MANDARIN REVIEWER

Wo – I, my, me Jiao – name/ to be called Ren – people

Ni – you, your Shenme - what Zhongguo - China

Hen – very Shi – is, are, am Feilubin - Philippines

Hao – good Na – which Meiguo - America

Ma – question Guo – country

Ni jiao shenme? – What is your name? Ni hao – Hello

Ni hao ma? – How are you? Nin hao – Hello in polite way

Ni shi na guoren? – Which country are you from?

Jia – home, house Beijing – Beijing Fangzi - house

Ta – he/she Shanghai – Shanghai Fangjian - room

Zai – to where Xianggang – Hongkong Chufang - kitchen

Nar - where Tamen – them/they

Ni jia zai nar? – Where do you live? Wo jia zai Beijing – I live in Beijing.

Ta jia zai nar? – Where is his/her home?

Ta jia zai Shanghai – His/her home is at Shanghai.

Xuesheng – student jiejie – elder sister FATHER SIDE

baba – father didi – younger brother yeye - grandfather

mama – mother meimei – younger sister nainai - grandmother

gege – elder brother

MOTHER SIDE

Wai gong – grandfather bu – no buyao – do not zhe - this

Wai po - grandmother bushi – is not na - that

NUMBERS

1 – yi 6 – liu 10 – shi 20 – ar shi (ar + shi = ar shi)

2 – ar 7 – qi 11 – shi yi 21 – 99 – ar + shi + yi = ar shi yi/21

3 – san 8 – ba 12 – shi ar 100 – bai

4 – si 9 – jiu 13 – shi san 101 – yi + bai = yi bai

5 - wu 0 – ling 11 – 19 – just add shi to the 1-9

GREETINGS

Good morning – zao shang hao Good afternoon – xiawu hao

Goodbye – zaijian Thank you – xie xie

You’re welcome – bu keqi Start class – xian zai sheng ke

Class is over – xia ke Read after me – gen wo du

Correct/right – dui Mistake/wrong – cuo

Yes – shi No – bu

Is not – bu shi

Da – big

Xiao – small

Ge – classifier

a – flat a – rising a – falling-rising a – falling a e i o u u

Hanzi – Chinese characters Pinyin – alphabeth