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Level 1 - Mandarin Beginners - International House London

2023

谚语 (yànyǔ) Proverbs

熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo practice makes perfect

Lesson 1

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

问候语及自我介绍 Wènhòu yǔ jí zì wǒ jièshào Greetings & self-introduction

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
I/me  
you  
he/him  
she/her  
it  
您好 nín hǎo hello (respectfully)  
你好 nǐ hǎo hello  
jiào be named/called  
你呢? nǐ ne? and you?  
xìng surname  
míng name  
谢谢 xièxiè thank you  
再见 zàijiàn goodbye  

句式结构 (jù shì jiégòu) Sentence structures

你叫什么(名)? Nǐ jiào shénme (míng)? What is your name?

我叫 ...... 。 Wǒ jiào ..... . I am called/named ..... .

你好吗? Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you?

我很好。你呢? Wǒ hěn hǎo. Nǐ ne? I am very good/well. And you?

Formula: Declarative sentence + 吗?

你好! Nǐ hǎo! Hello!

我叫 ... 。你叫什么?(你呢?) Wǒ jiào ... . Nǐ jiào shénme? (Nǐ ne?) My name is ... . What is your name? (And yours?)

我叫 ... 。 Wǒ jiào ... . My name is ... .

你好吗? Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you?

我很好。谢谢。 Wǒ hěn hǎo. Xièxiè. I am good. Thank you.

谢谢。 Xièxiè. Thank you.

Lesson 2

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

数字和日期 Shùzì hé rìqí Numbers and dates

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 1: 数字 (shùzì) numbers
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
líng 0  
1  
èr 2  
sān 3  
4  
5  
liù 6  
7  
8  
jiǔ 9  
shí 10  
bǎi 100  
Table 2: 日期 (rìqí) dates
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
nián year  
yuè month/moon  
date  
hào date  
昨天 zuótiān yesterday  
今天 jīntiān today  
明天 míngtiān tomorrow  
shì be (is/am/are/was/were)  
一月 yī yuè January  
二月 èr yuè February  
三月 sān yuè March  
四月 sì yuè April  
五月 wǔ yuè May  
六月 liù yuè June  
七月 qī yuè July  
八月 bā yuè August  
九月 jiǔ yuè September  
十月 shí yuè October  
十一 shí yī yuè November  
十二 shí èr yuè December  

Lesson 3

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

生日 Shēngrì Birthday

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
生日 shēngrì birthday  
面条 miàntiáo noodles  
qián money  
card  
song  
礼物 lǐwù present/gift  
蛋糕 dàngāo cake  
多大 duōdà how old  
.. 岁 .. suì .. year old  
生日礼物 shēngrì lǐwù birthday present  
生日蛋糕 shēngrì dàngāo birthday cake  
生日歌 shēngrì gē birthday song  
生日卡 shēngrì kǎ birthday card  
de of;~'s (possessive particle)  
我的 wǒ de my  
他的 tā de his  
她的 tā de her  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你的生日是几月几号? Nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào? When is your birthday?

我的生日是一月二十日。 Wǒ de shēngrì shì yī yuè èrshí rì. His/her birthday is on 20th of January.

他/她的生日是几月几日? Tā de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì? When is his/her birthday?

他/她的生日是一月二十号。 Tā de shēngrì shì yī yuè èrshí hào. His/her birthday is on 20th of January.

祝你生日快乐! Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuài lè! Happy birthday to you!

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Lesson 4

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

年龄、星期几和时间 Niánlíng, xīngqí jǐ hé shíjiān Age, days of the week and time

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 3: 星期 (xīngqī) days of the week
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
星期 xīngqī week  
tiān god/sky  
星期一 xīngqī yī Monday  
星期二 xīngqī èr Tuesday  
星期三 xīngqī sān Wednesday  
星期四 xīngqī sì Thursday  
星期五 xīngqī wǔ Friday  
星期六 xīngqī liù Saturday  
星期天/日 xīngqī tiān/rì Sunday  
Table 4: 时间 (shíjiān) time
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
昨天 zuótiān yesterday  
明天 míngtiān tomorrow  
上班 shàngbān start to work  
下班 xiàbān finish work  
diǎn o'clock/hour  
几点 jǐdiǎn what time  
bàn half  
一刻 yīkè a quarter  
…差一刻 …chā yīkè a quarter to ….  
…又一刻 …yòu yīkè … and quarter  
现在 xiànzài now  
分(钟) fēn (zhōng) minute  
时间 shíjiān time  
上午 shàngwǔ in the morning  
中午 zhōngwǔ at noon  
下午 xiàwǔ in the afternoon  
晚上 wǎnshàng in the evening  
七点半 qī diǎn bàn seven thirty  
七点一刻 qī diǎn yī kè quarter past seven  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

Formula: subject + number + 岁(suì)。

你多大?/ 你几岁? Nǐ duōdà? Nǐ jǐ suì? How old are you?

我二十五岁。 Wǒ èrshíwǔ suì. I am 25 years old.

今天是星期几? Jīntiān shì xīngqī jǐ? What day is it today?

今天是星期五。 Jīntiān shì xīngqī wǔ. It is Friday today.

现在几点? Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? What time is it now?

现在七点。 Xiànzài qī diǎn. It is seven o'clock.

你几点下课? Nǐ jǐdiǎn xià kè? When do you finish the lesson?

我八点半下课。 Wǒ bā diǎn bàn xià kè. I finish the lesson at 8:30pm.

Note: the preposition “at” ect. in English, when it is used before time, it does not need to be translated in Chinese. So does the word do/did etc. in the questions in English.

Lesson 5

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

时间和职业 Shíjiān hé zhíyè Time and occupation

词语 - 时间 (cíyǔ - shíjiān) Words - time

Table 5: 时间 (shíjiān) time
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
两点十分 liǎng diǎn shí fēn 2:10  
七点半 qī diǎn bàn 7:30  
四点五分 sì diǎn wǔ fēn 4:05  
三点三十五分 sān diǎn sān shí wǔ fēn 3:35  
一点 yī diǎn 1:00  
七点四十五分 qī diǎn sì shí wǔ fēn 7:45  
十二点二十分 shí'èr diǎn èrshí fēn 12:20  
七点一刻 qī diǎn yī kè 7:15  
Table 6: 职业 (zhíyè) occupation
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
职业 zhíyè occupation  
工作 gōngzuò work/job  
zuò do  
老板 lǎobǎn boss  
产品 chǎnpǐn product  
经理 jīnglǐ manager  
学生 xuéshēng student  
工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer  
教师 jiàoshī teacher  
医生 yīshēng doctor  
全职 quánzhí full time  
兼职的 jiānzhíde part-time  
软件工程师 ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī software engineer  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences - 时间 (shíjiān) time

情问,现在几点(钟)? Qǐngwèn, xiànzài jǐ diǎn(zhōng)? Excuse me, what is the time now?

你几点(开始)上班。 Nǐ jǐ diǎn (kāishǐ) shàngbān. What time do you start to work?

我七点(开始)上班。 Wǒ qī diǎn (kāishǐ) shàngban. I start to work at seven o'clock.

你几点下班? Nǐ jǐ diǎn xià bān? What time do you finish work?

我下午六点半下班。 Wǒ xià wǔ liù diǎn bàn xià bān. I finish work at 6:30pm.

句子 (jùzi) Sentences - 职业 (zhíyè) occupation

你的职业是什么? Nǐ de zhíyè shì shénme? What is your occupation?

我的职业是教师。 Wǒ de zhíyè shì jiàoshī. My occupation is a teacher.

你做什么工作? Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò? What do you do?

我(的工作)是教师。 Wǒ (de gōngzuò) shì jiàoshī. My occupation is a teacher./ I am a techer.

Lesson 6

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

外出就餐 Wàichū jiùcān Eating out

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 7: 外出就餐 (wàichū jiùcān) eating out
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin 英语 (yīngyǔ) English 词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech
chī eat  
drink  
面条 miàntiáo noodles  
饺子 jiǎozi dumplings  
米饭 mǐfàn rice  
fish  
chá tea  
shuǐ water  
果汁 guǒzhī fruit juice  
jiǔ spirits/alcohol  
食物 shíwù food  
饮料 yǐnliào drink  
练习 liànxí practice  
翻译 fānyì translate  
xiǎng to want  

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

情问你想吃什么? Qǐngwèn nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? What would you like to eat, please?

我想吃 ... Wǒ xiǎng chī ... I would like to eat ...

情问你想喝什么? Qǐngwèn nǐ xiǎng hē shénme? What would you like to drink, please?

我想喝 ... Wǒ xiǎng hē ... I would like to drink ...

Created: 2025-09-04 Thu 16:00