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. You may also download a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| English: | I don't like him/her/it | |
| Chinese: | woh boo see-wahn tah | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like you | |
| Chinese: | woh see-wahn nee | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like you very much | |
| Chinese: | woh hun see-wahn nee | |
| Literally: | I very like you |
| English: | To love | |
| Chinese: | ie |
| English: | I love you | |
| Chinese: | woh ie nee | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I don't love you | |
| Chinese: | woh boo ie nee | |
| Literally: | I not love you |
| English: | I would like to make love | |
| Chinese: | woh see-ahng dzoh ie | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Lover | |
| Chinese: | ie ren | |
| Literally: | love person |
| SECTION: WHY AND BECAUSE |
| English: | For / in order to | |
| Chinese: | way |
| English: | Why? | |
| Chinese: | way shun-muh | |
| Literally: | in order to what? |
| English: | Why are you going? | |
| Chinese: | nee way-shun-muh tchoo | |
| Literally: | you why go? |
| English: | To learn | |
| Chinese: | shway |
| English: | I'm going to America in order to learn English | |
| Chinese: | woh tchoo may-gwoh way shway yeeng-wuhn | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Why do you ask? | |
| Chinese: | nee way-shun-muh wun | |
| Literally: | you why ask? |
| English: | Why do you not like her? | |
| Chinese: | nee way-shun-muh boo see-wahn tah | |
| Literally: | you why not like her? |
| English: | Because | |
| Chinese: | yeen-way |
| English: | Because she doesn't like me | |
| Chinese: | yeen-way tah boo see-wahn woh | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Why don't you want to come? | |
| Chinese: | nee way-shun-muh boo see-ahng lie | |
| Literally: | you why would like not to come? |
| English: | Because I love you | |
| Chinese: | yeen-way woh ie nee | |
| Literally: | (same) |