L4 Animals part 1

Lesson 4 - Animals Part 1


New Vocabulary   

牛	niú	cow, ox Learn more
犬	quǎn	dog
鬼	guǐ	ghost, demon Learn more
龍	lóng	dragon learn more
馬	mǎ	horse
鳥	niǎo	bird
肉	ròu	meat, flesh
食	shí	food, to eat
羊	yáng	sheep, goat
衣	yī, yì	clothing, to wear Learn more
魚	yú	fish
足	zú	foot, to be sufficient
言	yán	words, speech, to speak (of)

Language notes

   A sentence in Classical Chinese is usually subject + verb + object as in English. For example, 犬食肉 meaning 'the dog eats the meat' or 'a dog ate some meat'. Notice that tense, number, and articles (a, the) are often understood from context and not explicit in Chinese.

龍

Study

1. 羊肉
2. 三足鳥
3. 牛馬
4. 鳥食魚
5. 人馬
6. 金魚

(select below to see meanings:)

1. mutton

2. a bird with three legs (mythical creature Learn more)

3. cows and horses - beasts of burden

4. the bird eats the fish

5. men and horses - troops

6. goldfish

Practice

Write in Chinese:

1. horse-cart
2. rain coat
3. four legged (animal)
4. birdsong
5. millions of people
6. mountain goat
(select below to see answers:)

1. 馬車 2. 雨衣 3. 四足 4. 鳥言 5. 萬人 6. 山羊