GREETINGS

• Pinyin represents the sounds of Mandarin Chinese using the Roman alphabet.
• First Tone (-): High and flat
• Second Tone (ˊ): Rising
• Third Tone (ˇ): Low or going deep
• Fourth Tone (ˋ): Falling; angry-like
• Neutral Tone: Light
• What is the translation of 我 (wǒ) in English?

  I or Me
• What is the translation of 你 (nǐ) / 妳 (nǐ) / 您 (nín) in English?

  You
• Is 你 masculine or feminine?

  Masculine
• Is 妳 masculine or feminine?

  Feminine
• How does 您 (nín) differentiate from 你 or 妳 (nǐ)?

  With respect
• What subject or object pronoun is 他 or 她 or 它 (tā)?

  Third Person Singular
• 他 (tā)

  He
• 她 (tā)

  She
• 它 (tā)

  It
• What is the translation of 我们 (wǒ men) in English?

  We or Us
• 你们 (nǐ men)


  You - Masculine
• 妳们 (nǐ men)

  You - Feminine
• 您们 (nǐn men)

  You - with respect
• 他们 (tā men)

  They or Them - Masculine
• 她们 (tā men)

  They or Them - Feminine
• 它们 (tā men)

  It - Plural
• In plurals, we add 们 by the end of each pronoun's zhuyin, what does that translate to in English?

  men
• 一 (yī)

  1
• 二 (èr)

  2
• 三 (sān)

  3
• 四 (sì)

  4
• 五 (wǔ)

  5
• 六 (liù)


  6
• 七 (qī)

  7
• 八 (bā)

  8
• 九 (jiǔ)

  9
• 十 (shí)

  10
• TRANSLATE: 你好 (nǐ hǎo)


  Hello or Hi
• TRANSLATE: 早上好 (zǎo shàng hǎo)

  Good Morning
• TRANSLATE: 晚上好 (wǎn shàng hǎo)

  Good Evening
• TRANSLATE: 下午好 (xià wǔ hǎo)

  Good Afternoon
• TRANSLATE: 再见 (zài jiàn)

  Goodbye
• TRANSLATE: 好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn)

  Long time no see
• TRANSLATE: 对不起 (duì bù qǐ)


  I'm sorry