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You've just arrived in Beijing. There are lots of new impressions to digest. See if you can make sense of them. There are five questions to check how much you know.
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There are many dialects spoken in China, but the language which will help you through wherever you go is Mandarin, or ±Ê¨³³Ù¨²Ô²µ³ó³Ü¨¤, as it is called in Chinese. What does it mean? Click on the right answer. |
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Chinese is a tonal language where each syllable in isolation has its definite tone, and same syllables with different tones mean different things. When you say 'ma' with a third tone, does it mean: |
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Knowing how to say 'Do you speak English?' might come in handy now. Which is the right phrase? |
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Where is the toilet? |
How are you? |
Do you speak English? |
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All this excitement! Where is the next toilet? But what are the symbols for 'Gents' and 'Ladies'? |
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Imperial Palace |
hotel |
male, female |
Well done, you finished the quiz. You answered all the questions.
You got ?out of 5 right the first time!
What would you like to do?
Review this unit:??
For starters
Move on:??
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If you don't know the answer have a look at the useful phrases or cultural notes to get a clue.
