FSI-Chinese/Audio-Transcripts/Standard Chinese/Module 01 ORN/FSI - Standard Chinese - Module 01 ORN - Unit 01 - Tape 1P-1.mp3.tsv

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0	2600	Standard Chinese A Modular Approach
2600	4800	Orientation Module Unit 1
4800	6800	Production Tape 1
6800	10900	This tape covers the same material as the first comprehension tape in the module
10900	14300	Questions and answers involving personal names and titles
14300	18200	Instead of just listening, now you are to participate actively
18200	21300	You may have hardly begun your work on the sound system of Chinese
21300	25500	and so this tape provides some pointers on the harder consonants and vowels that come up
25500	29100	But you should at least have gone through the first pronunciation and romanization tape
29100	31200	the one on the four tones
31200	36300	You'll need to pay particular attention to identifying and remembering the tone patterns of words
36300	41700	As a speaker of English, you're not in the habit of associating contours of pitch with individual words
41700	44600	As a student of Chinese, you must develop that habit
44600	49700	Remember, there's now such thing as the right word but in the wrong tone
49700	54200	Here's the first exchange you had on the comprehension tape, live
54200	55700	你是誰?
55700	57700	我是王大年
57700	58900	Again
58900	60500	你是谁?
60500	62800	我是王大年
62800	66300	Here it is with the word for word translation
66300	69600	你是谁?
69600	71800	You are who?
71800	74800	我是王大年
74800	77900	I am Wang Danian
77900	80000	So far, you've only been listening
80000	84200	Now you're going to begin to take the part of Daniel King and answer the question
84200	86500	Let's build up to it word by word
86500	89000	First try repeating Mr. King's Chinese name
89000	92400	王大年 after the speaker
92400	96300	王大年
96300	100300	王大年
100300	103800	王大年
103800	107200	Getting a sequence of three tones at once can be difficult
107200	110800	Try repeating the rising tone surname alone
110800	114000	王
114000	117500	王
117500	120000	王
120000	123500	Now try repeating the falling rising giving name
123500	126900	大年
126900	130500	大年
130500	133400	大年
133400	138200	And now try repeating the full name, rising falling rising
138200	142500	王大年
142500	147200	王大年
147200	150400	王大年
150400	152700	Now try saying the full name by yourself
152700	157500	And then repeat after the speaker
157500	160300	王大年
160300	162300	Did you get the tone pattern right?
162300	165100	Or did you have to correct yourself on the repetition?
165100	170700	Try saying the full name again and repeat
170700	173300	王大年
173300	176100	Now try repeating the word for I
176100	178800	我
178800	181300	我
181300	183900	我
183900	185800	Be sure to give it the low tone
185800	188100	Repeat I again
188100	191300	我
191300	194700	我
194700	196700	我
196700	201800	Try saying I by yourself and repeat
201800	205300	我
205300	208000	Set by itself, the word for Am
208000	208800	是
208800	212800	Is in the falling tone, try repeating Am
212800	215800	是
215800	218700	是
218700	221100	是
221100	222800	The vowel in 是
222800	224900	Is just a prolonged R sound
224900	226000	是
226000	228700	Try repeating Am again
228700	235300	是
235300	239400	To make this R sound, you had to curl the tip of your tongue back
239400	241100	The SH part of 是
241100	243300	is also pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back
243300	245900	in what we call the retroflex position
245900	247600	Try repeating 是 again
247600	251500	making sure to keep the tip of your tongue curled back throughout
251500	253800	是
253800	255900	是
255900	258400	是
258400	263700	Try saying Am by yourself and repeat
263700	267100	是
267100	269500	We are translating 是 as Am here
269500	271300	because we are working on the sentence
271300	273100	I am 王大年
273100	276800	But you'll remember that it can also be translated R and Is
276800	280300	In other words, 是 is the verb to be
280300	283000	The word Am often gets partly swallowed up in English
283000	286100	so that I Am is contracted to I
286100	287800	In just the same way, the word 是
287800	289600	is often weakened in the Chinese sentence
289600	291300	to the point where nothing is left
291300	293100	but a toneless SH sound
293100	294700	Listen
294700	296900	我是王大年
296900	299700	我是王大年
299700	303600	But when it is emphasized as in Yes I Am
303600	304500	是
304500	307300	keeps us long R sound and the falling tone
307300	308500	Listen
308500	310800	我是王大年
310800	312900	我是王大年
312900	317300	Try repeating the second speaker's answer in the exchange
317300	320300	你是谁
320300	322300	我是王大年
322300	325300	Again
325300	326800	你是谁
326800	328800	我是王大年
328800	334300	This time try giving the answer ahead of the second speaker
334300	335800	and then repeat
335800	337800	你是谁
337800	341800	我是王大年
341800	345700	Again
345700	349700	你是谁
349700	353200	我是王大年
353200	355100	Here's another live exchange
355100	356300	Listen
356300	357700	你是谁
357700	359700	我是胡美玲
359700	361200	Again
361200	362300	你是谁
362300	364900	我是胡美玲
364900	367900	Try repeating Miss 胡美玲's surname
367900	371300	Her's is the most common of the four surnames spelled H-U
371300	373800	The one in the rising tone
373800	379800	胡
379800	382800	Now try repeating her given name 美玲
382800	385800	The tones are low rising
385800	393800	美玲
393800	396800	And now try repeating her full name
396800	400300	胡美玲
400300	403800	胡美玲
403800	406800	胡美玲
406800	412300	Try saying the full name yourself and then repeat
412300	416300	胡美玲
416300	420300	Now let's see if you can answer a rather unlikely question from Miss 胡
420300	421800	Ahead of Mr. King
421800	424300	Repeat his answer after him
424300	428800	我是谁
428800	431800	你是胡美玲
431800	434300	Did you say you are胡美玲
434300	436300	Try it again
436300	440300	我是谁
440300	444300	你是胡美玲
444300	447300	Here's the next exchange you had on the comprehension tape
447300	448300	Listen
448300	450300	你姓什么
450300	452300	我姓王
452300	453300	Again
453300	454800	你姓什么
454800	457300	我姓王
457300	462300	The verb we translate as to be surnamed for the lack of a need equivalent in English is
462300	468300	姓
468300	472300	Here's the exchange with a word for word translation
472300	475300	你姓什么
475300	477300	You are surnamed what
477300	480300	我姓王
480300	483300	I am surnamed 王
483300	486300	Try repeating to be surnamed
486300	492300	我姓
492300	498300	Notice that it starts with a sound that is neither quite like English S nor quite like English SH
498300	499300	Listen
499300	505300	我姓
505300	511300	It might help to think of 姓 as halfway between the first syllables of the English word single and shingle
511300	514300	If it sounds more like shingle to you, notice these two differences
514300	519300	姓 is pronounced with the tongue farther forward and with the lips spread
519300	521300	First, try repeating 姓
521300	525300	Concentrate on keeping your tongue forward in a tight E position
525300	530300	姓
530300	536300	Now, without losing the tongue position, concentrate on spreading your lips rather than protruding them
536300	542300	姓
542300	545300	Let's compare the consonants of 是 and 姓
545300	547300	Try repeating
547300	549300	是
549300	551300	姓
551300	553300	是
553300	556300	姓
556300	558300	是
558300	561300	姓
561300	566300	Try saying to be surnamed and repeat
566300	568300	姓
568300	571300	Now try repeating the answer in the exchange
571300	573300	你姓什么
573300	576300	我姓王
576300	577300	Again
577300	579300	你姓什么
579300	582300	我姓王
582300	587300	This time give the answer ahead of the second speaker and then repeat it after him
587300	591300	你姓什么
591300	594300	我姓王
594300	595300	Again
595300	598300	你姓什么
598300	601300	我姓王
601300	607300	Now listen carefully to Miss Hu and try to answer her question ahead of Mr. King
607300	609300	我是胡美玲
609300	612300	我姓什么
612300	616300	你姓胡
616300	618300	Try it again
618300	620300	我是胡美玲
620300	623300	我姓什么
623300	626300	你姓胡
626300	629300	Let's see if you can give the appropriate answers to the two questions
629300	632300	Who are you and what's your name
632300	634300	Taking the part of 王大年
634300	638300	Answer before the second speaker and then repeat after him
638300	642300	你是谁
642300	645300	我是王大年
645300	648300	你姓什么
648300	651300	我姓王
651300	654300	你姓什么
654300	656300	我姓王
656300	660300	你是谁
660300	663300	我是王大年
663300	668300	Now try it when some of Miss Hu Mei Ling's questions are about herself
668300	672300	我是谁
672300	675300	你是胡美玲
675300	679300	你是谁
679300	682300	我是王大年
682300	685300	你姓什么
685300	687300	我姓王
687300	691300	我姓什么
691300	694300	你姓胡
694300	697300	你是谁
697300	700300	我是王大年
700300	704300	我是谁
704300	708300	你是胡美玲
708300	711300	你姓什么
711300	714300	我姓王
714300	717300	我姓什么
717300	720300	你姓胡
720300	724300	So far Miss Hu and Mr. King have been discussing themselves
724300	727300	using 你 and 我
727300	732300	Now listen to them discuss the third person, Mr. Ma Ming Li, live
732300	736300	他是谁
736300	739300	Again,他是谁
739300	741300	他是马明李
741300	744300	Try repeating Mr. Ma Ming Li's surname
744300	746300	Be sure to copy the low tone
746300	748300	马
748300	751300	马
751300	754300	马
754300	757300	Try repeating his given name, Ming Li
757300	760300	Notice that the tones are rising low
760300	763300	明李
763300	766300	明李
766300	769300	马明李
769300	772300	Try repeating the full name
772300	775300	马明李
775300	779300	马明李
779300	782300	马明李
782300	788300	Now try saying the full name yourself and then repeat
788300	792300	马明李
792300	795300	Try repeating the word for he, 他
795300	798300	Try repeating the extra explosiveness of the T
798300	800300	他
800300	802300	他
802300	805300	他
805300	809300	You'll remember that 他 can also mean 她
809300	811300	Try he or she again
811300	814300	Making sure to give it the high tone
814300	816300	他
816300	819300	他
819300	822300	他
822300	825300	Here's the exchange again, repeat Mr. King's reply
825300	828300	他是谁
828300	831300	他是马明李
831300	834300	Again,他是谁
834300	837300	他是马明李
837300	841300	Try answering ahead of Mr. King and repeat after him
841300	845300	他是谁
845300	848300	他是马明李
848300	851300	Again,他是谁
851300	855300	他是马明李
855300	860300	Now let's see if you can take Mr. King's part and answer Ms. Hu's questions
860300	864300	She'll ask about Mr. Ma, about you and about herself
864300	868300	你是谁
868300	872300	我是王大年
872300	876300	他是谁
876300	880300	他是马明李
880300	884300	你姓什么
884300	888300	我姓王
888300	891300	他姓什么
891300	895300	他姓马
895300	899300	你是谁
899300	902300	我是王大年
902300	906300	我是谁
906300	909300	你是胡美玲
909300	912300	他姓什么
912300	915300	他姓马
915300	918300	你姓什么
918300	921300	我姓王
921300	924300	他是谁
924300	928300	他是马明李
928300	931300	我姓什么
931300	934300	你姓胡
934300	938300	你是谁
938300	941300	我是王大年
941300	944300	你姓什么
944300	946300	我姓王
946300	951300	It's true that a beginner is much less likely to take the initiative in a conversation
951300	955300	which is just the reason we have only had you answering questions so far
955300	958300	but it's highly to be able to ask them too
958300	961300	Let's put in a few minutes on asking questions
961300	963300	Try repeating the word for who
963300	967300	谁
967300	970300	谁
970300	974300	You may be hearing 谁 as beginning with an English SH sound
974300	976300	but there is a slight difference
976300	980300	The tongue is curled back in the retroflex position for the consonant of 谁
980300	983300	It's the same sound you had in 是
983300	987300	Try repeating the word for who with this R-flavored SH
987300	991300	谁
991300	993300	谁
993300	996300	Have you been paying attention to the tone?
996300	999300	Repeat who again
999300	1003300	谁
1003300	1008300	Now try saying the word for who by yourself and repeat
1008300	1012300	谁
1012300	1014300	Try repeating the whole question
1014300	1016300	Who are you
1016300	1024300	你是谁
1024300	1029300	Now try asking who are you ahead of the speaker and repeat
1029300	1032300	你是谁
1032300	1036300	Again, who are you
1036300	1039300	你是谁
1039300	1041300	Now repeat the word for what
1041300	1048300	什么
1048300	1052300	The initial consonant in 什么 is the same as the initial consonant in 谁
1052300	1055300	The tip of the tongue is curled back in the retroflex position
1055300	1057300	Try it again
1057300	1064300	什么
1064300	1067300	In normal speech, the tone pattern of 什么
1067300	1070300	Sounds rather like a rising tone over both syllables
1070300	1072300	Try imitating it
1072300	1076300	什么
1076300	1078300	Try repeating the question
1078300	1080300	What's your surname
1080300	1084300	你姓什么
1084300	1088300	Again,你姓什么
1088300	1092300	Now try asking the question ahead of the speaker and repeat after him
1092300	1097300	Ask, what's your surname
1097300	1100300	你姓什么
1100300	1105300	Again, what's your surname
1105300	1108300	你姓什么
1108300	1110300	At this point, you should be able to ask
1110300	1111300	Who is he
1111300	1114300	Try it and repeat after the speaker
1114300	1117300	Who is he
1117300	1120300	他是谁
1120300	1125300	Try asking, what's her surname
1125300	1127300	他姓什么
1127300	1131300	Let's turn to the titles Mr, Mrs, Miss, and Comrade
1131300	1133300	Listen to this live exchange
1133300	1135300	他是谁
1135300	1137300	他是马先生
1137300	1140300	Listen carefully to the tone pattern of 先生
1140300	1142300	The word for Mr
1142300	1152300	先生
1152300	1154300	The first syllable is in the high tone
1154300	1157300	The second is in what we call the neutral tone
1157300	1159300	Notice that it is weak and short
1159300	1161300	And that its pitch is rather low
1161300	1163300	Listen to Mr. again
1163300	1166300	先生
1166300	1169300	先生
1169300	1173300	Try repeating Mr, high tone, neutral tone
1173300	1181300	先生
1181300	1185300	The first syllable begins with the same consonant as 姓
1185300	1187300	which you make with the lip spread as if in a smile
1187300	1190300	and with the tongue in a tight E position
1190300	1193300	It may help to stretch out the first syllable
1193300	1196300	姓 and then speed it up
1196300	1204300	姓 先 先 Try it
1204300	1207300	Now repeat after the speaker
1207300	1214300	先 先 先
1214300	1216300	The second syllable of 先生
1216300	1220300	begins with the same consonant as 是 and谁
1220300	1222300	which you make with the tongue curled back
1222300	1232300	Try repeating Mr,先生
1232300	1234300	Your tongue has to shift gears so to speak
1234300	1236300	between the two syllables
1236300	1239300	It's forward for the first syllable 先
1239300	1241300	and retracted for the second 生
1241300	1243300	You won't find this easy
1243300	1245300	It takes practice
1245300	1248300	Try repeating Mr once more
1248300	1256300	先生
1256300	1262300	Now try saying Mr. 马 by yourself and repeat
1262300	1265300	马先生
1265300	1269300	先生 can also mean sir, husband and teacher
1269300	1275300	Try saying he is Mr. 马
1275300	1279300	他是马先生
1279300	1281300	Here's another live exchange
1281300	1285300	Listen 他是谁
1285300	1290300	Again 他是谁
1290300	1293300	Try repeating the word for Mrs. 太太
1293300	1302300	which also means wife 太太
1302300	1304300	The tones are falling neutral
1304300	1307300	The weak short neutral tone has a low pitch
1307300	1309300	Try repeating Mrs
1309300	1316300	太太
1316300	1321300	Try saying Mrs. 马
1321300	1324300	马太太
1324300	1330300	Try saying she is Mrs. 马
1330300	1333300	他是马太太
1333300	1335300	Here's another live exchange
1335300	1338300	Listen 她是谁
1338300	1340300	她是马小姐
1340300	1342300	Again 她是谁
1342300	1345300	她是马小姐
1345300	1347300	Try repeating 小姐
1347300	1356300	The word for Mrs. 小姐
1356300	1360300	In this word, both syllables begin with the tongue in the forward position
1360300	1362300	the so-called palatal position
1362300	1365300	Let me give you both syllables in a stretched out form first
1365300	1367300	and then speed it up
1367300	1369300	The first syllable is
1369300	1374300	小 小
1374300	1376300	The second is
1376300	1379300	姐 姐
1379300	1381300	The tones are rising neutral
1381300	1385300	with the weak short neutral tone in a medium pitch
1385300	1391300	Now try repeating Mrs. 小姐
1391300	1394300	小姐
1394300	1398300	Try saying Mrs. 马
1398300	1401300	马小姐
1401300	1406300	Try saying she is Mrs. 马
1406300	1409300	她是马小姐
1409300	1414300	Once more, she is Mrs. 马
1414300	1417300	她是马小姐
1417300	1419300	Here's a live exchange
1419300	1420300	you might hear on the mainland
1420300	1422300	Listen for 同志
1422300	1423300	Comrade
1423300	1425300	她是谁
1425300	1427300	她是马同志
1427300	1430300	Try repeating the word for comrade
1430300	1435300	同志
1435300	1438300	The first syllable is relatively easy
1438300	1442300	but try to give an extra explosiveness to the T as you repeat it
1442300	1449300	同
1449300	1451300	The second syllable 志
1451300	1453300	rhymes with 是
1453300	1455300	The tongue is curled back for the J sound
1455300	1458300	and stays curled back through the long R sound
1458300	1466300	Try repeating 志
1466300	1468300	Now try repeating comrade
1468300	1470300	The tone pattern is rising falling
1470300	1477300	同志
1477300	1481300	Try saying comrade 马
1481300	1485300	马同志
1485300	1490300	Try saying he is comrade 马
1490300	1494300	她是马同志
1494300	1498300	Try saying she is comrade 马
1498300	1503300	她是马同志
1503300	1505300	Now I'll ask you to say
1505300	1510300	Here she is Mr. Mrs. Miss or comrade 马
1510300	1514300	He is Mr. 马
1514300	1518300	她是马先生
1518300	1522300	He is comrade 马
1522300	1525300	她是马同志
1525300	1529300	She is Miss 马
1529300	1533300	她是马小姐
1533300	1536300	She is Mrs. 马
1536300	1540300	她是马太太
1540300	1544300	She is comrade 马
1544300	1548300	她是马同志
1548300	1552300	She is Mrs. 马
1552300	1556300	她是马太太
1556300	1560300	He is Mr. 马
1560300	1564300	她是马先生
1564300	1568300	She is Miss 马
1568300	1572300	她是马小姐
1572300	1574300	Now let's review what we've covered
1574300	1578300	Try putting the following English sentences into Chinese
1578300	1581300	I'm 王大年
1581300	1585300	我是王大年
1585300	1588300	What's your surname?
1588300	1592300	王大年吗?
1592300	1596300	He is Mr. 马明李
1596300	1601300	他是马明李先生
1601300	1604300	My surname is 王
1604300	1607300	我姓王
1607300	1611300	Sir, who is he?
1611300	1615300	先生,他是谁?
1615300	1619300	She is Mrs. 马
1619300	1623300	他是马太太
1623300	1627300	His surname is 马
1627300	1631300	他姓 马
1631300	1635300	She is comrade 方
1635300	1639300	他是 方同志
1639300	1644300	You are Miss 胡玫琳
1644300	1648300	What's his surname?
1648300	1652300	他姓什么?
1652300	1656300	This is the end of Orientation Module Unit 1
1656300	1675300	Production Tape 1