Key Vocabulary Chinese Pinyin English 吗 ma question particle for yes/no 呢 ne used for return questions 什么 shén me what 谁 shuí/shéi who 哪 nǎ which 几 jǐ how many 多少 duō shǎo how many / how much 哪里 nǎ lǐ where Asking Yes/No Questions with 吗 In Chinese, you can turn a statement … 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 dōng xi thing, stuff 饭 fàn food, meal 和 hé and 一起 yì qǐ together 然后 rán hòu then, afterwards Basic Sentence Order: Subject + Verb + … 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 (Xiǎo míng de yī tiān) “A Day in Xiaoming’s Life” 小明是学生。他今年十二岁。(Xiǎo míng shì xué shēng. Tā jīn nián 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 … Read more
Vocabulary: Location and Direction Chinese Pinyin English 在 zài to be at / in / on 哪里 nǎ lǐ where 这儿 / 这里 zhèr / zhè lǐ here 那儿 / 那里 nàr / nà lǐ there 学校 xué xiào school 家 jiā home, family 公司 gōng sī company, workplace 医院 yī yuàn hospital 超市 chāo … 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 gōng zuò to work / job 学习 xué xí to study 看 kàn … Read more
Vocabulary: Family Members Chinese Pinyin English 家 jiā family, home 爸爸 bà ba dad, father 妈妈 mā ma mom, mother 哥哥 gē ge older brother 弟弟 dì di younger brother 姐姐 jiĕ jie older sister 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister 儿子 ér zi son 女儿 nǚ ér daughter 父母 fù mǔ parents 夫妇 fū fù … Read more
Expressing Time In Mandarin, time is expressed using the 12-hour clock system. Here’s how you can tell time in Chinese: Basic Time Vocabulary: Key Points: Example of conversation: Expressing Dates In Chinese, dates are generally expressed in the following order: Year + Month + Day. Here’s the pattern: For example: Asking About Time and Dates … 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 shén me what 名字 … Read more