Chinese Pronunciation Basics Summer 2026

everything I should have learned in chinese classes this summer

hello

nǐhǎo

mother

mā ma

father

bà ba

grandpa

grandma

I/Me

wǒ

you

nǐ

he/she/it

tā

This

zhè

that

nà

added at the end of the question to make it a yes/no question

ma

thank you

xièxie

goodbye

zài jiàn

to be/ is /are/

shì

has/to have

yǒu

How are you?

nǐ hǎo ma ?

You are welcome

bù kè qì

im sorry

duì bù qǐ

yes

duì

no

bù

too

tài

plural form of nouns

men

we

wǒ men

they

tā men

day

tiān

Mr.

xiān sheng

Ms.

nǚ shì

big

dà

small

xiǎo

long

cháng

short

duǎn

happy

kāi xīn

name

Míngzì

to be

shì

Is your name Mos?

Nǐ de míngzi shì Mos ma

Can i come in?

Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlaí ma?

this

zhè

that

nà

this is tatum’s room

Zhè shì Tatum de fángjiān.

ask

wèn

Can I ask?

qǐng wèn

Can I ask you?

Wǒ kě qǐ wèn nǐ ma?

what happens if there are two de in a sentence

you take out the first