1. By Michael Evans

2.  About the Four Chinese Tones
 How to Introduce Yourself
 How to ask the Date and Time
 How to ask Where Something Is
 About Me
 Additional and Contact Information
So Lets Begin…..

3.  Tone 1- A flat but high pitched tone at the top of your vocal
range
 Tone 2- A rising tone beginning at the middle of your vocal
range rising to the top
 Tone 3- A falling then rising tone that starts at the middle of
your vocal range and rises at the end
 Tone 4- A falling tone that begins at the top of your vocal
range and falls to the bottom
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5.  Nĭ hăo! Wŏ jiào Mike
你好！ 我叫 Mike.
Hello! My Name is Mike
 Nĭ jiào shénme míngzi?
你叫什么名字？
What is your name?
 Wŏ jiào Caellie. •Wŏ hěn gāoxing rènshi nĭ!
我叫 Caellie 我很高兴认识你！
My name is Caellie I am pleased to meet you!
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6.  Zhè shì wŏde pényou Tyler.
这是我的朋友Tyler.
This is my friend Tyler.
 Zhè shì wŏde jiā.
这是我的家。
This is my family.
 Nà ge wŏ gēge.
那个我哥哥。
That is my older brother.
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7.  What time is it?  Shénme shì jīntiān de rìqī？
Jĭ diăn le? 什么是今天的日期？
几点了? What is today’s date?
 Jīntiān shì èr líng yī líng nián
 It is 10:30. liùyuè èrshísì hao.
Shì shí diăn sān shí fen. 今天是二〇一〇年六月二十
是十点三分。 四号。
Today is June 24, 2010.
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8.  Qĭng wèn cèsuŏ zài năr?
请问厕所在哪？
Where is the bathroom?
 Tā zài nàbian.
它在那边。
It is over there.
 Xièxie!
谢谢！
Thank you!
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9.  Nĭ zài năr qù xuéxiào?
你在哪去学校？
Where do you go to school?
 Wŏ zài Cobleskill shàngxué.
我在Cobleskill上学。
I go to school in Cobleskill.
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10.  Wŏ jiào Michael Evans. Wŏ shì dàxué sān niánjí xuésheng.
Wŏ xĭhuan tīng yīnyuè, kān di{nyĭng, yùndòng, hē qù
yěyíng. Wŏ jiā yŏu liù ge rén. Wŏ yŏu māma, bàba, gēge,
mèimei, hē gŏu. Wŏ gēge yě dàxuésheng. Wŏ xĭhuan
wēnnuăn de tiānqì, hē wŏ tăoyàn h|nlěng de tiānqì. Wŏ
xiăng zhù zài Nán Kǎluólái n{zhōu dāng wŏ biyè.
 我叫MichaelEvans。我是大学三年级学生。我喜欢听音乐，
看待女婴，运动，和去野营。我家有六个人。我有妈妈，
爸爸，哥哥，妹妹，和狗。我哥哥也大学生。我喜欢温暖
的天气， 和我討厭寒冷的天气。我想住在南卡羅來納州當
我畢業。
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11.  My name is Michael Evans. I am a third year college student.
I like to listen to music, watch movies, exercise, and go
camping. My family has six people. I have a mother, a father,
an older brother, a younger sister, and a dog. My older
brother is also a college student. I like warm weather, and I
hate cold weather. I want to live in North Carolina when I
graduate.
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12.  If you need any additional help visit these websites:
 http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=tran
slate
 http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese
 Or, you can contact me by email at
mailto:evansm413@cobleskill.edu?subject=Chinese
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