Mandarin Chinese Lesson 1. 是 Is (characteristic) ConversationA 您是日本人吗?
Nín shì rìbĕnrén ma?
Are you Japanese?B 不是。是韩国人。
Bùshì. shì Hánguórén .
No, I’m not. I’m Korean.A 他是马来西亚人吗?
Tā shì Măláixīyàrén ma?
Is he Malaysian?B 是。
Shì.
Yes.

我 是 老师。I am a teacher.
Wǒ shì lǎoshī.
I am old-master.陈 先生 不 是 商人。Mr. Chen is not a businessperson.
Chén xiānsheng bù shì shāngrén.
Chen first-born not is commerce-person.陈 先生 不 是 大学生。Mr. Chen is not a university student.
Chén xiānsheng bù shì dàxuéshēng.
Chen first-born not is big-study-born.我 是 美国人。I am an American
Wǒ shì měiguórén.
I am beautiful-country-person.他 是 加拿大人。He is Canadian.
Tā shì jiānádàrén.
He is add-catch-big-person您 是 中国人 吗? Are you Chinese, sir/ma'am?
Nín shì zhōngguórén ma?
You-respected are middle-country-person?陈 先生 不 是 韩国人。 Mr. Chen is not Korean.
Chén xiānshēng bù shì hánguórén.
Mr Chen is not han-country-people.
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Mandarin Chinese Lesson 2 喜欢 I like…

Conversation

A 你喜欢中餐吗?
Nĭ xǐhuɑn Zhōngcān ma?
Do you like Chinese food?

B 是。我很喜欢。
Shì. Wŏ hĕn xǐhuɑn.
Yes. I really like it.

A 你喜欢韩国料理吗?
Nĭ xǐhuɑn Hánguó liàolĭ ma?
Do you like Korean food?

B 我也很喜欢。
Wŏ yĕ hĕn xǐhuɑn.
Yes, I really like it, too.
Example Sentences

我 不 喜欢 茶。I don't like tea.
Wǒ bù xǐhuɑn chá.
I not like-pleased tea.

你 喜欢 你 同事 吗? Do you like your coworkers?
Nǐ xǐhuɑn nǐ tóngshì ma?
You like-pleased you same-affairs-plural question?

我 很 喜欢 我 同事。I really like my coworkers.
Wǒ hěn xǐhuɑn wǒ tóngshì.
I very like-pleased I same-affairs-plural.

他 喜欢 这本 书。He likes this book.
Tā xǐhuɑn zhèběn shū.
He likes-pleased this-origin book.

你 喜欢 我 朋友 吗? Do you like my friend?
Nǐ xǐhuɑn wǒ péngyou ma?
You like I friend question?

你 喜欢 学校 吗? Do you like school?
Nǐ xǐhuɑn xuéxiào ma?
You like-pleased study-school question?

学生 不 喜欢 学校。The students don't like school.
Xuéshēng bù xǐhuɑn xuéxiào.
Study-born not like-pleased study-school.

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