Chinese IAB M6 BirthdayPlaceNote Lesson 11 生日快乐 You will find all quiz review sheets at http://loyeeling.weebly.com/ and study very well from this note and quiz review sheets before taking a quiz or test. 王明 : 琳达, 今天是几月几号? wáng míng lín dá jīn tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào 琳达 : 今天是二月二十号 lín dá jīn tiān shì èr yuè èr shí hào 王明 : 你的生日就要到了, wáng míng nǐ de shēng rì jiù yào dào le 对吗? duì ma 琳达 : 你怎么知道? lín dá nǐ zěn me zhī dào 王明 : 我看过你的简历 wáng míng wǒ kàn guò nǐ de jiǎn lì 生日快乐! shēng rì kuài lè 琳达 : 谢谢! lín dá xiè xiè 王明 : 你想怎么庆祝生日? wáng míng nǐ xiǎng zěn me qìng zhù shēng rì 琳达 : 我想和爸爸 妈妈 lín dá wǒ xiǎng hé bà bà mā mā 一起庆祝, yī qǐ qìng zhù 再邀请几个朋友 zài yāo qǐng jǐ gè péng yǒu 王明 : 到时我会给你一个惊喜 wáng míng dào shí wǒ huì gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ 1
Translation 王明 : 琳达, 今天是几月几号? Wang Ming: Linda, what date is today? 琳达 : 今天是二月二十号 Linda: Today is February 20 th. 王明 : 你的生日就要到了 1, 对吗? Wang Ming: Your birthday is coming up soon, is it right? 琳达 : 你怎么知道? Linda: How do you know? 王明 : 我看过 2 你的简历 生日快乐! Wang Ming: I saw your resume previously. Happy birthday! 琳达 : 谢谢! Linda: Thanks. 王明 : 你想 3 怎么庆祝生日? Wang Ming: How do you want to celebrate the birthday? 琳达 : 我想和爸爸 妈妈一起庆祝, 再 4 邀请几个朋友 Linda: I want to celebrate with my dad and mom together. I will invite some friends to come over as well. 王明 : 到时 5 我会 6 给你一个惊喜 Wang Ming: I will give you a surprise then. Language Note 1 就要到了 jiù yào dào le It literally means is coming up soon. 到 means arrive. It can also be used with a person, like the following structure sb. 就要到了, which means sb. is coming/is going to arrive soon. 2 过 guò 过 is a functional word appeared after verbs to indicate the past tense. 看过 means saw while 看 is the verb (to) see, look. 3 想 xiǎng It is a model verb meaning want (to) would like to. Other verbs can be directly connected after 想, for example, 想要 means want to have 4 再 zài A conjunction word meaning again or as well. 再见 literally means see you again while verbs can be connected after the conjunction 再. 5 到时 dào shí It means then (next in order of time). 6 会 huì 会 has two meanings. In the text it means will be, while it can also mean be able to or can. Key sentences 生日快乐! shēng rì kuài lè Happy birthday! 2
今天是几月几号? jīn tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào What the date is it today? 今天是二月二十号 jīn tiān shì èr yuè èr shí hào Today is February 20th. 你怎么知道? nǐ zěn me zhī dào How do you know? 我看过你的简历 wǒ kàn guò nǐ de jiǎn lì I saw your resume previously. 你想怎么庆祝生日? nǐ xiǎng zěn me qìng zhù shēng rì How do you want to celebrate the birthday? 到时我会给你一个惊喜 dào shí wǒ huì gěi nǐ yī gè jīng xǐ I will give you a surprise then. Lesson 12 你的公司在哪儿? 小松平子 : 你最近怎么样? xiǎo sōng píng zi nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng 李美美 : 我最近很忙 公司 lǐ měi měi wǒ zuì jìn hěn máng gōng sī 有很多事 yǒu hěn duō shì ( 李美美的电话响 ) lǐ měi měi de diàn huà xiǎng 麦克 : 美美, 你在哪儿? mài kè měi měi nǐ zài nǎ ér 3
李美美 : 我在家 lǐ měi měi wǒ zài jiā 我和我的朋友小松平子正在 wǒ hé wǒ de péng yǒu xiǎo sōng píng zi zhèng zài 吃晚饭 chī wǎn fàn 麦克 : 你可以来公司吗? mài kè nǐ kě yǐ lái gōng sī ma 我这里有些事, wǒ zhè lǐ yǒu xiē shì 需要你的帮助 xū yào nǐ de bāng zhù 李美美 : 小松, 我现在要去公司 lǐ měi měi xiǎo sōng wǒ xiàn zài yào qù gong sī 小松平子 : 你的公司在哪儿? xiǎo sōng píng zi nǐ de gōng sī zài nǎ ér 李美美 : 在新新小区后面 lǐ měi měi zài xīn xīn xiǎo qū hòu miàn 麦克 : 美美, 请帮我找 3 号文件 mài kè měi měi qǐng bāng wǒ zhǎo hào wén jiàn 李美美 : 3 号文件在哪儿? lǐ měi měi hào wén jiàn zài nǎ ér 麦克 : 在桌子上面的文件夹里 mài kè zài zhuō zi shàng miàn de wén jiàn jiā lǐ 4
Translation It will not include the name of person in the beginning of the sentence. 小松平子 : 你最近怎么样 1?How are you doing recently? 李美美 : 我最近很忙 公司有很多事 I am very busy recently. There are so many things to do in the company. ( 李美美的电话响 )Li Mei Mei s phone is ringing. 麦克 : 美美, 你在哪儿?Mei Mei, where are you now? 李美美 : 我在家 我和我的朋友小松平子正在 2 吃晚饭 I am at home. I am having dinner with my friend, XiaoSongPingZi. 麦克 : 你可以 3 来公司吗? 我这里有些事, 需要你的帮助 Can you come to compay? I have something here and I need your help. 李美美 : 小松, 我现在要去公司 XiaoSongPingZi, I need to go to company now. 小松平子 : 你的公司在哪儿?Where is your company? 李美美 : 在新新小区后面 4 Behind Xin Xin community. 麦克 : 美美, 请帮我找 3 号文件 Mei Mei, please help me to find No.3 document. 李美美 :3 号文件在哪儿?Where is No.3 document. 麦克 : 在桌子上面的文件夹里 5 In the folder on the desk. Language Notes 1 你最近怎么样?nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yang? A common greeting in Chinese. 怎么样 means how, and 最近 means recently. 2 正在 zhèng zài An adverb denoting an ongoing or progressive action at a certain point of time. 3 可以 kě yǐ This model verb means can. A polite way of asking someone to do sth. 你可以? can you? 4 在 后面 zài hòu miàn Behind 5 在桌子上面的文件夹里 zài zhūo zi shàng miàn de wén jiàn jiā lǐ 在 里 means in ; 桌子上面 on the desk. Key Sentences 你最近怎么样? nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng How are you doing recently? 你在哪儿? nǐ zài nǎ ér Where are you? 5
我需要你的帮助 wǒ xū yào nǐ de bāng zhù I need your help. 我现在要去公司 wǒ xiàn zài yào qù gōng sī I need to go to the company now. 请帮我找 3 号文件 qǐng bāng wǒ zhǎo hào wén jiàn Please help me to find No.3 Document. 在桌子上面的文件夹里 zài zhuō zi shàng miàn de wén jiàn jiā lǐ In the folder on the desk. Birthday Place Key Words 今天 jīn tiān - today 几 jǐ - how many, how much; some 月 yùe - month 怎么 zěn me - how 知道 zhī dao to know 简历 jiǎn lì - resume 庆祝 qìng zhù to celebrate 想 xiǎng to want 一起 yì qǐ together 邀请 yāo qǐng to invite 朋友 péng you friend 给 gěi to give 惊喜 jīng xǐ surprise 最近 zuì jìn recently 很 hěn - very 多 duō - many, a lot 正在 zhèng zài in the process of doing something now 吃 chī to eat 晚饭 wǎn fàn - dinner 可以 kě yǐ - can, be able to 来 lái to come 需要 xū yào to need 帮助 bāng zhù help 现在 xiàn zài - now 后面 hòu mian - behind 请 qǐng - please 帮 bang to help 找 zhǎo to find 文件 wén jiàn - file, document 桌子 zhuō zi desk, table 上面 shàng mian on 文件夹 wén jiàn jiā file folder 6
Culture Reflection for Birthday and Place Please write a reflection (120-150 words) after researching Google and watching any video you can find on: Birthday Origins & History with Biblical References. An example of a suitable video is also located in the sidebar and below. You will need to type your reflection in word processing document and save the file on your hard drive or a disk. Please state the URL for your video on the reflection. Then, submit your assignment. Birthday surprise 快乐汉语第 22 集生日惊喜 https://youtu.be/h6pxodfdfug <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h6pxodfdfug" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 7