96 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1
- Translation challenge II
Translate these sentences and conversations to Chinese.
a. The pencils are very good.
b. Q: How is water sold?
A: $1.55 a bottle.
c. Q: Is that map expensive?
A: No, it’s very cheap.
d. Q: How many bottles of water do you want to buy?
A: Four bottles. I also want to buy a map of China.
Focus on communication
- Dialogue comprehension
Study the Lesson 6 Dialogue. Then, read the following statements and indicate whether
they are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) 一 píng shuH 十 kuài qián。
b. ( ) XiFo ZhAng yào mFi 五 píng shuH。
c. ( ) QiAnbH bù guì。
d. ( ) LiFng zhC qiAnbH 十 kuài qián。
e. ( ) XiFo ZhAng yào mFi 八 zhC qiAnbH。
f. ( ) 一 zhAng ZhDngguó dìtú liFng kuài 七。
g. ( ) XiFo ZhAng hái yào mFi kGlè。
h. ( ) XiFo ZhAng yào mFi 一 zhAng xiFo dìtú。
- What do you say?
What do you say in each of the following situations?
a. You want to find out the price of a map.
b. You greet your teacher in the morning.