Free Mandarin Chinese Lessons
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These Mandarin Chinese lessons have been designed
to provide practical travel vocabulary and a foundation for basic conversational
skills through a simple listen and repeat format. Don't get frustrated
if you find some of the phrases difficult to pronounce at first. Many
of the sounds will be new, and saying them may be a challenge in the beginning.
With practice you'll soon notice your ability to recognize and produce
the sounds of Mandarin developing naturally. You may also download
a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| SECTION: I / WE / THEY |
| You've already learned the pronouns I, you, and she/he. These can be converted into the pronouns we, they, and plural form of you by adding the extension men: |
| English: | I | |
| Chinese: | woh |
| English: | We | |
| Chinese: | woh-men |
| English: | He/she | |
| Chinese: | tah |
| English: | They | |
| Chinese: | tah-men |
| English: | You | |
| Chinese: | nee |
| English: | You (when speaking to more than 1 person) | |
| Chinese: | nee-men |
| English: | Hello (to address one person) | |
| Chinese: | nee hau | |
| Literally: | you good |
| English: | Hello (to address more than 1 person) | |
| Chinese: | nee-men hau | |
| Literally: | you good |
| For the remainder of the program, when the plural form of you is required, we will say you guys. |
| SECTION: LANGUAGES / MY / YOUR |
| English: | England | |
| Chinese: | yeeng-gwoh |
| English: | English (the language) | |
| Chinese: | yeeng-wuhn |
| English: | China | |
| Chinese: | johng-gwoh |
| English: | Chinese (language) | |
| Chinese: | johng-wuhn |
| English: | I | |
| Chinese: | woh |
| English: | My | |
| Chinese: | woh-duh |
| English: | You | |
| Chinese: | nee |
| English: | Your | |
| Chinese: | nee-duh |
| English: | My Chinese is bad | |
| Chinese: | woh-duh johng-wuhn boo hau | |
| Literally: | my Chinese not good |
| English: | Your English is very good | |
| Chinese: | nee-duh yeeng-wuhn hun hau | |
| Literally: | your English very good |
| English: | It's mine | |
| Chinese: | shih woh-duh | |
| Literally: | is mine |
| English: | It's not mine | |
| Chinese: | boo shih woh-duh | |
| Literally: | not is mine |
| English: | It's yours | |
| Chinese: | shih nee-duh | |
| Literally: | is yours |
| English: | I'm yours | |
| Chinese: | woh shih nee duh | |
| Literally: | I am yours |
| English: | You're mine | |
| Chinese: | nee shih woh duh | |
| Literally: | you are mine |