| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
I | 我wǒ |
to be | 是shì |
student | 学生xuéshēng |
I am a student. | 我 是 学生。wǒ shì xuéshēng. |
you | 你nǐ |
teacher | 老师lǎoshī |
question particle | 吗ma |
Are you a teacher? | 你 是 老师 吗？nǐ shì lǎoshī ma? |
not | 不bù |
I am not a teacher. | 我 不 是 老师。wǒ bú shì lǎoshī. Note how bù (falling tone) changes it's pronunciation to bú (rising tone) when followed by a falling tone. |
very | 很hěn |
good | 好hǎo |
I am very well. | 我 很 好。wǒ hěn hǎo. |
well | 好hǎo |
Are you well? | 你 好 吗？nǐ hǎo ma? |
this | 这zhè |
noun classifier | 个gè Used when counting nouns or when specifying a specific instance of a noun. There are also classifiers for people, for bound items such as books and magazines, for cups/glasses, etc. The classifier 个 is a general one that can be used for any of these. |
person | 人rén |
This person is a student. | 这 个 人 是 学生。zhè gè rén shì xuéshēng. |
This person is not a teacher. | 这 个 人 不 是 老师。zhè gè rén bú shì lǎoshī. |
China | 中国zhōngguó |
I am Chinese. | 我 是 中国 人。wǒ shì zhōngguó rén. |
Are you Chinese? | 你 是 中国 人 吗？nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma? |
to be called | 叫jiào |
what | 什么shénme |
name | 名字míngzi |
What is your name? | 你 叫 什么 名字？nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? |
Li Lei | 李雷lǐléi |
My name is Li Lei. | 我 叫 李雷。wǒ jiào lǐléi. |
possessive particle | 的de |
Your name is very nice. | 你 的 名字 很 好。nǐ de míngzi hěn hǎo. |
to be at | 在zài |
home | 家jiā |
I am at home. | 我 在 家。wǒ zài jiā. |
Are you at home? | 你 在 家 吗？nǐ zài jiā ma? |
to have | 有yǒu |
water | 水shuǐ |
I have water. | 我 有 水。wǒ yǒu shuǐ. |
not | 没méi |
tea | 茶chá |
I don’t have tea. | 我 没有 茶。wǒ méiyǒu chá. |
Do you have water? | 你 有 水 吗？nǐ yǒu shuǐ ma? |
to want | 要yào |
Do you want water? | 你 要 水 吗？nǐ yào shuǐ ma? |
I want tea. | 我 要 茶。wǒ yào chá. |
to drink | 喝hē |
I want to drink water. | 我 要 喝 水。wǒ yào hē shuǐ. |
Do you want to drink tea? | 你 要 喝 茶 吗？nǐ yào hē chá ma? |
I don’t want tea. | 我 不 要 茶。wǒ bú yào chá. |
to eat | 吃chī |
rice | 米饭mǐfàn |
I want to eat rice. | 我 要 吃 米饭。wǒ yào chī mǐfàn. |
Do you eat rice? | 你 吃 米饭 吗？nǐ chī mǐfàn ma? |
I don’t eat rice. | 我 不 吃 米饭。wǒ bù chī mǐfàn. |
Li Lei is a student. | 李雷 是 学生。lǐléi shì xuéshēng. |
What is this? | 这 是 什么？zhè shì shénme? |
This teacher is at home. | 这 个 老师 在 家。zhè gè lǎoshī zài jiā. |
My name is Li Lei. | 我 的 名字 是 李雷。wǒ de míngzi shì lǐléi. |
I don’t have water. | 我 没有 水。wǒ méiyǒu shuǐ. |
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