UNIT 13 VOCABULARY
UNIT 13 GRAMMAR NOTE
The grammatical pattern for using colors as adjectives involves the possessive particle de (的).
When describing the color of something, you say:
Shì (是) + adjective + de (的)
EXAMPLE:
你书包是红色的。
nǐ shū bāo shì hóng sè de.
Your backpack is red.
UNIT 13 SENTENCES
你喜欢什么颜色的书包？
What color backpack do you like?
我喜欢蓝色的书包。
I like blue backpacks.
白玛丽也喜欢蓝色的书包吗？
Does Bai Ma Li also like blue backpacks?
不，她不喜欢蓝色的书包，她喜欢红色的书包。
No, she does not like blue backpacks, she likes red backpacks.
王老师喜欢什么颜色的车？
What color car does Professor Wang like?
他喜欢白色，黑色，和咖啡色的车。
He likes white, black, and brown cars.
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香蕉是什么颜色的？
What color are bananas?
香蕉是黄色的。
Bananas are yellow.
草每是什么颜色的？
What color are strawberries?
草每是红色的。
Strawberries are red.
苹果是什么颜色的？
What color are apples?
有的苹果是红色的，有的苹果是黄色的，有的苹果是绿色的。
Some apples are red, some apples are yellow, some apples are green.
你喜欢什么颜色的葡萄？
What color of grapes do you like?
我喜欢绿色的葡萄。
I like green grapes.
UNIT 13 CULTURE
Colors play a large role in Chinese culture. Each color often has its own meaning. For example . . .
- White is associated with death
- Black is associated with illegal things
- Red is associated with luck
- Yellow and purple are associated with royalty
- Green is associated with prosperity
UNIT 13 STUDY RESOURCES
This video reviews Unit 13's vocabulary and grammar, while providing examples of each character's pronunciation! The channel learnchinesewithemma on youtube has videos that are all around 4 minutes long and give just the right amount of information.
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