The book I am using is New Practical Chinese Reader 1 by
the Beijing Language and Culture University Press. Volume 1 of the book has 14 lessons.
Target end date is May 5, 2012.
MONDAY: Lesson Eight – 你们家有几口人？
Key sentences, notes, and grammar! 是啊 is an expression of affirmation and useful in daily conversations. Aside
from that, the grammar point for today is all about numeral measure words!
Asian languages seem to be obsessed with these counters that you have to
memorize some while starting but they somehow become second nature in the long
run. For family members they use 口. For flat
objects such as calling
cards, photos, and paper, 张 is
used. The general counter is 个which is your last resort if you
forget the appropriate counter. I am not sure though if it is accepted as a proxy
general counter for everything.
TUESDAY: Lesson Eight – 你们家有几口人？
Now we meet that character which is
used to connect two nouns, 和. Having said that, you have to bear
in mind that it is the popular choice for linking two nouns BUT NOT sentences,
nor verbs. As for our grammar point of the day, 有is used to express possession. Use it
like you would the verb “have” in this aspect. It could also be
used to mean “There is” or “There are” depending on the context. It is NOT
negated by saying 不有, but rather with 没 which
gives you 没有. Take note of that.
WEDNESDAY: Lesson Eight – 你们家有几口人？
We just have grammar for today. You
only use 二for
the numeral 2 when you are counting. When used in the context of
quantity, they use 两 followed
by the appropriate counter. That is why in the text they say 两个弟弟 instead of 二个弟弟.
THURSDAY: Lesson Eight – 你们家有几口人？
还 is used to add something in addition, which means that the phrase 还有谁means who
else? You could also use
this to mean still. As for our other grammar point, the book says that
you do not use 很 with 不to mean not very. Instead,
you use the negative with 太meaning I am not very busy
would be translated as 我不太忙 and NOT as 我不很忙.
FRIDAY: Lesson Eight – 你们家有几口人？
Last stop, the difference between 多少and 几. These are both used to ask how many but
differ in terms of the quantity involved. 几 is used if there are less than 10. 多少 is for more, which would involve prices. I think this is not a
hard and fast rule, but just to be safe, better stick with it.
For next week I will still be covering lesson eight. We are making progress! The goal is to pass the lowest level of the HSK in September
2012! =)
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