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    Pinyin (Mandarin) Lesson 4 - Telling Time 1

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    This document provides vocabulary and exercises for telling time in Mandarin Chinese. It introduces time-related vocabulary like "half", "minute", and terms for different parts of the day. It includes substitution drills to practice replacing days of the week in sample time phrases. Written exercises ask students to write sample times in Chinese characters and provide supplementary vocabulary for describing times including days of the week and periods of the day. Oral drills are provided to practice saying times aloud, like "8:00 AM this morning".

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    This document provides vocabulary and exercises for telling time in Mandarin Chinese. It introduces time-related vocabulary like "half", "minute", and terms for different parts of the day. It includes substitution drills to practice replacing days of the week in sample time phrases. Written exercises ask students to write sample times in Chinese characters and provide supplementary vocabulary for describing times including days of the week and periods of the day. Oral drills are provided to practice saying times aloud, like "8:00 AM this morning".

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    This document provides vocabulary and exercises for telling time in Mandarin Chinese. It introduces time-related vocabulary like "half", "minute", and terms for different parts of the day. It includes substitution drills to practice replacing days of the week in sample time phrases. Written exercises ask students to write sample times in Chinese characters and provide supplementary vocabulary for describing times including days of the week and periods of the day. Oral drills are provided to practice saying times aloud, like "8:00 AM this morning".

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    Lesson 4: Telling Time 1 Substitution Drills – Refer to Oral Drills.

    Vocabulary a. Substitute “míngtian” for “jīntian” in No. 1.


    b. Substitute “zuótian” for “jīntian” in No. 2.
    Chinese English c. Substitute “qiántian” for “jīntian” in No. 3.
    bàn half d. Substitute “hòutian” for “jīntian” in No. 4.
    diăn dot e. Substitute “mĕitian” for “jīntian” in No. 5.
    fēn minute
    hòutian day after tomorrow Written Exercises
    jīntian today
    kè quarter (for time only) A. Write the following times in Chinese.
    mĕitian everyday
    míngtian tomorrow 1:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 a.m. 2:10 p.m. 3:08 a.m.
    qiántian day before yesterday 4:44 p.m. 5:21 a.m. 6:29 p.m. 7:50 p.m. 8:35 p.m.
    shàngwŭ before noon 9:45 a.m. 10:55 a.m. 11:25 a.m. 11:59 a.m. 12:00 noon
    wănshang evening
    xiàwŭ afternoon Supplementary Vocabulary – Time Phrases
    zăoshang morning
    zhōng clock xīngqīyī zăoshang Monday morning
    zhōngwŭ noon xīngqīyī shàngwŭ Monday before noon
    zuótian yesterday xīngqīyī zhōngwŭ Monday at noon
    xīngqīyī xiàwŭ Monday afternoon
    Oral Drills – Repeat several times. xīngqīyī wănshang Monday night

    1. jīntian zăoshang bādiăn (Note) 8:00 a.m. this morning ** Tuesday through Sunday follow the same pattern.

    2. jīntian shàngwŭ shídiăn yíkè 10:15 a.m. before noon today Notes

    3. jīntian zhōngwŭ shíèrdiăn 12:00 noon today The clock hours in Chinese are expressed by the following pattern:
    Number (1-12) + Diăn + Zhōng. For example: sān diăn zhōng (3:00).
    4. jīntian xiàwŭ sāndiăn bàn 3:30 p.m. this afternoon Often the noun “zhōng” can be omitted when the meaning is understood
    from context. “Sān diăn zhōng” can be written as “sān diăn”. Their
    5. jīntian wănshang qīdiăn shífēn 7:10 p.m. this evening meanings remain unchanged.

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