1. Prof. Li Xuelei Universidad Del Este

2. Purpose of the Presentation 1.Know more about China in a general way 2.Learn basic expressions in Mandarin Chinese

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5. The consists of Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Chinese character

6. Pinyin initials There are 23 initials in Mandarin Chinese finals There are 24 finals in Mandarin Chinese Chinese Phonetic System One syllable ＝ initial ＋ final ＋ tone

7. Introduction of Tones

8. TONES 1. Definition Chinese is tone language. Every word has its specific tone or tones. 2. Importance Tones can distinguish meanings. Different tones have different meanings. For example, mā means mother while m ă is horse

9. Tones 1 st tone 2 nd tone 3 rd tone 4 th tone In a syllable, the tone falls on the vowels: a, o, e, I, u, Ü; e.g. ā á ă à

10. 春节： Chūn Jié Spring Festival

12. jiǎo zi 饺子 dumplings

14. Smiliar festivals in Puerto Rico? Mother's Day: the second Sunday in May Father's Day: the third Sunday in June Teacher’s Day: 10 th September Tomb-sweeping Day: 5 th April Saint Valentine's Day: 14 th February

15. Other important festivals in China 中秋节 zhōng qiū jié: mid-autumn festival 端午节 duān wǔ jié: Dragon Boat Festival 七夕节 qī xī jié: Qixi festival 重阳节 chóng yáng jié: the double ninth festival 元宵节 yuán xiāo jié: Lantern Festival

16. Basic Expressions

17. nǐ hǎo 你 好 nín hǎo 您 好

18. zǎo shàng hǎo Greeting:Good morning 早 上 好

19. xià wǔ hǎo Greeting: Good afternoon 下 午 好

20. wǎn shàng hǎo Greeting: Good evening 晚 上 好

21. wǎn ān 晚 安

22. xiè xiè Thank you 谢 bú kè qi You are welcome 不 客 气

23. duì bù qǐ Sorry, Excuse me 对 不 起 méi guān xi No problem 没 关 系

24. wǒ ài nǐ 我 爱 你 I love you Te amo, Te quiero

25. Zài jiàn 再 见 Adiós, Hasta luego See you later ； good-bye

26. Self introduction

27. NationalityNameOccupation Wǒ shì

28. Nationality

29. 波多黎各 bō duō lí gè: Puerto Rico

30. 法国 fǎ guó: France

31. 西班牙 xī bān yá:Spain

32. 墨西哥 mò xī gē: Mexico

33. Occupation

34. 律师 lǜ shī: lawyer

35. 法官 fǎ guān: judge

36. 商人 shāng rén: businessman

37. 医生 yī shēng: doctor

38. hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ 很 高 兴 认 识 你 Nice to meet you.

39. Let’s practice Rosa bō duō lí gè rén (Puerto Rican) fǎ guān (judge) Pierre fǎ guó rén(French) yī shēng (doctor) Fernando mò xī gē rén(Mexican) shāng rén (businessman) Rosa Spanish(xī bān yá rén) Lawyer (lǜ shī)