Proposed lesson: awaiting review by a competent Mandarin speaker and the owner’s approval before launch.
1 Welcome
Hello, explorer! In this lesson you will learn how to greet people in Mandarin Chinese. Greetings are the first words we use when we meet someone, so they are a perfect place to start.
2 What You’ll Learn
In this lesson you will:
Say hello, good morning, thank you and goodbye in Mandarin Chinese.
3 Watch and Listen
A video for this lesson is on its way. For now, look at the new words in the next step.
4 New Words
- 你好 nǐ hǎo Hello
- 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo Good morning
- 谢谢 xièxie Thank you
- 再见 zàijiàn Goodbye
These words are being checked by a native speaker.
5 Listen and Repeat
Look at each word and its pinyin. Pinyin shows you how to say the word. Say each greeting out loud three times. Then try saying “nǐ hǎo” to someone at home!
6 Practise with Flashcards
Card of 4
of 4 known
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你好Hello Say it: nǐ hǎo
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早上好Good morning Say it: zǎoshang hǎo
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谢谢Thank you Say it: xièxie
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再见Goodbye Say it: zàijiàn
You know all 4 words in this deck!
These words are being checked by a native speaker.
7 Quiz Time
Question of 3
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What does this mean?
你好 -
“早上好” means “Good morning”.
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Match each word to its meaning.
You got 0 out of 3!
Your best on this device: -1 out of 3
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