MT Foundation CD 1 普通話 Flashcards
1
Q
Tones in Chinese languages
A
5 Tones in Mandarin - flat tone (green thumb out) ´ rising tone (blue finger up) v falling and rising tone (red ‘V’) ` falling tone (black finger down) neutral short (closed fist)
2
Q
middle
普通話
A
zho-ng
green thumb out
3
Q
person
普通話
A
rén
blue finger up
4
Q
I, me
普通話
A
woˇ
red ‘V’
5
Q
to be
普通話
A
shì
black finger down
6
Q
you
普通話
A
nı˘
(red ‘V’)
7
Q
I am a person
普通話
A
woˇ shì rén
‘I am person’
8
Q
kingdom, nation
普通話
A
guó
blue finger up
9
Q
‘middle kingdom’ or ‘China’
普通話
A
zho-ng guó
10
Q
Chinese (person)
普通話
A
zho-ng guó rén
‘middle kingdom person’
11
Q
he, him, she, her, it
普通話
A
ta-
green thumb out
12
Q
both, all
普通話
A
do-u
green thumb out
13
Q
and
普通話
A
hé
blue finger up
14
Q
position of do-u in Mandarin sentences
普通話
A
‘You and he both are Chinese’, not ‘are both’
15
Q
beautiful
普通話
A
meˇi
red ‘V’
