How old are you? Jinbu 1 Chapter 1, Unit 2 In this lesson you will learn: Four tones How to say your age Adapted from lessons donated by colleagues at Dartford Grammar School Translate the characters in the boxes. Extension: Write out your age in Chinese(character and pinyin) Institute of Education IOE Confucius Institute for Schools 1.2 : 你多大 ? nǐ duō dà 以 前 学 过 的 汉 字 bā shí sān liù
1 2 3 4 4 Tones High and flat Slide up Down then up Drop down
你多大 nǐ duō dà How old are you you many big
我 wǒ I, me
岁 suì years old
我 I am …….. years old Age 岁 + + 你多大? nǐ duō dà wǒ suì
我九岁 wǒ jiǔ suì I'm 9 years old
我十一岁 wǒ shí yī suì I'm 11 years old
Practice each character at least 5 times : Extension : Test your memory: cover, write, check. How old are you nǐ duō dà …… I am ...... years old wǒ suì
Write out the Chinese for each of the ages below: 11 15 20 36 58 Extension : Write out your age in Chinese(character and pinyin). E.g. 我十岁。
Speaking Find out how many people in your class are 11 years old and how many of them are 12 years old. Q: 你多大 ? nǐ duō dà A: 我 ...... 岁。 wǒ suì Phrases you may need