Nǐ máng ma? Wǒ bù máng.

Nǐ lèi ma? Wǒ bù lèi.

Nǐ è ma? Wǒ bù è.
Nǐ kě ma? Wǒ bù kě

Nǐ máng ma? Wǒ bù máng.

Are you busy? I am not busy.
Nǐ lèi ma? Wǒ bù lèi.
Are you tired? I am not tired.
Nǐ è ma? Wǒ bù è.
Are you hungry? I'm not hungry.
Nǐ kě ma? Wǒ bù kě
Are you thirsty? I'm not thirsty
忙 Máng Busy
累 lèi tired
饿 è hungry
渴 kě thirsty
第一声（—）: bā dāo hōng xiāng

First sound (—): bā dāo hōng xiāng

第二声（∕）: ná lái qiáng cí
Second sound (∕): ná lái qiáng cí
第三声（√）: nǐ hǎo jǐng xiǎo
Third tone (√): nǐ hǎo jǐng xiǎo
第四声（\）: sè wàng dàng hòu
Fourth tone (\): sè wàng dàng hòu
ɑ> o> e > i >u > ü

mā (55) má (35) mǎ (214) mà (51)

bā (55) bá (35) bǎ (214) bà (51)

qīng shēng Neutral tone

e.g. xièxie， bú kèqi，nǐmen

谢谢 xièxie --- Thanks

不 bù --- not

客气 kèqi -- polite; courteous

不客气 bú kèqi -- don’t mention it; you’re welcome

对不起 -- duìbuqǐ I am sorry.

没关系 méi ɡuānxi -- Don't mention it;

zàijiàn 再见 bye
qǐnɡ 请 please

jìn 进 to enter
谢谢、不客气、对不起、没关系
Xièxiè, bù kèqì, duìbùqǐ, méiguānxì
Thank you, you’re welcome, sorry, it’s okay
他/她很好。你呢？
Tā/tā hěn hǎo. Nǐ ne?
我也很好。Wǒ yě hěn hǎo.
He/she is fine. How about you?
I am fine too.
你好吗？我很好。你呢？我也很好
Nǐ hǎo ma? Wǒ hěn hǎo. Nǐ ne? Wǒ yě hěn hǎo
Are you OK? I'm very good. How about you? I
am fine too