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. |
| English: | I don't like him/her/it | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ bù xǐ-huan tā | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like you | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ xǐ-huan nǐ | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I like you very much | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ hěn xǐ-huan nǐ | |
| Literally: | I very like you |
| English: | To love | |
| Pinyin: | ài |
| English: | I love you | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ ài nǐ | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I don't love you | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ bú ài nǐ | |
| Literally: | I not love you |
| English: | I would like to make love | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ xiǎng zuò ài | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Lover | |
| Pinyin: | ài rén | |
| Literally: | love person |
| SECTION: WHY AND BECAUSE |
| English: | For / in order to | |
| Pinyin: | wèi |
| English: | Why? | |
| Pinyin: | wèi shén-me | |
| Literally: | in order to what? |
| English: | Why are you going? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ wèi shén-me qù | |
| Literally: | you why go? |
| English: | To learn | |
| Pinyin: | xué |
| English: | I'm going to America in order to learn English | |
| Pinyin: | wǒ qù měi-guó wèi xué yīng-wén | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Why do you ask? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ wèi shén-me wèn | |
| Literally: | you why ask? |
| English: | Why do you not like her? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ wèi shén-me bù xǐ-huan tā | |
| Literally: | you why not like her? |
| English: | Because | |
| Pinyin: | yīn-wèi |
| English: | Because she doesn't like me | |
| Pinyin: | yīn-wèi tā bù xǐ-huan wǒ | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Why don't you want to come? | |
| Pinyin: | nǐ wèi shén-me bù xiǎng lái | |
| Literally: | you why would like not to come? |
| English: | Because I love you | |
| Pinyin: | yīn-wèi wǒ ài nǐ | |
| Literally: | (same) |