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Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)

() () (jiè) (shào)

Introducing yourself

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  • () 好,(hǎo) () (jiào) () 维。(wéi) Hi, I’m David.
    () 好,(hǎo) () (jiào) 安。(ān)   Hi, I’m Ann.
  • Vocabulary

    (zhōng) (guó)  China, (zhōng) (guó) (rén)  Chinese;
    (měi) (guó)  United States, (měi) (guó) (rén)   American;
    (yīng) (guó)  United Kingdom, (yīng) (guó) (rén)  British;
    (ào) () () ()  Australia , (ào) () () () (rén)  Australian;
    () (guó)  Germany, () (guó) (rén)  German
  • () 好,(hǎo) () (jiào) () 维。(wéi)
    Hi, I’m David.
    () 好,(hǎo) () (jiào) 安。(ān)
    Hi, I’m Ann.
    () (shì) () (li) (rén) 啊?(ā)
    Where are you from?
    () (shì) (zhōng) (guó) 人。(rén) () 呢?(ne)
    I’m from China. And you?
    () (shì) (yīng) (guó) (rén)
    I am British
  • (qǐng) 问,(wèn,) () (xìng) (shén) 么?(me)
    What is your family name, please?
    () (xìng) 陈。(chén.)
    My family name is Chen.
    () (jiào) (shén) (me) (míng) 字?()
    And what is your given name, please?
    () 华。(huá.)
    Dahua.
  • Grammar

    () (men)  we, us
    () (men)  you (plural)
    () (men)  they, them
  • () (men) 好!(hǎo)
    Hello! ...to a group
    () (jiào) (huáng) 安。(ān) () (shì) (zhōng) (guó) 人。(rén)
    My name is Ann Huang. I am from China.
    () 好!(hǎo) () (jiào) () 维,(wéi) () (jiào) () 珊,(shān) () (men) (shì) (yīng) (guó) 人。(rén)
    Hello! I am David and she is Susan. We are both British.
  • The four tones

    (jiāo) teach,  (jiáo) chew,  (jiǎo) horn,   (jiào) call