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Mo Fenghua, the founder of i Learn Chinese Online, provides ¡®A Mini Introduction to Chinese¡¯ at the West Cornwall Breakfast Business Club meeting, Tregenna Castle St Ives Cornwall UK, on the 20th June 2012. Thanks very much to West Cornwall Business Club for inviting me to give a presentation ¡¯A Mini Introduction to Chinese¡¯. Here is the original event organised by West Cornwall Business Club. Thanks for the kind words commending on my presentation. Sue Whitney, the organiser of West Cornwall Business Club, posted a commend on Facebook: What a fabulous meeting this morning, much laughter, as well as a good start to our Mandarin Chinese vocabulary! Sammi, Xie xie, you are amazing! Jane Hooper, a member of West Cornwall Business Club, posted a commend on Facebook: Thanks to Fenghua Mo (Sammi) for a very informative (and fun) introduction to Chinese this morning. Sue Aston , a member of West Cornwall Business Club, posted a commend on Facebook: This is for Fenghua Mo to thank her for such an inspiring talk this morning. The music was commissioned for a chinese play called ¡®The Forbidden City¡¯ ¨C listen to it and then practise your chinese words! http://youtu.be/OpJdkQwCyxk Sue x

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A Mini Introduction To Chinese ѧÖÐÎÄ ËµººÓï M¨° F¨¨nghu¨¢ (Sammi) Ī·ï»ª www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
The Great Wall www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Terra- cotta Warriors www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
The Forbidden City www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Look £¬ this is China! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
China VS UK 39.4 times bigger 9.6 million square kilometers 0.2436 million square kilometers
What is Chinese? Chinese is the language Chinese people speak. 1.3 billion + 0.2 billion native Chinese speakers 40 million people worldwide learning Chinese www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
What is Mandarin? Mandarin is the official language in China. As the majority of Chinese people speak Mandarin, when you hear people talk about Chinese, it usually refers to Mandarin Chinese. www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
This is Chinese! Ò»£¬¶þ£¬Èý ÄãºÃ£¬·ï»ª£¡ Ìì°¡£¡ ÎÒ»á˵ººÓïÁË¡£ лл£¡ www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Chinese Characters & Pinyin (Tones - Chinese is a tonal language) H¨¤n y¨³ (P¨©ny¨©n - pronunciation system) ºº Óï £¨ Chinese Characters - writing system £© Chinese (English translation) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Chinese Characters Chinese characters have a long history spanning over 3000 years and come from pictures. sh¨¡n shu¨« ɽ Ë® mountain water www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Chinese Characters m¨´ l¨ªn s¨¥n ÁÖ É­ ľ grove forest tree www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Tones One sound with different tones means totally different. W¨¯ w¨¨n n¨«. W¨¯ w¨§n n¨«. ÎÒ ÎÊ Äã¡£ ÎÒ ÎÇ Äã¡£ I ask you. I kiss you.
Grammar Chinese grammar is easy and straightforward. W¨¯ ¨¤i t¨¡. T¨¡ ¨¤i w¨¯. ÎÒ °® Ëû¡£ Ëû °® ÎÒ¡£ I love him. He loves me. (Chinese words don't change form.) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
The more you learn, the easier it gets! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Let's start learning Chinese! The first Chinese character to learn is: y¨© Ò» one (1 horizontal line) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Easy peasy, try the second one! ¨¨r ¶þ two (2 horizontal strokes) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
You know how to write three now:-) s¨¡n Èý three (3 horizontal lines) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Let¡¯s count the numbers! y¨© ¨¨r s¨¡n Ò» ¶þ Èý one two three www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
A few useful Chinese words N¨« h¨£o Äã N¨« h¨£o ºÃ£¡ Äã Hello ºÃ£¡ Hello www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
A few useful Chinese words N¨« h ¨£ o £¬ F¨¨nghu¨¢ ÄãºÃ£¬·ï»ª£¡ Hello £¬ Fenghua Darren Stevens www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Try it again! y¨© ¨¨r s¨¡n:N¨« h¨£o £¬ F¨¨nghu¨¢ Ò» ¶þ Èý: Ä㠺㬠·ï»ª £¡ One, two, three(go) : Hello £¬ Fenghua! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
I can speak Chinese! /tyen/ /waw/ /hway/ /shwaw/ /¨¹/ ¨°, ti¨¡n a, W¨¯ hu¨¬ shu¨­ H¨¤n y¨³ le! Ŷ£¬Ìì°¡ ÎÒ »á ˵ ºº Óï , ÁË! Oh, my God, I can speak Chinese! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Well done! Y¨© ¨¨r s¨¡n: N¨« h¨£o £¬ F¨¨nghu¨¢ Ò»¡¢ ¶þ¡¢ Èý : Ä㠺㬠·ï»ª£¡ One, two, three(go) : Hello £¬ Fenghua! ¨°, ti¨¡n a, w¨¯ hu¨¬ shu¨­ H¨¤n y¨³ le! Ŷ£¬Ìì°¡ , ÎÒ »á ˵ ºº Óï ÁË! Oh, my God, I can speak Chinese! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Thank you! Xi¨¨ xie, F¨¨nghu¨¢ лл£¬ ·ï»ª£¡ Thank you, Fenghua! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
Great! Get your certificate now! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net

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  • 2. The Great Wall www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
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  • 5. Look £¬ this is China! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 6. China VS UK 39.4 times bigger 9.6 million square kilometers 0.2436 million square kilometers
  • 7. What is Chinese? Chinese is the language Chinese people speak. 1.3 billion + 0.2 billion native Chinese speakers 40 million people worldwide learning Chinese www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 8. What is Mandarin? Mandarin is the official language in China. As the majority of Chinese people speak Mandarin, when you hear people talk about Chinese, it usually refers to Mandarin Chinese. www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 10. Chinese Characters & Pinyin (Tones - Chinese is a tonal language) H¨¤n y¨³ (P¨©ny¨©n - pronunciation system) ºº Óï £¨ Chinese Characters - writing system £© Chinese (English translation) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 11. Chinese Characters Chinese characters have a long history spanning over 3000 years and come from pictures. sh¨¡n shu¨« ɽ Ë® mountain water www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 12. Chinese Characters m¨´ l¨ªn s¨¥n ÁÖ É­ ľ grove forest tree www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 13. Tones One sound with different tones means totally different. W¨¯ w¨¨n n¨«. W¨¯ w¨§n n¨«. ÎÒ ÎÊ Äã¡£ ÎÒ ÎÇ Äã¡£ I ask you. I kiss you.
  • 14. Grammar Chinese grammar is easy and straightforward. W¨¯ ¨¤i t¨¡. T¨¡ ¨¤i w¨¯. ÎÒ °® Ëû¡£ Ëû °® ÎÒ¡£ I love him. He loves me. (Chinese words don't change form.) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 15. The more you learn, the easier it gets! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 16. Let's start learning Chinese! The first Chinese character to learn is: y¨© Ò» one (1 horizontal line) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 17. Easy peasy, try the second one! ¨¨r ¶þ two (2 horizontal strokes) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 18. You know how to write three now:-) s¨¡n Èý three (3 horizontal lines) www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 19. Let¡¯s count the numbers! y¨© ¨¨r s¨¡n Ò» ¶þ Èý one two three www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 20. A few useful Chinese words N¨« h¨£o Äã N¨« h¨£o ºÃ£¡ Äã Hello ºÃ£¡ Hello www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 21. A few useful Chinese words N¨« h ¨£ o £¬ F¨¨nghu¨¢ ÄãºÃ£¬·ï»ª£¡ Hello £¬ Fenghua Darren Stevens www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 22. Try it again! y¨© ¨¨r s¨¡n:N¨« h¨£o £¬ F¨¨nghu¨¢ Ò» ¶þ Èý: Ä㠺㬠·ï»ª £¡ One, two, three(go) : Hello £¬ Fenghua! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 23. I can speak Chinese! /tyen/ /waw/ /hway/ /shwaw/ /¨¹/ ¨°, ti¨¡n a, W¨¯ hu¨¬ shu¨­ H¨¤n y¨³ le! Ŷ£¬Ìì°¡ ÎÒ »á ˵ ºº Óï , ÁË! Oh, my God, I can speak Chinese! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 24. Well done! Y¨© ¨¨r s¨¡n: N¨« h¨£o £¬ F¨¨nghu¨¢ Ò»¡¢ ¶þ¡¢ Èý : Ä㠺㬠·ï»ª£¡ One, two, three(go) : Hello £¬ Fenghua! ¨°, ti¨¡n a, w¨¯ hu¨¬ shu¨­ H¨¤n y¨³ le! Ŷ£¬Ìì°¡ , ÎÒ »á ˵ ºº Óï ÁË! Oh, my God, I can speak Chinese! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 25. Thank you! Xi¨¨ xie, F¨¨nghu¨¢ лл£¬ ·ï»ª£¡ Thank you, Fenghua! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net
  • 26. Great! Get your certificate now! www.iLearnChineseOnline.net