Week 2 Notes

你们好！

This week’s notes: 

My Chinese name is 倪爱姗！

·       Lesson 1 Words:  你 = nǐ    好= hǎo    是 = shì  学生 = xueshéng

        吗 = ma   我 = wǒ  呢 = ne    也 = yě(modifier)

        他 = tā     不 = bù(modifier)   老师 = lǎoshī

        *Basic word order of Chinese sentences is NMVO (Noun-Modifier-Verb-Object)

Greetings!

v Wánsháng hǎo! : Good Evening!

v Zǎoshang hǎo!  : Good Morning!

v Nǐmen hǎo! : Hello Everyone!

o   “Zěn mè yang?” is equivalent to the slang “Hi, what’s up?”

Sample:        Zǎoshang hǎo! Wǒ shì Ní ài shān.

Wǒ shì xuésheng.

Wǒ búshì lǎoshī. Nǐ ne?

Tips to remember when spelling pinyin:

*There is no “ien” spelling

*There is no “ue” spelling

Extra words learned in class:

* ài (love)

* è (hungry)

* rè (hot)

* wǎngshàng (internet)

* lóng (dragon)

* hóng (red)