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: THIS AND THAT |
| English: | This | |
| Pinyin: | zhè |
| English: | This (alternate form - informal) | |
| Pinyin: | nèi |
| English: | This one | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge | |
| Literally: | this one |
| English: | That one (alternate form - informal) | |
| Pinyin: | nèi-ge | |
| Literally: | that one |
| English: | This one is delicious | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge hěn hǎo chī | |
| Literally: | this very good to eat |
| English: | My/mine | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ de | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | This one is mine | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge shì wǒ-de | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Book | |
| Pinyin: | shū |
| English: | This book (with measure word) | |
| Pinyin: | zhè běn shū | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I would like to buy this book | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè běn shū | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | This is my book | |
| Pinyin: | zhè běn shū shì wǒ-de | |
| Literally: | this book is mine |
| English: | This one is yours | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge shì nǐ-de | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Is this yours? | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge shì nǐ-de ma | |
| Literally: | this one is yours +? |
| English: | Luggage | |
| Pinyin: | xíng-lǐ |
| English: | Is this your luggage? | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge shì nǐ-de xíng-lǐ ma | |
| Literally: | this is your luggage +? |
| English: | This is hers | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge shì tā-de | |
| Literally: | this one is hers |
| English: | This is ours | |
| Pinyin: | zhè-ge shì wǒ-men de | |
| Literally: | this one is ours |
| English: | What is this? | |
| Pinyin: | zhè shì shén-me | |
| Literally: | this is what |
| English: | That | |
| Pinyin: | nà |
| English: | What is that? | |
| Pinyin: | nà shì shén-me | |
| Literally: | that is what |
| English: | That one | |
| Pinyin: | nà ge | |
| Literally: | that one |
| English: | That person | |
| Pinyin: | nà ge rén | |
| Literally: | that person |
| English: | Which one | |
| Pinyin: | nǎ ge | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| Note that there is a tone difference between the words for that and which. |
| English: | Which one is yours? | |
| Pinyin: | nǎ-ge shì nǐ de | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | That is my luggage | |
| Pinyin: | nà-ge shì wǒ-de xíng-lǐ | |
| Literally: | (same) |