Mandarin

Alan 1
 Chinese
language

• Zhonguen(Jongwon)/(Huayu,H
Mandarin
anyu)
100th standard language
• Sino – Tibetan Family of
Language
-peoples republic china
• 1/5 of world population 1
-Taiwan and Singapore
billion
Consonants Pronounce 26 Letters similar w/ English q Ch
English in
mandarin R
s Sh
b p
T
c s
x C
d t
f fh k Z
l
g k zh J
m
h
n
j ts
p Not real initials
q (consonants)
Y, W
p ph
Final vowels
Sample
AOE
4th
.. - / v \
IUU a a a a

Compound
More than vowels Vowel nasal consume
ai ei ao ou An en in un
ia ie Ian uan uan un
ua uo Ang eng ong ing
ue Iang long wang weng
iao iou uai uei
 Initials 21
b p m
f
consonants
pa pah mah fah
d t n l
ta tah nah
lah
g k h

ka kah hah

j q x
ch sh
ts
zh ch sh r
chhh shhh
j rah
z c s

zi ci sin
 Tone
5 Vowels
攸

a o e
1st ba 2nd jie

arr orr err

i ..
u
u
irr urr urr
3rd hao
2 to 3 vowels 4th lang
ai ei ao ou

ia ie

ya ye

uo iao iou uai uei

ua
yaw iyo way wei
 ..
an en in
un

ian uan uan un

ang eng ong ing

iang iong uaig ueng

 Numbers

English mandarin (pinyu) Pronounciation

zero ling/ leeng
one yi- ee
two er\ urh
three san- sahn
Four si\ suh
Five wu\/ wuu
Six liu\ leo
Seven qi- tchee
Eight ba- bah
English Mandarin(Pinyu) Pronounciation
Nine jiu\/ jeo
Ten shi/ shr
Eleven shi/ yi- shr ee
Twelve shi/ er\ shr urh
Hundred bai\/ buy
Thousand qian- tchee-in
Ten Thousand wan\ wahn
Hundred Thousand (use 1 Wan) shi\ wan\ shr wahn
Million (use 1 wan) bai\/ wan\ buy wahn
English Mandarin (Pinyu) Pronounciation

Ten million qian-wan\ tchee-in wahn

Hundred million wan\ wan\ (yi\) wahn wahn

Billion shi/ wan\ wan\ shr wahn wahn

Ten Billion Bai\/wan\ wan\ wahn wahn

Hundred billion qian-wan\ wan \ tchee-in wan wan

BASIC PHRASES
 lao shi
Teacher
Yes or No
Shi or Fou

mandarin or chinese language has no direct translation to "yes or "no"

friend
peng you
Pang yaww "Ni hao ma"? - how are you ?
it is answered as up to what is your last question

wo hen hao ? - I'm good/Fine

Wo Ai ni Wo bu yao - i'm not good/Fine positive answer
I love you negative answer
 ni hui kei che ma ?
do you know how to drive ?
can you drive?

Wo hui kai che - I know how to drive Wo bu hui kai che - I know how to drive
positive answer negative answer
English Phrases Mandarin (Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

Hi ! Ni hao! ni hao

Good Morning! Zao an! tsaaow annn

Welcome ! huanying! hwann ying

How Are You? Ni hao ma ni haaw ma

I'm Fine
Wo hen hao, Xiexie! wo he hao (silent N)
Thanks!
Good hao haww

Thank You! Xiexie nin siyee siyee ni

You're
Huanying nin! huwannn ying ni
Welcome!
Good Bye! Zaijian! Tsaiii jiann
See you later huitoi jian huway tow tseein
English Phrases Mandarin(Chinese Transliterasted) Pronounciation

Excuse Me! Duibuqi daybuchiii

What's your Name? Ni jiao shenme mingzi? ni jao shama mingzii

My Name Is? Wo jiao wooo jiaaawwww

Mr., Mrs., Miss Xuiansheng/ nushi / xiaojie xuianshengg/ nushiii / xiaojiee

Nice to Meet You! Hen gaoxing jiandao ni! he gaoxing.. jiandao.. ni

Where Do You Live? ni zhu nali? ni ju nalee

Wo Xihuan
I Like Chinese Wooo shi hwann ni jhongguoo renn
zhongguo ren
Oh! That's O! Zhe shi hen hao
ohhh jee shi he hao dee.
Good de!

How Old Are You? Nin duo da le? nin du da laa

English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated)

Good Luck! Zhu ni hao yun jhuu ni haww yunn

Happy
Zhu ni shengri kuaile jhuuu niii shsngriii kwaalii
Birthday!

Happy New Year! Xinnian kuaile siyenniann kwalie

Congratulations! Gongxi! gonggxii

I'm Sorry! Wo hen baoqian wo he baww tsiaannnn

Sorry duibuqi deybuchii

Good/Bad Hao/huai haw

Big/Small Da/Xiao da / shaoooowwwww

Today/Now Jiantian/ jiannn tiiiannn

 GREETINGS & THANK

English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated)

Tomorrow/
Mingtian/zuotian
yesterday

Yes/No Shi/Fou

Hurry Up Kuai dian!

I Love You Wo Ai Ni
English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

Hello, How Are You? ni hao niii haoo

Goodbye zai jian tsaaii jian
See You Tomorrow Mingtian jian minggg tiannn
Have a rest xiuxi yihuir shiushiii yihuirr
All right Haoi ba! haooowww baa!
English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

Ni You

Hao Good, Well

Zai Again

Jian See

Mingtian Tomorrow

Jian see

Xiuxi Have a rest

Yihuir A Moment

Hao Good
 Thank or Apologize

English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

Thank You Xiexie

Thank you very much Feichang ganxie

You're Welcome Buyong xie

Don't Mention it Buyao Keqi

Excuse me Duibuqi

That's all right Mei guanxi

Yes Shi

I'm Sorry Dui bu qi

English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

Don't be sorry Buyao nanguo

Dui bu qi I'm Sorry

Mei Not

guanxi relation

Xiexie Thank you!

bu Not

Keqi Polite
 Introducing Yourself

English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

What's your (family) name ? nin guo xing

My family name is zhang Wo xing Zhang

What's your first name? ni ijao shenme mingzi?

My first name is Jingsheng Wo jiao Zhang jingsheng

What's his family name ? Ta xing shenme?

His family name is Wang. Ta xing Wang.

words used in the sentence
Mandarin(Chinese
English Pronounciation
Transliterated)
a first name jingsheng

he ta

A surname Wang
Who is he?

English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

Who is it (he) ? Ta shi shei?

He is my teacher. Ta shi wode laoshi

Do you know him? Ni ren shi ma?

Renshi, ta shi zhang laoshi de
Yes, he is a student of Teacher Zhang.
xuesheng.
 Mandarin(Chinese
English Pronounciation
Transliterated)
You nin

Honour gui
surname
Xing
be surname
I, Me wo woo

(a surname) Zhang

you ni

call jiao

what shenme

name mingzi
words used in the sentence
English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

Nide

Pengyou

Li

Dahai

Tade

Hai

Shanghai
What's your friend's name ?

English Mandarin(Chinese Transliterated) Pronounciation

What's your Friend's name? Nide pengyou jiao shenme mingzi

His Family name is Li, His first name

Ta xing Li, jiao Li Dahai
is Dahai

Li is his family name, "hai" is the Li shi tade xing, hai shi shanghai de
same as "hai" tha is shanghai. hai.
 "Ni ren shi ta ma" ?
Do you know him ?

"Wo ren shi ta" ?

I know him ?

"Wo bu ren shi ta" ?

I Don't know him ?