What are you doing in Chinese?

From Chinespod: What are you doing?

Gabcast! learn Chinese #13



你在干什么？ (Ni3 zai4 gan4 shen2me?) What are you doing?
你在做什么？ (Ni3 zai4 zuo4 she2me?
我在工作。 (Wo3 zai4 gon1 gzuo4.) I’m working.
他在做什么？(Ta1 zai4 zuo4 shen2 me?) What is he (she) doing ?
他在吃饭。(ta1 zai4 chi1 fan4) He’s eating.

看报纸 ( kan4 bao4 zhi3) read newspaper
看书 (kan4 shu1) read a book
看电视 (kan4 dian4 shì4) watch TV
看电影 (kan4 dian4 ying3) see a movie
做功课 (zuo4 gong1 ke4 ) do homework
工作 (gon1 gzuo4) work
学习 (xue2 xi2) study
睡觉 (shui4 jiao4) sleep
吃饭 (chi1 fan4) eat meals
唱歌 ( chang4 ge1) sing a song
跳舞 (tiao4 wu3) dance
玩游戏 (wan2 you2 xi4) play game

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Gabcast! learn Chinese #12 - Happy Chinese New Year!!



Song: Happy Chinese New Year

新年好呀，xin1 nian2 hao3 yia5 ( Happy New Year!)
新年好呀, xin1 nian2 hao3 yia5 ( Happy New Year!)
祝贺大家新年好。zhu4 he4 da4 jia1 xin1 nian2 hao3
(Wish everybody Happy New Year!)
我们唱歌，wo3 me5 chang4 ge1 (We sing!)
我们跳舞, wo3 me5 tiao4 wu3 (We dance!)
祝贺大家新年好 。zhu4 da4 jia1 xin1 nian2 hao3
(Wish everybody Happy New Year! )

祝你们新年快乐 zhu4 ni3 me5 xi1 nian2 kuai4 le4
( I wish you Happy New Year!)
恭喜，恭喜 gong1 xi3, gong1 xi3 (What people say during Chinese new Year! )
拿红包 na2 hong2 bao1 ( Getting red envelope.)
舞龙，舞狮 wu3 long2, wu3 shi1 (Dragon dance, lion dance.)

看—眼睛会看。Kan4 (see)—yan3 jin1 hui4 kan4 (Eyes can see.)
听—耳朵会听。Tien1 (hear)—er3 duo1 hui4 tien1 (Ears can hear.)
闻—鼻子会闻。Wen2 (smell)—bi2 zi5 hui4 wen2. (Nose can smell.)
说—嘴巴会说话。Shuo( speak)—zui3 ba1 hui4 shuo1.
( Mouth can speak.)
写字，画画—手会写字，画画。Xie3 zi4, hua4 hua4 (write, draw)
shou3 hui4 xie3 zi4, hua4 hua4. (Hands can write and draw.)
走路—脚会走路。Zou3 lu4 ( walk ) –jiao3 hui4 zou3 lu4.
(Feet can walk,)

会—hui4 (can)
不会—bu2 hui4 (cannot)

I'm hungry. I want to eat. positive and negative phrases practices

Gabcast! learn Chinese #11 - I'm hungry. I want to eat... in Chinese

Useful expressions in Chinese




妈妈，我肚子饿了 ma1 ma5, wo3 du4 zi5 er4 le5 ( Mom, I'm hungry)

我想吃汉堡 wo3 xiang3 chi1 han4 bao3. ( I'd like to eat hamburger. )

汉堡没了. han4 bao3 mei2 you3 le5. ( There is no hamburger. )

吃批萨好不好? zhi1 pi1 sa4 hao3 bu4 hao3? ( How about pizza? )

好吧! hao3 ba5 ! ( I guess so. )

喝点什么? he1 dian3 shen2 me5? ( What do you like to drink? )

我要喝牛奶. wo3 yao4 he1 niu2 nai3. ( I want to drink milk. )

Sentence practices:

我( 你.他 ) 累了 wo3 ( ni3, ta1 ) le4 le5 [ I'm (you're; he, she is ) tired. ]

我 (你, 他）不累 wo3 ( ni3, ta1 ) bu2 le4. [ I'm (you're; he, she is ) not tired. ]

我（你, 她) 肚子饿了wo3 ( ni3, ta1 ) du4 zi5 er4 le5. [ I'm (you're; he, she is) ] hungry.

我肚子不饿 wo3 du4 zi5 bu2 er4. ( I'm not hungry.)

我渴了 wo3 ke3 le5. ( I'm thirsty. )

我不渴 wo3 bu4 ke3. ( I'm not thirsty. )

我要吃... wo3 yao4 chi1.... ( I want to eat...)

我不要吃... wo3 bu2 yao4 chi1... ( I don't want to eat...)

我要喝... wo3 yao4 he1... ( I want to drink...)

我不要喝... wo3 bu2 yao4 he1...( I don't want to drink...)