1. Pinyin: listen and write down what you hear
2. Greetings: hello, how are you, what’s your name…
3. Strokes: write one to ten
4. Numbers: practice one to ten
5. Day, week and time
6. Talk about your family and yourself
Some useful sentenses:
Wo3 jiao4… ( I am ... 'your name'.)
wo3 shi4... (I am ...'your occupation')
Wo3 jia1 you3 wu3 kou3 ren2, ba4ba, ma1ma ge1ge, mei4mei he2 wo3.
(There are 5 people in my family, dad, mom, brother and sister.)
Wo3men zhu4zai4 (live) Mei3guo. (We live in the United States.)
Wo3 ba4ba jiao4 .... (My father's name is...)
ta1 shi4 … (He is ...'his occupation')
wo3 ma1ma shi4…
wo3 ge1ge shi4…
Can1 guan3 restaurant
Fan4 dian4 restaurant, hotel
Yao4 want
Xiang3 would like
Wo3 xiang3 yao4… I would like to have…
Kuai4 zi chopsticks
Gei3 bring
Dao1 zi knife
Cha1zi fork
Gan1 bei1 cheers
Chi1 eat
Shen2 me what
Dianr3 a little
He1 drink
Yin3 liao4 soda, soft drink
Wan3 bowl
Tang1 soup
Jiao3 zi dumplings
Bao1 zi steamed stuffed bun
Zong4 zi rice dumpling
Chao3 fan4 fried rice
Chao3 mian3 stir-fried noodle
Suan1 tian2 rou4 sweet and sour meat
Yi2 gong4 altogether
Duo1 shao3 how much; how many
Qian2 money
ren2 min2 bi4 Chinese currency, people’s currency, Chinese yuan
(Show some Chinese money: A yuán (元) is also known colloquially as a kuài (块 - "piece"). One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo (角) or colloquially máo (毛 - "feather"). One jiǎo is divided into 10 fēn (分).
Yi2 gong4 duo1 shao3 qian2? How much altogether?
Yuan2 Chinese dollar=10 jiao3/mao2 (dime) =100 fen1 (cent)
Tai4 too much
Gui4 expensive
Tai4 gui4 le It’s too expensive.
In a Chinese restaurant
A: nin2 hao3! Nin2 chi1 dianr3 shen2 me? (nin2 yao4 shen2 me?)
B: you3 jiao3 zi ma?
A: you3. yao4 duo1 shao?
B. er2 shi2 ge jiao3 zi ( wo2 yao4 …)
A: nin2 he1 dianr3 shen2 me? (nin2 he1 shen2 me yin3 liao4?)
B: wo3 bu2 yao4 yin3 liao1. yao4 yi1 wan3 tang1
A: hao3.
B: yi2 gong4 duo1 shao3 qian2?
A: yi2 gong4 er2 shi1 yuan2.
Some more useful words and phrases for eating at a restaurant
Huan1 ying2 welcome
Zhuo1 zi table
Ke2 yi3 fine, not bad
Dian3 cai4 order food
Cai4 dan1 menu
Wo3 e4 le I’m hungry.
Wo3 ke3 le I’m thirsty.
La4 spicy
Liang1 cold
Tang4 hot
Tai4 too
Mian4 noodle
Shui3 water
Cha2 tea
Rou4 meat
Niu2 rou4 beef
Zhu1 rou4 pork
Hai3 xian1 seafood
Su4 cai4 vegetable dishes
Pi2jiu3 beer
Hao3chi1 It is delicious.
Nan2chi1 It does not taste good.
You3 mei2 you3 Do you have …?
Nin3 xiang3 chi1 (he11) diar3 shen2 me? Would you like something to eat/drink?
Wo3 xiang3 yao4/chi1 (he1) diar3 … I would like /to eat/drink/
Qing3 nin2 ba3 zhang4 dan1 gei2 wo3 The check, please.
你 好 中国 美国人
人 个 口 几 大 小 天 日 月
大 卫 da4 wei4 – David
布兰恩 bu4 lan2 en1 - Brian
艾尔 ai1 er3 – Al
泰锐 tai4 rui4 – Tri