Mandarin Chinese Lessons (Standard Pinyin)
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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 | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ |
| English: | We | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ-men |
| English: | He/she | |
| Pinyin: | tā |
| English: | They | |
| Pinyin: | tā-men |
| English: | You | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ |
| English: | You (when speaking to more than 1 person) | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ-men |
| English: | Hello (to address one person) | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ hǎo | |
| Literally: | you good |
| English: | Hello (to address more than 1 person) | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ-men hǎo | |
| 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 | |
| Pinyin: | yīng-guó |
| English: | English (the language) | |
| Pinyin: | yīng-wén |
| English: | China | |
| Pinyin: | zhōng-guó |
| English: | Chinese (language) | |
| Pinyin: | zhōng-wén |
| English: | I | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ |
| English: | My | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ-de |
| English: | You | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ |
| English: | Your | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ-de |
| English: | My Chinese is bad | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ-de zhōng-wén bù hǎo | |
| Literally: | my Chinese not good |
| English: | Your English is very good | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ-de yīng-wén hěn hǎo | |
| Literally: | your English very good |
| English: | It's mine | |
| Pinyin: | shì wǒ-de | |
| Literally: | is mine |
| English: | It's not mine | |
| Pinyin: | bú shì wǒ-de | |
| Literally: | not is mine |
| English: | It's yours | |
| Pinyin: | shì nǐ-de | |
| Literally: | is yours |
| English: | I'm yours | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ shì nǐ-de | |
| Literally: | I am yours |
| English: | You're mine | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ shì wǒ-de | |
| Literally: | you are mine |