Lessons 1 - 5

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Nǐ hǎo

你 好

Hello

       Nǐ   hǎo!
A:你    好!

A:Hello!

       Nǐ   hǎo!
B:你    好!

B:Hello!

New Words

1. 你 nǐ pronoun. (singular) you

2. 好 hǎo adjective. good, fine

Nǐmen hǎo

你们 好

Hello

       Nín   hǎo!
A:您    好!

A:Hello!

       Nǐmen   hǎo!
B:你 们    好!

B:Hello!

New Words

1. 您 nín pronoun. (polite) you

2. 你们 nǐmen (plural) you

Duìbuqǐ

对不起

I'm sorry

       Duìbuqǐ!
A:对  不  起!

A:I'm sorry!

       Méi guānxi!
B:没   关  系!

B:That's OK!

New Words

1. 对不起 duìbuqǐ verb. to be sorry

2. 没关系 méi guānxi that's OK

Xìexie

谢谢

Thank you

       Xìexie!
A:谢 谢!

A:Thank you!

       Bú xìe!
B:不  谢!

B:Sure!

New Words

1. 谢谢 Xìexie verb. to thank

2. 不 bù no, not

Xìexie nǐ

谢谢 你

Thank you

       Xìexie nǐ!
A:谢 谢  你!

A:Thank you!

       Bú  kèqi!
B:不  客 气!

B:You're welcome!

New Word

1. 不客气 bú kèqi you're welcome, don't mention it

Zàijiàn

再见

Goodbye

       Zàijiàn!
A:再 见!

A:Goodbye!

       zàijiàn!
B:再 见!

B:Bye!

New Word

1. 再见 zàijiàn verb. to see you around, to see you another time

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

你 叫 什么 名字?

What's your name?

       Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
A:你  叫   什么   名字?

A:What's your name?

       Wǒ jiào Lǐ Yuè.
B:我  叫   李月.

B:My name is Li Yue.

New Words

1. 叫 jiào verb. to call, to be called

2. 什么 shénme pronoun. what

3. 名字 míngzi noun. name

4. 我 wǒ pronoun. I, me

Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?

你 是 老师 吗?

Are you a teacher?

       Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?
A:你 是  老师    吗?

A:Are you a teacher?

      Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī,
B:我   不   是  老师,

B:No, I'm not.

      wǒ shì xuésheng.
      我  是  学生.
      I'm a student.

New Words

1. 是 shì verb. to be

2. 老师 lǎoshī noun. teacher

3. 吗 ma part. at the end of a question

4. 学生 xuésheng noun. student

Wǒ shì měiguó rén

我 是 美国 人

I'm American

       Nǐ  shì  Zhōngguó rén ma?
A:你  是   中国 人  吗?

A:Are you Chinese?

      Wǒ bú shì Zhōngguó rén,
B:我   不 是  中国 人,

B:No, I'm not.

      wǒ shì Měiguó rén.
      我  是  美国 人.
      I'm American.

New Word

1. 人 rén noun. human, person

proper nouns

2. 中国 Zhōngguó China

3. 美国 Měiguó USA

Tā shì shéi?

她 是 谁?

Who is she?

       Tā shì shéi?
A:她 是 谁?

A:Who is she?

      Tā shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī,
B:她 是   我   的   汉语  老师,

B:She is my Chinese teacher,

       Tā jiào Lǐ Yuè.
        她 叫   李 月.
        Her name is Li Yue.

New Words

1. 她 tā pronoun. she, her

2. 谁 shéi who, whom

3. 的 de part. used after an attribute

4. 汉语 Hànyǔ noun. Chinese (language)

Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

你 是 哪 国 人?

Which country are you from?

       Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
A:你 是 哪 国 人?

A:Which country are you from?

      Wǒ shì měiguó rén,nǐ ne?
B:我   是  美 国  人, 你 呢?

B:The United States. And you?

       Wǒ shì zhōngguó rén.
A:我 是  中 国  人.

A:I'm Chinese.

New Words

1. 哪 nǎ pronoun. which

2. 国 guó noun. country, nation

3. 呢 ne used at the end of a question

Tā shì wǒ tóngxué

他 是 我 同学

He is my classmate

       Tā shì shéi?
A:他 是 谁?

A:Who is he?

      Tā shì wǒ tóngxué
B:他   是   我   同 学.

B:He's my classmate.

       Tā ne,tā shì nǐ tóngxué ma?
A:她 呢, 她 是  你  同 学  吗?

A:Is she also your classmate?

      Tā bú shì wǒ tóngxué,
B:她 不  是  我  同学,

B:No, she isn't.

      tā shì wǒ péngyou. 
      她  是  我  朋 友.
      She's my friend.

New Words

1. 他 tā pronoun. he, him

2. 同学 tóngxué noun. classmate

3. 朋友 péngyou noun. friend

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

你 家 有 几 口 人?

How many people are there in your family?

       Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ?
A:你  家  有  几  口  人?

A:How many are you in your family?

      Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén
B:我   家   有   三   口   人.

B:There are three.

New Words

1. 家 jiā noun. family

2. 有 yǒu verb. to have, there be

3. 口 kǒu measure. a measure word for members of families, etc

Tā jīnnián sì suì le

她 今年 四 岁 了

She is four years old

       Nǐ  nǚ'ér jǐ suì le?
A:你  女 儿  几  岁  了?

A:How old is your daughter?

      Tā  jīnnián  sì  suì le
B:她 今 年  四  岁  了.

B:She is four years old.

New Words

1. 女儿 nǚ'ér noun. daughter

2. 几 jǐ pronoun. how many

3. 岁 suì measure. year (of age)

4. 了 le part. used at the end of or in the middle of a sentence to indicate a change or a new circumstance

5. 今年 jīnnián noun. this year

Lǐ lǎoshī duō dà le?

李 老师 多 大 了?

How old is Professor Li?

       Lǐ lǎoshī duō dà le?
A:李  老师  多  大 了?

A:How old is Professor Li?

      Tā  jīnnián  wǔshí  suì le
B:她  今 年 50  岁  了.

B:She is 50 years old.

       Tā  nǚ'ér ne?
A:她  女儿  呢?

A:What about her daughter?

      Tā  nǚ'ér  jīnnián  èrshí  suì
B:她  女儿  今 年 20  岁.

B:Her daughter is 20.

New Words

1. 多 duō adverb. indicating degree or extent

2. 大 dà adjective. (of age) old