Learn Mandarin Chinese – When/Where were you born? + (Lesson 48)

Using Chinese characters, practice using dates and the “shi…de” construction to ask and answer questions about when and where someone was born. 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 ╚═══════════════════════════════════════­═ 你是在哪儿生的？ – 0:37 To Be Born – 0:51 I Was Born In Texas – 1:02 California – 1:51 He Was Born In California – 1:58 Texas / California – 2:08 Where Were You Born? – 2:51 No, We Arrived On Friday. – 3:45 We Are Leaving On Sunday – 4:26 What Day Are You Leaving? – 5:10 Which Day – 5:21 What Day Are You Leaving? – 5:32 Arrive Fri, Leave Sun – 6:06 Which Year Were You Born? – 6:35 Which Year – 6:44 Which Year Were You Born? – 6:56 1939 – 7:37 I Was Born In 1939 – 7:58 1939 – 8:14 I Was Born In 1939 – 8:23 I Was Born In 1952 – 8:49 1952 – 8:59 I Was Born In 1952 – 9:15 I Was Born In July – 9:30 What Month Were You Born? – 10:04 Which Month – 10:16 What Month Were You Born? – 10:26 Jul-39 – 10:49 What Day Were You Born? – 11:14 What Day – 11:22 What Day Were You Born? – 11:38 I Was Born On The Fourth – 12:03 What Month/day? – 12:45 I Was Born On The 4th Of July – 12:52 July 4th, 1939 – 13:31 Download them here ► https://lenguin.com/learn/chinese/when-where-were-you-born-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/when-where-were-you-born-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 get started. Listen. ○ 你是在哪儿生的？ ○ 我是在德州生的。 Notice that once again the details of a completed action are asked with the “shì…de” construction. Repeat the verb “to be born”. ○ 生 ○ 生 ○ 生 Try repeating “I was born in Texas.” ○ 我是在德州生的。 ○ 我是在德州生的。 Here, it’s the place that’s focused upon, and therefore…