mandarin Flashcards
culture: When given a business card it is
customary to look at the persons job title and if it is high, acknowledge it
culture: When introducing oneself it is
customary to say your name with no job title
culture: When complementing
the receiver will not accept it even though they appreciate you said it
culture: Silence is
a sign of humility and respect
culture: If lecturing and the audience claps
you must clap back at them
culture: In china punctuality, is
not enforced, but serves as a rough guide
chinese: If there are two 3 tones in a row,
the middle one becomes a 2 tone
chinese: Tone 4 is higher than
tone 1
chinese: Tone 1 is than
tone 4
chinese: The words “He” and “She” and “It” are
all tā
chinese: I
wǒ (sounds like w oo aw)
chinese: To eat
chī
culture: People in china below 30 years old
learn pinyin in elementary school and can usually read and write it
culture: If you write to a Chinese speaker in pinyin
add the tones to eliminate ambiguity
chinese: In a sentence, tone 3 actually sounds like
just a low tone
culture: You give Chinese people your business card by
Present the card facing them with two hands
chinese: When there are three 3 tones in a row
the second one becomes 2 tone
chinese: very
hěn
chinese: I’m very good
wǒ hěn hǎo
chinese: You’re very good
nǐ hěn hǎo
chinese: You cannot say “I am good”, only
I am very good
chinese: x sounds like
sh behind the front teeth and wide mouth
chinese: i sounds like
ee besides exceptions
chinese: zh sounds like
dj light saber buzz (quick) with circle tongue
