Learn Mandarin Chinese – How old are you? Ages + (Lesson 50)

Using Chinese characters, practice asking and answering how old someone is. 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 ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ 你多大了？ – 0:41 To Be Big – 0:54 How Much – 1:04 How Old? – 1:13 State Le – 1:24 How Old Are You? – 1:44 I’m 35 – 2:05 几岁了？ – 2:43 Years – 2:49 8 Years Of Age – 2:57 She’s 8 Years Old. – 3:08 She’s 8 Years Old – 3:13 How Many Years Of Age? – 3:45 How Old Is Your Daughter? – 3:56 都几岁了？ – 4:24 How Old Are Your Boys? – 4:31 Boy – 4:45 How Old Are Your Boys? – 4:49 One Is 9, One Is 6 – 5:26 Download them here ► https://lenguin.com/learn/chinese/how-old-are-you-plus/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/how-old-are-you-plus/transcript Partial transcript —————————————-­——- Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. Now it’s your turn to say the things you learned in the last lesson. Plus you’ll learn the Chinese characters. Let’s look at a question of asking someone’s age. Listen. ○ 你多大了？ ○ 我三十五了。 Notice that there is no verb “shì” in the Chinese sentences. This is because the state verb “dà” itself means “to be large”. Repeat the state verb “to be big”, or by extension “to be old”. ○ 大 ○ 大 ○ 大 Repeat the question word for “how much”? ○ 多 ○ 多 ○ 多 Now repeat “How large?” or “How old?” ○ 多大 ○ 多大 ○ 多大 This exchange includes a new usage of the marker le. This “le” doesn’t indicate completed action in any way. The marker “le” here indicates only a change of state. In the question “How old are you?” what is actually being asked is “How old are you now?” You’re dealing with state, not action. Repeat, “How old are you?” literally, “How big are you?” ○ 你多大了？ ○ 你多大了？ Try asking the question yourself. 你多大了？ 我三十五了。 Repeat the answer, “I’m 35.” ○ 我三十五了。 ○ 我三十五了。 Notice that the answer is simply s…