CHN101 Elementary Mandarin I Textbook
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- The front matter includes information about this textbook and its publisher LibreTexts.
- 1: Introduction
- In the introduction chapter, you will learn the basics of the sound system and writing system of Mandarin Chinese.
- 1.1: The Sound System of Mandarin
- 1.2: Review Mandarin Tones on Memrise
- 1.3: Practice and Review Sounds of Mandarin
- 1.4: Self-Assess Your Understanding of Pinyin
- 1.5: Basic Writing Strokes
- 1.6: Stroke Order
- 1.7: Radicals, the Building Blocks of Characters
- 1.8: Learn Chinese Radicals on Memrise
- 1.9: Choose or Request a Chinese Name
- 2: First Contact
- In Lesson 1 "First Contact" you will learn to greet someone for the first time, say goodbye, introduce yourself, and ask someone's name.
- 2.1: Lesson 1 Overview - First Contact
- 2.2: Lesson 1 Writing Worksheets
- 2.3: Lesson 1 Vocabulary Review
- 2.4: Lesson 1 Vocabulary Discussion
- 2.5: Lesson 1 Vocabulary Quiz
- 2.6: Lesson 1 Grammar - Connecting Nouns with the Verb 是 (shì)
- 2.7: Lesson 1 Grammar - Expressing Belonging with 的 (de)
- 2.8: Lesson 1 Grammar - Questions Ending with 呢 (ne)
- 2.9: Lesson 1 Grammar - Question Pronouns
- 2.10: Lesson 1 Grammar - The Adverb 也 (yě)
- 2.11: Lesson 1 Grammar - The Verb 叫 (jiào)
- 2.12: Lesson 1 Grammar - The verb 姓 (xìng)
- 2.13: Lesson 1 Test
- 3: Origins and Language
- In Lesson 2 "Origin and Languages" you will learn how to use Chinese to ask whether someone is a student and what is their major, ask where someone comes from, and ask what languages someone speaks.
- 3.1: Lesson 2 Overview - Origins and Language
- 3.2: Lesson 2 Writing Worksheets
- 3.3: Lesson 2 Vocabulary Review
- 3.4: Lesson 2 Vocabulary Quiz
- 3.5: Lesson 2 Grammar - Basic sentence order
- 3.6: Lesson 2 Grammar - Indicating location with 在 (zài) before verbs
- 3.7: Lesson 2 Grammar - Standard negation with 不 (bù)
- 3.8: Lesson 2 Grammar - Yes-no questions with 吗 (ma)
- 3.9: Lesson 2 Homework Exercises
- 3.10: Lesson 2 Supplementary Videos
- 3.11: Lesson 2 Test
- 4: Family
- In Lesson 3 "Family" you will learn how to explain the characters used to write one's name in Chinese, as well as how to talk about someone's age, where someone is from, one's family, how many siblings one has, and what job someone has.
- 4.1: Lesson 3 Overview - Family
- 4.2: Lesson 3 Writing Worksheets
- 4.3: Lesson 3 Vocabulary Quiz
- 4.4: Lesson 3 Flipgrid Self-Introduction
- 4.5: Lesson 3 Speaking Practice and Review
- 4.6: Lesson 3 Grammar - Expressing "and also" with 还 (hái)
- 4.7: Lesson 3 Grammar - Expressing close possession without 的 (de)
- 4.8: Lesson 3 Grammar - Expressing existence with 有 (yǒu)
- 4.9: Lesson 3 Grammar - Expressing possession with 有 (yǒu)
- 4.10: Lesson 3 Grammar - Measure Word 个 (ge)
- 4.11: Lesson 3 Grammar - Structure of numbers in Chinese
- 4.12: Lesson 3 Grammar - The adverb 都 (dōu) for "all" and "both"
- 4.13: Lesson 3 Homework Exercises
- 4.14: Lesson 3 Test
- 5: Ordering Food and Drink
- In Lesson 4 "Ordering Food and Drink" you will learn how to make a polite request, how to specify the quantity of something, how to say what you want, and how to place an order at a restaurant or coffee shop.
- 5.1: Lesson 4 Overview - Ordering Food and Drink
- 5.2: Lesson 4 Writing Worksheets
- 5.3: Lesson 4 Vocabulary Review
- 5.4: Lesson 4 Vocabulary Quiz
- 5.5: Lesson 4 Grammar - Auxiliary verb 要 (yào) and its multiple meanings
- 5.6: Lesson 4 Grammar - Chinese word order with time, place, and attributives
- 5.7: Lesson 4 Grammar - Expressing "would like to" with 想 (xiǎng)
- 5.8: Lesson 4 Grammar - Measure words for counting
- 5.9: Lesson 4 Grammar - Structure of dates
- 5.10: Lesson 4 Grammar - Structure of times
- 5.11: Lesson 4 Grammar - Suggestions with 吧 (ba)
- 5.12: Lesson 4 Grammar - Verbs preceded by 给 (gěi)
- 5.13: Lesson 4 Homework Exercises
- 5.14: Midterm Exam Review
- 5.15: Oral Midterm Exam
- 5.16: Written Midterm Exam
- 6: At the Restaurant
- In Lesson 5 "At the Restaurant" you will learn how to reserve a table at a restaurant, read a restaurant menu, order food and drinks from a menu, and settle the bill after eating at a restaurant.
- 6.1: Lesson 5 Overview - At the Restaurant
- 6.2: Lesson 5 Writing Worksheets
- 6.3: Lesson 5 Vocabulary Quiz
- 6.4: Lesson 5 Grammar - Expressing "or" in statements
- 6.5: Lesson 5 Grammar - Offering choices with 还是 (háishì)
- 6.6: Lesson 5 Grammar - Separable verbs
- 6.7: Lesson 5 Grammar - Simple "noun + stative verb" sentences
- 6.8: Lesson 5 Grammar - Tag questions with 吗 (ma)
- 6.9: Lesson 5 Grammar - Wanting to do something with 要 (yào)
- 6.10: Lesson 5 Homework Exercises
- 6.11: Lesson 5 Speaking Practice
- 6.12: Lesson 5 Supplementary Videos
- 6.13: Lesson 5 Test
- 7: At the Hotel
- In Lesson 6 "At the Hotel" you will learn how to make a reservation for a hotel room, check in and check out at a hotel reception desk, express a complaint or request politely, and leave your luggage at reception on the day of check-out.
- 7.1: Lesson 6 Overview - At the Hotel
- 7.2: Lesson 6 Writing Worksheets
- 7.3: Lesson 6 Vocabulary Quiz
- 7.4: Lesson 6 Grammar - Directional complements
- 7.5: Lesson 6 Grammar - Expressing "must" with 得 (děi)
- 7.6: Lesson 6 Grammar - Negative commands with 别 (bié)
- 7.7: Lesson 6 Grammar - Using the verb 去 (qù)
- 7.8: Lesson 6 Homework Exercises
- 8: Shopping
- In Lesson 7 "Shopping" you will learn how to purchase basic necessities at a supermarket, specify quantity when making a request, talk about different colors, ask yes/no questions, use auxiliary verbs to specify various degrees of desire, and make suggestions in everyday contexts.
- 8.1: Lesson 7 Overview - Shopping
- 8.2: Lesson 7 Writing Worksheets
- 8.3: Lesson 7 Vocabulary Quiz
- 8.4: Lesson 7 Grammar- Asking why with 怎么 (zěnme)
- 8.5: Lesson 7 Grammar- Descriptive complements
- 8.6: Lesson 7 Grammar- Expressing "a little too" with 有点 (yǒudiǎn)
- 8.7: Lesson 7 Grammar- Expressing earliness with 就 (jiù)
- 8.8: Lesson 7 Grammar- Expressing lateness with 才 (cái)
- 8.9: Lesson 7 Grammar- Ordinal numbers with 第 (dì)
- 8.10: Lesson 7 Grammar- Verbs that take double objects
- 8.11: Lesson 7 Homework Exercises
- 8.12: Lesson 7 Speaking Practice
- 8.13: Lessons 6-7 Test
- 9: Review and Conclusion
- The conclusion chapter provides an overview of how to review the vocabulary you have learned and includes instructions on preparing for and taking the final exam.
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