Chinese Lesson Number One
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Zěnma yà ng?
Dzummah yung? - Whats up?
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Búcuò
Boo tswaw - Not bad
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Hái kÄ›yÇ
Hi kuh ee - Normal, Ok
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Zhè
Juah - This
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Nà
Nah - That
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Shì
Shir - Is
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Shéi
Shay - Who, whom
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NÇŽ
Naah - Which
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Guó
Gwaw - Country, nation
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Rén
Ryen -
Person, people
Used after country name to indicate nationality -
Zhōngguó
Joong gwaw -
China
Lit: Middle country, or kingdom -
Měiguó
May gwaw - USA, United States of America
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Gōng Zuò
Goong dzuah - Work, profession, occupation
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Zuò
Dzuah - To do, to make
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Zuò gōng Zuò
Dzuah goong dzuah - To do work
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Shénma?
Shung ma? - What?
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Lǎoshī
Laow shir - Teacher
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Xuésheng
Shweh shung - Student
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Yīsheng
Ee shung - Doctor
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LÇŽobÇŽn
Laow bahn - Boss
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Huì
Hway -
Can
To be able to do something -
Shuō
Shwaw -
Speak
To say -
HÃ nyÇ”
Hahn yee -
Chinese
(language) -
NÇ zÄ›nme yà ng?
Nee dzummah yahng? - How are your things?
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Zhè shì shé?
Juah shir shay? - Who is this?
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Nà shì shéi
Nah shir shay? - Who is that?
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Zhè shì shénma?
Juah shir shungma? - What is this?
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Nà shì shénma?
Nah shir shungma? - What is that?
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NÇ shì nÇŽ guórén?
Nee shir nah gwaw ryen? - Which country are you from?
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Wǒ shì měi guórén.
Waw shir may gwaw ryen. - I am American.
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NÇhÇŽo
Nee how - Hello
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NÇhÇŽo ma?
Nee how ma? - Hello, how are you?
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Ma
Mah - Is a question particle. Added to the end of a sentence when you want to make a question.
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Hǎojiǔbǔjià n
How jyoe boo jyen - Long time no see
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Hěn
Hon - Very
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Hěnhǎo
Hon how - Very good
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YÄ›
Yeh - Also
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Nǐne?
Nee nuh? - And you?
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Ne
Nuh - A particle used in elliptical questions.
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HÇŽo
How - Good
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Nǐ
Nee - You
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WÇ’
Waw - I, me
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Xièxiè
Shyeh shyeh - Thanks, Thank you
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Zàijiàn
Dzye jyen - Good bye
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HÇŽojiÇ”bújià n, NÇhÇŽo ma?
How jyoe boo jyeen neehow ma? - Long time no see, how are you doing?
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HÄ›nhÇŽo, xièxiè, nÇ ne?
Honhow, shyeh shyeh, nee nuh? - Very good, thank you, and you?
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Wǒ yě hěn hǎo.
Waw yeah hon how. - I’m also (doing) very good.
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Hǎo, zà ijià n!
How, dzye jyen! - Ok, good bye!
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HÄ›n gÄoxìng jià ndà o nÇ
Hun gaow sheeng jyan daow - Glad to meet you