Learn Mandarin Chinese – Work and Study + (Lesson 56)

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Using Chinese characters, practice using new action verbs to help discuss things that you do.
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您在哪里工作？ – 0:42
State Department – 0:50
U.S. State Department – 1:01
I Work With The State Department – 1:21
U.S. State Department – 1:36
I Work With The State Department – 1:46
您在哪里工作？ – 2:06
Student – 2:14
I’m A Student – 2:25
You – St. Dep., Wife – Student – 2:50
你来做什么？ – 3:15
To Study – 3:19
I Came To Study – 3:33
To Do – 3:56
What Did You Come Here To Do? – 4:06
我也是学生 – 4:25
History – 4:39
I Study History – 4:51
你念什么？ – 5:12
To Study – 5:19
I’m Studying Chinese – 5:35
I’m Studying Chinese Here – 5:44
你来做什么？ – 6:26
你学过英文吗？ – 7:00
English Language – 7:04
Yes, I’ve Studied It. – 7:16
Yes, I’ve Studied It – 7:29
Having Done – 7:41
Have You Studied English? – 7:51

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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

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Partial transcript
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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.
First we’ll look at the question of occupation. Miss Mao is talking with Mr. King.
Listen.
○ 您在哪里工作？
○ 我在美国国务院工作。

Repeat “State Department”.
○ 国务院
○ 国务院
○ 国务院

Repeat “U.S. State Department”.
○ 美国国务院
○ 美国国务院

As you know, in sentences telling both the action and where it happened, the word order is place then action.
Repeat, “I work with the State Department.”
○ 我在美国国务院工作。
○ 我在美国国务院工作。

How do you say “U.S. State Department”.
美国国务院

Try responding to the question. Assume that you’re with the State Department.
您在哪里工作？
我在美国国务院工作。

Here’s a similar exchange. Miss Mao is talking with Mr….