Book 1 (Happy Chinese). Unit 1-8

你

you

吗

(a question particle)

很

very

好

good, fine

我

I, me

你好

Hello.

你好吗？

How are you?

我很好。

I am very good.

你叫什么？

What is your name?

我是哪国人？

Which country am I from?

我叫李小龙。

My name is Li Xiaolong.

我是中国人。

I am Chinese.

什么

what

是

to be

哪

which

国

nation, country

人

people, person

中国

China

英国

UK

美国

U.S.A

你叫什么

What are you called?

哪国人

Which country's person?

你是哪国人？

Which country are you from?

我是英国人。

I am British.

我是美国人。

I am American.

家

home

哪儿

where

上海

Shanghai

他

he, him

在

in, at, on

北京

Beijing

香港

Hong Kong

你家在哪儿？

Where is your home?

我家在北京。

My home is in Beijing.

你是哪国人？

Which country are you from?

我是中国人。

I am Chinese.

他家在哪儿？

Where is his home?

他家在上海。

His home is in Shanghai.

这

this

那

that

爸爸

father

妈妈

mother

哥哥

elder brother

姐姐

elder sister

不

no, not

这是我爸爸。

This is my father.

那是我妈妈。

That is my mother.

这是我。

This is me.

那不是我爸爸。

That is not my father.

这是你哥哥吗？

Is this your elder brother?

他是英国人吗？

Is he British?

这是我爸爸。

This is my father.

那是我妈妈。

That is my mother.

这不是我爸爸。

This is not my father.

那不是我妈妈。

That is not my mother.

有

to have

猫

cat

狗

dog

只

(measure word for animals)

小

small

—

one

二

two

两

two (used with measure words)

三

three

四

four

五

five

六

six

我有一只小猫。

I have a small cat.

他有两只小狗。

He has two small dogs.

哥哥有一只猫，两只狗。

Older brother has one cat and two dogs.

爸爸、妈妈有猫吗？

Do father and mother have a cat?

李小龙有三只狗。

Li Xiaolong has three dogs.

妈妈有三只狗。

Mother has three dogs.

他有两只猫。

He has two cats.

哥哥、姐姐有六只狗。

Older brother and sister have six dogs.

小猫

small cat

小狗

small dog

一只小猫

one small cat

两只小狗

two small dogs

房子

house

房间

room

大

big, large

厨房

kitchen

个

(general measure word)

七

seven

八

eight

十

ten

他家很大。

His home is very big.

我家不大。

My home is not big.

你家大吗？

Is your home big?

厨房不很大。

The kitchen is not very big.

他家有十个房间。

His home has ten rooms.

李小龙家有十个房间。

Li Xiaolong's home has ten rooms.

Ann 家有七个房间。

Ann's home has seven rooms.

李小龙家很大。

Li Xiaolong's home is very big.

我是中国人，我家在北京，我家不大。

I am Chinese, my home is in Beijing, my home is not big.

面包

bread

鸡蛋

eggs

牛奶

milk