Chinese Step by Step

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Chinese Step by Step
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• Session 1
• Getting to Know Somebody

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• Lesson 2
• Wo xue zhongwen.
• ?????
• I learn Chinese.

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• Part 1
• New Words
• jiao ? call
• xue ? learn, study
• Zhongwen ?? Chinese
• xihuan ?? like
• hui ? can, will
• shuo ? speak, talk

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• Part 1-1
• Wo jiao Amanda. ??Amanda?
• I am Amanda.
• Wo xue zhongwen. ?????
• I learn Chinese.
• Wo xihuan xue zhongwen. ???????
• I like learning Chinese.

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• Part 1-2
• Ni jiao Lin Shan. ?????
• You are Lin Shan.
• Ni ye xue zhongwen. ??????
• You learn Chinese, too.
• Ni ye xihuan xue zhongwen. ????????
• You like learning Chinese, too.

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• Part 1-3
• Ta jiao Lin Zhong. ?????
• He is Lin Zhong.
• Ta bu xue zhongwen. ??????
• He does not learn Chinese.
• Ta hui shuo zhongwen. ??????
• He can speak Chinese.

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• Part 2
• New Words
• zhu ? live
• meiguo ?? the USA
• xiang ? want, think
• zhongguo ?? China
• yingwen ?? English

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• Part 2-1
• Wode mingzi jiao Amanda. ?????Amanda?
• My name is Amanda.
• Wo zhu zai meiguo. ??????
• I live in the USA.
• Wo xiang xue zhongwen. ??????
• I want to learn Chinese.

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• Part 2-2
• Ni de mingzi jiao Lin Shan. ????????
• Your name is Lin Shan.
• Ni ye zhu zai meiguo. ???????
• You live in the USA, too.
• Ni ye xiang xue zhongwen. ???????
• You want to learn Chinese, too.

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• Part 2-3
• Tade mingzi jiao Lin Zhong. ????????
• His name is Lin Zhong.
• Ta zhu zai zhongguo. ??????
• He lives in China.
• Ta xiang xue yingwen. ??????
• He wants to learn English.

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• Part 3
• New Words
• renshi ?? know
• zhi ? only, just
• ting ? listen, hear

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• Part 3-1
• Wo renshi tade baba. ????????
• I know his father.
• Wo ye renshi tade mama. ?????????
• I know his mother, too.
• Tamen hui shuo zhongwen. ???????
• They can speak Chinese.

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• Part 3-2
• Wo renshi tade jiejie. ????????
• I know his older sister.
• Wo ye renshi tade meimei. ?????????
• I know his younger sister, too.
• Tamen bu hui shuo zhongwen. ????????
• They cannot speak Chinese.

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• Part 3-3
• Wo renshi tade gege. ????????
• I know his older brother.
• Wo ye renshi tade didi. ?????????
• I know his younger brother, too.
• Tamen zhi hui ting zhongwen. ????????
• They can only (listen) understand Chinese.
• (They cannot speak it.)

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• Part 4
• New Words
• yige ?? a, one
  
• you ? have, has, there is,
  there are
• shijian ?? time
  
• qu ? go
  
• yiqi ?? together
  
• he ? drink
  
• guozhi ?? fruit juice
  
• Kele ?? coke
  
• chi ? eat
  
• fan ? rice, meal
  

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• Part 4-1
• Wo renshi yige xin pengyou. ?????????
• I met a new friend.
• Ta you shijian. ?????
• He has time.
• Women yiqi qu he guozhi. ?????????
• We went to drink fruit juice together.

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• Part 4-2
• Wo renshi yige xin tongxue. ?????????
• I met a new classmate.
• Ta ye you shijian. ??????
• He has time, too.
• Women yiqi qu he kele. ?????????
• We went to drink coke together.

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• Part 4-3
• Ta renshi yige xin shiyou. ?????????
• He met a new workmate.
• Ta ye you shijian. ??????
• He has time.
• Tamen yiqi qu chi fan. ????????
• They went to eat together.

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• Part 5
• New Words
• da ? hit, play
• shangxue ?? go to school
• gei ? give

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• Part 5-1
• Gei wo da dianhua. ??????
• Give me a call.
• Wo jintian zai jia. ??????
• I am at home today.
• Wo bu shangxue. ?????
• I do not go to school.

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• Part 5-2
• Wo gei ni da dianhua. ???????
• I gave you a call.
• Ni zuotian bu zai jia. ???????
• You were not at home yesterday.
• Ni qu shangxue. ?????
• You went to school.

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• Part 5-3
• Gei ta da dianhua. ??????
• Give him a call.
• Ta mingtian zai jia. ??????
• He will be at home tomorrow.
• Ta bu qu shangxue. ??????
• He won