Numbers

Vocabulary

0 líng 零

1  yī  一

2  èr  二

3  sān  三

4  sì  四

5  wǔ  五

6  liù  六

7  qī  七

8  bā  八

9  jiǔ  九

10  shí  十

11  shí yī  十一

12  shí èr  十二

13  shí sān  十三

14  shí sì  十四

15  shí wǔ  十五

16  shí liù  十六

17  shí qī  十七

18  shí bā  十八

19  shí jiǔ  十九

20  èr shí  二十

21  èr shí yī  二十一

22  èr shí èr  二十二

23  èr shí sān  二十三

24  èr shí sì  二十四

25  èr shí wǔ  二十五

26  èr shí liù  二十六

27  èr shí qī  二十七

28  èr shí bā  二十八

29  èr shí jiǔ  二十九

30  sān shí  三十

31  sān shí yī  三十一

32  sān shí èr  三十二

33  sān shí sān  三十三

34  sān shí sì  三十四

35  sān shí wǔ  三十五

36  sān shí liù  三十六

37  sān shí qī  三十七

38  sān shí bā  三十八

39  sān shí jiǔ  三十九

40  sì shí  四十

41  sì shí yī  四十一

42  sì shí èr  四十二

43  sì shí sān  四十三

44  sì shí sì  四十四

45  sì shí wǔ  四十五

46  sì shí liù  四十六

47  sì shí qī  四十七

48  sì shí bā  四十八

49  sì shí jiǔ  四十九

50  wǔ shí  五十

51  wǔ shí yī  五十一

52  wǔ shí èr  五十二

53  wǔ shí sān  五十三

54  wǔ shí sì  五十四

55  wǔ shí wǔ  五十五

56  wǔ shí liù  五十六

57  wǔ shí qī  五十七

58  wǔ shí bā  五十八

59  wǔ shí jiǔ 五十九

60  liù shí  六十

61  liù shí yī  六十一

62  liù shí èr  六十二

63  liù shí sān  六十三

64  liù shí sì  六十四

65  liù shí wǔ  六十五

66  liù shí liù  六十六

67  liù shí qī  六十七

68  liù shí bā  六十八

69  liù shí jiǔ  六十九

70  qī shí  七十

71  qī shí yī  七十一

72  qī shí èr  七十二

73  qī shí sān  七十三  

74  qī shí sì  七十四  

75  qī shí wǔ  七十五

76  qī shí liù  七十六

77  qī shí qī  七十七

78  qī shí bā  七十八

79  qī shí jiǔ  七十九

80  bā shí  八十

81  bā shí yī  八十一

82  bā shí èr  八十二

83  bā shí sān  八十三

84  bā shí sì  八十四

85  bā shí wǔ  八十五

86  bā shí liù  八十六

87  bā shí qī  八十七

88  bā shí bā  八十八

89  bā shí jiǔ  八十九

90  jiǔ shí  九十

91  jiǔ shí yī  九十一

92  jiǔ shí èr  九十二

93  jiǔ shí sān  九十三

94  jiǔ shí sì  九十四

95  jiǔ shí wǔ  九十五

96  jiǔ shí liù  九十六

97  jiǔ shí qī  九十七

98  jiǔ shí bā  九十八

99  jiǔ shí jiǔ  九十九

100  yì bǎi  一百

100  hundred  bǎi  百

1000  thousand  qiān  千

10 000 ten thousand  wàn  万

100 000  hundred thousand  shí wàn 十万

1 000 000  million  bǎi wàn  百万

10 000 000  ten million  wàn qiān 千万

100 000 000  a hundred million  yì  亿

1 000 000 000  one billion  shí yì  十亿

Where are you from?

Vocabulary

nĭ 你    you

nă 哪   which/where

guó 國 country/nation

rén 人  person/people

Měiguó rén  美國人 American

Yīngguó rén  英國人 English

Jiā’ná dà rén  加拿大人 Canadian

Zhōngguó rén  中國人 Chinese

Rìběn rén  日本人 Japanese

Hán’guó rén  韓國人 Korean

éluósī rén  俄羅斯人 Russian

Fǎguó rén  法國人 French

Déguó rén  德國人 German

Yìdàlì rén  義大利人 Italian

Xībānyá rén  西班牙人 Spanish

Àodà-lìyà rén  澳大利亞人 Australian

Dialogue

A: Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

你是哪國人？

Where are you from?

B: Wǒ shì Měiguó rén.

我是美國人。

I am American.

Chinese New Year Fifteenth day - Yuánxiāojié 元宵节 Chinese Valentine's Day

The fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as Yuanxiao Festival/Yuánxiāojié (元宵节), aka Shangyuan Festival/Shàngyuánjié (上元节) or the Lantern Festival (otherwise known as Chap Goh Mei Chinese: 十五暝; pinyin: Shíwǔmíng; literally "the fifteen night" in Fujian dialect). Rice dumplings tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin:tāngyuán), a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup, are eaten this day. Candles are lit outside houses as a way to guide wayward spirits home. This day is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.

In Malaysia and Singapore, this day is celebrated by individuals seeking for a love partner, a different version of Valentine's Day.Normally, single women would write their contact number on mandarin oranges and throw it in a river or a lake while single men would collect them and eat the oranges. The taste is an indication of their possible love: sweet represents a good fate while sour represents a bad fate.

This day often marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities.

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Name 名字 míng zi

1.    Vocabulary

你 nĭ - you

我 wŏ – I, me

他／她 tā – he/she

叫 jiào – call; be called

名字 míng zi – name

呢 ne – grammar word

2.    Sentence

你叫什么名字？

Nĭ jiào shén me míng zi?

What’s your name?

我叫大卫 。

Wŏ jiào Dàwèi.

My name is David.

3.    Dialogue

A: 你叫什么名字？

    Nĭ jiào shén me míng zi?

    What’s your name?

B: 我叫大卫 。你呢？

    Wŏ jiào Dàwèi. Nĭ ne?

    My name is David. And you?

A: 我叫玛丽。

     Wŏ jiào Mălì.

     My name is Mary.

Chinese New Year Flowers and Friuts – 年花和水果 Nián huā hé shuĭ guŏ

The following are popular floral decorations for the New Year .

Plum Blossom 梅花 méi huā

Plum Blossom 梅花 méi huā – symbolize perseverance and reliability, two traits needed for success in life

Peach Blossom 桃花 táo huā - blossoms symbolize growth, prosperity, long life and romance

Peony 牡丹 mŭ dan - bringing luck and good fortune

Narcissus 水仙花 shuĭ xiān huā - symbolizes prosperity

Pussy Willow 银柳 yín liŭ - symbolizes prosperity

Bamboo 竹子 zhú zi – plant brings happiness, wealth, and longevity: the ingredients for a happy life

Sunflower  向日葵 xiàng rì kuí – generally invokes having a good and prosperous year

Mandarin Orange 柑桔/橘子jú zi - symbolizes good fortune

Pomelo 柚子 yòu zi - during the new year implies a wish that the home will have everything it needs the coming year

Chinese New Year Gift exchange

In addition to red envelopes, which are usually given from elder to younger, small gifts (usually of food or sweets) are also exchanged between friends or relatives (of different households) during Chinese New Year. Gifts are usually brought when visiting friends or relatives at their homes. Common gifts include fruits (typically oranges, and never pears), cakes, biscuits, chocolates, candies, or some other small gift.

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Symbolism

As with all cultures, Chinese New Year traditions incorporate elements that are symbolic of deeper meaning. One common example of Chinese New Year symbolism is the red diamond-shaped fú characters (Chinese: 福, Cantonese and Hakka: Fook, literally "blessings, happiness"), which are displayed on the entrances of Chinese homes. This sign is usually seen hanging upside down, since the Chinese word 倒 (dào) "upside down", is homophonous or nearly homophonous with 到 (dào) "arrive" in all varieties of Chinese. Therefore, it symbolizes the arrival of luck, happiness, and prosperity.

An inverted character "福 (fú)" is a sign of arriving blessings.

Red is the predominant colour used in New Year celebrations. Red is the emblem of joy, and this colour also symbolizes virtue, truth and sincerity. On the Chinese opera stage, a painted red face usually denotes a sacred or loyal personage and sometimes a great emperor. Candies, cakes, decorations and many things associated with the New Year and its ceremonies are coloured red. The sound of the Chinese word for “red” ( 紅, hóng) is “hong” in Mandarin (Hakka: Fung; Cantonese: Hoong) which also means “prosperous.” Therefore, red is an auspicious colour and has an auspicious sound.

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