MANDARIN

ASIAN LANGUAGE
Greetings
LESSON 2
 Lǐyí Zhībāng (礼仪之邦)
Chinese Etiquette: Fist and Palm Salute
China has been referred to as a or "land of ceremonies."

The fist and palm salute is one of the most traditional.

People still give fist and palm salutes when paying a
visit to someone during the traditional Chinese New
Year or visiting someone's wedding celebration, birthday
reception, or burial, even though they would normally
shake hands when meeting friends and family, as they
would in the west.
 Unlock New Words
English Chinese Character Pinyin

you nǐ
你
I, me wǒ
我
good hǎo
好
very hěn
很
also yě
也
 English Chinese Character Pinyin

You (Plural) Nǐmen

你们
They Tāmen
他们
We;us Wǒmen
我们
She; her Tā
她
He; his Tā
他
 English Chinese Character Pinyin

Hello! Nǐ hǎo
你好
How are you doing? Nǐ zěnme yàng?
你怎么样
Good morning Zǎoshang hǎo
早上好
Good afternoon Xiàwǔ hǎo
下午好
Good evening Wǎnshàng hǎo
晚上好
Good night Wǎn'ān
晚安
 English Chinese Character Pinyin

Goodbye! Zàijiàn
再见
See you tomorrow! Míngtiān jiàn!
明天见
Thank you! Xièxiè!
谢谢
No need to thank. Bùyòng xiè
不用谢
You’re welcome Bù kèqì
不客气
Welcome Huānyíng
欢迎
 English Chinese Character Pinyin

home; family jiā

家
ren rén
人
father bàba
爸爸
mother māmā
妈妈
older sister jiějiě
姐姐
older brother gēgē
哥哥
 English Chinese Character Pinyin

younger sister mèimei

妹妹
younger brother dìdì
弟弟
son érzi
儿子
daugther nǚ'ér
女儿
Miss xiǎojiě
小姐
Mister xiānshēng
先生
 English Chinese Character Pinyin

No problem méi wèntí

没问题
Very good Fēicháng hǎo
非常好
I love you Wǒ ài nǐ
我爱你
I miss you Wǒ xiǎng nǐ
我想你
I like you Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ
我喜欢你
I am sorry duìbùqǐ
对不起
 Read the sentences below.
1. 你叫什么名字？
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? / What is your name?
2. 我叫 Anna.
Wǒ jiào Anna. / My name is Anna.
3. 你是学生。
Nǐ shì xuéshēng. / You are a student.
4. 我是老师
Wǒ shì lǎoshī. / I am a teacher.
5. 他是谁？
Tā shì shéi? / Who is he?
6. 他是我的朊友。
Tā shì wǒ de péngyǒu. / He is my friend.
7. 他是我爸爸。
Tā shì wǒ bàba. / He is my father.
8. 很高兴认识你
Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ / Happy to know you.
 Country Name + 人 (rén)
So "country name + 人" suggests one's
identity of having this country's
nationality.

City / State / Province + 人 (rén)

So "state/province/city... + 人 (rén)"
suggests one's identity of being from the
state/province/city
 是 (shì) to be
Generally, 是 (shì) can be translated as "to be" in
English, but "to be" in English cannot be directly
translated into 是 (shì) for every situation.

1. 我是中国人。
Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén. / I am Chinese.
2. 我是美国人。
Wǒ shì Měiguó rén. / I am American.
3. 我是北京人。
Wǒ shì Běijīng rén. / I'm from Beijing
4. 我是菲律宾人
Wǒ shì Fēilǜbīn rén. / I am Filipino.
 Dialogue
Conversation B

A. 你好
Nǐ hǎo / Hello.
B. 你好
Nǐ hǎo / Hello.
A. 你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? / What is your name?
B. 我叫杜飞. 你叫什么名字?
Wǒ jiào Dù Fēi. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? / I am Du Fei. What is your name?
A. 我叫韩梅. 很高兴认识你
Wǒ jiào Hán Méi. Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ. / I’m Han Mei. I’m happy to meet you.
B. 我也很高兴认识你
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ. / I am happy to meet you too.
 Translation
Hello! Good morning.
How are you?
My name is Lee Xiao Long.
I am a Filipino, how about you?
What is your name?
Nice to meet you.
I’m fine.
MANDARIN
ASIAN LANGUAGE
Counting numbers
LESSON 3
Chinese Hand Signals
English Chinese Pinyin
one 一 yī
two 二 èr / liǎng
three 三 sān
four 四 sì
five 五 wǔ
six 六 liù
seven 七 qī
eight 八 bā
nine 九 jiǔ
ten 十 shí
 English Chinese Pinyin
eleven 十一 shíyī
twenty 二十 èrshí
thirty 三十 sānshí
forty 四十 sìshí
fifty 五十 wǔshí
sixty 六十 liùshí
seventy 七十 qīshí
eighty 八十 bāshí
ninety 九十 jiǔshí
one hundred 一百 yībǎi