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 COME |
| English: | To come | |
| Pinyin: | lái |
| English: | I'm coming | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ lái | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I'm not coming | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ bù lái | |
| Literally: | I not coming |
| English: | She/he is coming | |
| Pinyin: | tā lái | |
| Literally: | she/he coming |
| English: | Are you coming? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ lái ma | |
| Literally: | you coming +? |
| English: | Come to our place | |
| Pinyin: | lái wǒ-men nàr | |
| Literally: | come our place |
| English: | Would you like to come to our place? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ xiǎng lái wǒ-men nàr ma | |
| Literally: | you would like to come our place +? |
| English: | I am American | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ shì měi-guó lái de | |
| Literally: | I from America come |
| SECTION: TO LIKE and TO LOVE |
| English: | To like | |
| Pinyin: | xǐ-huan |
| English: | I like your place | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ xǐ-huan nǐ nàr | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like China | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ xǐ-huan zhōng-guó | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like China very much | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ hěn xǐ-huan zhōng-guó | |
| Literally: | I very like China |
| English: | Do you like? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ xǐ-huan ma | |
| Literally: | you like +? |
| English: | Do you like Beijing? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ xǐ-huan běi-jīng ma | |
| Literally: | you like Beijing +? |
| English: | I like Beijing very much | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ hěn xǐ-huan běi-jīng | |
| Literally: | I very like Beijing |
| English: | Do you like it here? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ xǐ-huan zhè-lǐ ma | |
| Literally: | you like here +? |
| English: | I like it here very much | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ hěn xǐ-huan zhè-lǐ | |
| Literally: | I very like here |
| English: | Don't like | |
| Pinyin: | bù xǐ-huan | |
| Literally: | (same) |