Choose the best option to fill in each blank.
A. méi guān xi (没关系)
B. bú kè qi (不客气)
1.
Xiǎo Hóng: Xiè xiè nǐ de lǐ wù.
小 红： 谢 谢 你 的 礼 物。
Xiǎo Míng: __, xī wàng nǐ xǐ huān.
小 明：__ ，希 望 你 喜 欢。
2.
Xiǎo Hóng: Zhēn bào qiàn , wǒ chí dào le.
小 红： 真 抱 歉， 我 迟 到 了。
Xiǎo Míng: __, nǐ jiā tài yuǎn le.
小 明：__ ，你家 太 远 了。
Answer: BA
Analysis:
1.
Xiǎo Hóng: Xiè xiè nǐ de lǐ wù.
小 红：谢 谢 你 的 礼 物。
Xiao Hong: Thank you for your gift.
Xiǎo Míng: Bú kè qi , xī wànɡ nǐ xǐ huān.
小 明：不 客气 ， 希 望 你 喜 欢 。
Xiao Ming: You’re welcome. I hope you like it.
In Chinese, the answer to xiè xiè (谢谢): thank you, is bú kè qi (不客气): you are welcome.
2.
Xiǎo Hóng: Zhēn bào qiàn, wǒ chí dào le.
小 红： 真 抱 歉，我 迟 到 了 。
Xiao Hong: I’m so sorry I’m late.
Xiǎo Míng: Méi guān xi, nǐ jiā tài yuǎn le.
小 明：没 关 系，你家太 远 了。
Xiao Ming: It doesn’t matter. Your home is too far away.
In Chinese, bào qiàn (抱歉) means duì bú qǐ (对不起): I apologize/I’m sorry, so the answer should be méi guān xi (没关系).
Know More About Chinese Grammar:
Answer:
xīnɡqī yī
(1) 星期 一
Monday
yìtiān
(2) 一天
one day
tīnɡ yi tīnɡ
(3) 听 一 听
listen
Back to “Children’s Guide to Tone Changes of ‘Yī 一’ in Mandarin Chinese”
First and foremost, please let your child do the following quiz:
Choose the right measure word to fill in each blank:
A. zhī 只 B. tóu 头 C. gè 个
一（）苹果
一（）大象
一（）老虎
You may know that there are many differences in the expressions between Chinese and English. As you can see in the quiz above, in English, “a” or “an” can be put before almost every noun like “apple”, “elephant” and “tiger”; but in Chinese, the case is totally different.
In Chinese language, a measure word: “liàngcí 量词”, also known as a classifier or a count word, classifies the unit of a noun when counting. In English, not all nouns require a measure word, and that’s why learning it can be viewed as one of the most challenging parts for Chinese learners. Whenever your child learns a new noun in Chinese, he or she needs to memorize the corresponding measure word that agrees with it.
Watch the following video with your child. In the video, the teacher will not only explain the answers to the quiz above but also introduce the common usage of “gè 个”, “zhī 只”, and “tóu 头”.
What other knowledge in Chinese does your child finds difficult to learn? You are welcome to comment in the section below to tell us what your child thinks!
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Sleep is as important for good health as diet and exercise. However, in this day and age, many people, especially the younger generations enjoy staying up late at night. Normally we call these people “night owls”. Do you know how to say it in Chinese?
In Chinese, night is translated to “yè (夜)”, and “owl” translated to “māo tóu yīng (猫头鹰)”. So the equivalent phrase for “night owl” is “yè māo zi (夜猫子)”.
Example:
Nǐ xǐ huān zǎo qǐ, ér nǐ de shì yǒu què shì gè yè māo zi!
你 喜 欢 早 起，而你的 室 友 却 是 个 夜 猫 子！
You are an early bird while your roommate is a night owl!
Let’s take a look at some other Chinese phrases related to sleep.
1. Áo yè (熬夜): stay up late
Nǐ jīng cháng áo yè ma?
你 经 常 熬 夜 吗？
Do you often stay up late?
Xiǎo míng zuó wǎn áo yè le.
小 明 昨 晚 熬 夜 了。
Xiao Ming stayed up late last night.
2. Shī mián (失眠): insomnia; sleeplessness
Wǒ zuì jìn yǒu diǎn shī mián.
我 最 近 有 点 失 眠。
I’ve been suffering from insomnia recently.
Wǎn shàng hē nóng kā fēi huò nóng chá kě néng yǐn qǐ shī mián.
晚 上 喝 浓 咖 啡 或 浓 茶 可 能 引 起 失 眠。
Strong coffee or tea late at night may cause sleeplessness.
Not getting enough quality sleep regularly raises the risk of many diseases and disorders, so we hope every one of you can have a nice sleep every night! What other Chinese words or phrases do you want learn? You’re welcome to comment in the section below!
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