Learn Mandarin

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1 Basic Greetings

A ?
N ho ma?
How are you?

B ()
W hn ho , xi xie .
Very well, thank you / Fine.

A
N sh zhng gu rn ma ?
Are you Chinese?

B ,
B sh , w sh mi gu rn .
No, Im American.

Key Vocabulary

w
I

n
you

//
t
He/She/It

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t men
they

//
sh
are/is/am

sh de
yes

hn ho
great/very well/fine

xi xie
thanks/thank you

Dialogue in Traditional Characters

A ?
N ho ma?

B ()
W hn ho , xi xie .

A
N sh zhng gu rn ma ?

B ,
B sh , w sh mi gu rn .

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