Unit 1

Part I: Listen and Learn 1

Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese
characters are in big5 format.

1. Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
你好﹗
 
2. Wǒ xìng Xiè.
My last name is Xie.
我姓谢。
 
3. Wǒ jiào Xiè Tiānwèi.
My full name is Xie Tianwei.
我叫谢天围。
 
4. Wǒ shì lǎoshī.
I am a teacher.
我是老师。
 
5. Zàijiàn!
Good-bye!
再见﹗

Notes
 For Pinyin (Romanized spelling system), please see the Learning Pronunciation
Section of the Learning Chinese Online Page.
 Both "xìng" and "jiào" in Chinese are verbs. "Wǒ xìng..." means "I am
surnamed..." The English sentence "My last name is Smith" would be "Wo xing
Smith."
 There is no articles before nouns in Chinese. "I am a teacher." in English would
be "Wǒ shì lǎoshī." in Chinese
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Part I: Listen and Learn 2
Click on the speaker icon of thefollowing sentences and listen to the recording. The
Chinese characters are in big5 format.

1. Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
你好﹗
 
2. Tā xìng Wáng.
His last name is Wang.
他姓王。
 
3. Tā jiàoWáng Xiǎohuá.
His (full) name is Wang Xiaohua.
他叫王小華。
 
4. Tāshì xuésheng.
He is a student.
他是学生。
 
5. Zàijiàn!
Good-bye!
再见﹗
 
 
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Part I: Listen and Learn 3
Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
Chinese characters are in big5 format.

1. Nǐ xìng shénme?
What's your last name?
你姓什么﹖
 
2. Wǒ xìng Xiè.
My last name is Xie.
我姓谢。
 
3. Nǐ jiào shénme?.
What's your (full) name?
你叫什么﹖
 
4. Wǒ jiàoXiè Tiānwèi.
My (full) name is Xie Tianwei.
我叫谢天蔚。
Wǒ shì lǎoshī.
I am a teacher.
我是老师。
 
5. Xièxiè!
Thank you!
谢谢﹗

Notes
 "shénme" means "what", "which". In Chinese a question word does not occur at
the beginning of a sentence. Pay attention to the world order in questions.
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Part I: Listen and Learn 4
Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
Chinese characters are in big5 format.

1. Tā xìng shénme?
What's his last name?
他姓什么﹖
 
2. Tā xìngWáng.
His last name is Wang.
他姓王。
 
3. Tā jiào shénme?.
What's his (full) name?
他叫什么﹖
 
4. Tā jiàoWáng Xiǎohuá. Tā shì xuésheng.
His (full) name is Wang Xiaohua. He is a student.
他叫王小華。他是学生。
 
5. Xièxie! Zàijiàn!
Thank you! Good-bye!
谢谢﹗再见﹗
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Part II: New Sentence Modules

Unit 1
Part III Practice Makes Perfect
Can you say the following sentences in Chinese? If you forget, click on the following
English sentences.
 Hello!
 Good-bye!
 My last name is Xie.
 His last name is Wang.
 I am a teacher.
 He is a student.
What would you say in the following situations? If you forget, click on the following
English sentences
 Greet a person in Chinese.
 Ask what a person's last name is.
 Ask what a person's (full) name is.
 Say thank you to somebody.
 Say good-bye to somebody.