Study Mandarin Chinese from the Chinese Primary School Text book - Year 1, lesson 1
On this page we provide the first lesson in a series based on the Mandarin Primary school textbook used in Chinese school across China. In Chinese this book is called 小学语文一年级上册, This is the first book that all Chinese students follow as core material in their year one at Primary School.
For the first time, thanks to these videos and out translation the key components of the Chinese Primary Curriculum are accessible for those living outside of China.. The accompanying video that we translate below elaborates on all the content of the compulsory Chinese Primary School Year One Textbook.
By following these videos prepared by the Chinese Department for Education we gives get a chance to listen and learn from perfect Mandarin enunciation by various state primary school teachers plying their trade in Beijing
Those interested in Chinese culture, or those looking to find out more about the Chinese education system will also find these videos a treasure trove of information and knowledge. If you have ever wondered what Chinese students learn in school then watch this video to hear a Chinese primary school teacher in action.
Read the transcript and translate to English
Let's start off with a test. Listen to the first section of the video from 00.04 to 00.30. How much can you understand? Try to translate to Engliish, use the read more tag below for help if you get stuck.
00.04 –
Qīnàide tóngxuémen nǐmenhǎo wǒshì Běijīng Shì Hǎidiànqū mínzú xiǎoxué de dòu línuó lǎoshī. Shǒuxiān zhùhè nǐmen jìnrù le xiǎoxué chéngwéi le yīmíng xiǎoxuéshēng. Kāixué de dìyī tiān xiāngxìn nǐmen yīdìng tèbié kāixīn de duì bàba māma hé shēnbiān de rén shuō wǒ shàngxué le....
Dear students, hello, my name is Dou Linuo, a teacher at Haidian District People’s Primary School in Beijing. Firstly, congratulations on entering primary school and becoming a student. On your first day at school I believe you should happily tell your mum and dad and those around you: I am studying!
Task 2
In this next part of the video we invite you to try a gap fill exercise. Examine the chinese sentence below, and see if you can add the following words in the correct place. If you need to check the English translation for help.A. 该 B. 笑着 c. 回呢 d. 校门
00.32 – 当你走进 1.______老师看到你，会 2. ______ 对你说：同学你好。你 c. _______ 怎样 d. _____应？你可以说：老师，您好！
Dāng nǐ zǒujìn xiàomén lǎoshī kàndào nǐ huì/kuài xiàozhe duì nǐshuō： tóngxué nǐhǎo。 Nǐ gāi zěnyàng huíyìng ne？ kěyǐshuō ，nínhǎo
As you enter the school gates for the first time your new teacher will greet you with: hello students. How yould you respond? You can answer with: hello teacher.
Answers: 1: 校门 (school gates) 2: 笑着 (smile) 3: 该 (should) 4. 回呢 (respond)
How did you get on with this task? Are you able to understand the content of the Chinese state primary school textbook so far? If so you are doing very well, let's proceed.
00.57 -
Wǒmen dōu miàndài zhī xiàoróng yǒulǐmào de da zhāohu. Cóng jīntiān kāishǐ wǒmen yìqǐlái xuéxí xiǎoxué yǔwén yīniánjí shàng cè de nèiróng. Nà jiù ràng wǒmen dài zhe yúkuài de xìnxīn kāishǐ xuéxí.
We wear a polite smile on our face as we greet others. From this day onwards we will be studying from the Primary School Year 1 textbook. Good。Let’s study happily and with confidence.
Practice your vocabulary
Question 1: How do you say polite in Chinese?