Lesson:53 周末 她们 常常 一起 去 游览 北京 的 名胜古迹。
On weekends, they often go to visit places of interest in Beijing.
山下 的 同屋 是 法国 人，叫 南希。南希 二十一 岁，她 爸爸 是 法国 人，妈妈 是 德国 人。南希 会 说 法语、德语，也 会 说 英语、西班牙语，还 会 说 汉语。
Shan xia's roommate is a French, Nancy. Nancy is twenty-one years old, her father is French, and her mother is German. Nancy can speak French and German, She can also speak English, Spanish and speak Chinese.
南希 是 教育 学院 教育 技术 专业 的 研究生。她 的 汉语 很 好，她 经常 帮助 山下 学习 汉语。南希 不会 说 日语，她 和 山下 在 房间 说 汉语 或者 英语。
Nancy is a graduate student of educational technology major in the college of education. Her Chinese is very good. She often helps Shan xia learn Chinese. Nancy doesn't speak Japanese. She speaks Chinese or English in the room with Shan xia.
南希 喜欢 听 音乐，山下 喜欢 看 电影。周末 她们 常常 一起 去 游览 北京 的 名胜古迹。她们 俩 是 好朋友。
Nancy likes listening to music. Shan xia likes watching movies. On weekends, they often go to visit places of interest in Beijing. They are good friends.
她们 住 留学生 第三 公寓。她们 房间 有 电话、电视，还 有 空调。冬天 不 冷，夏天 不 热，房租 也 不 贵，每人 每天 八 美元。她们 很 满意。
They live in the third apartment of the foreign students. They have phones, televisions and air conditioners in their rooms. Winter is not cold, summer is not hot, rent is not expensive, eight dollars per person per day. They are very satisfied.
Chinese Character and Word.
哪 /něi/ 说 /shuō/ 岁 /suì/ 贵 /guì/ 热 /rè/ 冷 /lěng/ 听 /tīng/ 会 /huì/ 俩 /liǎng/ 法国 /fǎ guó/ 一起 /yī qǐ/ 朋友 /péng you/ 日语 /rì yǔ/ 南希 /nán xī/ 经常 /jīng cháng/ 喜欢 /xǐ huān/ 公寓 /gōng yù/ 电影 /diàn yǐng/ 夏天 /xià tiān/ 专业 /zhuān yè/ 研究生 /yán jiū shēng/ 周末 /zhōu mò/ 空调 /kōng tiáo/ 法语 /fǎ yǔ/ 学院 /xué yuàn/ 法文 /fǎ wén/ 德语 /dé yǔ/ 德文 /dé wén/ 西班牙语 /xī bān yá yǔ/ 西班牙文 /xī bān yá wén/ 教育 /jiào yù/ 技术 /jì shù/ 日文 /rì wén/ 游览 /yóu lǎn/ 名胜古迹 /míng shèng gǔ jì/ 冬天 /dōng tiān/ 房租 /fáng zū/ 美元 /měi yuán/ 满意 /mǎn yì/ 德国 /dé guó/
Chinese Grammars.
1: The question using “哪”
It is used to specify one thing (or one person) of the same category. The pattern is: [ “哪” + measure word ] or [ “哪” + numeral + measure word ]. It is often read něi in spoken Chinese.
For example:
你 是 哪国人？
What country are you from?
你 在 哪 个 班？
Which class are you in?
你们 班 教室 在 哪 个 楼？
Which building is you classroom in?
哪 位 老师 是 精读 课 老师？
Who teaches you intensive reading course?
2: The four seasons in China
Let's learn the words of the four seasons in China：
春天，夏天，秋天，冬天
Sometimes, the use of written language：
春，夏，秋，冬
3: Analysis of sentence with a nominal predicate
In Chinese, the noun phrase or the number word phrase does not need verbs when it is indicated that [ the YTD, the week, the time, the weather, the age, the birthplace ], and use it as a predicate alone.
Such a sentence pattern is called a noun predicate sentence.
For example:
S + P
今天 星期六。
It's Saturday today.
现在 两点半。
It's half past two.
今天 阴天，明天 晴天。
It's cloudy today and it's sunny tomorrow.
明天 中秋节。
Tomorrow's Mid Autumn Festival.
You can insert [是] in the sentence, but it becomes a verb predicate sentence.
今天 是 星期六。
It's Saturday today.
In the negative form, insert [不是] into the sentence and turn it into a verb predicate sentence.
今天 不是 星期六。
Today is not Saturday.
Noun predicate sentences using quantitative words
一个 十块钱。
One is ten Yuan.
这 本 书 三百 多 页。
This book is more than 300 pages.
4: To enquire one's age
When asked about the age of a child or a younger person, use the following sentences.
你 几 岁 了。
How old are you?
你 多 大 了？
How old are you?
When asked about the age of older people or older people, use the following sentences.
你 多 大 年纪 了?
How old are you?
你 多 大 岁数 了？
How old are you?
5: Discrimination：“经常” 、“常常”
Both “经常” and “常常” indicate the frequency of action, but “经常” is more commonly used than “常常”.
For example:
她 经常 帮助 山下 学习 汉语。
She often helps Shan xia to study Chinese.
她 经常 给 妈妈 打 电话。
She often calls her mother.
他 经常 迟到。
He is often late.
她 常常 去 上海。
She often goes to Shanghai.
我 常常 感冒。
I often catch a cold.
他 常常 去 中国 朋友 家。
He often goes to the home of his Chinese friend.
6: About word “俩” (2).
The quantifier “俩” means “two”, which is used after a noun or pronoun indicating somebody.
For example:
姐妹俩
夫妇俩
我们俩
他们俩
7: The Interjection：“喂”
The word “ 喂 ” is often used when calling someone or answering a phone call, Both wèi and wéi can be pronouncing.
For example:
A: 喂，李 老师 在 家 吗？
B: 她 不在 家，去 学校 了。
A: Hello, is Mr. Li at home?
B: She is not at home, and goes to school.
A: 喂，你 是 张 小姐 吗？
B: 对，你 是？
A: Hello, are you miss Zhang?
B: Yes, you are?
A: 喂，你 在 做 什么 呢？
B: 我 在 看 书 呢。
A: Hello, what are you doing?
B: I'm reading a book.
8: sentence pattern：没 (在) + Verb / Verb Phrase
We learned the sentence patterns：“ 在 ..... 呢 ”.
我 在 睡觉 呢。
I'm sleeping.
The negative form is [ 没 (在) + Verb / Verb Phrase ], without “呢” at the end of the sentence.
For example:
我 没 在 睡觉。
I'm not sleeping.
我 没 在 看 电视。
I'm not watching TV.
他们 没在 工作。
They are not working.
他 没 看 书。
He didn't read a book.
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