April+6

Print this off. Then listen to this recording at the bottom and write in the tones for each of the words. Then translate each sentence. Remember the quiz on Thursday. I want each of you to do better! At the bottom of this page you will find the spreadsheet that I will use to make the quiz. Good luck.

Ni Hao ma? Wo hen Hao. Ni ne Ni jiao shenme mingzi Wo jiao Krickrella. Ni cong nali lai de? Wo cong meiguo lai de. Ni ne? Wo cong eguo lai de. Ni qu guo zhong guo ma? Ni shuo zhongwen shuode hen hao. Bu hao yisi. Ni shibushi xuesheng? Shi. Ni ne? Shi. Ni shi jinian ji de xuesheng? Wo shi Èrniánjí de xuéshēng. Ni ne? Wo shi Siniánjíxuéshēng. Ni xihuan xue shenme? Wo xihuan xue wenxue. Ni hen congming. Duibuqi, Ni yao zuo shenme gongzuo? Wo yao dang yisheng. Ni zhende hen congming. Nali, nali. Ni yaobuyao gen wo qu yundong? Kebukeyi yong MP3 ting yinyue? Keyi. Xuexi yihou, women qu yundong, ting yinyue,hao ma? media type="file" key="sentences for tones.mp3" width="240" height="20"


 * hòu || 后 || after/behind || 后天 day after tomorrow，大后天 day after day after tomorrow (in 3 days)，之后--after ||
 * suǒ || 所 || place OR so ||  ||
 * yǐ || 以 || keyi, suoyi, yihou || 所以 so/therefore，以后 after，可以 may，以内 within，以上--more than,'above ||
 * mù || 木 || wood ||  ||
 * lín || 林 || forest/woods || 林木--forest ||
 * běn || 本 || origin || 本土(native country), 日本人 Japanese person， 本月 original month/birth month，个体--individual ||
 * tǐ || 体 || body/substance ||  ||
 * xīu || 休 || rest || 休学,to suspend one's schooling, 休息 rest ||
 * mǐ || 米 || grain/rice || 大米-husked rice， ||
 * lái || 来 || come || 又来了--here we go again，上来--come up!，后来--later，以来--since，本来--originally ||
 * hé || 禾 || grain, esp. rice ||  ||
 * hé || 和 || and OR harmony ||  ||
 * gōng || 工 || work || 木工carpentry，工人--worker, 手工--handwork ||
 * wáng || 王 || king || 王子, 王后--queen ||
 * yù || 玉 || jade || 玉米--corn ||
 * bǎo || 宝 || treasure ||  ||
 * guó || 国 || country/kingdom || 中国 China (the country)，国王 king, 天国 Heaven (as in where God lives)，国内 domestic，王国 kingdom ||