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Level 5 - Mandarin Elementary - International House London

14th November 2023 - 19th December 2023

谚语 (yànyǔ) Proverbs

三人行,必有我师焉。 Sān rénxíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī yān. When three are walking together, I am sure to find a teacher among them.

有志者事竞成。 Yǒuzhì zhě shì jìng chéng. Where there's a will, there's a way.

欲速则不达。 Yù sù zé bù dá. Haste makes waste.

Lesson 1

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

颜色 Yánsè Colours

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
颜色 yánsè colours  
红色 hóngsè red  
绿色 lǜsè green  
橙色 chéngsè orange  
黄色 huángsè yellow  
粉红色 fěnhóngsè pink  
黑色 hēisè black  
白色 báisè white  
灰色 huīsè grey  
蓝色 lánsè blue  
紫色 zǐsè purple  
zhēn real  
棕色 zōngsè brown  
米色 mǐsè beige  

句式结构 (jù shì jiégòu) Sentence structures

Formula: "真" + adj = really…

这(靴子)是谁的?它们真时尚。 Zhè (xuēzi) shì shéi de? (Tāmen) zhēn shíshàng. Whose boots are these? They are really fashionable.

(这)(靴子)不是我的。我的是黑色的,在桌子下面。 (Zhè) (xuēzi) bù shì wǒ de. Wǒ de shì hēisè de, zài zhuōzi xiàmiàn. (These) (boots) are not mine. Mine are black under the table.

Lesson 2

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

身体部位 Shēntǐ bùwèi Body parts

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
眼睛 yǎnjīng eye  
耳朵 ěrduǒ ear  
鼻子 bízi nose  
嘴(巴) zuǐ(bā) mouth  
shǒu hand  
tuǐ leg  
jiǎo feet  
tóu head  
cháng long  
头发 tóufǎ hair  
duǎn short  
zuì most  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你妈妈的头发是什么颜色的? Nǐ māma de tóufǎ shì shénme yánsè de? What colour is your mum's hair?

(我妈妈的头发是)黑色的,她最喜欢这个颜色。 (Wǒ māma de tóufǎ shì) hēisè de, tā zuì xǐhuān zhège yánsè. My mum's hair is black, she likes this colour the most.

你最喜欢什么颜色的头发? Nǐ zuì xǐhuān shénme yánsè de tóufǎ? What is your favourite hair colour?

我也最喜欢黑色的头发,因为我觉得黑色的最漂亮。 Wǒ yě zuì xǐhuān hēisè de tóufǎ, yīnwèi wǒ juéde hēisè de zuì piàoliang. I also like black hair the most, because I feel black is the most beautiful colour.

Lesson 3

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

饮食(一) Yǐnshí (yī) Food and drinks (1)

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
好吃 hàochī tasty  
经常 jīngcháng often/frequently  
所以 suǒyǐ so  
ròu meat  
羊肉 yángròu lamb/mutton  
牛肉 niúròu beef  
猪肉 zhūròu pork  
鸡肉 jīròu chicken  
鸭肉 yāròu duck  
鹅肉 éròu goose  
白酒 báijiǔ liquor/spirits  
红(普萄)酒 hóng(pútáo) jiǔ red wine  
素食者 sùshí zhě vegetarian  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你最喜欢吃什么肉? Nǐ zuì xǐhuān chī shénme ròu? What is your favourite meat to eat?

我最喜欢吃鱼,鸭肉和羊肉,因为我觉得它们好吃。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuān chī yú, yāròu hé yángròu, yīnwèi wǒ juédé tāmen hàochī. I like to eat fish, duck and mutton most, because I think they are tasty.

你怎么不吃牛肉? Nǐ zěnme bù chī niúròu? Why don't you eat beef?

因为红肉吃多了对身体不好,所以我经常会少吃红肉, 多吃鱼,鸡肉和鸭肉。 Yīnwèi hóngròu chī duōle duì shēntǐ bù hǎo, suǒyǐ wǒ jīngchánghuì shǎo chī hóng ròu, duō chī yú, jīròu hé yāròu. Because eating too much red meat is not good for your health, I often eat less red meat and more fish, chicken and duck meat.

Notes:

  1. 因为…,所以… 。Because…, so… .
  2. 会: is likely to

Lesson 4

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

饮食(二) Yǐnshí (ér) Food and drinks (2)

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
这些 zhèxiē these  
dōu all/both  
通常 tōngcháng usually  
常常 chángcháng often  
鸡蛋 jīdàn eggs  
牛奶 niúnǎi milk  
面包 miànbāo bread  
意大利面 yìdàlì miàn pasta  
西瓜 xīguā watermelon  
黄瓜 huángguā cucumber  
苹果汁 píngguǒ zhī apple juice  
猕猴桃 míhóutáo kiwi  
橙汁 chéngzhī orange juice  
首都 shǒudū capital  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你通常早饭吃什么? Nǐ tōngcháng zǎofàn chī shénme? What do you usually have for breakfast?

通常,我早饭吃鸡蛋和面包,喝牛奶。 Tōngcháng, wǒ zǎofàn chī jīdàn hé miànbāo, hē niúnǎi. Usually, I eat eggs, bread and drink milk for breakfast.

我们一家人都(喜欢)吃这些。因为它们对身体好。 Wǒmen yījiā rén dōu(xǐhuān) chī zhèxiē. Yīnwèi tāmen duì shēngtǐ hǎo. Our family (likes to) eat these. Because they are good for the body.

我早饭通常也吃这些。 Wǒ zǎofàn tōngcháng yě chī zhèxiē. I usually have these for breakfast too.

Lesson 5

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

量词 Liàngcí Measure words

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
bēi glass/cup/mug  
individual/piece  
piàn slice/piece  
gēn root, mw. for long, slender objects  
le past tense marker  
正在 zhèngzài are/is (in the process of)  
健康 jiànkāng health  
de particle showing degree  
dài bag  
垃圾 lājī rubbish  
食品 shípǐn food  
炸薯条 zhà shǔ tiáo chips/french fries  
垃圾食品 lājī shípǐn junk food  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你晚饭吃了什么? Nǐ wǎnfàn chīle shénme? What did you have for dinner?

我(晚饭)吃了两片面包和一根黄瓜,喝了一杯苹果汁。 Wǒ (wǎnfàn) chīle liǎng piàn miànbāo hé yī gēn huángguā, hēle yībēi píngguǒ zhī. I eat two pieces of bread and one cucumber and drank a glass of apple juice for dinner.

你吃得很健康。我正在吃垃圾食品,一袋炸薯条。 Nǐ chī de hěn jiànkāng. Wǒ zhèngzài chī lājī shípǐn, yī dài zhà shǔ tiáo. You eat healthy. I am having junk food, a bag of chips.

Lesson 6

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

看医生 Kàn yīshēng See a doctor

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
怎么了? Zěnmele? What's wrong?  
往前 wǎng qián go forward  
走(路) zǒu(lù) walk  
chū out  
一直 yīzhí always/continuously  
离得近 lí dé jìn close  
看医生 kàn yīshēng see a doctor  
头疼 tóuténg to have a headache  
医院 yīyuàn hospital  
学校 xuéxiào school  
看起来 kàn qǐlái it seems  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你怎么了?你看起来不是很好。 Nǐ zěnmele? Nǐ kàn qǐlái bù shì hěn hǎo. What is wrong? You do not look well.

我昨晚喝酒喝多了,有点头疼。 Wǒ zuó wǎn hē jiǔ hē duō le, yǒudiǎn tóuténg. I drank too much last night and had a headache.

你要不要去看医生? 医院在学校的左边,出了校门往左,走路十分钟。 Nǐ yào bù yào qù kàn yīshēng? Yīyuàn zài xuéxiào de zuǒbiān, chūle xiàomén wǎng zuǒ, zǒulù shí fēnzhōng. Do you need to see a doctor? The hospital is on the left of the school. You go out of the school entrance, turn left and walk ten minutes.

不要。我再多休息一会。 Bù yào. Wǒ zài duō xiūxī yī huì. No, I do not need to. I will have more rest.

Created: 2025-09-04 Thu 16:00