Teach Yourself Mandarin Chinese- Lesson 1 (Pinyin)

Front 1

Wang(2) xiansheng(1,0), ni(3) hao(3)!

Back 1

How do you do, Mr. King!

Front 2

Li(3) xiansheng(1,0), ni(3) hao(3)!

Back 2

How do you do, Mr. Li!

Front 3

Qing(3) zuo(4).

Back 3

Please, sit down.

Front 4

Xiexie(4,0).

Back 4

Thank you.

Front 5

Qing(3) he(1) kafei(1,1).

Back 5

Have some coffee.

Front 6

Xiexie(4,0), wo(3) bu(4) he(1) kafei(1,1).

Back 6

No thanks, I don't drink coffee.

Front 7

Name(4,0), Zhongguo(1,2) cha(2) xing(2) bu(0) xing(2)?

Back 7

Would you like some Chinese tea then?

Front 8

Xing(2), xiexie(4,0) ni(3)! Wo(3) hen(3) xihuan(3,0) he(1) Zhongguo(1,2) cha(2).

Back 8

Yes, thank you! I'm very fond of Chinese tea.

Front 9

xiansheng (1,0)

Back 9

mister, gentleman

Front 10

ni (3)

Back 10

you

Front 11

hao (3)

Back 11

good

Front 12

qing (3)

Back 12

to invite

Front 13

zuo (4)

Back 13

to sit

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he (1)

Back 14

to drink

Front 15

kafei (1,1)

Back 15

coffee

Front 16

xiexie (4,0)

Back 16

to thank

Front 17

wo (3)

Back 17

I, me

Front 18

bu (4)

Back 18

not

Front 19

name (4,0)

Back 19

in that case, so

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Zhongguo (1,2)

Back 20

China

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cha (2)

Back 21

tea

Front 22

xing (2)

Back 22

to be alright

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hen (3)

Back 23

very

Front 24

xihuan (3,0)

Back 24

to like

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tongzhi (2,4)

Back 25

comrade

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hao (3)

Back 26

to be good

Front 27

you (3)

Back 27

to have

Front 28

Xing(2) bu(4) xing(2)?

Back 28

Is it alright or not?

Front 29

Wo(3) hen(3) xihuan(30) ni(3).

Back 29

I really like you.

Front 30

Wo(3) he(1) kafei(11).

Back 30

I drink coffee.

Front 31

Wo(3) bu(4) he(1) kafei(11).

Back 31

I don't drink coffee.

Front 32

Ni(3) hao(3).

Back 32

You're good.

Front 33

Ni(3) bu(4) hao(3).

Back 33

You're not good.

Front 34

Wo(3) zuo(4).

Back 34

I sit.

Front 35

Wo(3) bu(2) zuo(4).

Back 35

I don't sit.

Front 36

Wo(3) he(1) cha(2).

Back 36

I drink tea.

Front 37

Wo(3) bu(4) he(1) cha(2).

Back 37

I don't drink tea.

Front 38

Li(3) xiansheng(10) xiexie(40) wo(3).

Back 38

Mr. Li thanks me.

Front 39

Li(3) xiansheng(10) bu(2) xiexie(40) wo(3).

Back 39

Mr. Li doesn't thank me.

Front 40

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) qing(3) ni(3) he(1) Zhongguo(12) cha(2).

Back 40

Mr. King invites you to drink Chinese tea.

Front 41

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) bu(4) qing(3) ni(3) he(1) Zhongguo(12) cha(2).

Back 41

Mr. King doesn't invite you to drink Chinese tea.

Front 42

Ni(3) xihuan(30) Zhongguo(12).

Back 42

You like China.

Front 43

Ni(3) bu(4) xihuan(30) Zhongguo(12).

Back 43

You don't like China.

Front 44

Wo(3) xihuan(30) he(1) kafei(11).

Back 44

I like to drink coffee.

Front 45

Wo(3) xihuan(30) bu(4) xihuan(30) he(1) kafei(11)?

Back 45

Do I like to drink coffee?

Front 46

Wo(3) bu(4) xihuan(30) he(1) kafei(11).

Back 46

I don't like to drink coffee.

Front 47

Ni(3) xiexie(40) wo(3).

Back 47

You thank me.

Front 48

Ni(3) xiexie(40) bu(2) xiexie(40) wo(3)?

Back 48

Do you thank me?

Front 49

Ni(3) bu(2) xiexie(40) wo(3).

Back 49

You don't thank me.

Front 50

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) qing(3) wo(3) zuo(4).

Back 50

Mr. King invites me to sit.

Front 51

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) qing(3) bu(4) qing(3) wo(3) zuo(4)?

Back 51

Does Mr. King invite me to sit?

Front 52

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) bu(4) qing(3) wo(3) zuo(4).

Back 52

Mr. King doesn't invite me to sit.

Front 53

Li(3) xiansheng(10) xihuan(30) he(1) shui(3).

Back 53

Mr. Li likes to drink water.

Front 54

Li(3) xiansheng(10) xihuan(30) bu(4) xihuan(30) he(1) shui(3)?

Back 54

Does Mr. Li like to drink water?

Front 55

Li(3) xiansheng(10) bu(4) xihuan(30) he(1) shui(3).

Back 55

Mr. Li doesn't like to drink water.

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shui(3)

Back 56

water

Front 57

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) qing(3) wo(3) he(1) Zhongguo(12) cha(2).

Back 57

Mr. King invites me to drink Chinese tea.

Front 58

Li(3) xiansheng(10) hen(3) bu(4) xihuan(30) Wang(2) xiansheng(10).

Back 58

Mr. Li really doesn't like Mr. King.

Front 59

ye(3)

Back 59

also

Front 60

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) ye(3) bu(4) hen(3) xihuan(30) Li(3) xiansheng(10).

Back 60

Mr. King really doesn't like Mr. Li either.

Front 61

Ni(3) bu(2) xiexie(40) wo(3), name(40) wo(3) ye(3) bu(2) xiexie(40) ni(3).

Back 61

You don't thank me, so I don't thank you either.

Front 62

Wang(2) xiansheng(10) ni(3) hao(3). Qing(3) zuo(4).

Back 62

How do you do, Mr. King. Please sit.

Front 63

Name(40), kafei(11) xing(2) bu(4) xing(2)?

Back 63

In that case, will coffee do?

Front 64

Xiexie(40), kafei(11) hen(3) hao(3).

Back 64

Thank you, coffee would be marvelous.

Front 65

Qing(3) he(1) Zhongguo(12) cha(2).

Back 65

Please have some Chinese tea.

Front 66

Ta(1) ye(3) bu(4) xihuan(30) wo(3).

Back 66

He doesn't like me either.

Front 67

nin(2)

Back 67

you (polite)

Front 68

guixing(44)

Back 68

last name

Front 69

Nin(2) guixing(44)?

Back 69

What's your last name?

Front 70

wen(4)

Back 70

ask

Front 71

daming(42)

Back 71

famous

Front 72

Qing(3) wen(4) daming(42)?

Back 72

May I ask your name?

Front 73

Jiuyang(33), jiuyang(33).

Back 73

I'm very pleased to meet you.

Front 74

hai(2)

Back 74

still

Front 75

huo(2)

Back 75

live

Front 76

huozhe(20)

Back 76

living

Front 77

Ni(3) hai(2) huozhe(20)?

Back 77

You're still alive?

Front 78

shenme(20)

Back 78

what

Front 79

feng(1)

Back 79

wind

Front 80

ba(3)

Back 80

(preposition showing disposal)

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chui(1)

Back 81

blow

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lai(2)

Back 82

come

Front 83

Shenme(20) feng(1) ba(3) ni(3) chui(1) lai(2)?

Back 83

What wind blew you here?

Front 84

laoshi(31)

Back 84

teacher

Front 85

Laoshi(31) hao(3)!

Back 85

How do you do, teacher!

Front 86

Tongxuemen(220)

Back 86

students

Front 87

Tongxuemen(220) hao(3)!

Back 87

How do you do, students!

Front 88

ta (1)

Back 88

he, him, she, her, it