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]






























































































