Week4 -Greetings and essential phrases

MCLS - Beginner Chinese Week4 -Greetings and essential phrases

Pinyin -Use the cheat sheet to practice z c s yardsitssing zh ch sh judgechurch shush! j q r x Jeepcheese grrrsheep Revision

Revision Tones Wǒ yào shuǐ jiǎo I want dumplings Wǒ yào shuì jiào I want (to) sleep

Revision • Hello • Nǐ hǎo • 你好 • You good • My name is … • Wǒ de míng zì shì … • 我的名字是 … • My name is …

Revision • Nice to meet you • Rèn shì nǐ hěn gāo xìng • 认识你很高兴 • To know you very happy Me too (nice to meet you, too) Wǒ yě shì 我也是 I too is

Today’s focus • How are you ? • Nǐ hǎo ma • 你好吗 • You good question mark • I’m fine , thanks • Wǒ hěn hǎo xiè xiè • 我很好，谢谢 • I very good thanks • thank you

To ask back • Nǐ hǎo ma • 你好吗 • Or a simplified version • What about you/and you? • Nǐ ne • 你呢 • You question

To answer how are you • I’m fine , thanks • Wǒ hěn hǎo xiè xiè • 我很好，谢谢 • I’m fine, too • Wǒ yěhěn hǎo, xiè xiè • 我也很好，谢谢 • I too/also very good thx

Zǎo shàng 早上 early/morning Xià wǔ 下午 Afternoon Wǎn shàng 晚上 Late/evening/night Good Morning Hǎo 好 Good Good Afternoon Good Evening Wǎn ān 晚安 night peace Good night

Good bye • Zài jiàn (formal) • 再见 • Again see • Bye-bye • Bai bai (informal) • 拜拜

I’m sorry • Duì bù qǐ • 对不起 • To/for no to rise • That’s all right • Méi guān xi • 没关系 • No relationship • No problem/doesn’t matter • Méi shì er • 没事儿 • No matter

Compliment someone • ……Hěn hǎo • ……很好 • very good • Your…… looks beautiful • Nǐ de …… hěn hǎo kàn • 你的…… 很好看 • your look/see/watch • Your … sounds good • Nǐde… hěn hǎotīng • 你的… 很好听 • your hear/listen

Respond to compliments • Thank you • Xiè xiè • 谢谢 • It’s nothing/not really • Nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ • 哪里哪里 • Where where

Wrap-up • Nǐ hǎo ma? • Wǒ hěn hǎo • Nǐ ne? • Zǎo shàng hǎo • Xià wǔ hǎo • Wǎn shàng hǎo • Wǎn ān • Zài jiàn (formal) • Bai bai (informal) Duì bù qǐ Méi guān xi Méi shì er Xiè xiè Nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ Hěn hǎo

Week4 -Greetings and essential phrases