Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

96 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1



  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



  1. 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。



  1. 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.

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