第一課 問候 第一部份

   
  第一部份     生字
    
  Section One     Vocabulary
    
    


          方先生   N: Mr. Fang
             方    N: a surname; square 
             先生  N: "mister" (a term of respect for man)

          

    

    

          早 I.E./Adj.: early; "good-morning" (a respectful greeting, originally 
                        intended to acknowledge the fact that the person one is
                        greeting is a healthy, diligent "early riser".
          
    
                                                                                                                                                                                    

    

          您好嗎？ I.E.: How are you?
             您  P.N.: you (polite form, similar to polite second person singular
                       in French and German)
             好  Adj.: fine, good
             嗎  P: indicates question (always tagged at end of sentence)

          
    
                                                                                                                                                                               
    

          我很好 I'm fine.
             我  P.N.: First person singular; "I", "me" (Chinese does not
                       distinguish between subject and object PNs).
             很好  fine, very good; well
                很  Adv.: very
                好  Adj.: fine, good

          
    
                                                                                                                                                                                      
    

           你呢？  I.E.: And you?
               你  P.N.: you (informal form and person singular)
               呢  P: " and what about..." always tagged to end of sentence. 
          

                                                                       
    

    

           忙  Adj.: busy

          
                                                                        
    

    

           今天  N: today

          
                                                                        
    

    


           天氣  N: weather

          
                                                                         
    

    

           不錯I.E.: not bad
              不  Adv.: (negative) no, not

          
                                                                         
    

    

           再見  I.E.: see you again; good bye