzh shci sod
zul cngjng surn
zngji cuw bsi
zxn cntng ysn
rno rgu rngy

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Unit Six, Lesson Two
D-li dnyun, D-r k
W hu shu ydin Zhngwn. (I can speak a bit of Chinese.)
In this lesson, you will learn how to tell others what you are able to do.
Are you ready?
Zhnbi ho le ma?
Then lets begin!
N wmen kish ba!

Word Bank
hu; shu; ydin; Zhngwn



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To tell someone that you are able to do something, you use the word hu.
You say,
W hu,
followed by the name of the thing or action.
W b hu.
means Im not able to, or I dont know how to.

To find out if someone can do something or knows how to do something, we use hu and
ma to form a question.
N hu shu Zhngwn ma? (Can you speak Chinese?)
To answer briefly, just say hu for yes and b hu for no.
To answer in full, say
W hu shu Zhngwn. (Yes, I can speak Chinese.)
or
W b hu shu Zhngwn. (No, I cant speak Chinese.)

If you only know a little bit of Chinese, you can say
W hu shu ydin Zhngwn. (I can speak a little Chinese.)

Do you know how to do any of these things mentioned in the book?
bin msh (to do magic tricks)
d wngqi (to play tennis)
hubng (to ice skate)
kich (to drive a car)
q zxngch (to ride a bike)
shu Yngwn (to speak English)
tn gngqn (to play the piano)
xi dinno (to repair computers)

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Mr. Lin is hiring an assistant. Listen as he speaks to three interviewees.



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a.
MAN: Chn xioji, n ho. (Hello, Miss Chen.)
WOMAN: Ln jngl, n o. (Hello, Manager Lin.)
MAN: Chn xioji, n hu shu Yngwn ma?
(Miss Chen, can you speak English?)
WOMAN: Hu, w hu shu Yngwn. (Yes, I can speak English.)
MAN: N y hu shu Rwn ma? (Can you speak Japanese, too?)
WOMAN: n, w y hu shu ydin Rwn. (Yes, I can speak a bit of Japanese, too.)
MAN: N hu yng dinno ma? (Do you know how to use computer?)
WOMAN: Hu. (Yes.)
MAN: N hu kich ma? (Can you drive?)
WOMAN: Hu, w hu kich. (Yes, I can drive.)
MAN: Ho, xixie, w zi tngzh n (Good. Thank you. I will keep you posted.)
b.
MAN: Zhng xioji, n ho. (Hello, Miss Zhang.)
MAN: Zhng xioji, n hu shu Yngwn ma?
(Miss Zhang, can you speak English?)
WOMAN: W b hu shu Yngwn. (I cant speak English.)
MAN: N, n hu shu Rwn ma? (Then, can you speak Japanese?)
WOMAN: W hu shu ydin Rwn. (I can speak a bit of Japanese.)
WOMAN: Dinno w b hu. (Computer I cant.)
MAN: N hu kich ma? (Can you drive?)
WOMAN: Hu, zhge w hu. (Yes, this I can do.)
MAN: Ho, xixie, w zi tngzh n (Good. Thank you. I will keep you posted.)
c.
MAN: G xioji, n ho. (Hello, Miss Gu.)
MAN: G xioji, n hu shu Yngwn ma? (Miss Gu, can you speak English?)
WOMAN: Hu, w hu shu Yngwn, w y hu shu ydin Rwn.
(Yes, I can speak English. I can speak Japanese, too.)



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WOMAN: Hu, w hu. (Yes. I can.)
MAN: N, n hu kich ma? (Then, can you drive?)
MAN: n, hn ho, w zi tngzh n (Good. Thank you. I will keep you posted.)

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Close-up
The word can has a few meanings. It means having the ability to do something (I can
speak Chinese). It also means asking for permission or making a request (Can I come in?).
The word huis used for the first meaning, and the word ky is used for the second one.

The word ydin means a little. And it works and behaves a lot like its English
counterpart.
ydin shu means, a little water
ydin jnzhng means, a little nervous
W hu shu ydin Zhngwn. means, I can speak a little Chinese.

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More Yes-No questions
There are two ways to form yes-no questions in Chinese. We could add ma at the end of
the sentence, which we learned in Unit 1. OR we could use a positive plus a negative
statement to form a question.

Lets take a look at the chart in the book:
N huma? (Can you?)
N hu b hu?
N shma? (Are you?)
N sh b sh?
N yoma? (Do you want?)
N yo b yo?
N xhuanma? (Do you like?)
N x b xhuan?



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N kyma? (Can you?)
N k b ky?
N yuma? (Do you have?)
N yu mi yu?

For example, you can change the question
N sh Migu rn ma? (Are you American?)
into
N sh b sh Migu rn?

Take note that:
* Both xhuan and ky have two syllables, so only the first syllable is repeated before the
word b.
** The word yu (meaning: to have) has its own unique negative form, mi yu. So when
we use the positive+negative form to construct a question, we say yu mi yu.

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Its easy to answer these yes-no questions. Lets refer to the book again.
N hu b hu?
Hu, w hu B, w b hu
N sh b sh?
Sh, w sh B, w b sh
N yo b yo?
Yo, w yo B, w b yo
N x b xhuan?
Xhuan, w xhuan B, w b xhuan
N k b ky?
Ky, w ky B, w b ky
N yu mi yu?
Yu, w yu Mi yu, w mi yu

For example,
N sh b sh Migu rn? (Are you American?)



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You could say,
Sh, w sh Migu rn. (Yes, I am American.)
or,
B, w b sh Migu rn. (No, I am not American.)

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Exercise Three, Linx sn
Can you answer these questions in Chinese? Try them on your own; then continue
listening to see if you got it right.
a.
WOMAN: Sh, w sh xushng. (Yes, I am student.)
B, w b sh xushng. (No, I am not student.)
b.
MAN: N xhuan kn dinyng ma? (Do you like to watch a movie?)
WOMAN: Xhuan, w xhuan kn dinyng. (Yes, I like watching a movie.)
B, w b xhuan kn dinyng. (No, I dont like watching a movie.)
c.
MAN: N mngtin xing kn dinyng ma? (Do you want to watch movies tomorrow?)
WOMAN: Xing, w mngtin xing kn dinyng. (Yes, I want to watch movies
tomorrow.)
B xing, w mngtin b xing kn dinyng. (No, I dont want to watch movies
tomorrow.)
d.
MAN: N xinzi yu mi yu gngzu? (Are you working now?)
WOMAN: Yu, w xinzi yu gngzu. (Yes, I am working now.)
Mi yu, w xinzi mi yu gngzu. (No, I am not working now.)
e.
MAN: N hu b hu kich? (Can you drive?)
B, w b hu kich. (No, I cant drive.)



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f.
MAN: N pngchng h b h kfi? (Do you normally drink coffee?)
WOMAN: H, w pngchng h kfi. (Yes, I normally drink coffee.)
B, w pngchng b h kfi. (No, I normally dont drink coffee.)

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Pronunciation
Combination Practice
Lets take a look at some two-syllable words, and practice saying them.
yc yc xnlng xnning
ynzi yunzi lnrn nnrn
qintin quntin lki nki
ynlio yunlio lishu nizu
yjin yjin lns rns
rnmn rnmng dzh dz
bxn bxng zzh zzh

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Unit Six, Lesson Three
D-li dnyun, D-sn k
N xhuan tng shnme ynyu? (What music do you like to listen to?)

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask questions to keep a conversation going.
Are you ready?
Zhnbi ho le ma?
Then lets begin!
N wmen kish ba!

Word Bank
dngx; mng; lixng; zujn; ci; yndng



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To find out what someone is doing, you say
N zi zu shnme? (What are you doing?)
Zi is a special word which indicates that an action is in progress, and it is always placed
before the main action word.

For example, xing (to think) is an action word.
To form a question, you say N zi xing shnme? (What are you thinking?)

Lets take a look at some pretty common actions in our everyday life:
ch (to eat)
d (to read)
h (to drink)
kn (to look; to see)
mi (to buy)
sh (to count)
wn (to play)
xi (to write)
xu (to learn)
zho (to look for)
zh (to cook)
zhnbi (to prepare).

So, N xinzi zi zu shnme? (What are you doing now?)

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Can you turn these into questions with zi? Try them on your own, then continue
listening to see if youre right.
a. N zi ch shnme? (What are you eating?)
b. N zi d shnme? (What are you reading?)
c. N zi zho shnme? (What are you looking for?)
d. N zi xi shnme? (What are you writing?)



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Close-up
If you want to catch up with someone and find out what the person has been up to lately,
this is what you say:
N zi mng shnme?
It means Whats keeping you busy nowadays?
Or, N zujn mng shnme?
It means Whats keeping you busy recently?

If the person doesnt really want to elaborate, this is what you might hear:
Mi shnme.
It means Oh, nothing.
Or, W mng gngzu.
It means I was busy working.

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The word dngxi means something, some things or thing. Its a versatile word,
and its pretty useful when you want to be vague in your replies. Or when you genuinely
dont quite know how to put it, or how to say something in Chinese.

For example,
N zi zu shnme? (What are you doing?)
To give a general answer, you say,
W zi xing dngxi. (Im thinking of something.)
OR
W zi zho dngxi. (Im looking for something.)

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Close-up
The word dngxi means thing.
On its own, the Chinese character for dng means East, and the character for xi means
West. Put together, the two characters take on a whole new meaning.



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This is a useful word for beginners. If you dont know the name of an object in Chinese,
this is what you say:

Zhge sh shnme dngxi?
It means What is this thing?
Or, Zhge dngxi jio shnme?
It means What is this thing called?

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To ask for more information about a persons likes or dislikes, you can form questions like
this.
N xhuan chng shnme g? (What songs do you like to sing?)
N xhuan kn shnme dinyng? (What movies do you like to watch?)
N xhuan tng shnme ynyu? (What music do you like to listen to?)
N xhuan zu shnme yndng? (What exercise do you like to do?)

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Exercise Three, Linx sn
Ayumi and David are talking to their friend, Go Jin, about their likes and dislikes.

Here are the key words you are going to hear in the conversation.
lnqi (basketball)
wngqi (tennis)
gorfqi (golf)
Rwn g (Japanese songs)
Yngwn g (English songs)
Zhngwn g (Chinese songs)
lixngyu (pop music)
dinzyu (electronic music)
gdinyu (classical music)
Rbn ci (Japanese food)
Zhnggu ci (Chinese food)
Hngu ci (Korean food).



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Are you ready? Lets listen to the conversation.

AYUMI: David, Gao Jian, nmen pngchng xhuan zu shnme?
(David, Gao Jian, what do you normally like to do?)
DAVID: W pngchng xhuan dqi. Go Jin, n ne?
(I normally like to play ball. Howa bout you, Gao Jian?)
GAO JIAN: W y xhuan dqi. (I like to play ball, too.)
AYUMI: Nmen xhuan d shnme qi? (What kind of ball do you like to play?)
DAVID: W xhuan d gorfqi. (I like to play golf.)
GAO JIAN: W xhuan d lnqi. Ayumi, n xhuan dqi ma?
(I like to play basketball. Ayumi, do you like to play ball?)
AYUMI: W xhuan d wngqi. (I like to play tennis.)
DAVID: Go Jin, n hu chng Yngwn g ma?
(Gao Jian, can you sing English songs?)
GAO JIAN: W b hu chng Yngwn g, ksh w hu chng Rwn g. N ne?
(I cant sing English songs, but I can sing Japanese songs. How about you?)
DAVID: W b hu chng Rwn g, w zh hu chng Yngwn g.
(I cant sing Japanese songs. I can only sing English songs.)
AYUMI: W hu chng Fwn g, y hu chng Zhngwn g.
(I can sing French songs, and I can sing Chinese songs, too.)
GAO JIAN: N nmen xhuan tng shnme ynyu? (Then, what music do you like to
listen to?)
AYUMI: W xhuan tng gdinyu, n ne? (I like to listen to classical music, how
about you?)
GAO JIAN: W xhuan tng lixngyu, David ne? (I like to listen to pop music, how
about you, David?)
DAVID: W xhuan tng dinzyu. (I like to listen to electronic music.)
AYUMI: W le, nmen yo ch shnme? (Im hungry. What do you want to eat?)
DAVID: W yo ch Zhnggu ci. (I want to eat Chinese food.)
AYUMI: W b yo ch Zhnggu ci, w yo ch Rbn ci. Go Jin, n xing ch
shnme ci? (I dont want to eat Chinese food. I want to eat Japanese food.
Gao Jian, what cuisine do you want to eat?)
GAO JIAN: W xing ch Hngu ci. (I want to eat Korean food.)



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AYUMI: Ho ba, w zj q chfn. Dng hu jin.
(Ok, I will go to eat by myself. See you later.)
DAVID: Zijin. (Bye-bye.)
GAO JIAN: Dng hu jin. (See you guys later.)

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Pronunciation
Combination Practice
Lets take look at some more disyllabic words.
jny jngy zhdo chdo
bz bz snsu shnshu
ps bsh zhf zf
zngsun zhngsun chb cb
yzhng yzhn chunshng chungshng
yshn yshng chshn chshng
jnj jngj jjng jjn

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