start end text 0 6700 Standard Chinese, a modular approach, Biographic Information Module Unit 3, Production Tape 1 8700 12700 On the comprehension tape in this unit, which is set in the Republic of China, 12700 16000 you learn to understand a number of questions and answers about families. 16600 19000 Before you go on to learn how to say these things, 19000 23800 check your comprehension by giving English equivalents for each of the sentences in the following exchanges. 24400 26500 Let's begin. 1. 26500 27500 2. 27500 28500 3. 28500 29500 4. 29500 30500 5. 30500 31500 6. 31500 32500 7. 32500 33500 8. 33500 34500 9. 34500 35500 10. 35500 36500 11. 36500 37500 12. 37500 38500 13. 38500 39500 14. 39500 40500 15. 40500 41500 16. 41500 42500 17. 42500 43500 18. 43500 44500 18. 44500 45500 19. 45500 46500 19. 46500 47500 19. 47500 48500 20. 48500 49500 21. 49500 50500 22. 50500 51500 23. 51500 52500 23. 52500 53500 24. 53500 54500 25. 54500 55500 26. 55500 56500 27. 56500 57500 28. 57500 58500 29. 58500 59500 30. 59500 60500 30. 60500 61500 31. 61500 62500 32. 62500 63500 33. 63500 64500 34. 64500 65500 34. 65500 66500 35. 66500 67500 36. 67500 68500 37. 68500 69500 38. 69500 70500 39. 70500 71500 39. 71500 72500 39. 72500 73500 39. 73500 74500 39. 74500 75500 40. 75500 76500 41. 76500 77500 42. 77500 78500 42. 78500 79500 43. 79500 80500 44. 80500 81500 45. 81500 82500 45. 82500 83500 46. 83500 84500 47. 84500 85500 49. 85500 86500 49. 86500 87500 49. 87500 88500 49. 88500 89500 50. 89500 90500 50. 90500 91500 51. 91500 92500 52. 92500 93500 53. 93500 94500 54. 94500 95500 55. 95500 96500 55. 96500 97500 55. 97500 98500 55. 98500 99500 56. 99500 100500 57. 100500 101500 58. 101500 102500 59. 102500 103500 59. 103500 104500 59. 104500 105500 59. 105500 106500 59. 106500 107500 59. 107500 108500 59. 108500 109500 59. 109500 110500 59. 110500 111500 59. 111500 112500 59. 112500 114500 59. 114500 115500 59. 115500 116500 59. 128120 131880 比如說�只在美國, 131880 134540 德ert. 134540 141660 在美國沒有什麼訊息, 141660 151660 如果你有任何疑問的問題,重新採納他們的紙巾,如果你明白他們的問題,你可能會開始問這些問題和回答他們的問題。 151660 153660 聽聽這個交換。 153660 155660 你有孩子嗎? 155660 157660 有,我有。 157660 159660 重複兩個字有。 159660 167660 有,有,有。 167660 174660 這個字有,是一個可以用作一個短答,重複答案,我對,我對。 174660 182660 有,我有。 182660 187660 現在回答他們的問題,回答他們的問題。 187660 190660 你有孩子嗎? 190660 195660 有,我有。 195660 200660 在中文中,如你所記得,詞句不通常會表明他們是瘋狂或是哭泣。 200660 204660 這個字有孩子,可以用作一個兒子或是孩子。 204660 206660 重複孩子或是孩子。 206660 208660 孩子。 208660 211660 孩子。 211660 214660 孩子。 214660 216660 重複這個問題。 216660 217660 有孩子嗎? 217660 219660 或是有孩子嗎? 219660 223660 你有孩子嗎? 223660 226660 你有孩子嗎? 226660 231660 有。 231660 235660 孩子嗎? 235660 239660 孩子。 239660 241660 聽聽這個交換。 241660 243660 你有孩子嗎? 243660 247660 有,我有。 247660 253660 這個字有孩子,可以用作一個兒子或是孩子。 253660 255660 有孩子嗎? 255660 258660 有孩子嗎? 258660 260660 有孩子嗎? 260660 263660 有孩子嗎? 263660 265660 有孩子嗎? 265660 268660 有孩子嗎? 268660 270660 有孩子嗎? 270660 273660 有孩子嗎? 273660 276660 有孩子嗎? 276660 278660 有孩子嗎? 278660 281660 有孩子嗎? 281660 284660 有孩子嗎? 284660 286660 有孩子嗎? 286660 289660 有孩子嗎? 289660 291660 有孩子嗎? 291660 292660 有孩子嗎? 292660 296660 有孩子嗎? 296660 301660 好,我想唸試次數。 301660 305660 你们有孩子吗? 305660 309660 有,我们有。 309660 313660 再次,你们有孩子吗? 313660 317660 有,我们有。 317660 322660 我们来听听另一个谈谈。 322660 325660 两个人在谈谈可能的原因是, 325660 328660 刘先生说英文。 328660 331660 刘先生有美国朋友吗? 331660 335660 他没有美国朋友,他有英国朋友。 335660 339660 The negative of 由, is 没有。 339660 342660 Up till now, you've seen verbs negated with the ever 不。 342660 345660 The verb to have is one exception. 345660 348660 It always takes the ever may to indicate the negative. 348660 350660 Repeat the negative of 由, 350660 357660 没有,没有,没有。 357660 361660 Repeat, he doesn't have any American friends. 361660 369660 他没有美国朋友,他没有美国朋友。 369660 372660 What's the word for children? 372660 374660 孩子。 374660 378660 How do you say he doesn't have any children? 378660 383660 他没有孩子。 383660 387660 Let's listen to the conversation about Mr. Liu again. 387660 389660 刘先生有美国朋友吗? 389660 393660 他没有美国朋友,他有英国朋友。 393660 396660 Repeat, he has English friends. 396660 405660 他有英国朋友,他有英国朋友。 405660 408660 Try responding to the question about Mr. Liu yourself. 408660 412660 Say that he doesn't have any American friends, he has English friends. 412660 418660 刘先生有美国朋友吗? 418660 424660 他没有美国朋友,他有英国朋友。 424660 426660 Again. 426660 432660 刘先生有美国朋友吗? 432660 437660 他没有美国朋友,他有英国朋友。 437660 440660 Let's return to the topic of families. 440660 443660 Once you find out that someone has children, you might ask how many they have. 443660 445660 Listen. 445660 447660 你们有几个孩子? 447660 449660 我们有三个孩子。 449660 451660 Repeat three children. 451660 454660 三个孩子。 454660 459660 三个孩子。 459660 462660 The syllable 个 is a counter. 462660 466660 You've already come across the syllable in words like 那个 and 这个. 466660 469660 Counters are a basic part of speech in Chinese. 469660 472660 Their name implies they count in group nouns. 472660 476660 They are most often used after numbers as in 三个孩子, 476660 479660 but also are used in demonstratives like this or that, 479660 481660 as in 这个 fund 点, 481660 484660 and in question words like 那个. 484660 488660 The counter 个 is the most common and the most general of all counters. 488660 490660 It can be used for people or things. 490660 493660 Repeat, we have three children. 493660 497660 我们有三个孩子。 497660 501660 我们有三个孩子。 501660 503660 From responding to the next question, 503660 505660 assume that you have three children. 505660 509660 你们有几个孩子? 509660 513660 我们有三个孩子。 513660 518660 Again,你们有几个孩子? 518660 523660 我们有三个孩子。 523660 526660 The question word asking how many is the syllable 几, 526660 529660 followed by a counter, in this case 个. 529660 531660 Repeat how many? 531660 539660 几个,几个,几个。 539660 542660 Repeat, how many children do you have? 542660 547660 你们有几个孩子? 547660 552660 你们有几个孩子? 552660 554660 Try asking the question, 554660 556660 how many children do you have? 556660 561660 You'll get a reply as well as a confirmation. 561660 563660 你们有几个孩子? 563660 566660 我们有三个孩子。 566660 572660 Again,你们有几个孩子? 572660 576660 我们有三个孩子。 576660 578660 Another question you might be asked, 578660 580660 or you might want to ask, 580660 582660 is the sex of the children. 582660 584660 你们有几个男孩子? 584660 586660 几个女孩子? 586660 590660 我们有两个男孩子,一个女孩子。 590660 592660 The word for boy is 男孩子, 592660 594660 with the syllable 男, male, 594660 596660 followed by the word for child, 孩子. 596660 598660 Repeat boy. 598660 608660 男孩子,男孩子,男孩子。 608660 610660 Repeat one boy. 610660 618660 一个男孩子。 618660 620660 When the number two is used with a counter, 620660 622660 it has a special form 两. 622660 625660 Repeat two something. 625660 634660 两个。 634660 636660 What's the word for boy? 636660 639660 男孩子。 639660 641660 Repeat two boys. 641660 648660 两个男孩子。 648660 650660 The word for girl is 女孩子, 650660 653660 the syllable 女, meaning female, 653660 655660 followed by the word for child. 655660 656660 Repeat girl, 656660 660660 making sure to get the 女孩子, 660660 668660 女孩子,女孩子,女孩子。 668660 672660 Repeat we have two boys and one girl. 672660 680660 我们有两个男孩子,一个女孩子。 680660 687660 我们有两个男孩子,一个女孩子。 687660 689660 You'll notice that the Chinese sentence 689660 691660 doesn't need to use a word for and. 691660 694660 It's actually we have two boys, one girl. 694660 702660 Say we have two boys and one girl ahead of the speaker. 702660 709660 我们有两个男孩子,一个女孩子。 709660 712660 Assume that you have two boys and a girl. 712660 714660 Answer the next question. 714660 720660 你们有几个男孩子,几个女孩子? 720660 726660 我们有两个男孩子,一个女孩子。 726660 728660 Again. 728660 735660 你们有几个男孩子,几个女孩子? 735660 741660 我们有两个男孩子,一个女孩子。 741660 744660 What's the word for girl? 744660 747660 女孩子。 747660 749660 What's the word for boy? 749660 752660 男孩子。 752660 755660 Here's another conversation. Listen. 755660 758660 李先生、李太太有几个孩子? 758660 760660 他们有三个孩子。 760660 762660 是男孩子是女孩子? 762660 765660 他们都是女孩子。 765660 767660 Let's listen to the last part again. 767660 769660 是男孩子是女孩子? 769660 772660 他们都是女孩子。 772660 777660 The question are they boys or girls in Chinese doesn't have an or. 777660 780660 Repeat after the speaker are they boys or girls? 780660 783660 Literally, our boys are girls. 783660 788660 是男孩子是女孩子? 788660 793660 是男孩子是女孩子? 793660 798660 It's very common to form an or question by simply offering the alternatives one after the other. 798660 802660 However, the verb must be repeated with each alternative as in 802660 805660 是男孩子是女孩子? 805660 808660 Repeat are they boys or girls? 808660 813660 是男孩子是女孩子? 813660 818660 是男孩子是女孩子? 818660 823660 How do you say are they boys or girls? 823660 828660 是男孩子是女孩子? 828660 830660 Try asking the question yourself. 830660 832660 Are they boys or girls? 832660 836660 It's information and a reply. 836660 839660 是男孩子是女孩子? 839660 842660 他们都是女孩子。 842660 849660 Again,是男孩子是女孩子? 849660 853660 他们都是女孩子。 853660 855660 Try a bit more of the conversation now. 855660 859660 Assume you're talking about Mr. and Mrs. Lee and their children. 859660 861660 First, ask how many children they have 861660 867660 and then ask if they're boys or girls. 867660 871660 李先生李太太有几个孩子? 871660 876660 他们有三个孩子。 876660 879660 是男孩子是女孩子? 879660 882660 他们都是女孩子。 882660 887660 Try it again. 887660 891660 Li先生李太太有几个孩子? 891660 895660 他们有三个孩子。 895660 898660 是男孩子是女孩子? 898660 902660 他们都是女孩子。 902660 905660 Let's listen to the last reply again. 905660 910660 他们都是女孩子。 910660 913660 他们都是女孩子。 913660 916660 Repeat the word for all. 916660 925660 都,都,都。 925660 929660 Like other adverbs you've had such as 也, also or 现在。 929660 933660 Now, the adverb 都 always comes before the verb. 933660 936660 Repeat, they're all girls. 936660 940660 他们都是女孩子。 940660 944660 他们都是女孩子。 944660 946660 Try replying to the question now. 946660 949660 Remember that they have three daughters. 949660 955660 是男孩子是女孩子? 955660 959660 他们都是女孩子。 959660 964660 In a sentence with 都,it's common to leave off the pronoun before the 都. 964660 966660 Repeat all our girls. 966660 970660 都是女孩子。 970660 974660 都是女孩子。 974660 979660 Now you try answering the question about the 离子, who have three daughters. 979660 984660 李先生李太太有几个孩子? 984660 986660 他们有三个孩子。 986660 990660 是男孩子是女孩子? 990660 993660 都是女孩子。 993660 999660 Again,李先生李太太有几个孩子? 999660 1002660 他们有三个孩子。 1002660 1005660 是男孩子是女孩子? 1005660 1011660 都是女孩子。 1011660 1014660 Here's a question you might be asked about your children. 1014660 1017660 你们孩子都在这里吗? 1017660 1022660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1022660 1026660 Repeat, are your children all here? 1026660 1032660 你们孩子都在这里吗? 1032660 1038660 你们孩子都在这里吗? 1038660 1041660 Make sure to put the adverb 都 before the verb. 1041660 1048660 Say, are your children all here, ahead of the speaker? 1048660 1054660 你们孩子都在这里吗? 1054660 1057660 Try asking, are your children all here? 1057660 1065660 Again, this time you'll get a confirmation and a reply. 1065660 1068660 你们孩子都在这里吗? 1068660 1073660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1073660 1080660 Again,你们孩子都在这里吗? 1080660 1085660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1085660 1088660 Let's listen to the reply again. 1088660 1095660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1095660 1101660 You'll notice that 一个 and 两个 here are used without the nouns following them. 1101660 1104660 You've seen this happen before with 这个,这个,这个. 1104660 1108660 This is of course possible because the conversation has made it clear who's being talked about. 1108660 1110660 Repeat, two are here. 1110660 1119660 两个在这里,两个在这里。 1119660 1123660 The reply also introduces the word still, which is an adverb. 1123660 1124660 Repeat still. 1124660 1133660 还,还,还。 1133660 1136660 Like other adverbs,还 precedes the verb. 1136660 1139660 Repeat, one is still in America. 1139660 1148660 一个还在美国,一个还在美国。 1148660 1153660 Repeat, no, two are here, and one is still in America. 1153660 1162660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1162660 1171660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1171660 1173660 Now try responding to the question. 1173660 1178660 Assume that you have three sons, two here with you, one still in America. 1178660 1185660 你们孩子都在这里吗? 1185660 1191660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1191660 1196660 With the same assumption that you have three sons, two with you here, and one in America. 1196660 1197660 Try answering these questions. 1197660 1203660 你们有几个孩子? 1203660 1212660 我们有三个孩子,一个在这里,一个在美国。 1212660 1222660 Try answering these questions. 1222660 1227660 是男孩子是女孩子? 1227660 1229660 都是男孩子。 1229660 1235660 他们都在这里吗? 1235660 1241660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1241660 1246660 你们有几个孩子? 1246660 1253660 我们有三个孩子,是男孩子是女孩子? 1253660 1260660 都是男孩子,他们都在这里吗? 1260660 1267660 不,两个在这里,一个还在美国。 1267660 1273660 Now if you're talking with people who don't know whether or not you're married, you might be asked about your family in another way. 1273660 1274660 Listen. 1274660 1277660 你家里有什么人? 1277660 1280660 有我太太跟三个孩子. 1280660 1283660 Repeat the phrase in your family. 1283660 1293660 你家里,你家里,你家里。 1293660 1298660 You probably recognize all of these syllables, although you have never had them quite this way before. 1298660 1302660 The syllable 家,which you've seen in Lao Jia, means home. 1302660 1308660 The syllable 里,which you've seen in Zhe Li and Nali, means within or in. 1308660 1311660 Here the combination is 家里, meaning in the family. 1311660 1314660 Repeat, what people are there in your family? 1314660 1322660 你家里有什么人? 1322660 1326660 As you've learned, the verb yo means to have. 1326660 1329660 It also has another meaning, that of existence. 1329660 1331660 There is. 1331660 1337660 The question,你家里有什么人, is literally in your family there are what people? 1337660 1343660 How do you say what people are there in your family? 1343660 1347660 你家里有什么人? 1347660 1348660 Try it again. 1348660 1354660 This time you'll get a confirmation and a reply. 1354660 1356660 你家里有什么人? 1356660 1360660 有我太太跟三个孩子。 1360660 1364660 Again. 1364660 1366660 你家里有什么人? 1366660 1370660 有我太太跟三个孩子。 1370660 1372660 Let's listen to the answer again. 1372660 1376660 有我太太跟三个孩子。 1376660 1379660 Gun is used to connect nouns and noun phrases. 1379660 1381660 Repeat this word for and. 1381660 1389660 Gun. 1389660 1392660 Repeat the sentence, there's my wife and three children. 1392660 1402660 有我太太跟三个孩子。 1402660 1404660 Try responding to the question yourself. 1404660 1407660 Assume that you have a wife and three children. 1407660 1413660 你家里有什么人? 1413660 1419660 有我太太跟三个孩子。 1419660 1420660 Again. 1420660 1425660 你家里有什么人? 1425660 1431660 有我太太跟三个孩子。 1431660 1433660 But suppose you aren't married. 1433660 1435660 The exchange might go like this. 1435660 1438660 你家里有什么人? 1438660 1442660 就有我父亲,母亲。 1442660 1444660 Repeat the word for father. 1444660 1447660 父亲。 1447660 1450660 父亲。 1450660 1453660 父亲。 1453660 1455660 Repeat the word for mother. 1455660 1458660 母亲。 1458660 1461660 母亲。 1461660 1466660 母亲。 1466660 1468660 Repeat the word for just. 1468660 1471660 舅。 1471660 1474660 舅。 1474660 1477660 舅。 1477660 1480660 The word舅 is an adverb and goes before the verb. 1480660 1483660 Repeat there's just my father and mother. 1483660 1490660 就有我父亲,母亲。 1490660 1495660 就有我父亲,母亲。 1495660 1499660 Notice that the Chinese sentence doesn't need to use a word for and. 1499660 1505660 How do you say just my father and mother? 1505660 1510660 就有我父亲,母亲。 1510660 1512660 Try responding to the question yourself now. 1512660 1515660 Assume there's just your father and mother. 1515660 1519660 你家里有什么人? 1519660 1527660 就有我父亲,母亲。 1527660 1534660 Again,你家里有什么人? 1534660 1538660 就有我父亲,母亲。 1538660 1540660 Now let's review what we've covered in this unit. 1540660 1544660 I'll say some English sentences from the target list and you put them into Chinese. 1544660 1546660 They're arranged in exchanges. 1546660 1547660 Let's begin. 1547660 1550660 One. 1550660 1555660 How many children do you have? 1555660 1558660 你们有几个孩子? 1558660 1562660 We have two children. 1562660 1565660 我们有两个孩子. 1565660 1569660 Are the boys or girls? 1569660 1573660 是男孩子,是女孩子。 1573660 1579660 Both are girls, we don't have any boys. 1579660 1584660 都是女孩子,没有男孩子。 1584660 1588660 Are they both here? 1588660 1593660 他们都在这里吗? 1593660 1601660 No, one is here and one is still in America. 1601660 1607660 不,一个在这里,一个还在美国。 1607660 1609660 Number two. 1609660 1616660 Do Mr. and Mrs. Lee have any children? 1616660 1620660 李先生,李太太有孩子吗? 1620660 1623660 Yes, they have. 1623660 1627660 有,他们有。 1627660 1632660 How many boys and how many girls? 1632660 1637660 几个男孩子,几个女孩子? 1637660 1641660 Two boys and one girl. 1641660 1647660 两个男孩子,一个女孩子? 1647660 1648660 Three. 1648660 1653660 What people are there in your family? 1653660 1656660 你家里有什么人? 1656660 1661660 Just my father and mother. 1661660 1666660 就有我父亲母亲. 1666660 1668660 This is the end of the tape. 1668660 1687660 And of biographic information module unit three, production tape one.