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 pronounce?
四
四 [si4]
“Four”
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 is the Chinese word for ‘help’?
帮
Bāng
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…?
“I love blue colour, he also loves blue colour.”
“I love blue colour, he also loves blue colour.”
我爱蓝色， 他也爱蓝色。
[wo3ai4 lan2se4, ta1ye3ai4 lan2se4]
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…
can’t OR not able to
“Can’t, not able to”
不能 [bu4neng2]
What does this mean?
他们很欢迎我。
“They really welcome me. /They are really happy to have me.”
他们很欢迎我。
[ta1men2 hen3 huan1ying2 wo]
How do you say…
“welcome”
“To welcome, happy to have someone (here)”
欢迎
[huan1ying2]
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?
不能
“Can’t, not able to”
不能 [bu4neng2]
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”
Where in the sentence should an adverb such as [ye3] 也 be positioned in a sentence?
All adverbs in Chinese languages should occur right in front of the verb that it is modifying.
e.g.
“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]
How do you say…
“No, I don’t have white coffee. I have black coffee.”
“No, I don’t have white coffee. I have black coffee.”
不， 我没有白咖啡，我有黑咖啡。
[bu4, wo3 mei2you3 bai2ka1fei1, wo3you3 hei1ka1fei1]
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]
What does this mean?
你很好。
“You are very good.”
你很好。 [ni3hen3hao3]
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]
What is 黄色?
“Yellow colour, pornography”
黄色 [huang2se4]
