Learn Mandarin Chinese – Here, There, Where (Lesson 25)

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There – 0:50
There – Where – 0:55
Chén Shìmín Tóngzhì Zài Nǎr? – 1:04
Here – 1:29
Here – There – 1:36
Qīngdǎo Zài Nǎr? – 1:51
Shànghǎi Zài Zhèr Ma? – 2:30
Where, Here, There – 3:44
Now – 4:48
Canada – 5:02
Nǐ Àiren Xiànzài Zài Nǎr? – 5:10
Nǐ Àiren Xiànzài Zài Zhèr Ma? – 6:25
Tā Zài Zhōngguo. – 7:04
Review Dialogue – 7:25

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Partial transcript
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Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. The simple words, “here”, “there”, and “where” along with some pointing will take you a long way. So let’s get to it.
Let’s go back to the reception from the previous lessons. Mr. Martin asks to have Mr. Chen Shimin pointed out to him. For the answer, you’ll need the word for “there”.
Listen.
nàr
nàr
nàr

Notice that the word for “there” (“nàr”) is just like the word for “where” (“nǎr”) except that it has the falling tone instead of the low tone.
Listen to the exchange. Where is Mr. Chen Shimin?
○ Chén Shìmín Tóngzhì zài nǎr?
○ Chén Shìmín Tóngzhì zài nǎr?

He’s there.
○ Tā zài nàr.
○ Tā zài nàr.

Here’s the exchange again live.
○ Chén Shìmín Tóngzhì zài nǎr?
○ Tā zài nàr.

Here’s the word for “here”.
zhèr
zhèr
zhèr

Notice that both “here” and “there” have the falling tone.
zhèr
nàr

Now let’s suppose that when Mrs. Zhao said she was from Qingdao, Mr. Martin had asked to have Qingdao pointed out to him on a map of China on the wall.
Here’s the exchange.

● Where is Qingdao?
○ Qīngdǎo zài nǎr?
○ Qīngdǎo zài nǎr?
● It’s here.
○ Zài zhèr.
○ Zà…