Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1 Table of Contents, Main Grammar Points and Vocabulary
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If you struggled with languages at school it is almost certainly not your fault. It is the way you were taught. Level 1 Chinese (Mandarin) will teach you an extensive vocabulary and basic grammar in 10-12 hours, enough to communicate effectively in a large number of situations you will meet abroad. It is ideal for Travel, Business or Schoolwork and for all ages.
Table of Contents:
Section 1: Animals, Adjectives (Descriptive Words)
Section 2: Furniture, Colours, Adjectives, Verbs
Section 3: Clothes, Family, Useful Words
Section 4: In the Garden, Time, Useful Words
Section 5: In the Restaurant, Numbers, Time
Section 6: Food and Drink, Useful Words
Section 7: Business Words, Useful Words
Section 8: Travelling
Section 9: Leisure Activities, Useful Words
Section 10: Illness, Emergency Words
Glossary
Main Grammar Points:
The word ‘The’
The word ‘Is’
Adjective/Noun Word Order
Constructing simple sentences
I Am/You Are
Pronouns
Using Verbs and Pronouns
Using Family Words
Conjunctions
More Pronouns
More/Less
Asking Questions
Plurals
Using Days of the Week
Prepositions
Telling the Time
Pronouns
Past tense
Here and There
Question words
Negatives
The Word ‘Some’
My/Your etc
Verbs
Adverbs
Glossary:
(I) GIVE (wo) Gay (I) GO (wo) Chu (I) LIVE (wo)Huo (I) PUT (wo) Fang (I) SELL (wo) Mai (I) SPEAK (wo) Shuo ACCIDENT Shi gu AFTERNOON Shia wu ALL Dou ALWAYS Zong shi AMBULANCE Joh hu che ANGRY Sheng chi ANIMAL Dong wu ANTIQUE SHOP Gu dong dian ARM Ge bo BAD Hwai de BAKERY Mian bao dian BANDAGE Bung dai BANK Yin hang BARBER'S (HAIRDRESSER) Li fa dian BATH Yew gang BATHING TRUNKS You yong ku BEACH Hai tan BEAR Shiong BED Chuang BEDROOM Wo shi BEE Mi fung BEER Pi jiu BEFORE Ee chian BILL (CHECK) My dan BIRD Niao BLACK Hay BLOOD Si eh BLUE Lan BOOK Shu BOSS Lao ban BOTTLE Peng zi BOY Nan hai BREAD Mian bao BREAKFAST Zao dian BROTHER Shiong di BULL Gong niu BUSINESS Sheng yi BUTTER Huang yoh CABBAGE Yuan bai tsai CAKE Dan gao CAMPING SITE Lu ying chew CAR Che CAT Mao CAULIFLOWER Tsai hua CHAIR Yi zi CHEAP Pian yi CHEESE Nai lao CHEQUE Ji piao CHICKEN Gee CIGARETTE Yan CLOAKROOM Yi mao jian CLOCK jong COAT Wye tao COFFEE Ka fei COLD Lung COLOUR Yan se COUGH Ke so COW Mu niu CUP Bey zi CUPBOARD Gui zi CURTAIN Chuang lian CUSTOMS Hai guan DANGER Wei shian DAUGHTER New ar DAY Tian DEAD Si DEEP Shen DENTIST Ya ee DINING ROOM Fan ting DINNER Wan fan DIRTY Zang DOCTOR Ee sheng DOG Gou DONKEY Lew DOOR Men DRAWER Chou ti DRIVER Si ji DUCK Ya zi EASY Rong yi EATS (EAT) Chi EGG Ji dan EIGHT Ba ELEPHANT Da shiang ELEVEN Shi EE EMPTY Kong de ENGAGED Ren man ENGINE Fa dong ji ENOUGH Gou le ENTRANCE Ru koh ENVELOPE Shin fung EXHAUST Pai chi guan EXIT Chu koh EXPENSIVE Guay EYE Yan jing FACE Lian FACTORY Gong chang FAN Fung shan FATHER Ba ba FIRE Huo zai FIRST Dee ee FISH Yew FIVE Wu FLOOR Di ban FLOWER Wha FLY Tsang ying FORK Cha FOUR Si FREE Mian fei FRESH Shin shian de FRIEND Pung yow FROG Ching wa FRUIT Shui guo GARAGE Ting che chang GARDEN Wha yuan GIRL New hai GOAT Yang GOOD Hao de GOOD-BYE Zai jian GOOSE Uh GRAPE Pu tao GREEN Lue GREY Whey HALF Ban HAND Show HARD Ying de HAS (HAVE) Yow HAT Mao zi HEAT Ruh HELLO Ni hao HELP Jiu ming ar HERE Jer HIGH Gao HOLIDAYS Jia chi HORSE Ma HOSPITAL Ee yuan HOTEL Fan dian HOUR Shiao shi HOW Zen yang HOW MUCH Duo shao HUSBAND Jang fu ICE CREAM Bing ji ling ILL Bing IN Li JACK Chian jin ding JELLYFISH Hai juh JOB Gong zuo KEY Yao shi KITCHEN Chu fang KNIFE Dao LAKE Hoo LAST Zui hou LAWYER Lew shi LEFT Zuo LESS Gung shao LETTER Shin LETTER BOX Shin Shiang LITTLE Shiao LONG Chang LUGGAGE Shing li LUNCH Wu fan MANAGER Jing li MAP Di tu MARKET Shi chang MEAT Roh MEN Nan ren MENU Tsy dan MILK Niu nai MINUTE Fen jong MIRROR Jing zi MISTAKE Tsuo wu MONEY Chian MONKEY Hou zi MONTH Yue MORE Gung duo MORNING Shang wu MOTHER Ma ma MOUNTAIN Shan MOUTH Zuay MUCH Hen duo MUSEUM Bo wu guan MUSHROOM Mo gu NAME Ming zi NEWSPAPER Bao ji NIGHT Ye wan NINE Jiu (u is an o sound) NO (NOT) Bu NUMBER Shu zi OFFICE Ban gong shi OIL yoh OLD Jiu ON Shang ONE Ee ONION Yang tsong ONLY Ji OUTSIDE Wye OWNER Ju ren PAIN Tung PANDA Shiong mao PAPER Jeh PARTY Ju whay PASSPORT Hu jao PATH Shiao lu PEAR Li PEN Bee PETROL (GAS) Chi yoh PHARMACY Yao dian PIANO Gang chin PICNIC Ye tsan PIG Jue PLANT Ji wu PLATE Pan zi PLEASE Ching POLICE Jing cha POTATO Tu doh PRETTY (BEAUTIFUL) May li PRICE Jia ge PRODUCT Chan pin PUMP Da chi tong PUNCTURE Bao tai QUARTER Ee ke QUICK Kwai de QUIET An jing de RAT (MOUSE) Lao shu RECEPTIONIST Tsian tai RED Hong RESTAURANT Tsan ting RICE Mi fan RIGHT Yoh RIGHT (CORRECT) Dui RIVER Huh ROAD Loo ROCK Yan shi ROOM Fang jian SALAD Sha la SALARY Gong zi SALESMAN Siao show yuan SALMON San wen yew SAND Sha zi SANDAL Liang shie SEA Da hai SEAT Zuo wei SECOND Dee ar SECOND (TIME) Miao SERIOUS Yan su de SEVEN Chee SHELF jia zi SHIRT Chen shan SHOE Shie SHOP Shang dian SISTER Jie mei SIX Liu SKIN Pi fu SKIRT Chun zi SOAP Shiang zao SON Ar zi SOON Hen kwai SORRY Dui bu chi SOUP Tang SPECTACLES Yan jing STAIRS Low ti STAMP Yoh piao STORM Fung bao STREET Da jie SUGAR Tang SUN Tai yang SUPERMARKET Chao shi TABLE Juo zi TABLECLOTH Juo bu TANK Yoh shiang TAXI Chu zu che TELEPHONE Dian hua TEN Shi THANK YOU Shie shie ni THERE Na THIEF Shiao tou THING Dong shi THREE San TICKET Piao TIME Shi jian TIP Shiao fay TOBACCO Yan si TOBACCONIST Yan tsao dian TOILET Tse suo TOMATO Si hong shi TOUR Lew shing TOURIST Yoh ke TOWN Chung TRAIN Huo che TREE Shu TROUSERS Koo zi TWELVE Shi r TWENTY R shi TWENTY FIVE R shi wu TWO Liang TYRE (TIRE) Lun tai UNDER Sia VERY Hen WAITRESS (or WAITER) Fu wu yuan WALL Chiang WANTS (WANT) Shiang yao WASP Huang fung WATER Shuay WEEK Shing chi WHEEL Che lun WHERE (zai) Nar WHITE Bai WHO Shui WHY Wei shen muh WIFE Chi zi WINDOW Chuang hu WINE Pu tao jiu WOMEN New ren WRONG Tsuo YEAR Nian YELLOW Huang YES Shi YESTERDAY Zuo tian ZERO Ling
