Level 3 - Mandarin Elementary - International House London

5th July 2023 - 9th August 2023

谚语 (yànyǔ) Proverbs

熟能生巧 shúnéngshēngqiǎo practice makes perfect

Lesson 1

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

家庭族员和宠物（一） Jiātíng chéngyuán hé chǒngwù (yī) Family members and pets (1)

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 1: 家庭成员 (jiātíng chéngyuán) family members
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
爸爸	bàba	dad, father	noun	我爸爸是医生。 (Wǒ bàba shì yīshēng.) My dad is a doctor.	Informal, affectionate term.
妈妈	māma	mom, mother	noun	我妈妈很会做饭。 (Wǒ māma hěn huì zuò fàn.) My mom is good at cooking.	Informal, affectionate term.
哥哥	gēge	elder brother	noun	我有一个哥哥。 (Wǒ yǒu yī gè gēge.) I have an elder brother.	For older brother only.
姐姐	jiějie	elder sister	noun	我姐姐在上海工作。 (Wǒ jiějie zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò.) My elder sister works in Shanghai.	For older sister only.
女儿	nǚ'ér	daughter	noun	他们的女儿五岁了。 (Tāmen de nǚ'ér wǔ suì le.) Their daughter is five years old.
儿子	érzi	son	noun	我有一个儿子和一个女儿。 (Wǒ yǒu yī gè érzi hé yī gè nǚ'ér.) I have a son and a daughter.
丈夫	zhàngfu	husband	noun	她的丈夫是老师。 (Tā de zhàngfu shì lǎoshī.) Her husband is a teacher.	The second character often has a neutral tone in speech.
妻子	qīzi	wife	noun	他妻子在医院工作。 (Tā qīzi zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.) His wife works in a hospital.
爱人	àiren	spouse, beloved	noun	我爱人是中国人。 (Wǒ àiren shì Zhōngguó rén.) My spouse is Chinese.	Can mean "husband" or "wife"; a more modern/affectionate term.
男人	nánrén	man, male	noun	那个男人是谁？ (Nàgè nánrén shì shéi?) Who is that man?	Refers to an adult male.
女人	nǚrén	woman, female	noun	这个女人很友好。 (Zhège nǚrén hěn yǒuhǎo.) This woman is very friendly.	Refers to an adult female.
口	kǒu	(measure word for people in a family)	measure word	我家有四口人。 (Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.) There are four people in my family.	Used specifically for counting family members or household population.

句式结构 (jùshì jiégòu) Sentence structures

你家有几个人？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén? How many people are there in your family?

我家有三口人，爸爸，妈妈和我。 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén, bàba, māma hé wǒ. There are three people in my family, dad, mum and me.

我爱我的爸爸和妈妈。 Wǒ ài wǒ de bàba hé māma. I love my dad and mum.

Lesson 2

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

家庭族员和宠物（二） Jiātíng chéngyuán hé chǒngwù (èr) Family members and pets (2)

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 2: 家庭成员 (jiātíng chéngyuán) family members
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother	noun	我的弟弟在上小学。 (Wǒ de dìdi zài shàng xiǎoxué.) My younger brother is in elementary school.
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister	noun	我和妹妹一起玩儿。 (Wǒ hé mèimei yīqǐ wánr.) I play together with my younger sister.
爷爷	yéye	paternal grandfather	noun	我爷爷以前是工人。 (Wǒ yéye yǐqián shì gōngrén.) My grandfather used to be a worker.	Father's father.
奶奶	nǎinai	paternal grandmother	noun	我奶奶身体很好。 (Wǒ nǎinai shēntǐ hěn hǎo.) My grandmother is in good health.	Father's mother.
外公	wàigōng	maternal grandfather	noun	我外公喜欢下棋。 (Wǒ wàigōng xǐhuān xià qí.) My maternal grandfather likes to play chess.	Mother's father.
外婆	wàipó	maternal grandmother	noun	我外婆做的菜很好吃。 (Wǒ wàipó zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.) The food my maternal grandmother makes is delicious.	Mother's mother.

Table 3: 宠物 (chǒngwù) pets
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
宠物	chǒngwù	pet	noun	我想养一只宠物。 (Wǒ xiǎng yǎng yī zhī chǒngwù.) I want to have a pet.
猫	māo	cat	noun	这只猫很可爱。 (Zhè zhī māo hěn kě'ài.) This cat is very cute.
狗	gǒu	dog	noun	我邻居有一只狗。 (Wǒ línjū yǒu yī zhī gǒu.) My neighbor has a dog.
鸟	niǎo	bird	noun	树上有一只鸟。 (Shù shàng yǒu yī zhī niǎo.) There is a bird in the tree.
兔子	tùzi	rabbit	noun	孩子们喜欢兔子。 (Háizimen xǐhuān tùzi.) Children like rabbits.
蛇	shé	snake	noun	我害怕蛇。 (Wǒ hàipà shé.) I am afraid of snakes.
只	zhī	(measure word for animals, birds, etc.)	measure word	我家有三只猫。 (Wǒ jiā yǒu sān zhī māo.) My family has three cats.	Used for one of a pair or for animals.
条	tiáo	(measure word for long, thin, or flexible objects)	measure word	河里有一条鱼。 (Hé lǐ yǒu yī tiáo yú.) There is a fish in the river.	Used for fish, snakes, roads, rivers, pants, etc.
有	yǒu	to have; there is/are	verb	我有一个妹妹。 (Wǒ yǒu yī gè mèimei.) I have a younger sister.
不用谢	bú yòng xiè	you're welcome, don't mention it	phrase	A: 谢谢。 B: 不用谢。 (A: Xièxie. B: Bú yòng xiè.) A: Thank you. B: You're welcome.	A common response to 谢谢.

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你家有宠物吗？ Nǐ jiā yǒu chǒngwù ma? Are there pets in your home?

是的。我家有宠物。 Shì de. Wǒ jiā yǒu chǒngwù. Yes. There are pets in my home.

你有宠物吗？ Nǐ yǒu chǒngwù ma? Do you have pets?

是的，我有宠物。 Shì de, wǒ yǒu chǒngwù. Yes, I have pets.

你有什么宠物？ Nǐ yǒu shénme chǒngwù? What pets do you have?

我有一只狗。 Wǒ yǒu yīzhī gǒu. I have a dog.

你家有几个人？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén? How many people are there in your family?

我家有五口人，外公，外婆，爸爸，妈妈和我。 Wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén, wàigōng, wàipó, bàba, māma hé wǒ. There are five people in my family, grandfather, grandmother, dad, mum and me.

我爱我的家人。 Wǒ ài wǒ de jiārén. I love my family.

Lesson 3

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

爱好（一） Àihào (yī) Hobbies (1)

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
爱好	àihào	hobby, interest	noun	我的爱好是听音乐。 (Wǒ de àihào shì tīng yīnyuè.) My hobby is listening to music.
兴趣	xìngqù	interest	noun	他对中国历史很有兴趣。 (Tā duì Zhōngguó lìshǐ hěn yǒu xìngqù.) He is very interested in Chinese history.	Often used in the structure "对…有兴趣".
看书	kàn shū	to read books	verb phrase	我晚上喜欢看书。 (Wǒ wǎnshàng xǐhuān kàn shū.) I like to read books in the evening.
足球	zúqiú	football	noun	我们周末踢足球。 (Wǒmen zhōumò tī zúqiú.) We play soccer on weekends.
比赛	bǐsài	competition, match	noun, verb	下周有一场足球比赛。 (Xià zhōu yǒu yī chǎng zúqiú bǐsài.) There is a soccer match next week.
电影	diànyǐng	movie, film	noun	这个电影很有意思。 (Zhège diànyǐng hěn yǒu yìsi.) This movie is very interesting.
博物馆	bówùguǎn	museum	noun	历史博物馆很有名。 (Lìshǐ bówùguǎn hěn yǒumíng.) The history museum is famous.
游泳	yóuyǒng	to swim, swimming	verb	夏天我们去游泳。 (Xiàtiān wǒmen qù yóuyǒng.) We go swimming in the summer.
网球	wǎngqiú	tennis	noun	她网球打得很好。 (Tā wǎngqiú dǎ de hěn hǎo.) She plays tennis very well.	The verb is 打网球.
音乐	yīnyuè	music	noun	听音乐让我放松。 (Tīng yīnyuè ràng wǒ fàngsōng.) Listening to music relaxes me.
上网	shàng wǎng	to go online, to surf the internet	verb phrase	我每天上网看新闻。 (Wǒ měitiān shàng wǎng kàn xīnwén.) I go online to read news every day.
滑板	huábǎn	skateboard	noun	玩滑板很酷。 (Wán huábǎn hěn kù.) Playing skateboard is cool.	The verb is 玩滑板 or 滑滑板.

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你有什么爱好？ Nǐ yǒu shénme àihào? What hobbies do you have?

（我喜欢）看书，游永和上网。 (Wǒ xǐhuān) kànshū, yóuyǒng hé shàngwǎng. (I like) reading books, swimming and surfing the Internet.

你的（兴趣）爱好是什么？ Nǐ de (xìngqù) àihào shì shénme? What are your hobbies?

（我的兴趣爱好是）看书，游永和上网。 (Wǒ de xìngqù àihào shì) kànshū, yóuyǒng hé shàngwǎng. (My hobbies) are reading books, swimming and surfing the Internet.

Lesson 4

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Lesson 5

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

爱好（二） Àihào (èr) Hobbies (2)

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
电脑	diànnǎo	computer	noun	我用电脑工作。 (Wǒ yòng diànnǎo gōngzuò.) I use a computer to work.
电脑游戏	diànnǎo yóuxì	computer game	noun	我弟弟喜欢玩电脑游戏。 (Wǒ dìdi xǐhuān wán diànnǎo yóuxì.) My younger brother likes to play computer games.
篮球	lánqiú	basketball	noun	我们下午打篮球。 (Wǒmen xiàwǔ dǎ lánqiú.) We play basketball in the afternoon.	The verb is 打篮球.
跑步	pǎobù	to run, to jog	verb	我每天早上跑步。 (Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang pǎobù.) I run every morning.
慢跑	mànpǎo	to jog	verb	慢跑对身体好。 (Mànpǎo duì shēntǐ hǎo.) Jogging is good for your health.
慢	màn	slow	adjective	请说慢一点。 (Qǐng shuō màn yīdiǎn.) Please speak a little slower.
看	kàn	to look, to watch, to see	verb	我喜欢看电影。 (Wǒ xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng.) I like to watch movies.
运动	yùndòng	sports, exercise	noun, verb	运动很重要。 (Yùndòng hěn zhòngyào.) Exercise is very important.
听	tīng	to listen, to hear	verb	我正在听音乐。 (Wǒ zhèngzài tīng yīnyuè.) I am listening to music.
打	dǎ	to play (sports/games), to hit	verb	他会打网球。 (Tā huì dǎ wǎngqiú.) He can play tennis.	Used for ball sports (except football), fighting games, etc.
参观	cānguān	to visit (a place)	verb	我们明天参观博物馆。 (Wǒmen míngtiān cānguān bówùguǎn.) We will visit the museum tomorrow.	Used for places like museums, factories, exhibitions.
买东西	mǎi dōngxi	to go shopping, to buy things	verb phrase	我妈妈去超市买东西。 (Wǒ māma qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.) My mom goes to the supermarket to buy things.
踢足球	tī zúqiú	to play soccer	verb phrase	男孩子们在踢足球。 (Nánháizimen zài tī zúqiú.) The boys are playing soccer.
乒乓球	pīngpāngqiú	table tennis, ping-pong	noun	乒乓球是中国的国球。 (Pīngpāngqiú shì Zhōngguó de guóqiú.) Table tennis is China's national sport.	Usually written as one word.
踢	tī	to kick	verb	不要踢门。 (Búyào tī mén.) Don't kick the door.	The specific verb for football is 踢足球.
对弈	duìyì	to play (a board game like chess)	verb	爷爷喜欢和朋友对弈。 (Yéye xǐhuān hé péngyou duìyì.) Grandpa likes to play chess with friends.	Formal/classical term; 下棋 (xià qí) is more common.
业余	yèyú	amateur, spare time	adjective, noun	他是一个业余摄影师。 (Tā shì yīgè yèyú shèyǐngshī.) He is an amateur photographer.
马马虎虎	mǎmahūhū	so-so, not bad, careless	adjective	我汉语说得马马虎虎。 (Wǒ Hànyǔ shuō de mǎmahūhū.) I speak Chinese so-so.	Neutral tone on the third character.
勿	wù	do not (formal/written)	adverb	请勿吸烟。 (Qǐng wù xīyān.) Please do not smoke.	Used in formal notices/signs. Colloquial is 不要 (búyào).

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你有那些（业余）爱好？ Nǐ yǒu nǎxiē (yèyú) àihào? What hobbies do you have?

看书，听音乐和打乒乓球。 Kànshū, tīng yīnyuè hé dǎ pīngpāngqiú. Reading books, listening to music and playing pingpong.

你喜欢什么运动？ Nǐ xǐhuān shénme yùndòng? What (kind of) sports do you like?

（我喜欢）踢足球，打乒乓球和慢跑。 (Wǒ xǐhuān) tī zúqiú, dǎ pīngpāng qiú hé mànpǎo. (I like) playing football and pingpong and jogging.

Lesson 6

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

谈亲访友 Tàngqīn fǎng yǒu Visiting home

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
有空	yǒu kòng	to have free time	verb phrase	你明天有空吗？ (Nǐ míngtiān yǒu kòng ma?) Are you free tomorrow?
没空	méi kòng	to not have free time, busy	verb phrase	我这周很忙，没空见面。 (Wǒ zhè zhōu hěn máng) méi kòng jiànmiàn.
参加	cānjiā	to participate, to attend	verb	我想参加这个活动。 (Wǒ xiǎng cānjiā zhège huódòng.) I want to participate in this activity.
安排	ānpái	to arrange; arrangement	verb, noun	请帮我安排一个会议。 (Qǐng bāng wǒ ānpái yī gè huìyì.) Please help me arrange a meeting.
对不起	duìbuqǐ	sorry, excuse me	interjection	对不起，我来晚了。 (Duìbuqǐ) wǒ lái wǎn le.	Neutral tone on 起.
邀请	yāoqǐng	to invite; invitation	verb, noun	我邀请朋友来我家。 (Wǒ yāoqǐng péngyou lái wǒ jiā.) I invited my friend to my home.
来	lái	to come	verb	请你来我家玩儿。 (Qǐng nǐ lái wǒ jiā wánr.) Please come to my house to play.
去	qù	to go	verb	我们一起去吃饭吧。 (Wǒmen yīqǐ qù chīfàn ba.) Let's go eat together.
没关系	méi guānxi	it's okay, no problem	phrase	A: 对不起。 (Duìbuqǐ.) Sorry. B: 没关系。 ( Méi guānxi.) It's okay.
接（某人）	jiē (mǒurén)	to pick up (someone)	verb	我爸爸去机场接我。 (Wǒ bàba qù jīchǎng jiē wǒ.) My father goes to the airport to pick me up.
生日聚会	shēngrì jùhuì	birthday party	noun phrase	我的生日聚会在周六。 (Wǒ de shēngrì jùhuì zài zhōuliù.) My birthday party is on Saturday.
请柬	qǐngjiǎn	invitation card	noun	我收到了他的结婚请柬。 (Wǒ shōudào le tā de jiéhūn qǐngjiǎn.) I received his wedding invitation.	More formal than 邀请.
站	zhàn	to stand; station, stop	verb, noun	请在这里站一下。 (Qǐng zài zhèlǐ zhàn yīxià.) Please stand here for a moment.	As a noun, e.g., 公共汽车站 (bus stop).
周	zhōu	week	noun	一周有七天。 (Yī zhōu yǒu qī tiān.) There are seven days in a week.
周六	zhōuliù	Saturday	noun	我们周六不上班。 (Wǒmen zhōuliù bù shàngbān.) We don't work on Saturdays.	More formal than 星期六.

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你这个星期六有空吗？我想邀请你参加我的生日聚会。 Nǐ zhège xīngqī liù yǒu kòng ma? Wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì jùhuì. Will you be free this Saturday? I want to invite you to attend my birthday party.

（是的，）我有空。谢谢你的生日聚会邀请。我（很）高兴接受你的邀请。 (Shì de,) wǒ yǒu kòng. Xièxie nǐ de shēngrì jùhuì yāoqǐng. Wǒ (hěn) gāoxìng jiēshòu nǐ de yāoqǐng. Yes, I will be free. Thanks for the invitation to your birthday party. I am (very) happy to accept your invitation.

你这个周六有空吗？我想邀请你参加我的生日聚会。 Nǐ zhège zhōu liù yǒu kòng ma? Wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì jùhuì. Will you be free this Saturday? I want to invite you to attend my birthday party.

对不起，我没（有）空，我有安排。谢谢你的生日聚会邀请。 Duìbùqī, wǒ méi (yǒu) kòng, wǒ yǒu ānpái. Xièxie nǐ de shēngrì jùhuì yāoqǐng. No, I am sorry that I will not be free and I have an arrangement. Thanks for the invitation to your birthday party.