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basic
mandarin
LEVEL
LESSON 1

Lesson 1 Vocabulary
w I, me

nl where

n you (male) / you (female)

jio to be called / to shout

nn you (formal)

yo to want

/ t he / she

shnme what

men plural indicator for people

de possessive indicator

sh (the "be" verb) is, am, are /

right / yes

j "how many" / several

losh teacher

su age

xushng student

goxng happy

pngyu friend

jindo to meet /to see

dji everyone

li to come

rn person / people

hn quite, very

mngzi name

fichng very, extremely

gu country

y also / too

ho good / very

- k y-can

mi negative indicator

-go s-tell let know

yu to have

Supplementary vocabulary
Migu The United States
Jind Canada
Ynggu England
Fgu France
Dgu Germany
Ydl Italy
Zhnggu China
- lu s -Russia
Tiwn Taiwan
Tigu Thailand
Xinggng Hong Kong
Rbn Japan
Ynd India
ozhu Australia
uzhu Europe
Yzhu Asia
Fizhu Africa
Bimizhu North America
Nnmizhu South America
Nnjzhu Antarctica
nn male / boy
n female / girl
n there/that
zh here / this
l interior / inside
shung measure word for pairs (shoes, chopsticks, earrings, etc.)
zh measure word for certain animals and utensils
tio measure word for long, thin objects
bn measure word for books
fn measure word for a serving
k measure word for small spheres, eggs, and teeth
-jn nin-This year
-ne-used at the end of a declarative sentence indicating the continuation of
an action or situation
- -marker expressing wonder or admiration

Lesson 1 grammar
_____
W y sh _____.
I am also .

W y sh Migu rn.
I'm also American.

W y sh n de pngyu.
I'm also your friend.

T sh loshw y sh losh.
He is a teacher, I am a teacher,too.
( ) _____
W (mi) yu _____.
I (don't) have.

W yu y g hn pio ling de losh.

I have a very pretty teacher.

W yu y g Ynd pngyu.
I have an Indian friend.

W mi yu pngyu.
I don't have friends.

Lesson 1 grammar
_____
W sh _____ rn.
I am from.

W sh Tiwn rn.
I am Taiwanese.

T sh Ynggu rn.
He am English.

Nmen sh Rbn rn.

You are Japanese.

is/are from...
come from

W cng Migu li.

I am from US.

Tmen cng Ynd li.

They are from India.

T cng Tiwn li.

She is from Taiwan.

Lesson 1 dialogue

Dji ho, hn goxng jindonmen.

Hello everyone. I'm very happy to meet you all.
Estella
W sh nmen de losh, nmen ky jio w Estella.
I am your teacher, you can call me Estella.

W sh Tiwn rn, nmen ne?

I'm Taiwanese. How about you?

Gosw, n jio shnme mngzi? N j su? N cng nl li?
Tell me, what is your name? How old are you? Where are you from?

1 Ben
Dji ho, w jio Ben. W jn nin rshr su.
Hello everyone. My name is Ben. I'm 22 years old.

Ben
Ben, n sh nl rn?
Ben, where are you from?

1
W sh Migu rn.
I'm an American.

Ho, n ne?
Good. How about you?

2 Emillie
Nmen ho. W jio Emilie, w jnnin rshy su, w sh cng Ynggu li de.
Hello. My name is Emilie. I'm 21 years old and I'm from England.

Lesson 1 dialogue

Emillie
Emilie, n ho.
Emilie, hello.

N sh xushng ma? N jio shnme mngzi?

Student? What is your name?

3 Anay
W sh Anay. W sh Ynd rn, w jnnin rsh su, w mi yu npngyu.
My name is Anay. I'm Indian. I'm 20 years old. I don't have a girlfriend.

...
E... ho, xi y g.
ok. Next.

4 Anna
Losh ho, w jio Anna.
Hello teacher. My name is Anna.

W jnnin rsh su, w sh cng Nnmizhu li de.

I'm 20 years old. I come from South America.

Fichng ho!
Very good!