Day 1 Absolute Beginner Mandarin

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• 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?