Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 10 Workbook 179

c. Q: NH jiào shénme？ A: WI jiào LH Míng。

d. Q: TA shì shéi？ A: TA shì wI de tóngwE。

e. Q: NH mFi shénme？ A: WI mFi dìtú。

f. Q: NH mFi shénme dìtú？ A: WI mFi FFguó dìtú。

g. Q: TA mFi nF ge shIujC？ A: TA mFi zhèige shIujC。

h. Q: Zhè gè yuè shí jH yuè？ A: Zhè gè yuè shì shíyC yuè。

i. Q: Xiànzài jHdiFn le？ A: Xiànzài qCdiFn le。

3. Pronunciation challenges

3.1. Tongue twister

Learn this tongue twister one line at a time. Don’t give up until you can say each line with-
out making any errors.

ZhC zhC wéi zhC zhC What you know, you know

ZhC zhC wéi zhC zhC What you know, you know.

Bù zhC wéi bù zhC What you don’t know, you don’t know.

Bù yH bù zhC wéi zhC zhC Do not pretend you know something if you don’t.

Bù yH zhC zhC wéi bù zhC Do not pretend you don’t know something if you do.

Wéi cH cái néng qiú zhBn zhC This is the only way to pursue the truth.

3.2. Foreign place names in Chinese

Here is a list of the Chinese names for twelve international cities. Read each name aloud as
many times as you need in order to identify the English name for each city.

a. Méngtèlì’Gr g. XCní

b. FFlánkèfú h. KAiluó

c. BùlJsAi’Gr i. GBbGnhAgBn

d. LúndEn j. Nèiluóbì

e. BAlí k. BAgédá

f. LuómF l. YBlùsAlGng