What are you doing
Conversation
Let’s hear the following the dialogue.
a. wèi, Zhāng Shēng nĭ hăo !
喂, 张 生, 你 好!
hi, Zhang Sheng you good
Hi, hello Zhang Sheng.
b. nĭ hăo, Liú Yīng !
你 好,刘 英!
hello, Liu Ying
Hello, Liu Ying.
a. hăo jiŭ méi jiàn nĭ qù năr le ?
好 久 没 见,你 去 哪儿 了?
good long time not see, you go where LE
Haven’t seen you for a long time. Where have you been?
b. wŏ qù Zhōngguó le.
我 去 中国 了 。
I go China LE
I went to China.
a. qù le duō cháng shíjiān ?
去 了 多 长 时间?
go LE how long time
How long did you stay there?
b. sān ge yuè.
三 个 月。
three GE months
Three months.
a. nĭ xiànzài zhèngzài gàn shénme ?
你 现在 正 在 干 什么 ?
you now ZHENGZAI do what
What are you doing now?
b. wŏ zhèngzài xuéxí Yīngyŭ.
我 正在 学习 英语。
I ZHENGZAI study English
I am studying English.
Notes on expressions
1. Le了 in hăo jiŭ méi jiàn, nĭ qù năr le? 好久没见,你去哪儿了? and in wŏ qù Zhōngguó le 我去中国了is used to express the completion of the action 去 go.
2. We have come across le 了which is placed at the end of a phrase or sentence to indicate the change of state in Lesson 10, as in bìng le 病了 ill LE and hăo le 好了better LE.
Do you understand the above dialogue? Repeat after me once more and answer the following questions based on the above dialogue.
a. wèishénme tāmen hăo jiŭ méi jiàn ?
为什么 他们 好久 没 见?
why they long time not see?
b. shéi qù Zhōngguó le?
谁 去 中国 了?
who go China LE
c. Liú Yīng zài Zhōngguó duōcháng shíjiān ?
刘 英 在 中国 多长 时间?
Liu Ying in China how long time
d. shéi zhèngzài xuéxí Yīngyŭ ?
谁 正 在 学习 英语?
who ZHENGZAI learn English?
Practice
- Listen to and repeat the dialogue. Pay attention to tones and to the sounds you feel are difficult to pronounce.
- Tell a story in Chinese to your classmates.
Tape version
Part one: new words
1. |
in process of (doing sth.) |
zhèngzài |
2. |
do |
gàn |
3. |
for a long time |
hăojiŭ |
4. |
English language |
Yīngyŭ |
Part two: expressions
A |
we in process of study Chinese |
We are studying Chinese. |
B |
we didn’t in process of study Chinese |
We were not studying Chinese. |
C |
good long not see |
Long time no see |
D |
how long time |
How long (would it take)? |
Part three: conversation
a. |
hello Zhang Sheng you good |
Hello! Zhang Sheng. |
b. |
you good Liu Ying. |
Hello! Liu Ying. |
a. |
long time no see, you go where LE |
I haven’t seen you for a long time. Where have you been? |
b. |
I go China LE |
I went to China. |
a. |
go LE how long time |
How long did you go for? |
b. |
three GE month. you now in process of do what |
Three months. What are you doing now? |
a. |
I in process of study English |
I am studying English. |