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Integrated Chinese Lesson 6 Study Guide: Making Phone Calls, Appointments, Meetings

Answer 1

\({\bf{Lesson~6:}}\) gonna start w/ the phone call vocabulary

给___打点话 gei(3) ___ da(3) dian(4) hua(4)
to give ___ a phone call, where the recipient goes into the blank

notice that 打 is the same character from 打球 da qiu (to play ball)
点 is the same character as 一点 (a little bit) or the character to tell the hour when telling time
喂 wei (2 or 4) is an interjection used to answer the phone, sort of like how we say "hey" or "hello" when answering a call in English
not to be confused with 位 wei(4) which is a formal counting word for people
这是哪位？= who is this, when answering a phone call

我就是 = This is I (used as a response to "Is ____ there? --> means something like "it's me")

Answer 2

talking about time

时间 shijian (21) time, ex: 我没有时间 = I don't have time
上午shangwu(43) and 下午xiawu(43) mean morning and afternoon, respectively
空 kong(4) free time 我有空 = I have free time
以后 yihou (34) after. note that the time words come first, then 以后 to indicate that the action/event takes place after that time
方便 fangbian (14) convenient. 要是你方便 = if it is convenient for you

Answer 3

since this lesson involved talking to a teacher to schedule an office-hours type appointment, we naturally introduced several words relating to education

问题 wenti(42) = question or problem; uses 问 which means to ask
课 ke(4) = class
节 jie(2) = counting word for classes
年级 nianji (22) = grade in school, so 二年级
考试 kaoshi (34) = as a noun, test; as a verb, to administer a test

Answer 4

when it comes to meetings:

开会 (kaihui, 14) to have a meeting. *note: this is a verb, not a noun*, 会 by itself means meeting
等 deng(3) to wait
到 dao(4) to arrive
办公室 bangongshi (414) office

Answer 5

misc:

别客气 = sort of like "you're welcome"
using 别 meaning another, and 客气 meaning polite
行 xing (2) = correct

Answer 6

Lesson 6 Dialogue 2: making an appointment but this time w/ a friend to study chinese, so less focus on formalities and more about helping words

帮 bang(1): to help, so 你帮我 = you help me
准备 zhunbei (34) = to prepare
练习 lianxi (42) = to practice
说 shuo(1) = to speak

misc.
啊 = a, particle for questions/sentences as a tone-softener
但是 danshi (44) functionally equivalent to 可是
跟 gen(1) with, so 你跟我 (you and I together...)
见面 jianmian (44) to meet up with. note: this word does not take an object. to say "I will meet up with you" = 我跟你见面