[Greetings] 你好吗？

Key Phrases:

你好吗？

我很好/马马虎虎/不太好

[Greetings] 你好！

Watch from 3' to see how people greet each other in China.

Key phrases:

你好！

早上好！

[Culture] The Story of 马马虎虎

马马虎虎, an idiom that literally means "horse, horse, tiger, tiger",  is  often used by Chinese people to express something is not excellent or just okay. You have came across it when learning greetings. Still remember George Bush's face? :) People also use it to show modesty about their ability as modesty and humility are deemed as virtues by Confucius.


Extended reading: Who is Confucius 

[Numbers] Arithmetic in Chinese Characters

Click on the website below to start the challenge!

Read the numbers loud!

http://www.digitaldialects.com/Chinese/numbers_1B_KS.htm

 I hope you all enjoyed the arithmetic activity today which really pushed you to think! I know it may be hard for most of you, but once you start to practise, you will get quicker and better each time. 

Try not to look at your handout for clues! If you forget how to say the Chinese number, try to count from 一 and you will find your way!

Why learn Mandarin Chinese

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[Numbers] Identify Chinese Characters 1-10

Move your mouse across the characters and identify which number is the enlarged Chinese character. This is a cool way to review the numbers 1-10 we just learned as you can control your own pace. Once you get familiar with all the characters, you can speed up and react quickly.

Good luck!

[Numbers] 数字 1-10 发音 pronounciation

一

二

三

四

五

六

七

八

九

十

When you read these numbers aloud, don't forget to use your hand gesture at the same time!