Complete Mandarin Chinese - Lesson 2

Question 1

Grammar Shì

Answer 1

Used much less in Chinese. Mostly found in A=B sentences: Lǐ taìtai shì nǐ péngyou - Mrs Li is your friend To test whether shì has been used correctly, turn the sentence round and see if it still makes sense: Nǐ péngyou shì Lǐ taìtai - your friend is Mrs Li Shi is unstressed unless the speaker wishes to emphasize it

Question 2

Grammar Personal Pronouns They, them

Answer 2

tāmen

Question 3

Vocab No thanks. Idon’t drink alcohol What about an orange juice then? Fine thank you

Answer 3

Xièxie, wǒ bú huì hē jiǔ Nàme, júzizhī hǎo ma? Hǎo, xièxie nín

Question 4

Vocab 1

Answer 4

yī

Question 5

Vocab 11

Answer 5

shíyī

Question 6

Vocab particle indicating suggestion

Answer 6

ba

Question 7

Vocab Mrs, wife

Answer 7

tàitai

Question 8

Grammar Huì

Answer 8

One of several auxillary verbs expressing ‘to be able to, can’ Conveys the idea of knowing how to or having learned it. For example: Wǒ huì Yingwén - I know (how to speak) English It’s other meaning is to express the possibility that something will happen in the future: Tā huì lái - he will come

Question 9

Vocab to know, recognize

Answer 9

rènshi

Question 10

Vocab How do you do Mr King? I’m very pleased to meet you

Answer 10

Wáng xiānsheng, nín hǎo. Rènshi nín, wǒ zhēn gāoxìng

Question 11

Vocab 14

Answer 11

shísí

Question 12

Exercises Rearrange the words the mean: Hē wǒ xǐhuan hěn jiǔ (I adore drinking)

Answer 12

Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē jiǔ

Question 13

Vocab to be

Answer 13

shì

Question 14

Grammar Nín

Answer 14

The polite form of nǐ. Not used frequently. Used to indicate respect eg when addressing one’s elders and betters. Not used in the plural

Question 15

Grammar Personal Pronouns I, me

Answer 15

men

Question 16

Vocab 17

Answer 16

shíqī

Question 17

Grammar Topic construction

Answer 17

The Chinese are very fond of this construction. Consists of stating when you are going to talk about first then stating your view or reaction to it: Topic: Rènshi nín Reaction: wǒ zhēn gāoxìng

Question 18

Vocab 10

Answer 18

shí

Question 19

Vocab to know how, can, will

Answer 19

huì

Question 20

Grammar Personal Pronouns we, us

Answer 20

wǒ

Question 21

Vocab happy

Answer 21

gāoxìng

Question 22

Vocab 6

Answer 22

liù

Question 23

Exercises Rearrange the words the mean: Bù hē sì huì bēi pútáojiǔ nín (you won’t drink four glasses of wine)

Answer 23

Nín bù huì hē sì bēi pútáojiǔ

Question 24

Vocab Wine

Answer 24

pútáojiǔ

Question 25

Grammar Measure words

Answer 25

Used between a number and its noun. Different measure words are used with different categories of noun. For example běn is used for books and magazines. Zhāng is used for rectangular, flat objects such as tables, beds, maps but isn't a true measure of length or anything else. Some measure words like bēi are actual indicators of quantity The noun accompanying the measure word is often omitted when it is clear from the context what this is eg wǒ hē yi bēi (omitting jiǔ)

Question 26

Vocab 3

Answer 26

sān

Question 27

Grammar Personal Pronouns you (polite)

Answer 27

nín

Question 28

Grammar Personal Pronouns he, she, it

Answer 28

tā

Question 29

Vocab question particle

Answer 29

ma

Question 30

Vocab this

Answer 30

zhè

Question 31

Vocab 9

Answer 31

jiǔ

Question 32

Vocab 15

Answer 32

shíwǔ

Question 33

Vocab My King, this is my wife, Zhou Dejin

Answer 33

Wáng xiānsheng, zhè shì wǒ tàitai, Zhōu Déjīn

Question 34

Vocab 13

Answer 34

shísān

Question 35

Vocab really, true, real

Answer 35

zhēn

Question 36

Vocab 20

Answer 36

èrshí

Question 37

Vocab cup(ful)

Answer 37

bēi

Question 38

Vocab question particle

Answer 38

ne

Question 39

Grammar Personal Pronouns You (plural)

Answer 39

nǐmen

Question 40

Grammar Ma

Answer 40

The addition of ma at the end of a sentence makes it into a question. For example: Júzizhī hǎo - orange juice is good Júzizhī hǎo ma? - is orange juice good?

Question 41

Vocab 0

Answer 41

líng

Question 42

Grammar Ba

Answer 42

Placed after a verb or phrase to denote a suggestion or to ask for a confirmation of a supposition: Hǎo ba - is that all right then

Question 43

Vocab 2

Answer 43

èr

Question 44

Grammar Personal Pronouns you (singular)

Answer 44

nǐ.

Question 45

Vocab you (polite form)

Answer 45

nín

Question 46

Vocab 19

Answer 46

shíjiǔ

Question 47

Exercises Rearrange the words the mean: Wǒ tàitai zhè shì Wáng xiānsheng (Mr King, this is my wife)

Answer 47

Wáng xiānsheng zhè shì wǒ tàitai

Question 48

Vocab 99

Answer 48

jiǔshíjiǔ

Question 49

Vocab 7

Answer 49

qī

Question 50

Vocab 12

Answer 50

shí'èr

Question 51

Vocab orange juice

Answer 51

júzi-zhī

Question 52

Vocab 30

Answer 52

sānshí

Question 53

Vocab alcohol

Answer 53

jiǔ

Question 54

Vocab 8

Answer 54

bā

Question 55

Vocab 18

Answer 55

shíbā

Question 56

Vocab How do you do Mrs Li?

Answer 56

Lǐ tàitai, nín hǎo

Question 57

Vocab Please sit down, How about a drink? Thanks, I'll have one What about you Mrs Li?

Answer 57

Qǐng zuò. Hē yi bēi jiǔ ba Xièxie, Lǐ tàitai ne?

Question 58

Vocab 16

Answer 58

shíliù

Question 59

Vocab 65

Answer 59

liùshíwǔ

Question 60

Exercises Rearrange the words the mean: Yi bēi hē huì wǒ jiǔ (I can drink a little alcohol)

Answer 60

Wǒ huì hē yi bēi jiǔ

Question 61

Vocab 4

Answer 61

sì

Question 62

Vocab 5

Answer 62

wǔ

Question 63

Grammar Ne

Answer 63

When the same question is put to two or more people consecutively, ne is usually used to replace the question that has been put the the first person

Question 64

Vocab one

Answer 64

yī