Intro Lesson

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Intro Lesson

Your First Words in Mandarin
8:24
8 words
6 lines
5 exercises

Learn essential Mandarin Chinese in this video lesson. Master 8 new vocabulary words, practice real dialogue, and test your knowledge with interactive exercises and flashcards.

S
你好！
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
S
你好！
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
S
你叫什么名字？
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?
What is your name?
S
我叫Michael。
Wǒ jiào Michael.
My name is Michael.
S
很高兴认识你！
Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ!
Very nice to meet you!
S
我也很高兴认识你！
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ!
Nice to meet you too!

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1
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
2
谢谢
xiè xie
Thank you
3
再见
zài jiàn
Goodbye
4
你
nǐ
You
5
我
wǒ
I / Me
6
叫
jiào
To be called
7
什么
shénme
What
8
名字
míngzì
Name

4 more vocabulary words

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Basic word order

Chinese follows Subject + Verb + Object order, just like English.

The 也 (yě) pattern

"也" (also/too) always goes BEFORE the verb, never at the end like "too" in English.

1 more grammar patterns

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translate #1
How do you say "Hello" in Chinese?
translate #2
How do you say "Thank you"?
fill #3
我___Michael。(My name is Michael)
translate #4
What does 再见 mean?

4 more exercises

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This Mandarin Chinese lesson covers 8 essential vocabulary words and 2 grammar patterns. The lesson includes a full video tutorial, interactive dialogue practice with pinyin and English translations, flashcards for memorization, and exercises to test your understanding. Perfect for beginners learning Chinese.

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