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. You may also download a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| SECTION: TO SPEAK |
| English: | To speak (verb) | |
| Pinyin: | shuō |
| English: | To know how (verb) | |
| Pinyin: | huì |
| English: | You know how to speak | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ huì shuō | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | You know how to speak English | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ huì shuō yīng-wén | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Do you know how to speak English? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ huì shuō yīng-wén ma | |
| Literally: | you know how to speak English +? |
| English: | They cannot speak English | |
| Pinyin: | tā-men bú huì shuō yīng-wén | |
| Literally: | they not know how to speak English |
| English: | I know how to speak Chinese | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ huì shuō zhōng-wén | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I don't know how to speak Chinese | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ bú huì shuō zhōng-wén | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | A little | |
| Pinyin: | yī-diǎn |
| English: | A little (alternate - as heard in Northern China) | |
| Pinyin: | yī-diǎnr |
| English: | A little Chinese | |
| Pinyin: | yī-diǎn zhōng-wén | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I know how to speak a little Chinese | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ huì shuō yī-diǎn zhōng-wén | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | She can speak some English | |
| Pinyin: | tā huì shuō yī-diǎn yīng-wén | |
| Literally: | she knows how to speak a little English |
| English: | Please repeat that | |
| Pinyin: | qǐng zài shuō yí-biàn | |
| Literally: | please again speak one time |
| SECTION: WHAT |
| English: | What | |
| Pinyin: | shén-me |
| English: | What's the matter? | |
| Pinyin: | shén-me shì | |
| Literally: | what is |
| English: | What did you say? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ shuō shén-me | |
| Literally: | you said what |
| English: | What did he say? | |
| Pinyin: | tā shuō shén-me | |
| Literally: | he said what |
| English: | To do (verb) | |
| Pinyin: | zuò |
| English: | What are you doing? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ zuò shén-me | |
| Literally: | you doing what |