Integrated Chinese Lesson 1

你

nǐ - you (singular)

好

hǎo - good

請

qǐng - please

問

wèn - to ask

貴

guì - honorable; expensive

姓

xìng - surname

我

wǒ - I, me

呢

ne (question particle)

小姐

xiǎo jiě - Miss; young lady

叫

jiào - to be called, to call

什麼

shén me - what (pron)

名字

míng zi (name)

先生

(xiān sheng) Mr.; husband; teacher

是

shì - am, is, are

老師

lǎo shī - teacher

嗎

ma - a question particle for yes/no questions

不

(bù) not; no

學生

xué sheng - student

也

yě - too; also (adv)

人

rén - person

中國

zhōng guó - China

北京

bei jing (Běijīng) /capital of China

美国

měi guó - America

你好

nǐ hǎo (hello)

請問

qǐng wèn - May I ask...? Excuse me.

貴姓

guì xìng - honorable surname

李友

lǐ yǒu - personal name (proper name)

李

lǐ - a family name; plum

王朋

wáng péng -(a personal name)

王

wáng - king, a surname

紐約

niǔ yuē - New York

你呢

nǐ ne - how about you

你貴姓？

(nǐ guì xìng)-What is your surname (polite)

朋友

péngyou (friend)