| 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. |
