MT Foundation CD 1 普通話 Flashcards
Tones in Chinese languages
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)
middle
普通話
zho-ng
green thumb out
person
普通話
rén
blue finger up
I, me
普通話
woˇ
red ‘V’
to be
普通話
shì
black finger down
you
普通話
nı˘
(red ‘V’)
I am a person
普通話
woˇ shì rén
‘I am person’
kingdom, nation
普通話
guó
blue finger up
‘middle kingdom’ or ‘China’
普通話
zho-ng guó
Chinese (person)
普通話
zho-ng guó rén
‘middle kingdom person’
he, him, she, her, it
普通話
ta-
green thumb out
both, all
普通話
do-u
green thumb out
and
普通話
hé
blue finger up
position of do-u in Mandarin sentences
普通話
‘You and he both are Chinese’, not ‘are both’
beautiful
普通話
meˇi
red ‘V’
America
普通話
meˇi guó
‘beautiful kingdom’
American
普通話
meˇi guó rén
‘beautiful kingdom person’
brave
普通話
yı-ng
green thumb out
England, Britain
普通話
yı-ng guó
‘brave kingdom’
English, British
普通話
yı-ng guó rén
‘brave kingdom person’
plural form of individual, single form
普通話
-men
closed fist
we, us
普通話
woˇmen
you (plural)
普通話
nıˇmen
they, them
普通話
ta-men
but
普通話
keˇ shì
question marker, to change a statement into a question
普通話
ma
closed fist
can be used to mean ‘yes’
普通話
shì
‘is’ or the verb
how about you?
普通話
nıˇne
how about them?
普通話
ta-menne
busy or ‘to be busy’
普通話
máng
blue finger up
no, not
普通話
bù
black finger down
