Teach Yourself Beginner's Chinese Chapter 1
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- bÇš
- not
- bǚ yòng xiè
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not at all
(lit. no need thank) - bú zài
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not at:
to be not at/in - duìbuqǐ
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excuse me/
I'm sorry - hÇŽo
- good, well
- ...hÇŽo ma?
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How is / are...?
hen - hěn
- very
- jīntiān
- today
- lái
- to come
- lǎoshī
- teacher
- ma
- (question particle)
- míngtiān
- tomorrow
- míngtiān jiàn
- see you tomorrow
- nǐ
- you (sing)
- NÇ hÇŽo!
- Hello!
- nǐmen
- you (pl)
- NÇmen hÇŽo! (pl)
- you (pl)
- Qǐng jǐn!
- Please come in.
- Qǐng wèn,...?
- May I ask...?
- Qǐng zuò!
- Please sit down.
- tā/tā
- she / he
- tàitai
- Mrs; wife
- xiānsheng
- Mr; husband; gentleman
- xiÇŽo
- little, young, small
- xièxie
- thank you; to thank
- zài
- at; to be at/in
- zàijiàn
- goodbye
- Gélín xiāsheng
- Mr. Green
- Gélín tàitai
- Mrs Green
- Wáng lǎoshī
- Teacher Wang
- Ming lǎoshī
- Teacher Ming
- Wèn wèntí
- Ask (a) question(s)
- TÄ hÄ›n hÇŽo.
- He/she is (very) well/good.
- hǎo tà itai
- a good wife
- hǎo lǎoshī
- a good teacher
- wÇ’
- I, me
- wÇ’men
- we, us
- tāmen
- they, them
- Tā míngtiān lái.
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She will come tomorrow.
Lit. She tomorrow comes. - Tā míngtiān lái ma?
- Is she coming tomorrow?
- NÇ bÇœ hÄo.
- You are not well/not good.
- Tā zài.
- He/she's here.
- Tā bú zài.
- He/she's not here.
- Wang laoshi zai.
- Teacher Wang is around.
- Wang laoshi zai ma?
- Is teacher Wang around?