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Saturday, March 20, 2021
Day 1 Absolute Beginner Mandarin
Today lesson consist of:
• ChineseClass101 Absolute Beginner S1L1
你好,你叫什么名字?
Nǐhǎo, nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?
Hello, you called what name?
➡️ Hello, what is your name?
我叫...
Wǒ jiào...
I'm called...
我 = wǒ = I
我们 = wǒmen = we, us
你 = nǐ = you
您 = nín = you (formal)
你们 = nǐmen = you (plural)
他 = tā = he, him
她 = tā = she, her
它 = tā = it
他们 / 她们 = tāmen = they, them
好 = hǎo = good
Sample sentences
是你吗?
Shì nǐ ma?
Is it you?
你说什么?
Nǐ shuō shénme?
You say what? ➡️ What did you say?
我忘记他的名字。
Wǒ wàngji tāde míngzì.
I forget his name.
我的朋友很帅。
Wǒ de péngyǒu hěn shuài.
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• ChineseClass101 Absolute Beginner S1L12
你是哪国人?
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
You is which country person? ➡️ Which country are you from?
我是美国人。你呢?
Wǒ shì Měiguórén. Nǐ ne?
I am American. And you?
Word order: subject + verb + object
呢 = to form follow up question. Example: Ni ne?, Tāmen ne?.
哪 = na / něi = which
国 = country, state (add this to country / state name)
Country name + 人 (ren / person) = citizenship
Sample sentences
他是我哥哥。
Tā shì wǒ gēge.
He is my older brother.
这是什么国家?
Zhè shì shénme guójiā?
This is what county? ➡️ What county is this?
中国人很多。
Zhōngguóren hěnduō.
There are many Chinese people.
他们都是中国人。
Tāmen dōu shì Zhōngguóren.
They are all Chinese people.
我应该用哪吧钥匙?
Wǒ yinggāi yòng nǎ bǎ yàoshi?
I should use which key? ➡️ Which key should I use?