L1P1 Lesson 1

Question 1

你

Answer 1

you

ni3

Question 2

好

Answer 2

fine; good; nice; OK; it’s settled

hao3

Question 3

请

Answer 3

please (polite form of request); to treat or to invite (somebody)
qing3

Question 4

问

Answer 4

to ask (a question)
wen4

Question 5

贵

Answer 5

honorable; expensive

gui4

Question 6

姓

Answer 6

(one’s) surname in…; to be surnamed; surname
xing4

姓 is both a noun an a transitive verb. When it is used as a verb, it must be followed by an object.
你姓什么？
我姓李。

你行李吗？
我不姓李。

When 贵 is used drop 贵 when replying.
你贵姓？
我姓王。

You can also respond with 免贵姓王 meaning to “dispense with the honorable, my surname is Wang”

Question 7

我

Answer 7

I; me

wo3

Question 8

呢

Answer 8

question particle
ne

呢 often follows a noun or pronoun to form a question when the content of the question is already clear from the context.
请问，你贵姓？
我姓李，你呢？

你叫什么名字？
我叫王朋，你呢？

Question 9

小姐

Answer 9

Miss; young lady

xiao3jie3

Question 10

叫

Answer 10

to be called; to call
jiao3

The verb 叫 has several meaning. In means “to be called” in this lesson. Like 姓, it must be followed by an object, which can be either a full name or a given name, but seldom a given name that consists only of one syllable.

你叫什么名字？
我叫王朋。

你叫李生吗？
我不叫李生。

Question 11

什么

Answer 11

what

shen2me

Question 12

名字

Answer 12

name

ming2zi

Question 13

先生

Answer 13

Mr; husband; teacher

xian1sheng

Question 14

李友

Answer 14

Li3 You3 (a personal name)

Question 15

李

Answer 15

Li3 （a surname)

Question 16

王朋

Answer 16

Wang2 Peng2

Question 17

王

Answer 17

Wang2

Question 18

是

Answer 18

to be
shi4

是 is a verb which can be used to link two units that are in some way equivalent. Those two units can be nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases.

你是老师吗？
我是老师。

李友使学生。

王朋不是美国人。

Question 19

老师

Answer 19

teacher

lao3shi1

Question 20

吗

Answer 20

question particle

吗 is added to the end of a declarative statement to turn it into a question. To answer the question in the affirmative, drop the 吗 from the end of the question; to answer the question in the negative drop the 吗 and insert a negative adverb, usually 不

你是老师吗？
我是老师。
我不是老师。

你姓王吗？
我姓王。
我不姓王。

Question 21

不

Answer 21

not; no
bu4

不 is one of the two main negative adverbs in Chinese.

我不舍北京人。

李友不是中国人。

老师不姓王。

我不叫李中。

Question 22

学生

Answer 22

student

xue2sheng

Question 23

也

Answer 23

too; also
ye3

也 basically means “too” or “also”. In Chinese, adverbs, especially one-syllable adverbs, noramlly appear after subjects and in front of verbs. They usally cannot precede subjects or follow verbs. The adverb 也 cannot be put before the subject or at the very end of a sentence.

我也是学生。

王朋使学生，李友也是学生。

你是中国人，我也是中国人。

王鹏不是老师，李友也不是老师。

你不是纽约人，我也不是纽约人。

Question 24

人

Answer 24

people; person

ren2

Question 25

中国

Answer 25

China

zhong1guo2

Question 26

北京

Answer 26

Beijing

bei3jing1

Question 27

美国

Answer 27

America

mei3guo2

Question 28

纽约

Answer 28

New York

niu3yue1

Question 29

英国

Answer 29

Britain; England

ying1guo2

Question 30

法国

Answer 30

France

fa3guo2

Question 31

德国

Answer 31

Germany

de2guo2

Question 32

日本

Answer 32

Japan

re4ben3

Question 33

韩国

Answer 33

Korea

han2guo2

Question 34

加拿大

Answer 34

Canada

jia1na2da4

Question 35

墨西哥

Answer 35

Mexico

mo4xi1ge1

Question 36

印度

Answer 36

India

yin4du4

Question 37

越南

Answer 37

Vietnam

yue4nan2

Question 38

加州

Answer 38

California

jia1zhou1

Question 39

夏威夷

Answer 39

Hawaii

xia4wei1yi4

Question 40

上海

Answer 40

Shanghai

shang4hai3