中文， 汉语，国语，华语，中国话， 普通话Chinese Language Basics

Mandarin Facts

Idioms

Tonal Language

Practice the 4 tones.

Lao3shi1 shi4 si4shi2si4,

shi4bu2shi4?

Tongue Twister

Sounds and Tones-PinyinLet’s go over some important differences

in pronunciation.

Chinese Characters 汉字

Pictographs and stroke order

Writing activity-ABC’s

Simple characters Strokes

Practicing Chinese Greetings

Questions 问题• Ni2hao3. • Ni2 hao3 ma?• Zen3me yang4?• Ni3 chi1 le ma?• Ni3 mang2 ma?

Answers 回答Wo3 hen3 hao3 - Very good.

Hai2ke3yi - I’m ok.

Hai2hao3 – I’m ok.

Chi1 bao3 le! – I’m full.

Wo3 mang2 le! I am busy

你叫什么名字？ Ni3 jiao4 shen2me ming2zi?

Question 问题• Ni3 gui4xing?

(What’s your last name)?

• Ni3 jiao4 shen2me ming2zi?

Answer 回答• Wo3 xing4 _________.

(My last name is___).

• Wo3 jiao4 _________.

(My name is____).

What is the English equivalent?

yì shí èr niăo 一石二鸟One arrow two hawksyí jiàn shuāng diāo yí jiàn zhōng qíng

Dōng chī luó bo xià chī jiāng, bú yòng yī shēng kaī yào fāng.

Chú feī tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái.

Shui néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu. Sān sī ér hòu xíng