Chinese

FiveTonesTones-in-Mandarin

Module 1:

  1. Hello 你好 Nǐ hǎo
  2. Goodbye 再見 Zàijiàn
  3. I’m American 我是美國人 Wǒ shì měiguó rén
  4. I don’t speak Mandarin 我不會說普通話 Wǒ bù huì shuō pǔtōnghuà
  5. Do you speak English? 你會說英語嗎？Nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?
  6. Where is the WC? 廁所在哪裡 Cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ?
  7. I’m sorry  對不起 Duìbùqǐ
  8. How much does it cost? 它要多少錢 Tā yào duōshǎo qián ?
  9. Where is? 哪裡 Nǎlǐ ?
  10. There 哪裡 Nǎlǐ
  11. Here 這裡 Zhèlǐ

Module 2:

  1. Yes 是 Shì
  2. No 沒有 Méiyǒu
  3. Good 好 Hǎo
  4. Okay 好的 Hǎo de
  5. No good 不好 Bù hǎo
  6. I want
  7. I don’t want
  8. I have 我有 Wǒ yǒu
  9. I don’t have
  10. Do you have?

Module 3:

  1. Good morning 早上好 Zǎoshang hǎo
  2. Good afternoon 下午好 Xiàwǔ hǎo
  3. Good night 晚安 Wǎn’ān
  4. Cantonese 廣東話 Guǎngdōng huà
  5. Do you have any rooms available tonight? 今晚有空房間嗎？Jīn wǎn yǒu kòng fángjiān ma?
  6. I know
  7. I don’t know
  8. I don’t understand

Questions:

  1. Do people even say good morning, afternoon, or evening? Or just Ni Hao?
  2. Is number 5 above how you would ask a hotel if they had any rooms?
  3. “Where is?” and “There” are the same word Nǎlǐ? How do you know if someone is saying “Where is” or “There?” Context I guess?
  4. Yes 是 Shì, No 沒有 Méiyǒu why isn’t No Bù Shì ?
  5. I thought Hi Hao meant average?

Notes:

  1. American English words aren’t necessarily commonly used. For instance, bathroom, restroom, and toilet aren’t what people say. But translate WC to Cèsuǒ and that’s what people say.