Chinese 101 - Introduction
Classroom Vocabulary
Click on a phrase to hear the Mandarin pronunciation.
- 你好! [Nǐ hǎo!]: How are you? How do you do?
- 老师好! [Lǎoshī hǎo!]: How are you, teacher?
- 你叫什么? [Nǐ jiào shénme?]: What's your name?
- 我叫…。 [Wǒ jiào _____.]: My name is _____.
- 上课。 [Shàng kè.]: Let’s begin the class.
- 下课。 [Xià kè.]: The class is over.
- 打开书。 [Dǎ kāi shū.]: Open the book.
- 我说,你们听。 [Wǒ shuō, nǐmen tīng.]: I’ll speak, you listen.
- 看黑板。 [Kàn hēibǎn.]: Look at the blackboard.
- 对不对? [Duì bu duì?]: Is it right?
- 对! [Duì!]: Right! Correct!
- 很好! [Hěn hǎo!]: Very good!
- 请跟我说。 [Qǐng gēn wǒ shuō.]: Please repeat after me.
- 请再说一遍。 [Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.]: Please say it one more time.
- 懂不懂? [Dǒng bu dǒng?]: Do you understand?
- 懂了。 [Dǒng le.]: Yes, I/we understand; I/we do.
- 我不懂。 [Wǒ bù dǒng.]: I don’t understand.
- 再见! [Zàijiàn!]: Good-bye!
- 对不起! [Duìbuqǐ]: Sorry!
- 没关系。 [Méi guānxi.]: It doesn't matter.
- 请问… [Qǐng wèn...]: Excuse me...; May I ask…
- 谢谢! [Xièxie!]: Thanks!
- 不客气。 [Bú kèqi]: You're welcome.
- 这是什么? [Zhè shì shénme?]: What is this?
- …中文怎么说? […Zhōngwén zěnme shuō?]: How do you say “…” in Chinese?
- …是什么意思? […shì shénme yìsi?]: What does “…” mean?
- 怎么拼? [Zěnme pīn?]: How (do you) spell?
- 请你给我… [Qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ...]: Please give me...
- 请你告诉我… [Qǐng nǐ gàosu wǒ...]: Please tell me...