COLLEGE: ARTS AND SCIENCES

CAMPUS: Bambang Campus

DEGREE PROGRAM BSIT COURSE NO. FL 3

SPECIALIZATION ELC/ELX COURSE TITLE Basic Mandarin

YEAR LEVEL Third Year TIME FRAME 8 hrs WK NO. 4-6 IM NO 2

I. UNIT TITLE: BASIC VOCABULARIES IN MANDARIN

II. LESSON TITLE: MANDARIN NOUNS AND ASKING DIRECTIONS

1.1 PERSONS

A. Family Members

B. Other People

C. Professions

1.2 PLACES

1.3 THINGS

A. Things in school

B Things Worn

C. Things Commonly Used

D. Things Used in the Kitchen

E. Home Furniture/Appliances

F Fruits and Vegetables

G. Food and Drinks

H. Animals

1.4 EVENTS

1.5 ABSTRACT NOUNS

2. ASKING DIRECTIONS

3. CHINESE CHARACTER WRITING: 2, 3,4 STROKES

III. LESSON OVERVIEW

This lesson provides students a wide range of vocabulary words that refer to basic nouns person,
places, things, animals events and abstract nouns, all translated in Mandarin. A wide knowledge on
Mandarin basic vocabulary words are important for these will be used to construct simple sentences.
Lessons on asking directions are also included in the module for these are important expressions used
when travelling to China. Students will also learn how to write Chinese characters with 2, 3 and 4
strokes.

IV. DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the lessons, the students should be able

to:

1. address properly the different members of the family:

2. read basic Chinese Mandarin words which refer to persons, places, things, animals,

events and some abstract nouns;

3.master the different Mandarin basic vocabulary words;

4. converse in Mandarin using different expressions that ask for directions

5. observe the guidelines in writing Chinese characters with 2,3 and 4 stroke

V. LESSON CONTENT

1. MANDARIN NOUNS

Learning the Chinese Nouns is vital in learning the language. Chinese nouns are words that are used to
name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of
vocabulary.

1.1 PERSONS

A. FAMILY MEMBERS IN CHINESE

Family relations can reach out over several generations and through many extensions. English terms for
family members only consider two factors: generation and gender. While in English, there is only one
way to say "aunt," for example, there are multiple ways to say "aunt" in Chinese depending on many
factors.

Is she your aunt on your mother's or father's side? Is she the eldest sibling? The youngest? Is she an
aunt by blood or an in-law? All these questions are considered when figuring out the proper way to
address a family member. In Chinese culture, it is important to know how to correctly address a family
 member. Calling a family member by the wrong title can be considered impolite.

JIĀTÍNG CHÉNGYUÁN

家庭成员

FAMILY MEMBERS (own family)

Papa Mama younger brother younger sister older brother older sister

bàba māma dìdì mèimei gēgē jiějiě

爸爸 妈妈 弟弟 妹妹 哥哥 姐姐

wife husband son daughter

qīzi zhàngfū èrzi nǚ'ér

妻子 丈夫 儿子 女

OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS

FATHER’S SIDE MOTHER’S SIDE

ENGLISH CHINESE CHINESE ENGLISH CHINESE CHINESE

translation WRITING translation WRITING

grandmother nǎinai 奶奶 grandmother wàipó 外婆

grandfather yéyé 爷爷 grandfather wàigōng 外公

UNCLES

Dad’s older brother bóbo 伯伯 Mom’s older/younger jiùjiu 舅舅

brother

Dad’s younger shūshu 叔叔

brother

Dad’s older/younger gūfū 姑夫

sister’s husband

aunts

Dad’s older sister gūmā 姑妈 Mom’s older sister yímā 姨妈

Dad’s younger sister gūgū 姑姑 Mom’s younger sister ᾱyí 阿姨

Dad’s older brother’s bómǔ 伯母 Mom’s brother’s wife jiùmu 舅母

wife

Dad’s younger shěnshěn 婶婶

brother’s wife

cousins

Dad’s sibling’s son (if táng xiōng 堂兄 Mom’s sibling’s son (if biǎo gē 表哥
older than you) older than you)

Dad’s sibling’s son (if táng dì 堂弟 Mom’s sibling’s son (if biǎo dì 表弟
younger than you) younger than you

Dad’s sibling’s táng jiě 堂姐 Mom’s sibling’s biǎo jiě 表姐

daughter (if older daughter (if older than
than you) you)

Dad’s sibling’s táng mèi 堂妹 Mom’s sibling’s biǎo mèi 表妹

daughter (if younger daughter (if younger
than you) than you)
Brother's son zhízi 姪子 Brother's daughter zhínǚ 姪女

Sister's son wàishēng 外甥 Sister's daughter wàishengnǚ 外甥女

FATHER IN LAW MOTHER IN LAW

Husband's father gōnggong 公公 Husband's mother pópo 婆婆

Wife's father yuèfù 岳父 Wife's mother yuèmǔ 岳母

BROTHER IN LAW SISTER IN LAW

Your older sister’s jiěfū 姐夫 Your older brother’s sǎo zi 嫂子

husband wife

Your younger sister’s mèifū 妹夫 Your younger brother’s dìfù 弟妇

husband wife

B. OTHER PEOPLE

ENGLISH MANDARIN TRANSLATION CHINESE CHARACTER

friend péngyǒu 朋友

enemy dírén 敌人

neighbor línjū 邻居

classmate tóngbān tóngxué 同班同学

boyfriend nán péngyǒu 男朋友

girlfriend nǚ péngyǒu 女朋友

colleague tóngshì 同事

boy nánhái 男孩

girl nǚhái 女孩

C. PROFESSIONS
 jiànzhúshī yìshùjiā tàikōngrén kuài jì

建筑师 艺术家 太空人 会计

architect artist astronaut accountant

mùjiàng shōuyín yuán chúshī shè jì shī

木匠 收银员 厨师 设计师

carpenter cashier chef designer

yīshēng yáyī wǔdǎo jiā gōngchéngshī

医生 牙医 舞蹈家 工程师

doctor dentist dancer engineer

 nóngfū sījī lǐfǎ shī xiāofángduìyuán

农夫 司机 理发师 消防队员

farmer driver barber firefighter

mótèer yóudìyuán hùshi yàojìshī

模特儿 邮递员 护士 药剂师

model mailman nurse pharmacist

lǜ shī mìshū lǎoshī jiàoshòu

律师 秘书 老师 教授

lawyer secretary teacher professor

 hànjī fúwùyuán miànbāo shī shuǐshǒu

焊机 服务员 面包师 水手

welder waiter baker sailorman

shè yǐng shī kē xué jiā gēshǒu guǎngbò gōngsī

摄影师 科学家 歌手 广播公司

photographer scientist singer broadcaster

shìbīng hǎijūn fēixíngyuán kōngzhōng xiǎojiě

士兵 海军 飞行员 空中小姐

soldier navy pilot stewardess

Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/common-professions-2279703