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These Mandarin Chinese lessons have been designed to provide practical travel vocabulary and a foundation for basic conversational skills. You may also download a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| SECTION: TO COME |
| English: | To come | |
| Chinese: | lie |
| English: | I'm coming | |
| Chinese: | woh lie | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I'm not coming | |
| Chinese: | woh boo lie | |
| Literally: | I not coming |
| English: | She/he is coming | |
| Chinese: | tah lie | |
| Literally: | she/he coming |
| English: | Are you coming? | |
| Chinese: | nee lie mah | |
| Literally: | you coming +? |
| English: | Come to our place | |
| Chinese: | lie woh-men nar | |
| Literally: | come our place |
| English: | Would you like to come to our place? | |
| Chinese: | nee see-ahng lie woh-men nar mah | |
| Literally: | you would like to come our place +? |
| English: | I am American | |
| Chinese: | woh shih may-gwoh lie duh | |
| Literally: | I from America come |
| SECTION: TO LIKE and TO LOVE |
| English: | To like | |
| Chinese: | see-wahn / shee-wahn |
| English: | I like your place | |
| Chinese: | woh see-wahn nee nar | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like China | |
| Chinese: | woh see-wahn johng-gwoh | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like China very much | |
| Chinese: | woh hun see-wahn johng-gwoh | |
| Literally: | I very like China |
| English: | Do you like? | |
| Chinese: | nee see-wahn mah | |
| Literally: | you like +? |
| English: | Do you like Beijing? | |
| Chinese: | nee see-wahn bay-jeeng mah | |
| Literally: | you like Beijing +? |
| English: | I like Beijing very much | |
| Chinese: | woh hun see-wahn bay-jeeng | |
| Literally: | I very like Beijing |
| English: | Do you like it here? | |
| Chinese: | nee see-wahn juh-lee mah | |
| Literally: | you like here +? |
| English: | I like it here very much | |
| Chinese: | woh hun see-wahn juh-lee | |
| Literally: | I very like here |
| English: | Don't like | |
| Chinese: | boo see-wahn | |
| Literally: | (same) |