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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 11 Getting out of bed

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
怎么 zěnme:to ask for a reason;why
还 hái:still
睡觉 shuìjiào:to sleep
该 gāi:should
让 ràng:let
起床 qǐchuáng:to get up
别 bié:don’t
周末 zhōumò:weekend
时差 shíchā:time difference
早饭 zǎofàn:breakfast
该……了 gāi……le:the time for something has arrived

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 10 Dates

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
星期 xīngqī:week
号 hào:date
今天几号 jīntiān jǐ hào:What date is today?
前天 qiántiān:the day before yesterday
昨天 zuótiān:yesterday
今天 jīntiān:today
明天 míngtiān:tomorrow
后天 hòutiān:the day after tomorrow
完了 wánle:It’s over.
听说 tīngshuō:heard
错 cuò:wrong
比赛 bǐsài:competition
回来 huílái:come back

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 9 Family

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
家 jiā:family
口 kǒu:mouth;measure word
个 gè:measure word
几口人 jǐ kǒu rén:how many people
只 zhǐ:only
孩子 háizi:child
没 méi:not have
没有méiyǒu:not have
奶奶 nǎinai:grandmother
姐姐 jiějie:older sister
妹妹 mèimei:younger sister 

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 8 Having Dinner

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
刀 dāo:knife
叉 chā:fork
碗 wǎn:bowl
双 shuāng:pair
筷子 kuàizi:chopsticks
洗 xǐ:wash
有 yǒu:to have
太 tài:too;to imply degree
很 hěn:very
会用 huì yòng:can use
很会 hěn huì:to be very good at sth.
不太 bú tài:not really

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 7 Time

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
现在 xiànzài:now
几 jǐ:how many;how much
点 diǎn:o’clock
了 le:to mean already happened
现在几点 xiànzài jǐ diǎn:what time is it ?
都 dōu:already
时候 shíhou:time
妈妈 māma:mother
咱们 zánmen:we
吃 chī:to eat
饭 fàn:food
再 zài:again
见 jiàn:see

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 6 Nationality

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
新 xīn:new
哪 nǎ:which
国 guó:country
人 rén:person
你是哪国人 nǐ shì nǎguórén:what nationality are you?:
英国 yīngguó:England
美国 měiguó:U.S.A.
书 shū:book
秘密 mìmì:secret
不是 búshì:be not

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 5 Simple Enquiries

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
这 zhè:this
那 nà:that
是 shì:is
这是什么 zhè shì shénme:What’s this?
知道 zhīdào:to know
哪 nǎ:where
吗 ma:to indicate a question sentence
你知道这是哪儿吗 nǐ zhīdào zhè shì nǎr ma:Do you know where this is?
好朋友 hǎo péngyou:good friend
同学 tóngxué:classmate
弟弟 dìdi:younger brother
的 de:belonging to,used after an attribute
看 kàn:look

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 4 Age

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
多 duō: much,many
大 dà: big
了 le;: to indicate the completion
呢 ne : used at the end of an interrogative sentence
几 jǐ: how many
岁 suì: age
多大 duō dà: how old
多高 duō gāo : how high
多远 duō yuǎn : how far
十六岁 shíliù suì: sixteen

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 3 Name

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
老师 lǎoshī:teacher
叔叔 shūshu:uncle
阿姨 āyí:aunt
我 wǒ:I
姓 xìng:surname
叫 jiào:to call
什么 shénme:what
名字 míngzi:name
也 yě:also

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 2 Thanks

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
谢谢 xièxie:thanks
谢谢你 xièxie nǐ:thank you(informal)
谢谢您 xièxie nín:thank you(formal)
不 bù:no
用 yòng:need,to use
不用谢 búyòngxiè:Don't mention it.
客气 kèqi:polite
不客气 búkèqi:You're welcome.
没事 méishì/没事儿 méi shìer:It's alright.You're welcome.

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