Pinyin |
Chinese |
English |
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Pinyin |
Chinese |
English |
nǐ |
你 |
you |
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yě |
也 |
also |
hǎo |
好 |
good |
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máng |
忙 |
busy |
ní hǎo |
你好 |
hello |
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bù |
不 |
not |
wǒ |
我 |
I or me |
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zǎoshang |
早上 |
morning |
hěn |
很 |
very |
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wǎnshang |
晚上 |
evening |
ma |
吗 |
(confirm) |
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zàijiàn |
再见 |
good bye |
ne |
呢 |
what about ..? |
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These sentences can be used to practice conversation. Students alternate taking the prompt and response roles, until they are comfortable with the words.
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Question |
Response |
1 |
ní hǎo ma? |
wǒ hén hǎo |
2 |
nǐ ne? |
wó yě hén hǎo |
3 |
ní hǎo ma? |
wǒ hén hǎo, nǐ ne? |
wó yě hén hǎo |
hǎo |
4 |
nǐ máng ma? |
[hěn/bù] máng |
5 |
nǐ máng ma? |
wǒ [hěn/bù] máng, nǐ ne? |
wó yě [hěn/bù] máng |
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6 |
zǎoshang hǎo |
zǎoshang hǎo |
7 |
wǎnshang hǎo |
wǎnshang hǎo |
8 |
zàijiàn |
zàijiàn |
9 |
wǎnshang hǎo |
wǎnshang hǎo |
nǐ máng ma? |
wó hěn máng, nǐ ne? |
wǒ yé hěn máng |
zàijiàn |
zàijiàn |
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