Key Vocabulary Chinese Pinyin English 吗 ma question particle for yes/no 呢 ne used for return questions 什么 shénme what 谁 shéi who 哪 nǎ which 几 jǐ how many 多少 duōshǎo how many / how much 哪里 nǎlǐ where Asking Yes/No Questions with 吗 In Chinese, you can turn a statement into a yes/no … Read more
Vocabulary Chinese Pinyin English 去 qù to go 回 huí to return, go back 买 mǎi to buy 看 kàn to see, to watch 书 shū book 东西 dōngxi thing, stuff 饭 fàn food, meal 和 hé and 一起 yìqǐ together 然后 ránhòu then, afterwards Basic Sentence Order: Subject + Verb + Object (SVO) Chinese … Read more
You’ve already completed 8 lessons! Good job. Let’s test your knowledge so far. Read the following text and answer the questions. 小明的一天 (Xiǎomíng de yītiān) “A Day in Xiaoming’s Life” 小明是学生。他今年十二岁。(Xiǎomíng shì xuéshēng. Tā jīnnián shí’èr suì.)Xiaoming is a student. He is twelve years old. 他家有四口人：爸爸、妈妈、姐姐和他。(Tā jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén: bàba, māma, jiějie hé … Read more
Vocabulary: Location and Direction Chinese Pinyin English 在 zài to be at / in / on 哪里 nǎlǐ where 这儿 / 这里 zhèr / zhèlǐ here 那儿 / 那里 nàr / nàlǐ there 学校 xuéxiào school 家 jiā home, family 公司 gōngsī company, workplace 医院 yīyuàn hospital 超市 chāoshì supermarket 桌子 zhuōzi table 椅子 yǐzi … Read more
Vocabulary: Common Verbs and Nouns Chinese Pinyin English 吃 chī to eat 喝 hē to drink 睡觉 shuì jiào to sleep 起床 qǐ chuáng to get up 去 qù to go 回 huí to return, go back 做 zuò to do 工作 gōngzuò to work / job 学习 xuéxí to study 看 kàn to watch … Read more
Vocabulary: Family Members Chinese Pinyin English 家 jiā family, home 爸爸 bàba dad, father 妈妈 māma mom, mother 哥哥 gēge older brother 弟弟 dìdì younger brother 姐姐 jiĕjie older sister 妹妹 mèimei younger sister 儿子 érzi son 女儿 nǚ’ér daughter 父母 fùmǔ parents 夫妇 fūfù husband and wife 丈夫 zhàngfu husband 妻子 qīzi wife Sentence … Read more
Expressing Time In Mandarin, time is expressed using the 24-hour clock system. Here’s how you can tell time in Chinese: Basic Time Vocabulary: Key Points: Examples of time: Expressing Dates In Chinese, dates are generally expressed in the following order: Year + Month + Day. Here’s the pattern: For example: You can also say the … Read more
Counting Numbers in Mandarin In Mandarin Chinese, numbers are simple to learn once you know the basic digits. Here are the first ten numbers: Number Chinese Character Pinyin English Translation 0 零 líng Zero 1 一 yī One 2 二 èr Two 3 三 sān Three 4 四 sì Four 5 五 wǔ Five 6 … Read more
Vocabulary In this lesson, we’ll learn key words and phrases to help you introduce yourself and ask others their names. Understanding the following vocabulary will be essential for basic conversations: Chinese Pinyin English 我 wǒ I / Me 是 shì am / is / are 叫 jiào to be called 什么 shénme what 名字 míngzi … Read more