mika's whisper talk

はじめまして!  -  First meeting

Hi！I am Sylvia, your native mandairn teacher from China.
Are you confused with the expression of "a little bit" in mandrain?
Why can't you just say "一点儿“ in mandarin to show all the "a little”?

Hope you will understand how to say the  correct " a little" after listening this audio!

Welcome to leave your comments if you have any questions!
 

Sylva Mandarin

一点儿VS有点儿VS一下儿， how do we say “a little” in mandarin？

白雪的弟弟名叫夏文中，他是2000年出生的，今年22岁。这个星期六是8月6号，是文中的生日。白雪打电话告诉妈妈她会回家。
生日那天早上，白雪爸妈很早去了超市买菜，他们知道儿子和女儿都喜欢吃羊肉和鸡蛋，还买了一个大西瓜！
吃了饭以后，他们开始送礼物了，白雪知道文中喜欢踢足球和打篮球，所以给他买了漂亮的篮球和足球。爸爸给他买了一块新的手表。妈妈送了三本书给他，希望他在大学好好儿学习。
文中的女朋友给他打电话了，文中非常开心。爸爸妈妈听到了，也非常高兴，但是，他们对白雪说：”你看看你的弟弟！你的男朋友在哪儿？你什么时候有男朋友啊？”

这些词语你听明白了吗？
打电话[dǎ diàn huà] call; give sb. a call
超市[chāo shì]supermarket
羊肉[yáng ròu] mutton
鸡蛋[jī dàn]egg
送礼物 [sòng lǐwù] to give a gift
手表[shǒu biǎo]wrist watch
希望[xī wàng]hope; wish

Bai Xue's brother is Xia Wenzhong. He was born in 2000 and is 22 years old this year. This Saturday is August 6, Wenzhong's birthday. Bai Xue called her mother and tells her that she will go home.

On the morning of Wenzhong birthday, Bai Xue's parents went to the supermarket early to buy vegetables. They knew that both her son and daughter like to eat mutton and eggs, and they also bought a big watermelon!

After dinner, they began to give Wenzhong gifts. Bai Xue knew that Wen Zhong likes playing football and basketball, so she bought him beautiful basketball and football. Father bought him a new watch. His mother gives him three books, hoping that he would study well in college.

Wenzhong's girlfriend called him, and Wenzhong was very happy. Mom and Dad were very happy to hear that, but they said to Bai Xue, "Look at your brother! Where is your boyfriend then? When will you have a boyfriend? "

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周末你有什么打算 zhōumònǐyǒushénmedǎsuàn

New Words---生词
周末  zhōu mò  n. weekend
打算  dǎ suàn  n./v. plan; to intend 
啊a   part. used at the end of a 
sentence to indicate confirmation or defense
跟ɡēn  prep. with
作业zuò yè  n. homework

Text One--课文1
xiǎolì：zhōumònǐyǒushénmedǎsuàn？
xiǎogāng：wǒzǎojiùxiǎnghǎole，qǐngnǐchīfàn、kàndiànyǐng、hēkāfēi。
xiǎolì：qǐngwǒ？
xiǎogāng：shìa，wǒyǐjīngzhǎohǎofànguǎnle，diànyǐngpiàoyěmǎihǎole。
xiǎolì：wǒháiméixiǎnghǎoyàobùyàogēnnǐqùne。

小丽：周末你有什么打算？
小刚：我早就想好了，请你吃饭、看电影、喝咖啡。
小丽：请我？
小刚：是啊，我已经找好饭馆了，电影票也买好了。
小丽：我还没想好要不要跟你去呢。



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