Mandarin Chinese - Mango Languages

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Mandarin Chinese

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Course Guide



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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Greetings, Gratitude, Goodbyes

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Chapter 2: Do You Speak English?

12

Chapter 3: Names and Introductions

21

Chapter 4: Getting Around

30

Chapter 5: Shopping and Payment

38

Chapter 6: Drinks and Dining

49

Chapter 7: Numbers and Currency

57

Chapter 8: Getting Help

68

Chapter 9: Organic Learning (I)

79

Chapter 10: Organic Learning (II)

90

Vocabulary Review

99

Phrase Review

120

Cultural Notes

142

Grammar Notes

149

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CHAPTER 1: GREETINGS, GRATITUDE, GOODBYES

Chapter 1: Greetings, Gratitude, Goodbyes

Conversational Goals

Express Gratitude Greet People Say Goodbye

Grammar Goals

Learn Personal Pronouns

Conversation

Hello.

English

Hello. Very nice to meet you.

Very nice to meet you too.

Thank you.

You're welcome. Goodbye!

Goodbye!

Mandarin Chinese

(n ho)

(n ho, hn go x?ng r?n shi n)

(w y hn go x?ng r?n shi n)

(xi? xi?)

! (b? k? q? z?i ji?n!)

(z?i ji?n!)



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Hello.

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Hello. (You good.)

2 you

English

(n ho)

(n)

Mandarin Chinese

3 good

(ho)

is the general term for greeting in Chinese. It can mean "Hello," "How are you," and "How do you 4 do?" You can say it to anyone, both male and female. We're all equal, thus we're all equally

addressed!

5 you

(n?n)

6 is a polite form to address someone you meet for the first time, thus showing more respect. People also tend to use this to address older people or people of higher social status.

7 Hello.

(n?n ho)

8 morning

(zo sh?ng)

9 refers to the early morning in Mandarin, approximately from 5am to 9am.

10 Good morning.

(zo sh?ng ho)

11 Did you say according to the English order? You'll notice that there are a lot of cases where the Chinese orders are reversed from the English counterpart.

12 evening

(wn sh?ng)

13 would normally refer to the time between 6pm and 10pm. But, this can be a rather loose range for any time after it's dark. Most of the time, it could cover both "evening" and "night" in English.

14 Good evening.

(wn sh?ng ho)

15 afternoon

(xi? w)

16 In Mandarin, is very much like "afternoon" in English. It normally refers to the period between 1pm and 6pm.

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English

Mandarin Chinese

17 Good afternoon.

(xi? w ho)

18 Although you can greet according to the time of day, is the default form of greeting and also the most commonly used.

19 Hi.

(h?i / h?i)

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As you could guess, is borrowed from English. It's an informal way of greeting and particularly popular among younger generations and people who are more familiar with each other.

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How are you? (You good.)

(n ho)

22 Do you remember that can also mean "How are you?" in addition to "Hello"?

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Hi, how are you? (Hi, you good.)

(h?i / h?i, n ho)

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Generally, when it's the first time to meet with someone, you shake hands while greeting each other. Bowing and hugging are not part of the Chinese way of greetings.



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