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4 hour

Mandarin

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Welcome to Linguaphone allTalk Mandarin Chinese Part Two

Linguaphone allTalk Mandarin Chinese is an entirely new audio-only course. It has been devised to help you to understand and speak Mandarin without having to consult written material, apart from this introduction and the vocabulary which follows.

As in Part One, you will hear native Mandarin speakers conversing, and with practice you will soon understand and speak Mandarin Chinese. Working from sounds alone gives you confi dence in what you hear. It also removes the desire to ‘see’ the language before daring to use or respond to it.

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How to use Linguaphone allTalk

Linguaphone allTalk utilises the highly successful tried and tested Linguaphone method of ‘listen, understand, and speak’. As in Part One, each of the units is divided into short sections and it’s best – until you feel confi dent with the grammar and vocabulary – to take each section at a pace you can handle. Don’t attempt too much at one go. Stop the recording whenever you feel the need to, either to take a break, or to go back, review, and then practise what you’ve just been learning.

This last point is particularly important. One of the great advantages of this audio-only course is that you are in control, and the pace of your learning is entirely up to you. If you experience diffi culties at any time and in any section – perhaps with the grammar, with the pronunciation or tones, with comprehension, or one of the learning activities – then take the time to go back to wherever you need to in order to review and revise that section. And when you feel completely confi dent with what you’ve learnt, continue the recording.

Another feature of Linguaphone allTalk – and a useful and entertaining way to check all the language you’re learning – is the dramatised story that began in Part One and continues throughout Part Two.

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The story so far

Nick Harris works for TopQ, a chain of luxury stores that is opening silk departments in England. Nick has been sent to Beijing to attend the International Silk Fair, and establish contact with the major silk suppliers.

There is just one problem: Nick doesn’t speak any Chinese. Fortunately, help is at hand in the person of Ma Mi, a representative of Silk Road Ltd, the company organising the fair. Ma Mi speaks some English, and she helps Nick during his stay.

The story of Nick’s visit to Beijing – and the problems he encounters – began in Unit 1 when he arrived at Beijing airport on a Friday morning in September and Ma Mi was there to meet him. In the afternoon and evening Ma Mi showed Nick some of the sights of Beijing. The following morning, while shopping with Ma Mi, Nick made a worrying discovery.

Communicate as best you can

One last word before you begin. Like any language, Chinese has rules and regulations. Some of them may take time to master – but don’t let that put you off. The important thing always is to communicate. Far better to try to say what you want to say – and risk getting it wrong – than not to say it at all. And that’s really the only rule for this course: listen and communicate as best you can.

Note: Any similarity to any persons – living or dead – or to any businesses or companies mentioned in the course is purely coincidental.

hòu 后 afterhú lǐ hú tu 糊里糊涂 muddleheadedhuí 回 returnjì 记 note downjì xing 记性 memoryjiǎn chá 检查 checkjiè 借 lendjīng jù 京剧 Peking Operajiǔ 久 longjù chǎng 剧场 theatrekě néng 可能 possiblykōng hào 空号 not in uselà 落 be leftlǎo gōng 老公 hubbylǐ 里 in, insideliàng cí 量词 measure wordlíng 零 zerolǘ yǒu 驴友 travellermǎ shàng 马上 right awaymàn zǒu 慢走 goodbyeméi guān xi 没关系 it doesn’t matter.miàn 面 a measure word used with a smooth and fl at objectnǎ ér 哪儿 somewherepài chū suǒ 派出所 police stationpáng biān 旁边 besidepiào liang 漂亮 beautiful, prettyqián 钱 moneyqū hào 区号 area coderù zhù 入住 check inshàng yǎn 上演 be onshēng 升 upshī wù 失误 mistakeshǒu jī 手机 mobile phoneshuí 谁 who

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cí huì biǎo 词汇表 Vocabulary

dì wǔ dān yuán 第五单元 Unit 5

àn zhào guàn lì 按照惯例 as usualbà wáng bié jī 霸王别姬 Farewell My Concubinebāo 包 bagbǐ 笔 penbiàn 遍 a verb measure wordbō 拨 (let’s) dialbō dǎ 拨打 (you) dialbú jiàn 不见 can’t fi nd itcháng ān dà xì yuàn 长安大戏院 Chang’an Grand Theatrechū 出 a measure word mainly used with a playchū lái 出来 come outdān cí 单词 worddiàn huà bù 电话簿 phone bookdìng piào 订票 book a ticketdìng yǔ 定语 attributiveduō 多 many, muchduō shǎo 多少 whatfú wù 服务 servegán jǐn 赶紧 immediatelygǎo cuò 搞错 make a mistakegǎo hún 搞混 mixgé bì 隔壁 next doorgōng yòng diàn huà 公用电话 public phonegōng zuò 工作 work (noun)gōng zuò rén yuán 工作人员 staff memberguài 怪 blameguì tái 柜台 counterguò 过 an aspect markerhǎo xiàng 好像 seem tohé duì 核对 check

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dì liù dān yuán 第六单元 Unit 6

bàn yè 半夜 midnightbǐ jià 比价 exchange ratebó wù guǎn 博物馆 museumcái 才 a time adverb indicating that something takes place later than expected, untilchà 差 lesschū fā 出发 departcì 次 a measure worddà xué 大学 universitydāi 呆 staydài 带 bringdāng shí 当时 at that timeděng yú 等于 is equivalent to, equalsdì tiě 地铁 undergrounddiàn chē 电车 tramdù lún 渡轮 ferryduì 对 toduì huàn dān 兑换单 exchange formfā chē 发车 departurefāng biàn 方便 convenientfáng yù 防御 defencefēn 分 100th of a yuangǎn shí jiān 赶时间 in a hurrygōng jiāo chē 公交车 busgōng zuò 工作 work (verb)guàng jiē 逛街 go shoppingguò qù 过去 go over therehuángsè 黄色 yellowhuì 会 meetinghuí qù 回去 go backhuò 或 orjīhuì 机会 opportunityjiā fǎ 加法 addition

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sǐ 死 dietài tai 太太 Mrstiān 添 addtiān má fan 添麻烦 put to troublewán zhěng 完整 completewèi 喂 hellowén 闻 smellwěn 吻 kissxì 戏 playxì yuàn 戏院 theatrexià cì 下次 next timexià cì zài liáo 下次再聊 see you soonxià mian 下面 underxiǎo tōu 小偷 thiefxiè tiān xiè dì 谢天谢地 thank goodnessxué xí 学习 learn, studyyāo yāo sì 114 directory enquiries numberyì chū xì 一出戏 a playyì…jiù… 一⋯就⋯ as soon asyǐ xià 以下 belowyì zhī bǐ 一支笔 a penzhǎo 找 look forzhe 着 an aspect markerzhèng 正 aspect marker for progressive tensezhǐ 纸 paperzhī 支 a measure word mainly used with penzì jǐ 自己 selfzǐ xì 仔细 carefullyzuò 做 do

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ōu yuán 欧元 europiào 票 ticketping shí 平时 normallyqí 骑 rideqí chē 骑车 cycleqì chē 汽车 carqián shù 钱数 money amountqiǎo 巧 coincidenceshàng bān 上班 go to workshàng wǔ 上午 morningshén me shí hou 什么时候 what timeshí sān hào xiàn 13号线 line no 13shí wǔ diǎn sān jiǔ 15.39 fi fteen point three nineshòu piào chù 售票处 ticket offi ceshǒu xù fèi 手续费 commissionshú 熟 acquaintedshù 数 countsuǒ 所 a measure word used with universitysuó yǐ 所以 so, thereforetàng 趟 a measure wordtiáo 条 a measure word used with a long objectwèi bì 未必 not necessarilywèi shén me 为什么 whyxī zhí mén 西直门 a place name in Beijingxià chē 下车 get offxià xīng qī èr 下星期二 next Tuesdayxiàn 线 linexiě 写 writexīng guāng 星光 star lightyì bǐ shí wǔ diǎn sān jiǔ 1:15.39 one to fi fteen point three nineyì jiǔ liù wǔ nián 1965年 1965yì jiǔ qī qī nián 1977年 1977yì kǎ tōng 一卡通 a pre-paid smart card

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jiā shōu 加收 collect, charge (commission)jiàn 建 constructjiāng 将 willjiāng jìn 将近 nearlyjiǎo 角 10th of a yuanjiē chē 接车 meet the trainjié hūn 结婚 get marriedjié shěng 节省 savejié shù 结束 end, fi nishjìn 进 enterjiù 就 a time adverb indicating something takes place sooner than expectedjué dé 觉得 feeljūn shì 军事 militarykāi chē 开车 drive a carkāi wǎng 开往 head forkè hù 客户 clientkōng miào 空庙 empty templekōng tiáo 空调 air conditionerkuài 快 fastlā sà 拉萨 Lahsalǒng miào 孔庙 Confucius Templemǎ tou 码头 wharfmáo 毛 10th of a yuan (colloquial)měi 每 everyměi tiān 每天 every dayměi yuán 美元 US dollarmǐ 米 metremǐ lán 米兰 Milannǎlǐ 哪里 wherenǎ yí gè 哪一个 which, which onenèi 内 insidenián 年 year

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dì qī dān yuán 第七单元 Unit 7

āi ya 哎呀 an interjection indicating surpriseān jìng 安静 quietān pái 安排 arrange, assignbǎ 把 a prefi xbà ba 爸爸 Dadbàn gōng shì 办公室 offi cebàn lǐ 办理 deal withbǎo ān 保安 securitybáo bǐng 薄饼 thin pancakebāo jiān 包间 private roombào yuàn 抱怨 complainběi jīng kǎo yā 北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duckběn dì 本地 localbǐ jiào 比较 comparativelybiàn fàn 便饭 a casual mealbiāo zhì pái 标志牌 signbié tí le 别提了 forget itbù 步 stepcān jiā 参加 attendcè suǒ 厕所 toiletchán pǐn 产品 productchǎng 厂 factorycháng jǐng 场景 scenecháo bài 朝拜 worshipchéng shì 城市 citychéng zhī 橙汁 orange juicechī fǎ 吃法 way of eatingchū kǒu 出口 exportchū rù zhèng 出入证 passcóng bú 从不 neverdà cōng 大葱 leekdà tīng 大厅 public halldāi huì ér 待会儿 in a moment

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yí kè 一刻 a quarteryì qǐ 一起 togetheryǐ qián 以前 beforeyīng bàng 英镑 British poundyōng hé gōng 雍和宫 Lama Templezǎo 早 earlyzěn me yàng 怎么样 howzhàn 站 station, stopzhàn tái 站台 platformzhè yàng 这样 in this wayzhī qián 之前 beforezhí dá 直达 throughzhí dé 值得 worthzhí dé yí qù 值得一去 worth goingzhì zào 制造 madezhōu mò 周末 weekendzhuǎn 转 changezì xíng chē 自行车 bicyclezǒng bù 总部 headquarterszǒng jīng lǐ 总经理 General managerzǒu 走 leavezuò hǎo zhǔn bèi 做好准备 be prepared for

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...jí le ...极了 extremelyjǐ suì 几岁 how oldjià gé 价格 pricejiàn zhù 建筑 buildingjīn nián 今年 this yearjīng lǐ 经理 managerjuǎn qǐ lái 卷起来 roll upkāi tuò 开拓 expandkē 棵 a measure word used with treekě 可 reallykě 渴 thirstykǒng zǐ 孔子 Confuciuskuài 块 a measure word used with signkuài 快 nearlylěng 冷 coldliáo jiě 了解 knowliè 烈 strongliú xià lái 留下来 remainmǎn shēn dà hán 满身大汗 all wet with sweatmín piàn 名片 business cardmǒ 抹 spreadnà bian 那边 that sidenán 男 malenán cè suǒ 男厕所 gents (toilets)nǚ 女 femalenǚ cè suǒ 女厕所 ladies (toilets)ōu zhōu 欧洲 Europeōu zhōu de 欧洲的 Europeanpéi 陪 accompanypí jiǔ 啤酒 beerpíng guǒ zhī 苹果汁 apple juiceqī bǎi 700 seven hundredqì pào 气泡 bubbleqì pào shuǐ 气泡水 sparkling water

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dǎo méi 倒霉 unluckydé guó 德国 Germanydé guó rén 德国人 Germandù shù 度数 alcohol contentduì miàn 对面 oppositeèr bǎi bā shí 二百八十 two hundred and eighty ér qiě 而且 andfǎ guó 法国 Francefǎ guó rén 法国人 Frenchfā shēng 发生 take placefān yì 翻译 translatefàng 放 putfēi cháng 非常 veryfù zé 负责 in charge ofgān bēi 干杯 bottoms upgāo 高 highgè lèi 各类 a variety ofgēn 跟 withgēn…bù yí yàng 跟...不一样 not the same as…gōng dào 公道 reasonablegōng yuán 公园 parkgú lǎo 古老 ancientgù shi 故事 storyguāi 乖 well-behavedguān yú 关于 with regard toguì 贵 a term of respectguǐ 鬼 ghostguǐ tiān qì 鬼天气 terrible weatherguò lái 过来 come overhé zuò 合作 co-operationhóng wěi 宏伟 magnifi centhuán qiú 环球 globalhuì hé 会合 meet, gatherhuì tán 会谈 meetingjì 记 rememberjì huà 计划 plan

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yāo qǐng xìn 邀请信 invitation letteryè wù 业务 businessyì dà lì 意大利 Italyyì dà lì rén 意大利人 Italianyí miàn 一面 one sideyì tiān 一天 a whole dayyóu kè 游客 touristyōu liáng 优良 goodyòu…yòu… 又...又... both…andyuē 约 make an appointmentzán men 咱们 wezhǎn tái 展台 exhibition standzhǎng wò 掌握 graspzhe 着 an aspect markerzhēn 真 reallyzhéng lǐ 整理 sort outzhèng zōng 正宗 authenticzhì liàng 质量 qualityzī liào 资料 documentzǒng shì 总是 alwayszǒng suàn 总算 at lastzuì dà 最大 the biggestzuì dī 最低 minimum

dì bā dān yuán 第八单元 Unit 8 biāo tí 标题 headingdì diǎn 地点 locationrén wù 人物 characterxīn 新 newzhù nǐ hǎo yùn 祝你好运 good luck

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qí xià 旗下 under the umbrella ofqǐng zuò 请坐 sit down, pleasequán shì jiè 全世界 all over the worldrè 热 hotrù kǒu chù 入口处 entranceshān dōng 山东 a province in East Chinashēng chǎn 生产 produceshì chǎng 市场 marketshòu bù liǎo 受不了 can’t standshù 树 treeshù zì 数字 fi gureshuāng bāo tāi 双胞胎 twinsshuō lái huà cháng 说来话长 a long story...sǐ le ...死了 extremelytán 谈 talk abouttián miàn jiàng 甜面酱 sweet bean saucetīng dǒng 听懂 listen and understandtīng shuō 听说 it’s said that…wán 完 fi nishwǎn 晚 latewēi shì jì 威士忌 whiskywèi dào 味道 tastewèi le 为了 forwú jiǔ bù chéng xí 无酒不成席 no alcohol, no banquetxiān zhà guǒ zhī 鲜榨果汁 freshly squeezed fruit juicexiāo fèi 消费 consumptionxiāo shòu 销售 salesxiāo shòu bù 销售部 sales departmentxiǎo hái 小孩 kidxìn 信 letteryā ròu piàn 鸭肉片 slice of duck meat yàn jīng 燕京 brand name of Beijing local beeryào 要 an aspect markeryāo qǐng 邀请 invitation

months

yī yuè 一月 Januaryèr yuè 二月 Februarysān yuè 三月 Marchsì yuè 四月 Aprilwǔ yuè 五月 Mayliù yuè 六月 Juneqī yuè 七月 Julybā yuè 八月 Augustjiǔ yuè 九月 Septembershí yuè 十月 Octobershí yī yuè 十一月 Novembershí èr yuè 十二月 December

position words and phrases

běi bian 北边 north sidedōng bian 东边 east sidehò mian 后面 behindlǐ 里 innán bian 南边 south sidenèi 内 insidepáng biān 旁边 besideqián mian 前面 in front ofshàng 上 onxī bian 西边 west sidexià mian 下面 underyǐ xià 以下 belowyòu bian 右边 right sidezuǒ bian 左边 left side

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