Table of Content
Preface Part I1 Pronouns · Simple sentence structure · Nations and nationalities 2 The verb yu (I) to have · Family 3 Questions with ma · Fruits 4 Adverbs y e and dou · Food 5 Sentences with a verbal predicate · Time words and daily activities Review 1 Lessons 1-5 Part II 6 Questions with an interrogative pronoun · Beverages 7 Numbers 1-100 · Arithmetic expressions 8 Sentences with a nominal predicate · Expressing age · Telling time 9 Years, months, dates, days of the week · Expressing dates 10 Numeral measure words · Demonstratives with a numeral measure word · Clothing · Verbs for put on/wear Review 2 Lessons 6-10 Part III 11 Sentences with an adjectival predicate · Elliptical questions with ne · Greetings and descriptions 12 Affirmative-negative questions · Moods and tastes 13 Alternative questions · Occupations 14 Attributives · Demonstratives and noun phrases · The school 15 The de phrase · Questions with ba · Colors and more clothing Review 3 Lessons 11-15 Part IV 16 The verb yu (II) indicating existence · More measure words · The classroom 17 Location words · Verbs yu , shì , zài indicating existence 18 Verb reduplication · Tag questions with h o ma · Activities and chores 19 The complement of state · Classroom activities 20 Sentences with subject-predicate as predicate · Adjective reduplication · Parts of the body Review 4 Lessons 16-20 Part V 21 Pivotal sentences · Sentences with double objects · Entertainment 22 Prepositional phrases with zài, cóng, dào · Public places 23 Adverbials · Sentences with serial verb phrases · Daily Routines 24 Auxiliary verbs (I) xing, yào, huì, néng, key · Sports and games 25 Events that are going to take place · Future plans Review 5 Lessons 21-25 Part VI 26 The sentence-final particle le · Shopping 27 The perfective particle le · Expressing completed actions 28 The sentence-final particle · Auxiliary verbs (II) huì, kenéng, bìxu, yinggai, yào, dei · Weather conditions 29 Comparative constructions · Quantity complement · Making comparisons 30 The progressive aspect of an action · Expressing actions in progress Review 6 Lessons 26-30 English-Chinese glossary Chinese (Pinyin)-English glossary Answer key Translations of N zhidao ma? Do you know? McGraw-Hill Language Lab app: Flashcards: 30 sets Audio: Answers to 54 exercises
