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Classes 04/17/2025 - Chinese Class 2025-04-17

Homework:

  • Recite Conversation

  • Key Word: 随便 (suíbiàn)

    • Meaning: Casual, random, informal, as one pleases, do as you like.

    • Example: 你想吃什么?随便。 (Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? Suíbiàn.) - What do you want to eat? Anything/Whatever.

  • Make 3 sentences with "从现在起 (cóng xiànzài qǐ)" -> From now on:

    1. 从现在起,我只会吃披萨 (cóng xiànzài qǐ, Wǒ zhǐ huì chī pīsà)

      • Translation: From now on, I will only eat pizza.
    2. 从现在起,我只玩儿任天堂的游戏 (cóng xiànzài qǐ, Wǒ zhǐ wán'er rèntiāntáng de yóuxì)

      • Translation: From now on, I will only play Nintendo games.
    3. 从现在起,我只会喝啤酒和水 (cóng xiànzài qǐ, Wǒ zhǐ huì hē píjiǔ hé shuǐ)

      • Translation: From now on, I will only drink beer and water.

    Random Words:

    • 这个自行车的速度非常非常快 (Zhège zìxíngchē de sùdù fēicháng fēicháng kuài)

      • Translation: This bicycle's speed is very, very fast.

      • 自行车 (zìxíngchē): Bicycle

      • 速度 (sùdù): Speed

    • 骑车的时候,一定要注意安全 (Qí chē de shíhòu, yīdìng yào zhùyì ānquán)

      • Translation: When riding a bike, be sure to pay attention to safety.

      • 注意 (zhùyì): To pay attention to

      • 安全 (ānquán): Safety

      • 骑车 (qí chē): To ride a bike (or other straddled vehicle).

        • LIT: Straddle vehicle
      • 开车 (kāichē): To drive a car.

        • LIT: Open vehicle
      • 坐车 (zuòchē): To sit in a car / To take a car (as a passenger).

        • LIT: Sit vehicle
    • 骑摩托车的时候,一定要注意安全 (Qí mótuō chē de shíhòu, yīdìng yào zhùyì ānquán)

      • Translation: When riding a motorcycle, you must pay attention to safety.

      • 摩托车 (mótuō chē): Motorcycle

    • ACTIVITY + 的时候 (de shíhòu), 一定要注意安全 (yīdìng yào zhùyì ānquán)

      • Translation: When doing ACTIVITY, be sure to pay attention to safety (don't get hurt).

    Conversations

    (Theme: When you meet someone by coincidence, at a coffee shop):

    Round I

    • S: 哎JS! 你也在这里啊,好巧! (Āi? JS! Nǐ yě zài zhèlǐ a, hǎo qiǎo!)

      • Translation: Huh? JS! You're also here? What a coincidence!

      • 好巧 (hǎo qiǎo)!: What a coincidence!

        • LIT: Good coincidence!
    • JS: 哎Spencer? 真的是你!最近怎么样啊?好久不见了? (Āi? Spencer? Zhēn de shì nǐ! Zuìjìn zěnme yàng a? Hǎojiǔ bùjiànle?)

      • Translation: Huh? Spencer? It's really you! How have you been lately? Long time no see?

      • 好久不见了 (hǎojiǔ bùjiànle)?: Long time no see?

        • LIT: Long time no see [particle indicating change/completion]

    Round II

    • S: 是啊,好久不见!我挺好的,你呢?在忙什么呢? (Shì a, hǎojiǔ bùjiàn! Wǒ tǐng hǎo de, nǐ ne? Zài máng shénme ne?)

      • Translation: It is, long time no see! I'm pretty good, how about you? What have you been busy with?

      • 挺 (tǐng): Pretty (as in "pretty good" - adverb)

    • JS: 我最近在忙一个新项目,有点累,所以来这里喝杯咖啡放松一下。你呢? (Wǒ zuìjìn zài máng yīgè xīn xiàngmù, yǒudiǎn lèi, suǒyǐ lái zhèlǐ hē bēi kāfēi fàngsōng yīxià. Nǐ ne?)

      • Translation: I've been busy with a new project lately, a little bit tired, so I came here to drink a cup of coffee and relax a bit. How about you?

      • 项目 (xiàngmù): Project

    Homework (Repetition):

    • 3 sentences using "ACTIVITY + 的时候 (de shíhòu), 一定要注意安全 (yīdìng yào zhùyì ānquán)"

      • 上课的时候,一定要注意入睡

        • Shàngkè de shíhòu, yīdìng yào zhùyì rùshuì
      • 写信的时候,一定要注意写得好

        • Xiě xìn de shíhòu, yīdìng yào zhùyì xiě dé hǎo
      • 传道的时候,一定要注意你的衣服

        • Chuándào de shíhòu, yīdìng yào zhùyì nǐ de yīfú
    • Recite conversation