IC1 Lesson 3 Dialogue 1: Taking Someone Out to Eat on His/Her Birthday
Lesson 3 Dialogue I Vocabulary & Proper Noun
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition |
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition |
1 | 九月 | jiǔ yuè | September; ninth month (of the lunar year) | |
2 | 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly; Classifiers: 个 | |
3 | 十二 | shí èr | twelve; 12 | |
4 | 号 | 號 | hào | (measure word for a number in a series; day of the month) |
5 | 星期 | xīng qī | week; Classifiers: 个 | |
6 | 星期四 | xīng qī sì | Thursday | |
7 | 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven | |
8 | 生日 | shēng rì | birthday; Classifiers: 个 | |
9 | 生 | shēng | to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student | |
10 | 日 | rì | abbr. for 日本 , Japan; sun; day; date, day of the month | |
11 | 今年 | jīn nián | this year | |
12 | 年 | nián | year; Classifiers: 个 | |
13 | 多 | duō | many; much; a lot of;; how (to what extent) | |
14 | 大 | dà | big | |
15 | 十八 | shí bā | eighteen; 18 | |
16 | 岁 | 嵗, 歲 | suì | year; years old; classifier for years (of age) |
17 | 吃 | chī | to eat; | |
18 | 饭 | 飯 | fàn | food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal; Classifiers: 碗 |
19 | 怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn meyàng | how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? How does it sound? |
20 | 太 | tài | too (much); very; extremely | |
21 | 了 | le | (completed action marker) | |
22 | 谢谢 | 謝謝 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you |
23 | 喜欢 | 喜歡 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
24 | 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; Classifiers: 盘 ; (coll.) (one’s) type | |
25 | 还是 | 還是 | hái shi | or |
26 | 可是 | kě shì | but | |
27 | 我们 | 我們 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
28 | 点 | 點 | diǎn | point; dot; ‘clock; point (in space or time) |
29 | 半 | bàn | half | |
30 | 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night; Classifiers: 个 ; in the evening | |
31 | 见 | 見 | jiàn | to see; to meet |
32 | 再见 | 再見 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
33 | 再 | zài | again | |
34 | 英国 | 英國 | yīng guó | United Kingdom |
Characters
No. | Chinese | Pinyin | Definition |
1 | 月 | yuè | moon,month |
2 | 号 | hào | number, date, day (一月一号 Jan. 1st) |
3 | 星 | xīng | star |
4 | 期 | qī | a period of time, period |
5 | 天 | tiān | day |
6 | 生 | shēng | to be born |
7 | 日 | rì | day,sun,date,day of the month |
8 | 今 | jīn | today, this |
9 | 年 | nián | year |
10 | 多 | duō | much,many, a lot of |
11 | 大 | dà | big |
12 | 岁 | suì | year,year of age; classifier for years |
13 | 吃 | chī | eat |
14 | 饭 | fàn | meal,food,
cooked rice |
15 | 怎 | zěn | how |
16 | 样 | yàng | shape; appearance |
17 | 太 | tài | too |
18 | 了 | le | (particle), (completed action marker) |
19 | 谢 | xiè | to thank |
20 | 喜 | xǐ | to like; happy |
21 | 欢 | huān | happy; joyous |
22 | 菜 | cài | dishes; cuisine |
23 | 还 | hái | still; also; additionally; |
24 | 可 | kě | but |
25 | 们 | men | (plural suffix) |
26 | 点 | diǎn | o’clock (lit. dot, point, thus points on the clock) |
27 | 半 | bàn | half; half an hour |
28 | 晚 | wǎn | evening; late |
29 | 上 | shàng | above; top |
30 | 见 | jiàn | to see |
31 | 再 | zài | again |
32 | 英 | yīng | England |
33 | 国 | guó | nation; country |
Vocabulary (two- or three- character combinations)
No. | Chinese | Pinyin | Definition |
1 | 九月 | jiǔ yuè | September |
2 | 五号 | wǔ hào | number 5; fifth (in terms of date) |
3 | 星期四 | xīng qī sì | Thursday |
4 | 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
5 | 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
6 | 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
7 | 多大 | duō dà | how old |
8 | 十四岁 | shí sì suì | fourteen years old |
9 | 吃饭 | chī fàn | to eat; to eat meal; eat rice |
10 | 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | Is it O.K.? How is that? How about…? |
11 | 太好了 | tài hǎo le | Great! |
12 | 谢谢 | xiè xiè | Thanks! |
13 | 喜欢 | xǐ huān | like |
14 | 中国菜 | zhōng guó cài | Chinese food |
15 | 美国菜 | měi guó cài | American food |
16 | 还是 | hái shì | or; still is/are |
17 | 可是 | kě shì | but |
18 | 五点半 | wǔ diǎn bàn | 5:30; half an hour past five |
19 | 晚上 | wǎn shàng | evening |
20 | 再见 | zài jiàn | Good-bye! |
21 | 英国 | yīng guó | the United Kingdom; Britain; England |
Sentences
No. | Chinese | Pinyin | Definition |
1 | 今天是星期几? | Jin1tian1 shi4 xing1qi1 ji3 | What day of the week is today? |
2 | 今天是几月几号? | Jin1tian1 shi4 ji3 yue4 ji3 hao4 | What is the date today? |
3 | 你的生日(是)几月几号? | Ni3 de sheng1ri4 (shi4) ji3 yue4 ji3 hao4 | What date is your birthday? |
4 | 你今年多大? | Ni3 jin1nian2 duo1da4 | How old are you this year? |
5 | 我今年十四岁。 | Wo3 jin1nian2 shi2 si4 sui4 | I am fourteen this year. |
6 | 我星期四请你吃饭,怎么样? | wo3 xing1qi1si4 qing3 ni3 chi1fan4, zen3meyang4? | I will take you out to eat on Thursday. How does it sound to you? |
7 | 太好了。谢谢!谢谢! | Tai4 hao3 le. Xie4xie! Xie4xie! | Great! Thanks! |
8 | 你喜欢吃什么菜? | Ni3 xi3huan1 chi1 shen2me cai4? | what kind of food do you like? |
9 | 你喜欢吃中国菜还是美国菜? | Ni3 xi3huan1 chi1 zhong1guo2 cai4 hai2shi mei3guo2 cai4? | Do you like to eat Chinese food or American food? |
10 | 我是英国人,可是我喜欢吃中国菜。 | Wo3 shi4 ying1guo2 ren2, ke3shi4 wo3 xi3huan1 chi1 zhong1guo2 cai4. | I am a British, but I like to eat Chinese food. |
11 | 我们几点见? | Wo3men ji3dian3 jian4? | What time shall we meet? |
12 | 七点半怎么样? | Qi1dian3ban4 zhen3meyang4? | How about 7:30? |
13 | 星期四晚上见! | Xing1qi1si4 wan3shang jian4! | See you on Thursday evening! |
Dialogue
Text from IC1 L3D1 Dates and Time 时间
Please fill in the blanks based on the recorded dialogue above.
Gao: 白英爱, ____ 月_____号是星期几?
Bai:. 是星期______。
Gao: 那天是我的________。
Bai:是吗?你________多大?
Gao:十八_____。
Bai:我星期四_____你吃饭,__________?
Gao: 太______了。谢谢,谢谢。
Bai: 你喜欢吃中国菜_______美国菜?
Gao: 我是英国人,_______我喜欢吃中国菜。
Bai: 好,我们吃________。
Gao: 星期四_____点?
Bai: 七点半__________?
Gao: 好,星期四晚上_____。
Bai: 再_____!
IC1 L3D1 Dates and Time 时间 Text_Fill in the Blank Worksheet