LESSON
NOTES

3-Minute
Chinese
S1
#1
Self
Introduction

CONTENTS
Simplified
Chinese
Traditional
Chinese
English
Pinyin
Vocabulary
Sample
sentences
Grammar

1
Cultural
insight

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SIMPLIFIED
CHINESE
1. 你好，我叫李梅
。
2. 早上好，我是李梅。
3. 很⾼兴⻅到你。
4. 很⾼兴认识您。

TRADITIONAL
CHINESE
1. 你好，我叫李梅
。
2. 早上好，我是李梅。
3. 很⾼興⾒到你。
4. 很⾼興認識您。

ENGLISH
1. Hi
I'm
Limei.
2. Good
morning,
I'm
Limei.
3. Nice
to
meet
you.
4. It's
very
nice
to
meet
you.

PINYIN
1. Nǐ
hǎo,
wǒ
jiào
lǐméi.
2. Zǎoshang
hǎo,
wǒ
shì
lǐméi.
3. Hěn
gāoxìng
jiàndào
nǐ.
4. hěn
gāo
xìng
rèn
shi
nín.

VOCABULARY

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Simplified Pinyin English Class
你好 Hi phrase
我 wǒ I pronoun
李梅 Limei,
a
person's
name proper
noun
早上好 zǎoshàng
hǎo good
morning phrase
⻅到 to
meet,
to
see verb
叫 to
be
called verb
认识 to
meet verb
是 am verb
很 hěn very adverb,
adjective
你 nǐ you pronoun
⾼兴 happy adjective
您 nín you
(formal) pronoun
SAMPLE
SENTENCES
我叫王林。 早上好，先⽣。
Wǒ
jiào
Wáng
Lín. Zǎoshàng
hǎo，Xiānshēng.
I
am
called
Wang
Lin. Good
morning,
Sir.
你的⽑⾐很难看。 DVD很便宜
Nǐ
de
máoyī
hěn
nánkàn. DVD
hěn
piányì.
Your
sweater
is
very
ugly. The
DVD
is
very
cheap.
是你吗？ 请问您贵姓？
Shì
nǐ
ma? Qǐngwèn
nín
guìxìng?
Is
it
you? May
I
ask
your
surname?
GRAMMAR
In
this
lesson
you
will
learn
how
to
introduce
yourself.

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 Register Chinese Romanization English
Phrase
1 informal 你好，我叫李梅
。 Nǐ
hǎo,
wǒ
jiào
lǐméi. Hi
I'm
Limei.
Word
1 你好 nǐhǎo Hi
Word
2 我 wǒ I
Word
3 叫 jiào to
be
called
Word
4 李梅 lǐméi Limei,
a
person's
name
Phrase
2 formal 早上好，我是李梅。 Zǎoshang
hǎo,
wǒ
shì
lǐméi. Good
morning,
I'm
Limei.
Word
1 早上好 zǎoshàng
hǎo Good
morning
Word
2 我 wǒ I
Word
3 是 shì am
Word
4 李梅 lǐméi Limei,
a
person's
name
Phrase
3 informal 很⾼兴⻅到你。 Hěn
gāoxìng
jiàndào
nǐ. Nice
to
meet
you.
Word
1 很 hěn very
Word
2 ⾼兴 gāoxìng happy
Word
3 ⻅到 jiàndào to
meet,
to
see
Word
4 你 nǐ you
Phrase
4 formal 很⾼兴认识您。 hěn
gāo
xìng
rèn
shi
nín. It's
very
nice
to
meet
you.
Word
1 很 hěn very
Word
2 ⾼兴 gāoxìng happy
Word
3 认识 rènshi to
meet
Word
4 您 nín you
(formal)
CULTURAL
INSIGHT
It’s
very
common
for
men
to
shake
hands
when
first
introducing
themselves
in
China.
Women
will
also
shake
hands
when
in
business
settings,
but
in
social
or
casual
situations,
it
is
more
common
for
them
to
nod
or
simply
smile
instead,
as
these
gestures
show
friendliness.
So
make
sure
you
do
the
right
greeting
actions
depending
on
the
situation!

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