Learn Chinese with Mike: Lesson 43 (Kan)

Mike Laoshi continues to find ways to amaze.

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[osshauwa]

In Taiwan, we usually say 早安(Zǎoān)instead of 早上好.

[ShermerIL]

@osshauwa Yes, I know. Thank you. I'm trying to stick to the terms that the majority of Chinese speakers use. I lived in Danshui, Taiwan, for a long time.

[aqclyle]

i love you mike!.. :)

[goatpunch]

@goatpunch One small correction to the pinyin in my typed examples; 不 bù should switch to tone 2 bú before a tone 4, as Mike does in the lesson, so all should be 不 bú in these examples:

不是 bú shì No (Am not)

不要 bú yào No (Don't Want)

不会 bú huì No (Can't)

[goatpunch]

@goatpunch Even more:

他要不要看杂志？ Tā yào bùyào kàn zázhì? Does he want to read a magazine?

要。他要看杂志。 Yào. Tā yào kàn zázhì. Yes. He wants to read a magazine.

你要看DVD吗？ Nǐ yào kàn DVD ma? Do you want to watch a DVD?

不要。我不要看DVD. Bùyào. Wǒ bùyào kàn DVD. No. I don't want to watch a DVD.

你的太太要不要看报纸？ Nǐ de tàitài yào bùyào kàn bàozhǐ? Does your wife want to read a newspaper?

要。我的太太要看报纸。 Yào. Wǒ de tàitài yào kàn bàozhǐ. Yes. My wife wants to read a newspaper.

(and that's all for today)

[goatpunch]

@goatpunch More sentences:

你的弟弟要看电影吗？ Nǐ de dìdì yào kàn diànyǐng ma? Does your younger brother want to watch a movie? (alternate 1)

你的弟弟要不要看电影？ Nǐ de dìdì yào bùyào kàn diànyǐng? Does your younger brother want to watch a movie? (alternate 2)

这是女人 Zhè shì nǚrén This is a woman.

她要看书码？ Tā yào kàn shū mǎ? Does she want to read a book?

不要。她不要看书。 Bùyào. Tā bùyào kàn shū. No. She doesn't want to read a book.

[goatpunch]

Vocab: 看 Kàn To watch/read/look at 点 Diǎn Electric 电视 Diànshì TV 影 Yǐng Shadow 电影 Diànyǐng Movie 书 Shū Book 报纸 Bàozhǐ Newspaper 杂志 Zázhì Magazine Sentences: 你要看电视吗？ Nǐ yào kàn diànshì ma? Do you want to watch TV? (alternate 1) 你要不要看电视？ Nǐ yào bùyào kàn diànshì? Do you want to watch TV? (alternate 2) 要。我要看电视。 Yào. Wǒ yào kàn diànshì. Yes. I want to watch TV. 不要。我不要看电视。 Bùyào. Wǒ bùyào kàn diànshì. No. I don't want to watch TV.

[shuting126]

Interesting Chinese lesson! I'm Chinese from Taiwan and I can see your passion for teaching our language. Keep doing this good job!

[man12345678916]

You said you going to other places instead of the garage

[GeddyLeeYYZ]

These lessons are REALLY helping me Mike, thank you. Quick question, What do you suggest to help with listening comprehension, whenever I listen to people speak chinese at a normal speed I get lost like nobodys business and just cant seem to pick up enough. How can I improve my listening? Thanks for your hard work