1. Week4 -Greetings and essential phrases
MCLS - Beginner Chinese
Week4 -Greetings and essential phrases

2. j q r x Pinyin Revision z c s yards its sing zh ch sh
-Use the cheat sheet to practice
z c s
yards its sing
zh ch sh
judge church shush!
j q r x
Jeep cheese grrr sheep
Revision

3. Revision Tones Wǒ yào shuǐ jiǎo I want dumplings Wǒ yào shuì jiào
I want (to) sleep

4. Revision Nǐ hǎo Hello 你 好 You good My name is … Wǒ de míng zì shì …
你 好
You good
My name is …
Wǒ de míng zì shì …
我的 名字 是 …
My name is …

5. Revision Nice to meet you Rèn shì nǐ hěn gāo xìng 认 识 你 很 高兴
认 识 你 很 高兴
To know you very happy
Me too (nice to meet you, too)
Wǒ yě shì
我 也 是
I too is

6. Today’s focus How are you ? Nǐ hǎo ma 你 好 吗 You good question mark
你 好 吗
You good question mark
I’m fine , thanks
Wǒ hěn hǎo xiè xiè
我 很 好 ， 谢谢
I very good thanks
thank you

7. To ask back
Nǐ hǎo ma
你 好 吗
Or a simplified version
What about you/and you?
Nǐ ne
你 呢
You question

8. To answer how are you I’m fine , thanks Wǒ hěn hǎo xiè xiè 我 很 好 ， 谢谢
我 很 好 ， 谢谢
I’m fine, too
Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xiè xiè
我 也 很 好， 谢谢
I too/also very good thx

9. Zǎo shàng 早 上 Xià wǔ 下 午 Wǎn shàng 晚 上 Wǎn ān 晚 安 night peace Good
早 上
early/morning
Xià wǔ
下 午
Afternoon
Wǎn shàng
晚 上
Late/evening/night
Good
Morning
Hǎo 好
Good
Good
Afternoon
Good
Evening
Wǎn ān
晚 安
night peace
Good night

10. Good bye
Zài jiàn (formal)
再 见
Again see
Bye-bye
Bai bai (informal)
拜 拜

11. I’m sorry
Duì bù qǐ
对 不 起
To/for no to rise
That’s all right
Méi guān xi
没 关 系
No relationship
No problem/doesn’t matter
Méi shì er
没 事 儿
No matter

12. Compliment someone ……Hěn hǎo ……很 好 very good Your…… looks beautiful
……很 好
very good
Your…… looks beautiful
Nǐ de …… hěn hǎo kàn
你 的 …… 很 好 看
your look/see/watch
Your … sounds good
Nǐ de… hěn hǎo tīng
你的… 很 好 听
your hear/listen

13. Respond to compliments
Thank you
Xiè xiè
谢 谢
It’s nothing/not really
Nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ
哪 里 哪 里
Where where

14. Wrap-up Nǐ hǎo ma? Wǒ hěn hǎo Duì bù qǐ Nǐ ne? Méi guān xi
Zǎo shàng hǎo
Xià wǔ hǎo
Wǎn shàng hǎo
Wǎn ān
Zài jiàn (formal)
Bai bai (informal)
Duì bù qǐ
Méi guān xi
Méi shì er
Xiè xiè
Nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ
Hěn hǎo