Lesson 7 Baamboozle (6th grade) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 18 Public

How are you, etc.

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How do you ask "How are you" in Chinese?

Nǐ hǎo ma? (你好吗?)

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True/False "Nǐ hǎo" and "Nǐ hǎo ma" mean the same thing.

FALSE Nǐ hǎo (你好) means "hello." Nǐ hǎo ma? (你好吗?) is a question asking "How are you?"

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How do you say 'good-bye' in Chinese?

Zài jiàn (再见)

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TRUE/FALSE Wǒ shì... ( 我是) means "I am..."

TRUE

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What does "wǒmen" (我们) mean?

WE/US (Remember, the pronunciation is not the same as the English word "women.")

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TRUE/FALSE The Chinese words for "he" and "she" sound exactly the same.

TRUE (The sound is tā. The characters are not the same, though. 他 means "he" and 她 means "she.")

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How would MOST people rather feel: (a) hěn hǎo OR (b) bù hǎo ?

(a) hěn hǎo (Remember that hěn hǎo means (very) good/fine. Bù hǎo means "not good.")

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Nǐ hǎo ma? (你好吗?) is asking...

How are you?

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How do you say 'okay' in Chinese?

hái hǎo (还好)

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How do you say "not good" in Chinese?

bù hǎo (不好)

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TRUE/FALSE: "Wǒ hěn hǎo" (我很好) means "I'm (very) good/fine.

TRUE

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If I ask "Nǐ ne? (你呢?), I am asking "How about you?" or "And you?"

TRUE

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Nǐ ne? (你呢?) is a follow-up question meaning "And you?" or "How about you." What tone is "ne?" (a) neutral tone or (b) third tone

(a) neutral tone (Remember if there is no tone mark, it is the neutral tone. This means it is a quick sound without much emphasis.)

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Mǎma hūhū （马马虎虎）is used to mean "so-so." The literal meaning of the words is...

horse/horse/tiger/tiger

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TRUE/FALSE: Hái hǎo (还好) means "okay."

TRUE

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Which word means "they?" (a) 他们 tāmen OR (b) 你们 nǐmen

(a) 他们 tāmen (Remember 你们 nǐmen is "you" (plural) = "you" when talking to more than one person.)

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