Unit 1: Mandarin Phonetics Flashcards
What does this mean?
你有两块吗？
“Do you have two bucks?”
你有两块吗？
[ni3you3 liang3kuai4 ma]
What does this mean?
点
“Point, dot; o’clock”
点 [dian3]
Means o’clock as it refers to the quantity of dots on the clock face.
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
他爱蓝色。
[ta1ai4 lan2se4]
“He loves blue colour.”
“The US”
美国
[mei3guo2]
How do you pronounce?
二
二 [er4]
“Two (digit)”
What is the Chinese word for ‘can’?
能
Néng
What does this mean?
我没有问题。
“I don’t have questions.”
我没有问题。
[wo3mei2you3 wen4ti2]
How do you say…
don’t have
“Don’t have”
没有 [mei2you3]
What does this mean?
儿
儿
[er2]
[direct offspring, constituent character for son/daughter]
How do you say?
“I love black dogs, he also loves black dogs”
“I love black dogs, he also loves black dogs”
我爱黑狗，他也爱黑狗。
[wo3ai4 hei1gou3, ta1ye3ai4 hei1gou3]
How do you ask…
“Do you have white coffee?’
“Do you have white coffee?’
你有白咖啡吗？
[ni3you3 bai2ka1fei1 ma]
What does this mean?
要
“Want; want to”
要 [yao4]
“The UK”
英国
[ying1guo2]
What does this sentence mean?
我爱蓝色， 他也爱蓝色。
“I love blue colour, he also loves blue colour.”
我爱蓝色， 他也爱蓝色。
[wo3ai4 lan2se4, ta1ye3ai4 lan2se4]
What does this mean?
你有白咖啡吗？
“Do you have white coffee?’
你有白咖啡吗？
[ni3you3 bai2ka1fei1 ma]
What does this mean…
她爱蓝花。
“She loves blue flowers.”
她爱蓝花。 [ta1ai4 lan2hua1]
What does this mean?
你爱红色吗？
“Do you love red colour?”
你爱红色吗？
[ni3 ai4 hong2se4 ma]
How do you say?
两点 [liang3dian3]
“Two o’clock”
What does this mean?
对
“Correct, right; That’s right.”
对
[du(e)i4]
How do you say:
“Do you have brown sugar?”
你有红糖吗？ [ni3you3 hong2tang2 ma]
“Do you have brown sugar?”
What is the difference between…
两 and 二
两
“Two (for quantity)”
[liang3]
二
Two, as a digit only.
e.g phone number/hotel room number (3-2-2)
[er4]
How do you say…
“Do you use white sugar?”
“Do you use white sugar? / Are you using white sugar?”
你用白糖吗？
[ni3yong4 bai2tang2 ma]
How do you say?
你爱喝白咖啡吗？ [ni3ai4he1 bai2ka1fei1ma]
“Do you love white coffee?”
How do you say…
“I don’t have questions.”
“I don’t have questions.”
我没有问题。
[wo3mei2you3 wen4ti2]
How do you say…
“Flowers”
花 [hua1]
How do you ask…
“Do you have dogs?”
“Do you have dogs?”
你有狗吗？
[ni3you3gou3 ma]
How do you say…
“I love blue colour”
我爱蓝色 [wo3ai4 lan2se4]
“I love blue colour”
“France”
法国
[fa3guo2]
What does this mean?
你有红糖吗？
“Do you have brown sugar?”
你有红糖吗？ [ni3you3 hong2tang2 ma]
What does this mean?
你用白糖吗？
“Do you use white sugar? / Are you using white sugar?”
你用白糖吗？
[ni3yong4 bai2tang2 ma]
What does this mean?
你能帮我，他们也能帮我。
“You can help me, they also can help me.”
你能帮我，他们也能帮我。
[ni3 neng2 bang1wo3, ta1men2 ye3neng2 bang1 wo3]
What does this mean?
你欢迎我吗？
“Do you welcome me?”
你欢迎我吗？
[ni3 huan1ying2 wo3ma]
What does this mean?
你要白糖吗？
你要白糖吗？ [ni3yao4 bai2tang2 ma]
“Do you want white sugar?”
How do you say:
“They really love cats”
他们很爱猫。 [ta1men2 hen3ai4mao1]
“They really love cats.”
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
你爱猫吗？ [ni3 ai4 mao1 ma]
”Do you love cats?”
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
她爱白糖。 [ta1 ai4 bai2tang2]
“She loves white sugar.”
What does this mean?
他不对。
“He is wrong.”
他不对。
[ta1bu2dui4]
How do you say…
“Bucks (currency); chunk of, piece of”
“Bucks (currency); chunk of, piece of”
块
[kuai4]
How do you say ‘you’ (formal)?
“You (formal)”
您 [nin2]
How do you say…
“I have red flowers, (I) also have yellow flowers.”
“I have red flowers, (I) also have yellow flowers.”
我有红花，(我)也有黄花。
[wo3you3 hong2hua1, (wo3) ye3you3 huang2hua1]
What does 很好 mean?
“Very good”
很好 [hen3hao3]
When we have two third tones in a row in the same meaning group, we should change the tone of the first syllable to the second tone.
How do you say?
你要黑咖啡吗？ [ni3 yao4 hei1ka1fei1 ma]
“Do you want black coffee?”
How do you say…
红
“Red”
红 [hong2]
What does this sentence mean?
他们很爱猫。
他们很爱猫。 [ta1men2 hen3ai4mao1]
“They really love cats.”
“Germany”
德国
[de2guo2]
What does this sentence mean?
他帮爸妈
“He helps mom and dad.”
他帮爸妈。 [ta1bang1 ba4ma1]
How do you say…
“She loves blue flowers.”
“She loves blue flowers.”
她爱蓝花。
[ta1ai4 lan2hua1]
What does this mean?
你爱白色吗？
你爱白色吗？ [ni3ai4 bai2se4 ma]
“Do you love the colour white?”
How do you ask…
“Do you have two bucks?”
“Do you have two bucks?”
你有两块吗？
[ni3you3 liang3kuai4 ma]
How do you say?
耳 [er3]
“Ears”
How do you say ‘6’?
六 [li(o)u4]
How do you say:
“Could you help him?”
“Could you help him?”
你能帮他吗？ [ni3 neng2 bang1 ta1 ma]
What does this mean?
我爱黑狗，他也爱黑狗。
“I love black dogs, he also loves black dogs”
我爱黑狗，他也爱黑狗。
[wo3ai4 hei1gou3, ta1ye3ai4 hei1gou3]
How do you say 6 o’clock?
“Six o’clock”
六点 [liu4dian3]
What does this mean?
耳
“Ears”
耳 [er3]
How do you say the number 5?
“Five”
五 [wu3]
How do you ask…
“Could you help me?”
“Could you help me?”
你能帮我吗？
[ni3neng2 bang1wo3 ma]
What does this mean?
花
“Flowers”
花 [hua1]
“England’
英格兰
[ying1ge2lan2]
What does this mean?
黑咖啡很好喝。
“Black coffee is very tasty.”
黑咖啡很好喝。 [hei1ka1fei1 hen3hao3he1]
“London”
伦敦
[lun2dun1]
How do you say?
白咖啡很好喝 [bai2ka1fei1 hen3hao3he1]
“White coffee is very tasty”
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
“He helps mom and dad.”
他帮爸妈。 [ta1bang1 ba4ma1]
“Scotland”
苏格兰
[su1ge2lan2]
How do you say?
黑咖啡
黑咖啡 [hei1ka1fei1]
“Black coffee”
How do you ask…
“Do you have black coffee?”
“Do you have black coffee?”
你有黑咖啡吗？
[ni3you3 hei1ka1fei1 ma]
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
他们很爱猫。 [ta1men2 hen3ai4mao1]
“They really love cats.”
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
黑色 [hei1se4]
“Black colour”
What does this mean?
你有黑咖啡吗？
“Do you have black coffee?”
你有黑咖啡吗？
[ni3you3 hei1ka1fei1 ma]
How do you say?
你要白糖吗？ [ni3yao4 bai2tang2 ma]
“Do you want white sugar?”
How do you say…
“sleepy”
“Sleepy”
困
[ku(e)n4]
What is the word for ‘to use/need’?
用
“To use; need”
用 [yong4]
What does this mean?
你要黑咖啡吗？
你要黑咖啡吗？ [ni3 yao4 hei1ka1fei1 ma]
“Do you want black coffee?”
How do you say…
“I am not sleepy”
“I am not sleepy.”
我不困 。
[wo3bu2kun4]
What does this mean?
我不困 。
“I am not sleepy.”
我不困 。
[wo3bu2kun4]
What does this sentence mean?
你能给她白糖吗？
“Could you give her white sugar?”
你能给她白糖吗？ [ni3 neng2gei3 ta1 | bai2tang2 ma]
How do you say?
你爱蓝色吗？
你爱蓝色吗？ [ni3ai4 lan2se4 ma]
Do you love the colour blue?”
How do you say…?
“Dogs”
狗 [gou3]
What does this mean?
我没有白糖。
“I don’t have white sugar.”
我没有白糖。
[wo3mei2you3 bai2tang2]
How do you say…?
“Zero o’clock, 12 am”
零点 [ling2dian3]
What does this mean?
我有红花，(我)也有黄花。
“I have red flowers, (I) also have yellow flowers.”
我有红花，(我)也有黄花。
[wo3you3 hong2hua1, (wo3) ye3you3 huang2hua1]
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
你爱喝黑咖啡吗？
你爱喝黑咖啡吗？ [ni3ai4he1 hei1ka1fei1 ma]
“Do you love drinking black coffee?”
你用中文怎么说…?
Nǐ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō…?
你爱白色吗？ [ni3ai4 bai2se4 ma]
“Do you love the colour white?”
“Russia”
俄国
[e2guo2]
