Mandarin Chinese/Two/你好
Vocab
[edit | edit source]| Chinese | English | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| 你 | You | Nǐ |
| 好 | Good | Hǎo |
| 快乐 | Happy | Kuàilè |
| 很 | Very | Hěn |
| 我 | I, me | Wǒ |
| 他 | He, him | Tā |
| 她 | She, her | Tā |
| 不 | No, not | Bù |
| 是 | To be | Shì |
| 老师 | Teacher | Lǎoshī |
| 猫 | Cat | Māo |
| 也 | Also | Yě |
| 有 | To have | Yǒu |
| 没有 | To not have | Měiyǒu |
| 朋友 | Friend | Pěngyóu |
| 的 | 's | De |
Grammar
[edit | edit source]- Sentences are Subject-Verb-Object
- 我有朋友。- I have friends.
- 她是猫。- She is a cat.
- "To Be" Sentences are (A Noun)-是-(Another Noun)
- To say "Something is _______" you use 很 instead of 是
- 老师很快乐。- A teacher is happy.
- Negative sentences are formed by placing 不 before the verb or adjective
- This is different for "To Have"
- 我没有朋友。
- 她不是猫。
- 老师不快乐。
Questions are formed in several ways, the first that shall be presented in this wikibook is the A不A pattern
- Subject-Verb-Negative form of Verb-Object
- 你好不好? - How are you?
- 你有没有朋友? - Do you have friends?
- 她是不是猫? - Is she a cat?
- 老师快乐不快乐? - Is the teacher happy?
- FInally, 的 after a noun or pronoun will make it possessive
。
Dialogue
[edit | edit source]Chinese
[edit | edit source]东尼: 你好!
艾美: 你好!
东尼: 你有没有猫?
艾美: 没有。于老师有猫。
东尼: 我也有猫。她是我的朋友。
Pinyin
[edit | edit source]Dōngní: Nǐhǎo!
Àiměi: Nǐhǎo!
Dōngní: Nǐ yǒu měiyǒu māo?
Àiměi: Měiyǒu. Yúlǎoshī yǒu māo.
Dōngní: Wǒ yě yǒu māo. Tā shì wǒde pěngyóu.
English
[edit | edit source]Tony: Hello!
Amy: Hello!
Tony: Do you have a cat?
Amy: No. Teacher Yu has a cat.
Tony: I also have a cat. She is my friend.