intersting links and things.

here is a link to a website, that has mandarin slang expressions. This will be useful.

http://www.chinese-tools.com/chinese/slang/?abc=M

Here is a great website that the BBC is running that is very helpful and user friendly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/start/

Simple sentences for the week.

Greetings 问候语

Hello! / Hi! - 你好！nǐ hǎo

Good morning / afternoon / evening! - 早晨（下午/ 晚上）好！zǎo chén (xià wǔ / wǎn shàng) hǎo

What is your name? - 你叫什么？nǐ jiào shén me

I'm Kathy King - 我是凯西·金 wǒ shì kǎi xī jīn

Are you Peter Smith? - 你是彼得·史密斯吗？nǐ shì bǐ dé shǐ mì sī ma

Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. - 是，我是。/ 不，我不是。shì, wǒ shì. / bù, wǒ bú shì

How are you? - 你好吗？nǐ hǎo ma

Fine, thanks. And you? - 很好，谢谢，你呢？hěn hǎo, xiè xie, nǐ ne

I'm fine, too. - 我也很好。wǒ yě hěn hǎo

I have to go now. - 我必须走了wǒ bì xū zǒu le

See you later. - 待会儿见 dāi huǐ er jiàn

Expression In Class 课堂用语

May I come in? - 我能进来吗？wǒ néng jìn lái ma

Come in, please. - 请进 qǐng jìn

Sit down, please. - 请坐 qǐng zuò

It's time for class. - 上课时间到了 shàng kè shí jiān dào le

Open your books and turn to page 20. - 打开书，翻到第20页 dǎ kāi shū fān dào dì èr shí yè

That's all for today. - 今天就讲到这里 jīn tiān jiù dào zhè lǐ

Could you say it again? - 你能再说一遍吗？nǐ néng zài shuō yí biàn ma

Identifying Objects 辨别物品

What's this? - 这是什么？ zhè shì shén me

It's a pen. - 是支笔 shì zhī bǐ

Is this your handbag? - 这是你的手提包吗？ zhè shì nǐ de shǒu tí bāo ma

No, it isn't. / Yes, it is. - 不，它不是。/是的，它是 bù, tā bú shì / shì de, tā shì

Whose pen is this? - 这是谁的笔？zhè shì shuí de bǐ

It's Kate's. - 是凯特的 shì kǎi tè de

Is that a car? - 那是一辆小汽车吗？ nà shì yí liàng xiǎo qì chē ma

No, it isn't. It's a bus. - 不，那是一辆公共汽车 bù nà shì yí liàng gōng gòng qì chē

What do you call this in Chinese? - 这个用汉语怎么说？ zhè gè yòng hàn yǔ zěn me shuō

About Belongings 关于所有物

What's this? - 这是什么？zhè shì shén me

It's an air-conditioner. - 这是空调 zhè shì kōng tiáo

Is this yours? - 这是你的吗？ zhè shì nǐ de ma

Yes, it's mine. - 是的，是我的 shì de, shì wǒ de

Where are my glasses? - 我的眼镜在哪儿？wǒ de yǎn jìng zài na er

Over there. - 在那边 zài nà biān Here are the sentences that im going to be learning over the next two weeks. Wish me luck!!

My lesson plan for this week.

This week, I'm going to begin to focus on simple sentences. However, This will only be a part of the focus as I will also continue to reinforce my knowledge of the basics as well. 4 tones, and mainly pronunciation. During the middle of the week, I will also begin to use audio resources as well. That will help to further my understanding and cement the words further into my understanding. I will post specific lesson plans tomorrow.

List of resources so far.

http://www.chinese-outpost.com/language/

http://learnchinese.elanguageschool.net/

http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Speak_Mandarin_Chinese_for_Beginners

http://mandarin.about.com/od/pronunciation/l/blsounds.htm.

Here are some of the websites that I have been using to teach myself and that have also been suggested by tutor. I will post more as they come.

Simple Phrases continued

English	Chinese	Tones
Hello	Ni hao	2 3
How are you?	Ni hao ma?	2 3*
Have you eaten yet?	Ni chi le mei?	3 1* 2
Good morning	Zao an	3 1
Good night	Wan an	3 1
Goodbye	Zai jian	4 4
Thanks	Xie xie	4 4
You're welcome	Bu ke qi	4 1 2
Excuse me	Dui bu qi	4 4 2
My name is...	Wo jiao...	3 1
What is your name? 1	Nin gui xing?	2 1 4
What is your name?	Ni jiao shenme mingzi?	3 1 2* 2*
Do you speak English?	Ni hui jiang yingyu ma?	3 4 3 1 3*
I'm from the US	Wo shi mei guo ren	3 4 2 3 2
I'm from England	Wo shi ying guo ren	3 4 1 3 2
Where is/are...?	...zai na li?	4 3*
Welcome	Huan ying	1 3
Here	Zhe li	4*
There	Na li	4*
Who?	Shei?	2
What?	Shen me?	2*
When?	Shen me shi hou?	2*
Where?	Na li?	3*
Why?	wei shen me?	4 2*
How?	zen me...?	2*
One	Yi	1
Two	Er	4
Three	San	1
Four	Si	4
Five	Wu	3
Six	Liu	4
Seven	Qi	1
Eight	Ba	1
Nine	Jiu	3
Ten	Shi	2
How much?	Duo shao	1 3
Want	Yao	4
Don't want	Bu yao	2 4
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Zai xing xi mian fei da cheng ta ren bian che de shou ce	4 1 4 3 4 4 2 1 2 4 1* 2 4

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Here are more simple phrases

SImple phrases.

你	nǐ	(pro)	You
好	hǎo	(adj)	good, well
你好！	nǐhǎo!		Hello, How are you?
再	zài	(adv)	again
见	jiàn	(v)	see
再见！	zàijiàn!		Goodbye!

māma 妈妈 : mum	àiren 爱人 : husband, wife
bàba 爸爸 : dad	háizi 孩子 : child, children
gēge 哥哥 : elder brother	guānxi 关系 : relation
dìdi 弟弟 : younger brother	xièxie 谢谢 : thank you
jiějie 姐姐 : elder sister	kèqi 客气 : polite
mèimei 妹妹 : younger sister	xiūxi 休息 : have a rest

对不起	Duì bù qǐ		I'm sorry!
没	méi	(adv)	not
关系	guānxi	(n)	relation
没关系	Méi guānxi!		That's all right
谢谢	Xièxie		Thank you !
不	bú	(adv)	not
客气	kèqi	(adj)	polite
不客气！	Bú kèqi !		You're welcome !
明天	míngtiān	(adv)	tomorrow
见	jiàn	(v)	see
明天见！	Míngtiān jiàn!		See you tomorrow!
休息	xiūxi	(v)	have a rest
一会儿	yíhuìr	(n)	a moment
休息一会儿！	xiūxi yíhuìr!		Have a rest!
好	hǎo	(adj)	good
好吧！	hǎo ba		All right!

here are some simple words and phrases that i am learning right now.

My plan for this and next week. Final tones

Finals

In modern Chinese, there are 38 finals besides the above-represented 21 initials.

	i	u	ü
a	ia	ua
o		uo	üe
e	ie
er
ai		uai
ei		uei (ui)
ao	iao
ou	iou (iu)
an	ian	uan	üan
en	in	uen (un)	üen
ang	iang	uang
eng	ieng	ueng
ong	iong

• ie like "ye" in "yes"
• e like "e" in "her"
• er like "er" in "sister" (american pronounciation)
• ai like "y" in "by" (light)
• ei like "ay" in "bay"
• ou like "o" in "go"
• an like "an" in "can" (without stressing the "n")
• -ng (final) a nasalized soung like the "ng" in "bang" without pronouncing the "g"
• uei, uen and iou when preceded by an initial, are written as ui, un and iu respectivly.

Here are the final tones as well, these combined with initial tones allow for the creation of simple words and phrases.

My lesson plan for this week. Initial Tones.

Initials

A syllable in Chinese is composed of an initial, which is a consonant that begins the syllable, and a final, wich covers the rest of the syllable.

b	p	m	f
d	t	n	l
g	k	h
j	q	x
z	c	s
zh	ch	sh	r

• m, f, n, l, h and sh are pronounced as in English.
• d like "d" in "bed" (unaspirated)
  j like "g" in "genius" (unaspirated)
  z like "ds" in "beds"
  zh like "j" in "job"
  b like "p" in "spin" (unaspirated)
  g a soft unaspirated "k" sound
  x like "sh" in "sheep" but with the corners of the lips drawn back
  r somewhat like "r" in "rain"
• Particular attention should be paid to the pronunciation of the so-called "aspirated" consonants. It is necessary to breath heavily after the consonant is pronounced.
  p like "p" in "pope"
  t like "t" in "tap"
  k like "k" in "kangaroo"
  q harder than "ch" in "cheap"
  c like "ts" in "cats"
  ch (tongue curled back, aspirated)
• Distinction between certain initials:
  b / p d / t g / k j / q z / c zh / ch

This is teaching me how to pronounce the different initial letters in mandarin. Once i master this, I will go on to the final tones, which when you combine the two together, you get words.