Week 4 Mandarin

第 4 课:
疑问代词
Yíwèn dàicí

Interrogative pronouns

Review 复习

In zoom: Review greetings and saying names in breakout rooms.

课堂规则 (Kètáng guīzé) Classroom rules

注意安全 (zhùyì ānquán) Be safe
善待 (shàndài) Be kind
要负责任 (yào fù zérèn) Be responsible
尊重他人 (zūnzhòng tārén) Be respectful of others
做好准备 (zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi) Be prepared

疑问代词是什么

疑问代词用于提出问题。疑问代词有下列几个:

• 谁 Shéi (who)

• 谁的 Shéi de (whose)

• 什么 Shénme (what)

• 哪一个 Nǎ yīgè (which)

• 多少 duō shǎo (how much)

• 什么时候 Shénme shíhòu (when)

• 哪里/哪儿 nǎlǐ/nǎr (where)

• 怎么/怎么样 Zěnme/Zěnme yàng (how/how is it)

• 为什么 Wèishénme (why)

• 几 jǐ (how many)

​我们怎么说呢？Wǒmen zěnme shuō ne?

In Chinese, the interrogative stays "in-situ" meaning it does not move around like in English. The interrogative pronoun goes in the same place in the question as the answer will go.

Eg. 你喜欢谁？我喜欢（--）。 你想要什么？我想要。。。
Nǐ xǐhuān shéi? (Who do you like?) Wǒ xǐhuān____. (I like___.) Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme? (What do you want? (polite form)) Wǒ xiǎng yào。。。(I want...)

Multiple Choice

对不对:

Interrogative pronouns occur in the same space or word order as the answer to the question.

• 对 (duì)

• 不对 (Bùduì)

Match

Match the following

• Shéi de （谁的）

• Shéi（谁）

• Shénme（什么）

• Wèishénme（为什么）

Whose

Who

What

Why

• Whose

• Who

• What

• Why

Dropdown

Listen and fill in the blanks:

今天​ ​

Select answer

号？今天​

Select answer

10月2日。(What's today's date? Today is October 2nd.)

I have...
Who has...

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我有。。。
谁有。。。

​​我有一只猫。
Wǒ yǒu yī zhī māo。

​​谁有一只狗？
Shéi yǒu yī zhī gǒu?

​只 is a universal measure word for animals.

​​我有一只狗。
Wǒ yǒu yī zhī gǒu。

​​谁有一只马？
Shéi yǒu yī zhī mǎ?

​​我有一只马。
Wǒ yǒu yī zhī mǎ。

​​谁有一个书包？
Shéi yǒu yī gè shūbāo ?

​​我有一个书包。
Wǒ yǒu yī gè shūbāo.

​​这是谁的笔？
Zhè shì shéi de bǐ?

​Note that we changed the question here!

个 ge is a universal measure word usually used for counting objects or people.

​​那是我的笔。。
Nà shì wǒ de bǐ..

​​这是谁的水瓶？？
Zhè shì shéi de shuǐpíng?

​​那是我的水瓶。
Nà shì wǒ de shuǐpíng.

​What were some patterns you recognized or noticed?

Discuss in breakout rooms.

Reorder

Reorder the following to ask the question, "When do you want to leave?"

• 你想 (Nǐ xiǎng)

• 什么 (shénme)

• 时候 (shíhòu)

• 离开？(líkāi?)

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Identify the interrogative pronoun (question word) in this sentence.

为什么下雨？(Wèishéme xià yǔ? -- Why is it raining?)

• 下

• 雨

• 为什么

• 么

• 什么

Homework 功课

1. Required: Conversation practice with a family member. Teach your parents, siblings, grandparents or friends how to say, "Hello." and how to say their names (this is review for you!). In google classroom, tell me who you taught and how you think it went.

2. Required Reading practice: Read the text aloud several times. Record yourself in Flip (video or audio). Make sure you speak clearly and have a good microphone. Make sure you listen to the example FIRST!

3. Required: Quizlet flashcards review. https://quizlet.com/832864053/mandarin-lessons-4-5-interrogative-pronouns-reveiw-flash-cards/?i=4pp032&x=1jqt

4. Optional: Create your own "I have...Who has..." game cards deck try to make at least 10 cards to practice “我有。。。谁有。。。”

5. Writing practice sheet

Preview Unit 2

我们在哪里？

。。。在哪里

在哪里 (zài nǎ lǐ) is used to ask location for both people and objects. The character 在 is a locator word. It indicates location, but cannot be used alone.

Where in the world?

​Common country names

​	​
​美国 (Měiguó)	​United States
​中国 (Zhōngguó)	​China
法国​ (Fǎguó)	​France
英国​ (Yīngguó)	​United Kingdom (England)
韩国 (Hánguó)	Korea (esp. South Korea)

​Many country names are indicated by the character 国。Here are some of the most common ones.

Where in the world?

​Common country names

​	​
​意大利 （Yìdàlì）	​Italy
​加拿大 （Jiānádà）	​Canada
日本 （Rìběn）	​Japan
西班牙 （Xībānyá）	Spain
巴西 （Bāxī）	Brazil

​Other countries however are more obscure. Many simply use the characters to closely approximate the sound of the country name in another language.

在

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writing practice