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Pimsleur Chinese I – A Pronunciation And Character Guide
Pimsleur Mandarin Chinese I notes
Due to a Notice of Copyright Infringement from Pimsleur, I have had to remove my transcripts, however due to the demand I have made available Taryn’s Transcripts (who’s site was also removed).
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Update: 1st October 2010, I have received a Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaint. Content removed.
Update: 14th September 2011, Taryn’s Transcripts are available as a torrent here;
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Update: 27th May 2014, I have disabled comments. I am looking at a solution to allow you to all receive the transcripts in the future.
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156 responses to “Pimsleur Mandarin Chinese Unit 1 Transcripts”
Where is the pinyin in your transcripts!?!?
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I was looking for Taryn’s Transcripts and you came through for me. Thanks for taking the time to set up this page.
Thank you Taryn, you are a goddess in a godless world of lawyers. Thanks for helping those who aren’t among the privileged to learn this language.
The only thing I’m wondering is where are the rest of mandarin 2 and 3? I hope to get through the whole thing eventually, and your transcripts are a huge help.
Now if only there were some pims** flashcard sets someplace.
As a side comment, it’s a shame that even though Paul Pims** has passed away the bloodsuckers at Simon and Shuster are milking his achievement for profit. It could and should be public domain and used freely by every school in America, and then the guy would have a real legacy. But no, some copywriter clerks are making a poor living on this, and some chanker afflicted lawyers are getting fat from it. Pitiful.
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It is strange they are so against transcrypts. They help a lot.
Taryn, thank you, I got it through torrent.
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Email is [email protected] if anybody is able to send there, it would be much appreciated!
I have completed many searches for PDFs but these files have vanished from the internet, which is quite sad, as Pimsleur provide rubbish accompanying material with the genuine CDs, which I have bought.
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If someone has Taryn’s transcripts for part 2 and part 3, could you either send them to me, and I will upload them to bittorrent and, if Taryn wishes, remove any reference to her from the PDFs.
Alternatively, use any well known bittorrent website and we could have these PDFs available in a matter of hours.
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Hey thanks for the hard work…
I would appreciate a full transcript of Mandarin I (you can send II and III as well…)
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Is anybody actually sending parts 2 or/and 3 to anybody here?
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I think part2 exists, I perhaps have a copy of it somewhere. I appreciate it may not have had your input though…
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From a forum post:
Posted 01 February 2006 – 06:34 AM
I have completed Pimsleur’s Mandarin I, and have started on Mandarin II. Carl T. Limsico’s “Chinese Companion I” does only cover Mandarin I, making further progress more difficult. There are transcripts of the intro-dialogs from each unit af Mandarin II and III (http://ezmandarin.com/) but there is no vocabulary. I will share my vocabulary notes on Mandarin II in this thread. I hope others will benefit, and most of all I hope for corrections and help when needed.
Unit 1
我还没有看什么东西。 – [wo3 hai2 mei2 you3 kan4 shen2 me5 dong1 xi5] – I havn’t seen anything yet
还 – [hai2] – yet
什么东西 – [shen2 me5 dong1 xi5] – anything
全聚德 – [quan2 ju3 de3] – “Peking Duck” (famous restaurant i Beijing (http://www.quanjude.com.cn/), known for it’s Peking Duck)
那是一家很好的饭店。 – [na4 shi4 yi2 jia1 hen3 hao3 de5 fan4 dian4] – That’s a very good restaurant
家 – [jia1] – measure word for restaurant
这么说。词 – [zhe4 me5 shuo1 ci2] – This is said: “word”
这么 – [zhe4 me5] – this way, like this
词 – [ci2] – word
Unit 2
承德 – [cheng2 de2] – (famous mountain resort 100 miles north of Beijing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengde)
我有工作要做。 – [wo3 you3 gong1 zuo4 yao4 zuo4] – I have work to do
你在北京待了多久了？ – [ni3 zai4 bei3 jing1dai1 le5 duo1 jiu3 le5] – how long have you been in Beijing? (了 [le5] is repeated)
我没有做什么 – [wo3 mei2 you3 zuo4 shen2 me5] – I didn’t do anything
什么 – [shen2 me5] – anything (东西 is omited when answering a 什么-question)
我得失陪了。 – [wo3 dei3 shi1 pei2 le5] – I have to excuse myself
得 – [dei3] – have to
那是我的朋友。 – [na4 shi4 wo3 de5 peng2 you3] – That is my friend
那 – [na4] – that
那个人是谁？ – [na4 ge4 ren2 shi4 shei2] – Who is that person?
那个人 – [na4 ge4 ren2] – That person
那个人叫什么名字？ – [na4 ge4 ren2 jiao4 shen2 me5 ming2 zi5] – What is that persons name?
叫 – [jiao4] – is called
名字 – [ming2 zi5] – name (full name or first name)
她叫陈。 – [ta1 jiao4 chen2 hui lan] – Her name is Hui Lan Chen (not sure about the first name and it’s pinyin)
陈太太你认识吗？ – [chen2 tai4 tai5 ni3 ren4 shi5 ma5] – Are you acquainted with Ms. Chen?
认识 – [ren4 shi5] – be acquainted with
他是陈太太。 – [ta1 shi4 chen2 tai4 tai5] – That’s Ms. Chen (是 (not 叫 [jiao4]) is used when titles are involved)
Unit 3
有一个朋友要来。 – [you3 yi1 ge4 peng2 you3 yao4 lai2] – There is a friend who is going to come over
有 – [you3] – there is
来 – [lai2] – come (over)
贵姓 – [gui4 xing4] – honorable/noble surname (eg. what’s your family name?)
姓 – [xing4] – surname
别客气 – [bie2 ke4 qi4] – don’t stand on ceremony (don’t be (so) polite)
客气 – [ke4 qi4] – polite (the same as in: 不客气 [bu2 ke4 qi4] don’t mention it)
我姓陈 [wo3 xing4 chen2] – My last name is Chen. (never use: 贵 [gui4] honorable/noble, about your own name)
我姓陈叫大卫 – [wo3 xing4 chen2 jiao4 da4 wei4] – My name is David Chen
对巴 – [dui4 ba5] – correct? (eg. that is correct, isn’t it?)
对 – [dui4] – correct
葡萄酒 – [pu2 tao2 jiu3] – wine
葡萄 – [pu2 tao2] – grape
酒 – [jiu3] – alcohol (the same as in: 啤酒 [pi2 jiu3] beer)
总是 – [zong3 shi4] – always
Unit 4
我从来不喝啤酒。 – [wo3 cong2 lai2 bu4 he1 pi2 jiu3] – I never drink beer
从来不 … – [cong2 lai2 bu4 …] – never … (without the negative:不 , it does not meen: never)
我有时候喝一点儿啤酒。 – [wo3 you3 shi2 hou5 he1 yi1 dianr3 pi2 jiu3] – Sometimes I drink a little beer
有时候 – [you3 shi2 hou5] – sometimes (eg. there are times)
可是不是总是。 – [ke3 shi4 bu4 shi4 zong3 shi4] – but not always
好可是去哪儿呢 – [hao3 ke3 shi4 qu4 nar3 na5] – Okay, but where should we go? (eg. … what about (呢) where should we go)
三味书屋 – [san1 wei4 shu1 wu1] – (a tea house in Beijing) (something like: “Three tastes reading room”)
同事 – [tong2 shi4] – colleague
她不是一个人来。 – [ta1 bu4 shi4 yi1 ge4 ren2 lai2] – She is not comming over alone
三年 – [san1 nian2] – three years (notice: year does not use/have a measure word)
年 – [nian2] – year
她在这儿住了三年了。 – [ta1 zai4 zher4 zhu4 le5 san1 nian2 le5] – she has been living here for three years
你的同事是谁？ – [ni3 de5 tong2 shi4 shi4 shei2] – Who is your colleague?
时间很短/长 – [shi2 jian1 hen3 duan3/chang2] – That’s a very short/long time
短 – [duan3] – short
长 – [chang2] – long
Unit 5
三点钟怎么样？ – [san1 dian3 zhong1 zen3 me5 yang4] – How about 3 o’clock?
X 怎么样？ – [zen3 me5 yang4] – how about X? (suggesting X)
我们可以走路去。 – [wo3 men5 ke3 yi3 zou3 lu4 qu4] – We can go on foot.
走路 – [zou3 lu4] – on foot
我想要一杯咖啡。 – [wo3 xiang3 yao4 yi1 bei1 ka1 fei1] – I would like to order a cup of coffee.
咖啡 – [ka1 fei1] – coffee (unit I.07: 咖啡 – “café” (eg. where you can drink coffee))
不长 – [bu4 chang2] – not long
我要见他 – [wo3 yao4 jian4 ta1] – I’m going to meet him.
见 – [jian4] – to meet
另外一个同事要来。 – [ling4 wai4 yi1 ge4 tong2 shi4 yao4 lai2] – another colleague is going to come over.
另外 – [ling4 wai4] – another
他们两个都是美国人。 – [ta1 men5 liang3 ge4 dou1 shi4 mei3 guo2 ren2] – They are both american.
两个都 – [liang3 ge4 dou1] – both (eg. all two) (another (non-pimsleur) example using 都 is: 他们都 – [ta1 men5 dou1] – all of them)
我从来不坐公共汽车去。 – [wo3 cong2 lai2 bu4 zuo4 gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 qu4] – I never take the bus.
公共汽车 – [gong1 gong4 qi4 che1] – bus
请再说一次。- [qing3 zai4 shuo1 yi1 ci4] – Please say it again. (unit I.25)
再…一次 – [zai4 … yi1 ci4] – again, re-. (unit I.22)
常常 – [chang2 chang2] – often
我常常走路去那儿。 – [wo3 chang2 chang2 zou3 lu4 qu4 nar4] – I often go there on foot.
Unit 6
在那以前 – [zai4 na4 yi3 qian2] – before that
去商店以后 – [qu4 shang1 dian4 yi3 hou4] – after going to the store
以后 – [yi3 hou4] – after
很长的时间了 – [hen3 chang2 de5 shi2 jian1 le5] – for a very long time
王府井大街在哪儿？ – [wang2 fu3 jing3 da4 jie1 zai4 nar3] – Where is Wang Fu Jing Avenue? (shopping street in Beijing)
大街 – [da4 jie1] – avenue (eg. “big street”)
公共汽车站 – [gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 zhan4] – bus stop
站 – [zhan4] – station, to stop
我们总是得等。 – [wo3 men5 zong3 shi4 dei3 deng3] – We always have to wait.
等 – [deng3] – wait (unit I.21: 等一会儿 – [deng3 yi4 huir3] – wait a moment)
到几点钟？ – [dao4 ji3 dian3 zhong1] – until what time?
到 – [dao4] – until
商店开到几点钟？ – [shang1 dian4 kai1 dao4 ji3 dian3 zhong1] – The shops are open until what time? (notice: not: 开门 – [kai1 men2] – doors open)
台湾 – [tai2 wan1] – Taiwan*
台北 – [tai2 bei3] – Taipei* (capital of Taiwan)
*) I’m almost sure that Taiwan (and maybe also Taipei) has been mentioned in previous units, but I can’t remember when!
I’d appreciate the Manadrin I transcripts please. Many thanks.
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If Pimsleur was smart, they would include transcripts in their overpriced courses. I don’t think it is copyright infringement to distribute self-study materials that the publisher does not choose to include in their course. That is just ridiculous. So I suppose that university lecture handouts are copyright infringement as well!!
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There IS NO TRANSCRIPT for sections two and three of Pimsleur.
You can download a few text files from some websites in .txt format, but that’s it.
Only section one was ever transcripted fully.
Hope that’s clear now!
Really want to learn to read and have worked through the entire spoken course slowly and methodically
I really want to use the Pimsleur CDs I have… but find I am a visual learner, so I’ve been finding it hard!
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Please leave the link to download the Pimsleur Mandarin Transcripts from Tara’s site. Thank you.
damn, i copied, from another site the first 10 lessons, and now i was looking for the rest of unit 1.. such a pity!!
i have to ask my Chinese colleagues then to write down for me when I get lost!!
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Would really like to have the transcript for unit 1 complete if possible. I’m a visual learner, hence when listening I find it more advantageous to read as at the same time.
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I got some of the word lists here: http://zdt.sourceforge.net/
Anyway, it’s a shame about the DCMA. Word lists are no replacement for a full textbook — students use word lists *WITH* textbooks 🙁
I was about to release our new Mandarin iPhone study app with a few of those word lists but now have opted to take them out after reading the above.
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Are you still sending out transcripts? Can you send to [email protected] if you are? thank you! looking for any, but mandarin 1 most importantly.
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Pimsleur Mandarin 2 and 3 Transcripts please
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Pretty please may i get a copy of the Part 1 Pimsleur Mandarin transcripts. I am currently in China teaching English. Pimsleur has been really useful but I am struggling through the units workout the transcripts
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The reason the owners don’t want people to see the transcripts is because potential purchasers might see them and wonder why they should spend 360 dollars on a course with so few words to learn! (And not even with a coursebook.) Anyway thanks for your generosity.
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Is there an update on where to get the transcripts for 2 and 3? I’m paying!!!!!!!Just finished all of 1. I need more!!!!!!!!