Learn Mandarin Chinese – Comparisons (Lesson 76)

Begin learning how to make comparisons, saying something is “more” of something. Become multilingual today with Lenguin’s comprehensive language courses. ║ Let’s Get Multi ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Practice what you learned in this video ►► http://lenguin.com/yt Subscribe to get multi! ►► http://lenguin.com/yt/subscribe Watch the entire course free ►► http://lenguin.com/yt/chinese ║ Support ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ ♥ ♥ Want to help us grow? We want to make lots of courses. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Help us reach that goal, visit ► http://lenguin.com/support ♥ ♥ ║ More ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Next Lesson ► {NEXT} ♫ Listen to the Lenguin soundtrack ► http://lenguin.com/ost ║ Connect ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Follow us on Twitter ► http://twitter.com/LenguinPenguin Like us on Facebook ► http://fb.com/LenguinPenguin Pin us on Pinterest ► https://pinterest.com/LenguinPenguin ║ Sections ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Wǒ Mǎi Hóngde Ba. – 0:39 Cheap – 1:15 The Red One Is Cheaper. – 1:22 Wǒ Mǎi Hóngde Ba. – 1:35 Comparative Vs. Descriptive – 2:16 Zhèige Huāpíng Hěn Hǎo. – 2:49 Descriptive Hěn – 3:00 Zhèige Huāpíng Hěn Hǎo. – 3:09 Emphatic Hěn – 3:51 Zhèi Liǎngge Xuésheng, Něige Hǎo? – 4:12 What Do You Think Of This One? – 5:29 How – 5:53 Do You Have One A Little Larger? – 5:59 Zhèi Liǎngge Xuésheng, Něige Hǎo? – 6:15 Look! – 6:43 Mínzú Fàndiàn Zai Nǎr? – 6:48 Zhèige Dàde Zhēn Hǎokàn. – 7:15 Really – 7:28 Good Looking – 7:34 Duōshao Qián? – 7:53 Hǎo, Wǒ Mǎi Dàde Ba. – 8:14 To Want – 8:44 Ba Marker – 8:51 Hǎo, Wǒ Mǎi Dàde Ba. – 9:14 Download them here ► https://lenguin.com/learn/chinese/comparisons/gallery ║ Credits ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Producer – Fame Ketover Writers – John Harvey, Lucille Barale, Roberta Barry, Thomas Madden, Susan Pola Script Supervisor – Fame Ketover Chinese Speakers – Chuan Chao, Ying-chih Chen, Hsiao-jung Chen, Eva Diao, Jan Hu, Tsung-mi Li, Yunhui Yang Original Music – Fame Ketover Editor – Fame Ketover Special Thanks – Check our Patreon Page to have your name listed here Stock Imagery – Wikimedia Commons, Shutterstock © 2015 Fames Games, all rights reserved. The Lenguin name and penguin mascot are trademarks of Fames Games. ║ Lesson Transcript ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ Full transcript ► https://lenguin.com/learn/chinese/comparisons/transcript Partial transcript —————————————-­——- Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. In this lesson we’ll have a look at making comparisons. Today we’ll pick up where we left off last time with Mr. Bower buying vases. Listen as he talks to himself about the prices. ● I’ll buy the red kind, I guess. ○ Wǒ mǎi hóngde ba. ○ Wǒ mǎi hóngde ba. ● The red kind is cheaper. ○ Hóngde piányi. ○ Hóngde piányi. ● Hmm, the red kind is cheaper. ○ Èn, hóngde piányi. ○ Èn, hóngde piányi. Notice the use of the marker “ba” to soften the statement – “I’ll buy the red one.” to “I’ll buy the red kind, I guess.” Here’s the word for “cheap”. piányi piányi Notice that in English we say “The red one is cheaper.” with the ending -ER added to indicate comparison. In Chinese you say simply “Hóngde piányi.” with nothing added to the basic form “piányi” (“cheap”). Here’s the exc…