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0	7000	Standard Chinese, a modular approach, Orientation Module Unit 2, Production Tape 1.
7000	13000	In this unit, you'll learn how to ask and answer yes-no questions and questions about people's names.
13000	16000	You'll also learn how to exchange polite greetings.
16000	21000	On the comprehension tape of this unit, you'll learn about yes-no questions with Ma.
21000	23000	Here's a live example.
24000	26000	他是王太太吗?
26000	28000	他是王太太.
28000	29000	Again.
29000	31000	他是王太太吗?
31000	32000	他是王太太.
33000	36000	Here it is with the English following. Try translating it.
37000	39000	他是王太太吗?
42000	43000	Is she Mrs. Wang?
44000	46000	他是王太太.
47000	49000	She is Mrs. Wang.
50000	56000	Notice that the question here is exactly the same as the answer except for the yes-no question mark or ma at the end.
56000	58000	Try repeating the question.
58000	60000	Is she Mrs. Wang?
61000	63000	他是王太太吗?
65000	67000	他是王太太吗?
69000	72000	Here's another example of a yes-no question live.
72000	73000	你姓胡吗?
73000	76000	我姓胡.Again.
76000	78000	你姓胡吗?
78000	81000	我姓胡.What would this mean?
82000	86000	你姓胡.你姓胡.
86000	90000	It would mean your surname is Hu.
90000	93000	Now let's add ma. What does this mean?
94000	96000	你姓胡吗?
96000	98000	你姓胡吗?
100000	103000	It means is your surname Hu.
103000	106000	Adding ma turns a statement into a yes-no question.
106000	109000	Try repeating. Is your surname Hu?
110000	112000	你姓胡吗?
112000	115000	You know how to give affirmative answers to yes-no questions.
115000	118000	You answer them the same way you would answer who and what questions.
118000	121000	Now let's take up negative answers.
121000	124000	You'll remember that the negative of the verb 是 is 不是.
124000	127000	Listen for 不是 in this exchange, live.
128000	130000	你是马铭礼吗?
130000	133000	我不是马铭礼.Again.
133000	135000	你是马铭礼吗?
135000	137000	你姓胡吗?
137000	139000	你姓胡吗?
139000	142000	Again.你是马铭礼吗?
142000	144000	我不是马铭礼.
145000	147000	Here it is with the English.
148000	150000	你是马铭礼吗?
152000	154000	Are you 马铭礼?
155000	157000	我不是马铭礼.
160000	162000	I am not 马铭礼.
163000	166000	Try repeating 不是 the negative of 是.
166000	168000	Notice the rising tone on 不.
168000	173000	不是.不是.不是.
175000	176000	Try repeating the answer.
176000	179000	I am not 马铭礼 in the exchange.
180000	182000	你是马铭礼吗?
182000	187000	我不是马铭礼.Again.
188000	190000	你是马铭礼吗?
190000	192000	我不是马铭礼.
194000	195000	Now try answering.
195000	200000	I am not 马铭礼.Ahead of Mr. King and repeat after him.
202000	204000	你是马铭礼吗?
206000	211000	我不是马铭礼.Again.
211000	213000	你是马铭礼吗?
215000	217000	我不是马铭礼.
218000	223000	You'll remember that the negative of 性 to be surnamed works the same way.
223000	225000	Listen to this live exchange.
226000	228000	你是马铭礼吗?
228000	231000	我不信马铭礼.Again.
231000	233000	你是马铭礼吗?
233000	241000	我不信马铭礼.Try repeating 不信,the negative of 性.Again, notice the rising tone on 不.
241000	247000	不信.不信.不信.
248000	250000	Try repeating the answer.
250000	253000	My surname is not 胡 in the exchange.
254000	255000	你姓胡吗?
255000	260000	我不姓胡.Again.
260000	262000	你姓胡吗?
262000	264000	我不姓胡.
265000	267000	Now try answering.
267000	270000	My surname is not 胡.Ahead of Mr. King.
271000	273000	你姓胡吗?
274000	278000	我不姓胡.Again.
278000	280000	你姓胡吗?
282000	284000	我不姓胡.
287000	291000	In the following exchanges, Miss Hu is questioning Mr. King.
291000	294000	The only other person present is Mrs. Ma.
294000	297000	Take the part of Mr. King and answer ahead of him.
297000	299000	Answering in the negative whenever it is appropriate.
301000	303000	你是王大年吗?
303000	306000	我是王大年.
308000	309000	你姓王吗?
311000	312000	我姓王.
314000	316000	他是马先生吗?
318000	320000	他不是马先生.
322000	323000	你姓胡吗?
325000	327000	我不姓胡.
328000	330000	他是马铭礼太太吗?
330000	332000	他是马铭礼太太吗?
335000	337000	他是马铭礼太太.
338000	340000	他是马小姐吗?
343000	345000	他不是马小姐.
347000	349000	你是王先生吗?
351000	353000	我是王大年.
354000	356000	你姓马吗?
356000	359000	我不姓马.
361000	364000	Now listen to this live conversation.
365000	367000	你姓马吗?
367000	371000	不姓马.姓王.Again.
371000	373000	你姓马吗?
373000	376000	不姓马.姓王.
378000	381000	Notice that Mr. King does not put a subject in his answers.
381000	384000	It's obvious from the context that the subject is I.
384000	386000	Now you try it.
386000	389000	Answer Ms. Hu's question saying that your surname isn't Ma.
389000	390000	It's Wang.
391000	393000	你姓马吗?
395000	398000	不姓马.姓王.
398000	400000	Try it again.
401000	403000	你姓马吗?
405000	407000	不姓马.姓王.
410000	412000	Now let's turn to another topic.
412000	415000	How to ask for someone's surname in a polite way?
416000	419000	You've already learned how to ask someone's surname one way.
419000	420000	Listen.
420000	422000	你姓什么?
422000	425000	我姓王.translate it.
425000	427000	你姓什么?
428000	430000	What's your surname?
430000	432000	我姓王.
433000	435000	My surname's Wang.
435000	439000	Now listen to a more polite way to ask someone's surname.
439000	441000	名归姓.
441000	443000	我姓王.
443000	445000	Again.
445000	447000	名归姓.
447000	449000	我姓王.
449000	453000	You'll notice that the answer to the polite question is the same as the answer to the plain question.
453000	455000	你姓什么?
455000	459000	Essentially there is no difference in meaning, only a difference in formality.
459000	464000	Take the part of Daniel King and answer the polite question about your surname.
464000	467000	名归姓.
467000	471000	我姓王.
471000	473000	In the question 名归姓.
473000	475000	Politeness is expressed in two ways.
475000	479000	Instead of saying 你, a more polite form of the word you is used.
479000	481000	Listen to the speaker.
481000	486000	您.您.您.
486000	490000	Notice that 您 is in the rising tone.
490000	494000	While the plain form of the word you,你, is in the low tone.
494000	497000	Repeat the polite form of you after the speaker.
497000	503000	您.您.您.
503000	507000	The second way politeness is expressed in the question 名归姓.
507000	511000	is by using the respectful word for surname 归姓.
511000	513000	Literally precious surname.
513000	514000	Listen.
514000	516000	归姓.
516000	518000	归姓.
518000	520000	归姓.
520000	523000	Both syllables of 归姓 have the falling tone.
523000	525000	Try repeating it after the speaker.
525000	528000	归姓.
528000	530000	归姓.
530000	533000	归姓.
533000	535000	Now repeat after the speaker.
535000	539000	Your surname 您归姓.
539000	542000	您归姓.
542000	547000	Again 您归姓.
547000	550000	您归姓.
550000	552000	What's the polite form of you?
552000	555000	您.
555000	557000	What's the plain form for you?
557000	560000	你.
560000	563000	What's the polite word for surname 归姓?
563000	565000	归姓.
565000	570000	Now let's switch from the polite to the more personal and learn how to ask for someone's given name.
570000	572000	Listen to this exchange.
572000	574000	你叫什么?
574000	576000	我叫大年.
576000	578000	Again.
578000	579000	你叫什么?
579000	581000	我叫大年.
581000	583000	Again.
583000	587000	The verb in the question and answer is 叫 to be given named.
587000	589000	It has the falling tone.
589000	591000	Listen to be given named.
591000	593000	叫.
593000	595000	叫.
595000	597000	叫.
597000	600000	Repeat to be given named after the speaker.
600000	602000	叫.
602000	604000	叫.
604000	606000	叫.
606000	608000	Repeat the question.
608000	611000	What's your given name after the speaker?
611000	614000	你叫什么?
614000	616000	你叫什么?
616000	618000	Again.
618000	622000	你叫什么?
622000	624000	你叫什么?
624000	629000	How would you ask what's his given name?
629000	632000	他叫什么?
632000	637000	Now you take the part of Daniel King again and answer the following question.
637000	640000	你叫什么?
640000	642000	我叫大年.
642000	644000	Again.
644000	647000	你叫什么?
647000	649000	我叫大年.
649000	656000	Now someone is asking you about a person on the other side of the room whom you know is Ma Mingli.
656000	658000	Try answering his questions.
658000	662000	他请什么?
662000	664000	他请马.
664000	666000	他叫什么?
666000	668000	他叫明李.
668000	670000	Try it again.
670000	673000	他请什么?
673000	676000	他请马.
676000	678000	他叫什么?
678000	682000	他叫明李.
682000	688000	To review the various questions asking names, I'll give you the English and you give the corresponding Chinese.
688000	690000	Let's start.
690000	693000	Your surname?
693000	696000	您归姓.
696000	699000	What's your given name?
699000	702000	你叫什么?
702000	706000	What's your surname?
706000	709000	你姓什么?
709000	713000	My given name is Daniel.
713000	716000	我叫大年.
716000	720000	What's his surname?
720000	723000	他姓什么?
723000	726000	Your surname?
726000	729000	您归姓.
729000	735000	Let's turn now to other polite expressions, readings and the like. Listen to this live exchange.
735000	737000	你好啊.
737000	740000	我好.Again.
740000	743000	你好啊.我好.
743000	746000	Here it is with the English.
746000	748000	How are you?
748000	752000	你好啊.你好啊.
752000	754000	I'm fine.
754000	758000	我好.我好.
758000	761000	Try repeating the word for to be fine.
761000	768000	好.好.好.
768000	776000	Remember that 我,I, normally in the low tone becomes 我,in the rising tone before the low tone of 好.
776000	784000	The two low tones in a row is always avoided in this way. Try repeating, I'm fine. 我好.
784000	801000	Now try replying to Miss Hu and repeat the answer. 你好啊.我好.Again.你好啊.我好.
801000	805000	Let's continue the conversation. Listen. 你好啊.
805000	808000	你好啊.我好.你呢?
808000	815000	好.谢谢.Again.你好啊.我好.你呢?
815000	818000	好.谢谢.
818000	823000	Try repeating, and you? 你 is in the high pitch neutral tone.
823000	829000	你呢?你呢?你呢?
829000	834000	Now try replying to Miss Hu. Say I'm fine, and you?
834000	849000	你好啊.我好.你呢?Again.你好啊.我好.你呢?
849000	862000	Now let's go through the same conversation with the role switched. Try repeating. How are you? 你好啊.你好啊.你好啊.你好啊.
862000	880000	You'll remember that word for word. This is something like, you are fine question mark. Notice that the neutral tone of Ah is high pitched. Try repeating, how are you again? 你好啊.你好啊.你好啊.你好啊.
880000	891000	Try asking, how are you, and repeat? 你好啊.你好啊. Try repeating the word for thank you. 谢谢.
891000	896000	谢谢.谢谢.谢谢.
896000	906000	It starts with the same sound as 行. Repeat thank you again. 谢谢.谢谢.谢谢.谢谢.
906000	911000	Try saying thank you. 谢谢.
911000	918000	Try saying fine thank you. 好.谢谢.
918000	944000	Now try asking Miss Hu. How are you? And then reply to her question. 你好啊.我好.你呢?好.谢谢.Again.你好啊.我好.你呢?好.谢谢.
944000	955000	If you feel you need more practice saying the sentences we've covered on this tape, try translating the following English lines. The Chinese follows after the pause.
955000	963000	Are you Mrs. Wang? 你是王太太吗?
963000	971000	Is your surname Wang? 你姓王吗?
971000	978000	What's your surname? 你姓什么?
978000	993000	My surname is Wang. 我姓王. Is he Ma Ming Li? 他是马明李吗?
993000	1001000	Your surname? 您归姓?
1001000	1007000	What's your given name? 你叫什么?
1007000	1016000	Is your comrade Fang? 他是方同志吗?
1016000	1023000	Your surname is Hu. 你姓胡?
1023000	1030000	Sir, your surname? 先生,您归姓?
1030000	1037000	Thank you. 谢谢.
1037000	1044000	You are Mrs. Hu Mei Ling? 你是Hu Mei Ling小姐?
1044000	1055000	This sir's name is Ma. 他姓马?
1055000	1061000	I'm Fang. 我好.
1061000	1070000	He is Mr. Ma Ming Li. 他是马明李先生.
1070000	1073000	How are you? 你好啊?
1073000	1083000	She is Mrs. Ma. 他是马太太.
1083000	1090000	What's his sir's name? 他姓什么?
1090000	1096000	And you? 你呢?
1096000	1102000	Miss, who are you? 小姐,你是谁?
1102000	1115000	She is Comrade Fang. 她是方同志吗?
1115000	1117000	This is the end of the tape. 这就是结束了.
1117000	1133000	And orientation module unit 2 production tape 1.