Chinese: Lesson One
Terms
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- xiansheng
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Mr.
a _ - ni hao
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how do you do?
i ^ a ^ - xiaojie
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miss; young lady
^ a - qing wen
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please to ask (May I ask)
i ^ down e - nin
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you (polite)
i up - gui xing
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honorable surname (what is your honorable surname)
i down, i down - wo
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I
o ^ - ne
- used: ni ne?
- jiao
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to be called
a down - shenme
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what
e up - mingzi
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name
i up - ni jiao shenme mingzi
- what is your name?
- li
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plum
i ^ - shi
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to be: yes
i down - laoshi
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teacher
a ^ i - - ma
- particle, indicates question
- bu
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not; no
u down - xuesheng
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student
up - ye
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too; also (always placed before shi; ex. wo mama ye shi laoshi)
e ^ - Zhongguoren
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chinese people/ person
o - o up e up - Zhongguo
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China
o _ o up - ren
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people; person
e up - Meiguoren
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American people; person
e ^ o up e up - Yingguo
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Britain; England
i - o up - Faguo
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France
a ^ o up - Riben
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Japan
i down e ^ - Deguo
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Germany
e up o up - pengyou
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friend
e up - taitai
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wife; Mrs.
a (first a) down