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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 句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence 笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
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 句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence 笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
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 句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence 笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
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(普葡)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 句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence 笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
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 句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence 笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
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 句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence 笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
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: 2026-01-06 Tue 16:44