跟小猫一起学常用基础句式 | Learn Basic Chinese Sentence Patterns with Cats How to study 1. Listen once without reading. 2. Listen again with the transcript. 3. Repeat the sentences aloud. Transcript 大家好。 Dàjiā hǎo. Hello, everyone. 最近我去了土耳其的伊斯坦布尔。 Zuìjìn wǒ qù le Tǔ’ěrqí de Yīsītǎnbù’ěr. I recently went to Istanbul, Türkiye. 那里有很多小猫。 Nàlǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎomāo. There are lots of cats there. 我们和小猫一起学中文吧。 Wǒmen hé xiǎomāo yìqǐ xué Zhōngwén ba. Let’s learn Chinese with the cats. 海边有很多人。 Hǎibiān yǒu hěn duō rén. There are lots of people by the sea. 看，这是一只黑色的猫。 Kàn, zhè shì yì zhī hēisè de māo. Look, this is a black cat. 这是一只灰色的猫。 Zhè shì yì zhī huīsè de māo. This is a gray cat. 它在路边走。 Tā zài lùbiān zǒu. It’s walking along the side of the street. 商店门口也有猫。 Shāngdiàn ménkǒu yě yǒu māo. There are cats outside the shop too. 这是商店。 Zhè shì shāngdiàn. This is a shop. 它们在商店门口。 Tāmen zài shāngdiàn ménkǒu. They’re outside the shop. 一只，两只。 Yì zhī, liǎng zhī. One, two. 这里有两只猫。 Zhèlǐ yǒu liǎng zhī māo. There are two cats here. 它们都在睡觉。 Tāmen dōu zài shuìjiào. They’re all sleeping. 商店外面有一只猫。 Shāngdiàn wàimian yǒu yì zhī māo. There’s a cat outside the shop. 商店里面也有猫。 Shāngdiàn lǐmian yě yǒu māo. There are cats inside the shop too. 啊，商店里面有两只猫。 A, shāngdiàn lǐmian yǒu liǎng zhī māo. Oh, there are two cats inside the shop. 这里一共有三只猫。 Zhèlǐ yígòng yǒu sān zhī māo. There are three cats here altogether. 猫在台阶上。 Māo zài táijiē shang. The cat is on the step. 猫在窗户外面。 Māo zài chuānghu wàimian. The cat is outside the window. 猫在窗台上。 Māo zài chuāngtái shang. The cat is on the windowsill. 它从右边走到左边。 Tā cóng yòubian zǒu dào zuǒbian. It walks from the right to the left. Complete scripts and video versions: find “Daily Chinese With Yuli” on YouTube.

Having trouble actually using what you learn in Chinese lessons? You're not alone! It's a very common stage: everything sounds clear in the lesson, but when it's time to use it, the words just don't come out. This is a gap between "understanding" and "using" — and it's completely normal. Here are 3 simple things you can do to close it: 1. Make your own sentences the same day. After each lesson, take what you learned but can't use naturally yet, and write 3 sentences about YOUR own life — not textbook examples. 2. Say them out loud. Read them aloud or record yourself. Speaking out builds confidence faster than just reading. 3. Bring them to your next lesson and ask your teacher to check. Having your teacher correct them turns those words into words you can actually use. Keep these habits up, and they'll go a long way toward helping you actually speak what you've learned. 😊

Making comparisons: 比 (bǐ) 北京比上海大 = Beijing is bigger than Shanghai. Pattern: A 比 B + adjective.

Useful Mandarin for daily life: 多少钱？(duō shǎo qián?) = How much is it? Perfect when shopping or asking a price. Try it next time! 😊

Ich bin Chinesischer Muttersprachler. Ich lerne seit eineinhalb Jahren Deutsch. Ich möchte gern einen deutschsprachigen Sprachpartner kennenlernen, damit wir unsere Sprachen miteinander üben und uns austauschen können. Ich bin zeitlich flexibel und kann mich an deine Zeitzone anpassen. Ich spreche auch fließend Englisch. Ich arbeite jetzt bei einer großen Firma als Manager und kann über verschiedene Themen diskutieren. 我是中国人，学习德语有一年半的时间。想找一位想学习中文的德语母语者一起交换学习对方的语言。我时间比较自由，可以适应欧洲时区进行交流。我目前在大型公司做经理，英文流利，沟通无障碍。可以就各种话题进行交流探讨。 注：寻找纯学习伙伴，不需要付费课程

【phrase】让我( rànɡ wǒ) .make me 【structure】V可以让sb(V) Adj 1-游泳可以让我更健康( yóu yǒnɡ kě yǐ rànɡ wǒ gèng jiàn kānɡ) 2-运动可以让我变帅( biàn shuài ) 😝So，What's your sentence?你的句子是什么？

Today I came across a true story that really got to me. A 37-year-old man with a PhD in medicine became an oncologist. When some of his patients couldn't afford surgery, he would pay for it out of his own pocket. Over the years, he lent out more than 400,000 RMB, and almost no one paid him back. He was always trying to save his patients money and prescribe cheaper medication, so his supervisors often called him in to talk about it. He was also busy doing research and didn't spend much time with his coworkers, so he didn't have very good relationships with them either. Then he got cancer himself. What hurt him even more was that some people actually mocked him: “You treat cancer. How did you end up getting cancer yourself?” Even some of the patients he'd helped didn't comfort him. Some of them said similar things. It hit him really hard. After he left his job, he went traveling and met an elderly lama. He told him: “I've saved a lot of people.” But the lama said: “They were meant to live. You didn't save them. You haven't really accomplished much in your life.” That hit him hard. He suddenly started looking back at his life. No girlfriend. No children. No major research achievements he could really be proud of. Near the end of his life, he kept asking himself: “Am I really a good person?” “Has my life been a failure?” After I watched his story, I kept thinking about it too: Was he really a good person? Maybe having a good heart isn't enough. We also need to learn how to take care of ourselves, build strong long-term relationships, understand human nature, and know which responsibilities aren't ours to carry alone. What do you think?

How to study: 1. Listen first without reading. 2. Repeat each sentence aloud. 3. Replace Yuli’s information with your own. 4. Give your full introduction at the end. Transcript / Useful model: 你好，我叫 Yuli。 Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Yuli. Hi, my name is Yuli. 我是中国人。 Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén. I’m Chinese. 我住在法国。 Wǒ zhù zài Fǎguó. I live in France. 我是中文老师。 Wǒ shì Zhōngwén lǎoshī. I’m a Chinese teacher. 我喜欢旅行。 Wǒ xǐhuan lǚxíng. I like traveling. 我在学法语。 Wǒ zài xué Fǎyǔ. I’m learning French. 很高兴认识你。 Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. Nice to meet you. Now replace the information with your own and introduce yourself in Chinese.