CSP 11 Finals

nǐ hǎo

Hello

nǐ

you (informal)

hǎo

Good/fine

nín hǎo

Hello (respectful)

nín

you (formal)

nǐmen hǎo

Hello to all

nǐmen

you (plural, generic)

Nǐhǎo, wǒ jiào [Name], qǐngwèn nǐ jiào shénme míngzi？

Hi, I’m [Name], what’s your name?

nǐhǎo, wǒ jiào [Name] hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ!

Hi [Person], I’m [Name]; pleased to meet you!

xiānsheng

[Last Name] Mr.

nǚshì

[Last Name] Ms./Lady

xiǎojiě

[Last Name] Ms./Young Lady

fūrén

[Last Name] Wife of/Mrs./Madam

hé

and

duìbuqǐ

I’m sorry!

méi guānxi

That’s ok. It doesn’t matter.

[Person] nǐ hǎo ma

How are you [person]?

[Person] hǎo ma

(Is) the teacher okay?

wǒ hěn hǎo

I’m doing great.

wǒ hái hǎo

I’m doing okay.

wǒ bù hǎo

I’m not doing great.

mǎ ma hū hū

So-so/It’s alright

wǒ

I, me

wǒmen

we, us (exclusive)

zánmen

we, us (inclusive)

nínmen

you (formal)

tā

he, him / she, her / it

tāmen

they, them

nǐ ne

How about you?

wǒ yě shì

Me too!

ne

added at the end, “what about…?” question

ma

added at the end, yes/no question

shì

to be

lǎoshī

teacher

xuésheng

student

Nǐ shì [something] ma?

Are you a [something]?

Wǒ bú shì [something].

I am not [something].

Wo shì [something].

I am [something].

shéi

who, whom

de

part used after an attribute

Hànyǔ

Chinese (language)

Tā shì shéi?

Who is she/he?

Tā shì wǒ de [something]

She/he is my [something].

Tā jiào [name].

Her/his name is [name].

tóngxué

classmate

p