LESSON ONE: CHINESE PINYIN

汉语拼音字母表 ： Chinese Pinyin Alphabet

Part one
声母表 （ 21 个）Consonant ( 21 )
b p m f d t n l
g k H q q x
zh ch sh r z c s
韵母表 （ 16 ）Vowel ( 16 )
a o e i ai ei ao ou
an eng ang eng Er y w yu
整体认读音节 （ 16 ）Overall recognition syllable
zhi chi zhi ri zi ci si wu
yi yu ye yue yuan yin yun ying

Part two
音调表 Intonation chart

First Tone : level 5 to level 5

Second tone: level 3 to level 5
Third tone: level 2 to level 1 to level 4
Fourth tone: level 5 to level 1

Part three
声母韵母表 Chinese pinyin combination table
LESSON TWO GREETING ( 您早 )

PART ONE : NEW WORD AND PHRASES ( 新字和词 ）

Character Pinyin English meaning
早上 zǎo shang  morning
中午 zhōng wǔ  noon
下午 xià wǔ  afternoon
晚上 wǎnshàng evening
很 hěn very
好 hǎo good, fine
吗 ma a question marker attach to a question sentence
先生 xiān shēng Sir, Mister, husband
太太 tài tài Ma’am , Mrs, wife
我 wǒ me
你 nǐ you
您 nǐn You ( honor term )
也 yě also

PART TWO: NEW SENTENCE ( 新句子 ）

Character Pinyin English meaning
王先生， 早！ Wáng xiānshēng, Good morning, Mr. Ong.
zǎo!
王先生， 早上好！ Wáng xiānshēng, zǎo Good morning, Mr. Ong.
shàng hǎo!
王太太好! 您好吗？ Wáng tài tài hǎo! Hello, Mrs. Ong
王太太好! 您好吗？ Wáng tài tài ! Nín hǎo How are you, Mrs. Ong？
ma?
陈先生，您太太好 Chén xiānshēng, nín Mr. Tan, How is your wife?
吗？ tàitài hǎo ma?
她很好，谢谢! tā hěn hǎo, xièxiè! She is fine, thank you!
陈太太，您先生好 Chén tàitài, nín Mrs. Tan, how is your husband?
吗？ xiānshēng hǎo ma? 
他很好，谢谢! tā hěn hǎo, xièxiè! He is fine, thank you!

PART THREE: CONVERSATION ( 对话 )

王先生 陈太太，早上好！
Mr. Ong Chén tàitài, zǎoshang hǎo!
Good morning, Mrs. Tan.
陈太太 王先生，早！
Mrs. Tan Wáng xiānshēng, zǎo!
Good morning, Mr. Ong.
王先生 您好吗？
Mr. Ong Nín hǎo ma?
How are you?
陈太太 我很好，谢谢! 您好吗？
,Mrs. Tan Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín hǎo ma?
I’m fine, thank you. How about you?

王先生 我也很好， 谢谢！ 您先生好吗？

Mr. Ong Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín xiānshēng hǎo ma?
 I’m also fine, thank you! How is your husband?
陈太太 他很好，谢谢! 您太太好吗？
Mrs. Tan Tā hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín tàitài hǎo ma?
He is fine, thank you! How about your wife?
王先生 她也很好，谢谢!
Mr. Ong Tā yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè!
She is also fine, thank you!

PART FOUR: EXERCISES ( 练习题 ）

Read the pinyin and choose the correct meaning:

ANSWER PINYIN LETTER MEANING
zǎo shang  A NOON
zhōng wǔ  B QUESTION
xià wǔ  C YOU
wǎnshàng D MISTER
hěn E MORNING
hǎo F GOOD
ma G EVENING
xiān shēng H I/ME
tài tài I YOU ( POLITE FORM )
wǒ J YOU
nǐ K AFTERNOON
nǐn L MISES
yě M VERY

Read the pinyin sentence and give its meaning

Wáng xiān shēng
Chén tài tài
Wǎn shàng hǎo
Tā hěn hǎo.
Tā yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè!
Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè!
Nín xiānshēng hǎo ma?
xiānshēng, zǎo shàng hǎo!
Nín hǎo ma?
hěn hǎo.
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good evening
I’m fine
Mr. Ong
Mrs. Tan
Your wife
My husband
How are you?
PART FIVE MORE EXERCISE
Read and give its meaning
TEACHER YOURSELF ANSWER
zǎoshang hǎo! zǎoshang hǎo!

Nín hǎo ma? Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè!

Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín tài tài,Tā hǎo ma?

Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè! tàitài hǎo ma? Tā yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè!

Answer the conversation with others

Others YOURSELF ANSWER
zǎoshang hǎo!
Nín hǎo ma?
Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè! tàitài hǎo ma?
Tā yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè!

Build your own imagination conversation

Yourself Other ANSWER

Sample of simple greeting conversation

Andy Anna, zǎo shàng hǎo!

Andy zǎo! Anna

Andy Nín hǎo ma?

Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín yě hǎo ma? Anna

Andy hěn hǎo,Nín xiānshēng hǎo ma?

tā hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Anna

Lesson Three: Greeting extended （ 您好吗？ ）

PART ONE : NEW WORD AND PHRASES ( 新字和词 ）

 Character Pinyin English meaning
不 bù No, does not
忙 máng busy
都 dōu All, both
呢 ne How about

PART TWO: PROPER NAME DESIGNATION:

Character Pinyin English meaning
父母亲 fù mǔ qīn parent
父亲/爸爸 fù qīn/ bàba father
母亲/妈妈 mǔqīn/ māmā  mother
伯父 bó fù uncle ( common name for male stranger )
阿姨 ā yí Auntie ( Common name for female stranger )
哥哥 gē gē brother ( common name for male stranger )
姐姐 jiěj iě sister ( Common name for female stranger )
老师 lǎo shī Professor/ teacher
师娘 shī niáng Wife of professor/ teacher
老板 lǎo bǎn boss
老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng boss wife / lady boss
péng yǒu friend
nán boy
nǚ girl
我们 wǒ men we/ us
你们 nǐ men Plural form of you
他们 tā men them

PART Three: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PHRASES

Character Pinyin English meaning
我很忙。 Wǒ hěn máng I’m very busy.
我不忙。 Wǒ bù máng I’m no busy.
我不太忙。 Wǒ bù tài máng I’m no so busy
我很好。 Wǒ hěn hǎo I’m very fine
我不舒服。 Wǒ bú shūfú I’m not feeling well ( uncomfortable )

Part Four: NEW SENTENCE ( 新句子 ）

Character Pinyin English meaning
您父母亲都好吗？ Nín fù mǔqīn dōu hǎo How is your parent?
ma? 
他们都很好。 Tāmen dōu hěn hǎo. They are all fine.
您父母亲呢？ Nín fù mǔqīn ne? How about your parent?
他们也都很好。 Tāmen yě dū hěn They are also fine.
hǎo.
老板，你忙吗？ Lǎobǎn, nǐ máng ma? Sre your busy, boss?
我很忙! Wǒ hěn máng!  Yes, I’m busy
我不太忙。 Wǒ bù tài máng. No, i’m not busy.
老板他们都忙吗？ Lǎobǎn tāmen dōu Are our bosses busy?
máng ma?
老板娘呢？ Lǎobǎnniáng ne?  How about lady boss?
她也很忙。 Tā yě hěn máng. She is also very busy.
他不太忙。 Tā bù tài máng. No, she is not so busy.
您爸爸好吗？ Nín bàba hǎo ma?  How is your father?
他不舒服？ Tā bú shūfú? He is not feeling well.
您妈妈呢？ Nín māmā ne? How about your mother?
她很好，谢谢！ Tā hěn hǎo, xièxiè! She is fine, thank you!

Part Five: CONVERSATION ( 对话 )

林先生 陈老师，早上好！
Mr. Lim Chén lǎo shī, zǎo shang hǎo!
Good morning, Teacher Tan.
陈老师 林先生，好！
Teacher Tan Lín xiān shēng, zǎo!
Good morning, Mr. Ong.
林先生 您好吗？
Mr. Lim Nín hǎo ma?
How are you?
陈老师 我很好，谢谢! 您好吗？
Teacher Tan Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín hǎo ma?
I’m fine, thank you. How about you?

林先生 我也很好， 谢谢！ 您先生好吗？

Mr. Lim Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín xiānshēng hǎo ma?
I’m also fine, thank you! How is your husband?
陈老师 他很好，谢谢! 您太太好吗？
Teacher Tan Tā hěn hǎo, xièxiè! Nín tàitài hǎo ma?
He is fine, thank you! How about your wife?
林先生 她也很好，谢谢! 你忙吗？
Mr. Lim Tā yě hěn hǎo, xièxiè! nǐ máng ma?
She is also fine, thank you! Are you busy?
陈老师 我不太忙，您呢？
Teacher Tan Wǒ bù tài máng, nín ne?
I’m not so busy, how about you?
林先生 我很忙。您父母亲都好吗？
Mr. Lim Wǒ bù tài máng, nín ne?
I’m very busy, how is your parent?
陈老师 父亲很好，妈妈不舒服。您父母呢？
Teacher Tan Fùqīn hěn hǎo, mǔqīn bú shūfú. Nín fùmǔ ne?
Father is fine, mother is not feeling well, how about your parent?
林先生 他们都很好，谢谢。再见
Mr. Lim Tāmen dōu hěn hǎo, xièxiè. Zàijiàn
They are all fine, thank you and good bye
陈老师 再见！
Teacher Tan Zàijiàn
bye
Part Six : Read the pinyin and choose the correct meaning:
ANSWER PINYIN LETTER MEANING
fù mǔ qīn A UNCLE
fù qīn B PROFESSOR
mǔqīn C LADY BOSS
 bó fù D PARENT
ā yí E WE
gē gē F BIG SISTER
jiěj iě G MOTHER
lǎo shī H THEM
shī niáng I PLURAL FORM OF YOU
lǎo bǎn J TEACHER WIFE
lǎo bǎn niáng K AUNTIE
péng yǒu L FATHER
wǒ men M FRIEND
nǐ men N BIG BROTHER
tā men O BOSS

Read the pinyin sentence and give its meaning

Chén lǎo shī, zǎo shang hǎo!
Nín fù mǔqīn dōu hǎo ma? 
Fùqīn hěn hǎo, mǔqīn bú shūfú.
Tāmen dōu hěn hǎo, xièxiè.
Lǎobǎn tāmen dōu máng ma?
Lǎobǎnniáng péngyǒu máng ma?
Nǐ nán péngyǒu hǎo ma?
Lǎoshīmen dōu hěn máng,
shīniángmen dōu bù tài máng.
Wǒ fù mǔqīn dōu hěn máng, yě hěn
hǎo!
Wǒ bú shūfú, wǒ tàitài hěn hǎo, tā hěn
máng.

conversation
Boss Anna, zǎo shàng hǎo!

Lǎobǎn, zǎoshang hǎo! Anna

Boss Nǐmen dōu hěn máng ma?

Zǎoshang wǒmen dōu hěn máng, xiàwǔ dōu bù tài máng. Anna

Boss Ānnà. Nǐ fù mǔqīn dōu hěn máng ma?

Bàba yě hěn máng, māmā bù tài máng. Anna