Rosetta Stone Mandarin (Simplified Characters) Level I, Lesson One – NOTES
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Very useful pinyin dictionary for Mandarin
中国语文 中文
Do you speak Chinese?
你说中国话吗？
Nǐ shuō zhōngguó huà ma?
My new Chinese name
Surname (first character)
畢- Bì – Complete
Given Name (middle character)
- Wei
- comfort, console, calm
Given Name (last character):
- lun
- debate; discuss; discourse
威廉 – william
威 – - prestige
廉 – - inexpensive incorrupt
honest and clean
You were born in the Year of the Ox
威論 -Wēi lùn -Prestige theory
威廉 -Wēilián – William
鐘 – Zhōng- bell
慰 Wèi – comfort
論 Lùn – theory
畢 慰 論 – Bì wèi lùn –
畢威論
http://www.pinyinput.com/?lang=en
http://quizlet.com/5670192/chinese-clo-1-5-flash-cards/
猪 – Zhū – pig
竹 – Zhú – bamboo
做 – Zuò – do (cook)
http://mandarin.about.com/od/dailymandarin/a/bijiao.htm
http://maryeaudet.hubpages.com/hub/Speak-Mandarin-Chinese
http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?
http://www.jongerow.com/chinese.html
http://hktv.cc/cd/hanyupinyin/?q=gege&srch=go
http://www.quickmandarin.com/chinesepinyintable/
http://www.wix.com/larzrox/china/page-2
http://translate.google.com/#zh-CN|en|zhe%20shi%20shen%20mi
http://www.words-chinese.com/pinyin-converter
http://resources.rosettastone.com/assets/ollc/1311702590/assets/pdfs/course_contents/rs/level_1/CHI.pdf
http://quizlet.com/6149580/l1004-flash-cards/
http://www.echineselearning.com/newsletter/issue-03/Conversation.html
http://www.learnchineseez.com/lessons/mandarin/pinyin/page11.html
“What is this?” = Zhè shì shén me
这是什么
http://translate.google.com/#zh-CN|en|zhe%20shi%20shen%20mi
“What is this?” = Zhè shì shénme
这是什么
zhe shi yi zhi bi = this is a pen
这是一支钢笔
Zhè shì yī zhī gāngbǐ
果汁
Guǒzhī
fruit juice
他有书
Tā yǒu shū
He has book
http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-CN|he%20has%20book%0A
一份报纸
Yī fèn bàozhǐ
a newspaper
yi ge nan hai zi he yi ge nan ren
A boy and a man
一个男孩子和一个男人
再见
Zàijiàn
Goodbye
nan ren = man
麻 Má
Noun
hemp
cannabis
flax
sesame
tingling
leprosy
Verb
have pins and needles
Adjective
numb
pockmarked
flaxen
pocked
pocky
nǐ hǎo = How you?
nán rén = male(s) 男人
nǚ rén = female(s) 女人
nán hái zi = male child/children
一个男孩 – a boy
nǚ hái zi = female child/children
guǒ zhī = fruit juice 果汁
chá = tea 茶
shuǐ = water
bào zhǐ = newspaper
http://quizlet.com/3861611/ic-l1p1l02-d1-flash-cards/
爸爸 Bà ba – Father
母亲 mā ma = Mother
孩子 child hái zi
谁 who – shéi
弟弟 younger brother – dì di
女孩子 girl – nǚ hái zi
女 female – nǚ
妹妹 – younger sister – mèi mei
女儿 – daughter – nǚ’ér
有 – to have; to exist (there is/are) – yǒu
儿子 – son – ér zi
没 – not (negation) – méi
小 – small; little – xiǎo
高 – (a surname); tall; high – gāo
朋友 – friend – péng you
shū = book
人 (rén, “person”)
yí ge nǚ rén = 一个女人 = a female
yí ge nán rén = 一个男人 = a male
zhè ge nǚ rén zài hē shuǐ 這個女人在喝水
woman drinks water – drinking = 在喝
zhè ge nán rén zài chī fàn 這個男人在吃飯 The male eating (at dinner)
吃飯 Chī fàn eat
yí ge nán hái zi – a boy – 一個男孩子
yí ge nǚ hái zi – a girl – 一個女孩子
yí ge nán hái zài chī fàn 一個男孩子 在吃飯
A boy at dinner
yí ge nán hái zi zài hē shuǐ 個男孩子 在喝水
在喝 – drinking
在 – in
tā men zài kàn bào zhǐ
他們在看報紙 they read newspapers
tā zài hē chá
她 ta – she
在 zài – in
喝 hē – drink
茶 chá – tea
他們在 tā men zài – they
zài zuò fàn – prepare food
做 - zuò – do
你在干什么 Nǐ zài gànshénme – What are you doing
在 – zài - in
zhè xiē nǚ
这个男孩子在吃饭 Zhège nán háizi zài chīfàn – the boys at dinner
这 this
个 a
男 nan – male
孩 Hái – child
这些男人在喝水 Zhèxiē nánrén zài hē shuǐ
子 Zi child
在 – Zài – in
吃 – Chī – eat
这些男人 Zhèxiē nánrén – these men
这些 Zhèxiē – these
gong you???
手机 – Shǒujī – phone
wei sheng jian
浴室 bathroom Yùshì
mǎ tǒng toilet 馬桶
http://mandarin.about.com/od/vocabularylists/tp/household.01.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin
电脑 – diàn nǎo – computer (electric brain)
http://www.ehow.com/video_4403984_write-_computer_-chinese-symbols.html
diàn – electrical
film / move – yǐng
kàn = watch/read/look at
看电影 Kàn diànyǐng – watch a movie
看电视 Kàn diànshì – watch televison
收听电台 Shōutīng diàntái listen to radio
现代科学技术 Xiàndài kēxué jìshù – modern science and technology
LESSON 2 VOCABULARY
yí tào gōng yoù
公寓 Gōngyù – apartment
套 tào – set
一套衣服 Yī tào yīfú – A set of clothes
一套 Yī tào SET
一套 公寓 – Yī tào gōngyù – Apartment
Apartment
房子 Fángzi – house
yí zuò
座 Zuò Tower
仪座房子 – a house
仪 Yí – instrument
座 Zuò Tower
房 Fáng Room
子 Zi Child
http://www.zein.se/patrick/3000char.html
一扇门 yí shàn mén – a door
一台电视机 Yī tái diànshì jī – one television
一台 yí – a
一台收音机 Yī tái shōuyīnjī – a radio
yì tái
电脑 – diàn nǎo – computer
一台台式电脑 yí tái tái shì diàn năo, desktop computer
http://quizlet.com/3693864/random-1-flash-cards/
一台笔记本电脑 yì tái bĭ jì bĕn diàn năo – laptop computer
zhè tái diàn năo zài zhūo zi shang
这本书在桌子上 – Zhè běn shū zài zhuōzi shàng – The book on the table
桌子上 Zhuōzi shàng – table
zhè ge shōu yīn jī zài zhuōzi shàng
zhè ge shōu yīn jī zài yǐ zi shang
这只猫在电视上 Zhè zhǐ māo zài diànshì shàng Cat on TV
http://quizlet.com/2855622/rosetta-2-flash-cards/
这个收音 Zhège shōuyīn – the radio
这把椅子 – Zhè bǎ yǐzi – this chair
zhè zhī māo zài diàn shì shang
在 zài – in
一只猫 -Yī zhǐ māo- a cat
這隻貓在 Zhè zhī māo zài – Cat in
猫在电视上 Māo zài diànshì shàng – cat on television
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1796055
这 – zhè – this
支 zhī support
zhè ge
苹果 – Píngguǒ – apple
zhè ge = this
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1796055
zhè xie = these
这 Zhè – this
這個 Zhège this
帽子 Màozi – hat
帽子里 Màozi lǐ – hat
zhè xiē yào shi zài xié zi lǐ
http://www.slideshare.net/stephjlee17/cc-zh-cnlevel1-7868047
在鞋 Zài xié – in a shoe
子里 Zi lǐ Yard
在鞋子里 – Zài xiézi lǐ – in his shoes
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/y%C3%A0o
这些钥匙 – Zhèxiē yàoshi – These key
这些钥匙 在鞋子里 -Zhèxiē yàoshi zài xiézi lǐ -The keys in his shoes
zhè tái diàn nǎo zaì chē lǐ
这台电脑 – zhè tái diàn nǎo – This computer
http://english.cri.cn/3426/2006/07/13/102@113906.htm
车 – Chē – car
里 – Lǐ – In
chuáng xià bian
床 -chuáng -bed
下边 – xià bian – under
zhuō zi xià bian
下表 – Xià biǎo- under table
桌子 – Zhuōzi – table
衬衫 chèn shān – shirt
chē shàng bian
http://77chinese.com/web/news.aspx?cid=98
车 chē vehicle
乘 chéng ride ; to drive
长 cháng zhǎng long ; be good at
車上邊 Chē shàngbian – side of car
这是窗口 Zhè shì chuāngkǒu – this is window
yí shàn chuāng hu
http://quizlet.com/3090869/home-vocab-random-flash-cards/
窗 chuāng window
一扇窗戶 這 – Yī shàn chuānghù zhè – This is a window
这只猫在电视上 Zhè zhǐ māo zài diànshì shàng – cat on tv
yí ge mǎ tǒng
馬桶 – mǎ tǒng – toilet
wǎn chí
洗碗池 Xǐ wǎn chí – kitchen sink
yì jiān kè tīng – family room
kè tīng. 客厅 living room
一間客廳 – yì jiān kè tīng – a living room
http://quizlet.com/6133171/rooms-and-days-flash-cards/
zhè wèi mǔ qin zài yōng bào tā nǚ ér
這位父親在擁抱他的兒子 The father hugged his son
Zhè wèi fùqīn zài yǒngbào tā de érzi
這 Zhè – This
位 wèi position
父 – Fù – father
父親 – Fùqīn – father
母亲 – Mǔqīn – mother
親 – Qīn – parent
在 – Zài – in
擁 – Yōng – own
抱 – Bào – hold
他 – Tā – he
的- De – Of
兒 – Er – Child
子 – - Child
兒子 – Érzi – Son
女儿 – Nǚ’ér – daughter
zhè ge mèi mei
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
http://hktv.cc/cd/hanyupinyin/?q=meimei
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | husband |
| 太太 | tàitai | wife |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 外公 | wàigōng | maternal grandfather |
| 弟弟- dìdi - brother |
听收音机 tīng shōu yīn jī – listen to the radio
wǒ men zhù zài yí tào gōng yù lǐ
你的报纸在桌子上 -Nǐ de bàozhǐ zài zhuōzi shàng – your newspaper is on the table
我们住在一座房子里 -Wǒmen zhù zài yīzuò fángzi lǐ – we live in a house
我們住在一套公寓裡 – wǒ men zhù zài yí tào gōng yù lǐ- we live in an apartment
| 罗马 | luómă | Rome |
| 巴黎 | bālí | Paris , capital of France |
| 莫斯科 | mòsīkē | Moscow , capital of Russia |
| 哪里 | nălĭ | where? |
你住在哪里 – Nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ – where do you live
我们住- wǒ men zhù – we live
你们住 – nǐ men zhù – you live
yì ge nán rén hé yì zhī gǒu
a man and a dog
一個男一人和狗
毛衣 – Máoyī – sweater
yí jiàn máo yī
一件 – Yī jiàn – A
褲 -Kù – pants
皮帶 – Pídài – belt
一条 – yì tiáo – A
北上广深 – Běishàng guǎng shēn – North of Guangzhou-Shenzhen
A man and a dog Yīgè nánrén hé yī zhǐ gǒu 一個男一人和狗
A woman and her dog Yīgè nǚrén hé tā de gǒu 一個女人和她的狗
A girl and a horse Yīgè nǚ háizi hé yī pǐ mǎ
A policeman and his horse Yī wèi jǐngchá hé tā de mǎ
A man and his car Yīgè nánrén hé tā de chē
A woman and her car Yīgè nǚrén hé tā de chē
A man and his cat Yīgè nánrén hé tā de māo
A woman and her cat Yīgè nǚrén hé tā de māo
They (girls) are eating their sandwiches Tāmen zài chī tāmen de sānmíngzhì
They eat their apples. Tāmen zài chī tāmen de píngguǒ
They read Newspapers Tāmen zài kàn tāmen de bàozhǐ
They (girls) look at their books Tāmen zài kàn tāmen de shū
They look at their books Tāmen zài kàn tāmen de shū
He reads his book Tā zài kàn tā de shū
She reads her book Tā zài kàn tā de shū
She ate her apple Tā zài chī tā de píngguǒ
He ate his apple Tā zài chī tā de píngguǒ
They (female) ate their apple Tāmen zài chī tāmen de píngguǒ
Family Yī jiā rén
A woman and her daughter Yīgè nǚrén hé tā nǚ ér
A man and his son Yīgè nánrén hé tā érzi
A boy and his father Yīgè nán háizi hé tā fùqīn
A girl and her mother Yīgè nǚ háizi hé tā mǔqīn
Daughter nǚ ér
Son érzi
Father fùqīn
Mother mǔqīn
A baby Yīgè yīng’ér
Two girls and their parents Liǎng gè nǚ háizi hé tāmen fùmǔ
A girl and her parents Yīgè nǚ háizi hé tā fùmǔ
A woman and her husband Yīgè nǚrén hé tā xiānshēng
A man and his wife Yīgè nánrén hé tā tàitài
A woman and her child Yīgè nǚrén hé tā háizi
A father and his daughter Yī wèi fùqīn hé tā nǚ’ér
Parents and their sons Fùmǔ hé tāmen er zi
A mother and her baby boy Yī wèi mǔqīn hé tā de yīng’ér
Parents and their daughter Fùmǔ hé tāmen nǚ’ér
A man and his wife Yī wèi xiānshēng hé tā tàitài
A father and his children Yī wèi fùqīn hé tā háizi
A boy and his dog playing Zhège nán háizi hé tā de gǒu zài wán
A woman and her cat playing Zhège nǚrén hé tā de māo zài wán
A mother and her daughters playing Zhè wèi mǔqīn hé tā nǚ’ér zài wán
A father and his sons playing Zhè wèi fùqīn hé tā érzi zài wán
The son is not playing, the father is playing Zhège érzi méi zài wán, tā fùqīn zài wán
The children are not cooking, their father is cooking Zhèxiē háizi méi zài zuò fàn, tāmen fùqīn zài zuò fàn
The father is not reading a book, his daughter is reading a book Zhè wèi fùqīn méi zài kàn shū, tā nǚ’ér zài kàn shū
Who is drinking Juice? Shuí zài hē guǒzhī?
Who is sleeping Shuí zài shuìjiào?
Who is playing? Shuí zài wán?
Who is eating? Shuí zài chīfàn?
This is my daughter Zhè shì wǒ nǚ’ér
This is my son Zhè shì wǒ érzi
This is my mother Zhè shì wǒ mǔqīn
This is my bike Zhè shì wǒ de zìxíngchē
This is my bed Zhè shì wǒ de chuáng
This is my father Zhè shì wǒ fùqīn
http://quizlet.com/6144089/test-001-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/4024539/rosetta-12-flash-cards/
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9
http://quizlet.com/subject/mandarin/
http://quizlet.com/1232953/chinese-i-set-2-flash-cards/
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/pinyin-editor.html
ā ē ī ō ū ǖ
á é í ó ú ǘ
ǎ ě ǐ ǒ ǔ ǚ
à è ì ò ù ǜ
a e i o u ü
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ā ē ī ō ū ǖ
á é í ó ú ǘ
ǎ ě ǐ ǒ ǔ ǚ
à è ì ò ù ǜ
a e i o u ü
(a spare in case I clobber characters)
yì jiān kè tīng
chá 茶
sān míng zhi 三明治 Sandwich
zhè xiē 這些
miàn bāo 麵包 Bread
yóu yǒng 游泳
tā men 他們
ni˘ hao˘ 你好
nǚ rén 女人
hē guǒ zhī 喝果汁
nán rén 男人
kàn shū 看書
hái zi 孩子
guǒ zhī 果汁
nǚ hái zi 女孩子
zhè ge 這個
chī fàn. 吃飯
shui˘ 水
xiě zì 寫字
tā men zài chī fàn. 她們在吃飯。
kàn bào zhǐ 看報紙
zuò fàn 做飯
pǎo bù 跑步
kàn 看
tā men zài xiě zì. 他們在寫字。
hàn 和
zhè zhī gǒu zài kāi chē. 這隻狗在開車。
bào zhi˘ 報紙
huáng se 黃色 Yellow
miàn bāo hàn shui˘ 麵包和水 Bread and water
yì zhī māo 一隻貓 A cat
niú nǎi 牛奶 milk
jī dàn 雞蛋 eggs
zài jiàn 再見 Goodbye
yí ge píng guo 一個蘋果 An apple
shu¯ 書
kā fēi 咖啡 Coffee
méi yǒu, tā méi zài shuì jiào. 沒有,她沒在睡覺。No, she did not in sleep
méi yǒu 沒有
shuì jiào 睡覺 Sleep
kā fēi hàn yí ge jī dàn 咖啡和一個雞蛋 Coffee and an egg
yì tiáo yu 一條魚 A fish
zhè zhī gǒu zài chī dōng xi. 這隻狗在吃東西。 The the dog eating
yì zhī gǒu 一隻狗 A dog
lán se 藍色 Blue
mǐ fàn hàn yí ge píng guo 米飯和一個蘋果 Rice and an apple
mǐ fàn 米飯
zhè ge nǚ hái zi zài zǒu lù. 這個女孩子在走路。This girl walking
duì 對
yì zhī māo zài xiě zì. 一隻貓在寫字。A cat on writing
xiě zì 寫字
tā yǒu yì běn shū. 他有一本書。He has a book
zhè zhī gǒu zài yóu shuǐ. 這隻狗在游水。Dog at swimming
zhè tiáo yú zài yóu. 這條魚在游。Fish in the swim
tiān kōng 天空 Sky
yì duǒ huā 一朵花
zhè duǒ huā hěn xiǎo. 這朵花很小。
bái se 白色
yì pǐ ma 一匹馬
tiān kōng shì lán sè de. 天空是藍色的。
tā men shì jǐng chá. 他們是警察。
jǐng chá 警察
zhè pǐ mǎ zài yóu shuǐ ma? 這匹馬在游水嗎?
zhè tiáo yú hěn dà. 這條魚很大。
tā men yǒu yí fèn bào zhǐ. 他們有一份報紙。
yí fèn bào zhǐ 一份報紙
nǐ zài zuò shén me? 你在做甚麼?
zuò 做
shén me 甚麼
zhè zhī māo zài shuì jiaò. 這隻貓在睡覺。
yì liàg che¯ 一輛車
liàng 輛
hóng se 紅色
kāi chē 開車
yī shēng 醫生
zhè shì shén me? 這是甚麼?
zhè ge qiú shì hóng sè de. 這個球是紅色的。
qiú 球
cǎo 草
tài yáng 太陽
tài yáng shì huáng sè de. 太陽是黃色的。
zhè pǐ mǎ zài pǎo. 這匹馬在跑。
pǎo 跑
yì tiáo yu zài kàn bào zhǐ. 這條魚在看報紙。
hēi se 黑色
zài jiàn 再見
cǎo shì lǜ sè de. 草是綠色的。
wu˘ 五
lán 藍
zhè shì mǐ fàn. 這是米飯。
sì 四
wǒ yǒu yì běn lǜ sè de shū. 我有一本綠色的書。
zhè lǐ 這裡
duō shǎo 多少
zhè lǐ yǒu duō shǎo tiáo yú? 這裡有多少條魚?
lǎo shī 老師
shǒu jī 手機
zhè ge nán hái zi méi yǒu bǐ. 這個男孩子沒有筆。
bǐ. 筆
méi yǒu 沒有
nín yǒu shén me? 您有甚麼?
xué shēng 學生
lǜ 綠
niǎo dàn 鳥蛋
zhuō zi 桌子
duō shǎo wèi jǐng chá? 多少位警察?
liù 六
zài mǎi yí jiàn dà yī. 在買一件大衣。
mǎi 買
yí jiàn dà yī 一件大衣
zhè zhī māo shì hēi sè de. 這隻貓是黑色的。
yí jiàn 一件
zhè xiē nǚ hái zi shì jiě mèi. 這些女孩子是姐妹。
yīng ér 嬰兒
zhè ge nán rén dài zhe mào zi. 這個男人戴著帽子。
dài 戴
mào zi 帽子
xié zi 鞋子
niǎo 鳥
diàn huà 電話
yí jiàn dà yi 一件大衣
chuān 穿
pán zi 盤子
yi˘ zi 椅子
wǎn 碗
yì jiā rén 一家人
kù zi 褲子
yí jiàn chèn shān 一件襯衫
zhè duǒ huā shì hóng sè de. 這朵花是紅色的。
tài yáng 太陽
zhè wèi yī shēng yǒu bào zhǐ. 這位醫生有報紙。
yī shēng 醫生
wèi 位
yì tiáo qún zi 一條裙子
yì tiáo 一條
sì ge wǎn 四個碗
zhè lǐ yǒu liǎng ge shǒu jī. 這裡有兩個手機。
lǐ 裡
péng you 朋友
yì zhāng chuáng 一張床
xiōng dì 兄弟
méi 沒
wán 玩
zhè ge ér zi méi zài wán, tā fù qīn zài wán. 這個兒子沒在玩,他父親在玩。
xiān sheng 先生
yì dǐng mào zi 一頂帽子
nǐ jǐ suì? 你幾歲? nǐ jǐ suì?
nǐ duō dà? 你多大?
yí jīen gōng yu 一間公寓
yí jīen fáng zi 一間房子
yí shàn mén 一扇門
yì tái diàn shi 一台電視
diàn nǎo 電腦
yí shàn chuāng hu 一扇窗戶
mǎ tǒng 馬桶
yào shi 鑰匙
yì jiān kè tīng 一間客廳
yí jīen chú fáng 一間廚房
yí shàn chuāng hu 一扇窗戶
yōng bào 擁抱
qīn 親
xià biān 下邊
shōu yīn jī 收音機
tīng 聽
zhàn 站
zuò 坐
bēi zi 杯子
tā shì cóng měi guó lái de. 她是從美國來的。
cóng 從
jìn 近
yuǎn 遠
rèn shi 認識
gāo xìng 高興
rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìng 認識你很高興。
míng zì 名字
nǐ jiào shén me míng zì? 你叫甚麼名字?
wò shì 臥室
chú fáng 廚房
yí tào xī zhuāng 一套西裝
yì tiáo pí dài 一條皮帶
yì tiáo lǐng dài 一條領帶
yí jiàn máo yi 一件毛衣
niú zǎi ku 牛仔褲
zǐ se 紫色
huī se 灰色
tóu fa 頭髮
jīn sè 金色
kě 渴
è 餓
lěng 冷
rè 熱
bìng le 病了
hěn hǎo 很好
jiā rén 家人
zhèng zài 正在
一 one Yī
二 two Èr
三 three Sān
四 four Sì
五 five Wǔ
六 six Liù
七 seven Qī
八 eight Bā
九 nine Jiǔ
十 ten Shí
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