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Lesson 0.1

Classroom Expressions

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Nho

ce

How are you? How do you do?

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Losh ho

ce

How are you, teacher?

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Shngk.

ce

Let's start class.

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Xik.

ce

Class is over.

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Dki sh.

ce

Open your books.

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W shunmen tng.

ce

I'll speak, you listen.

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Kn hibnbibn.

ce

Look at the blackboard (whiteboard).

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Du b du.

ce

Is it right?

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Du.

ce

Yes! Correct!

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Hn ho.

ce

Very good.

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Qng gn w shu.

ce

Please repeat after me.

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Zishu ybin.

ce

Say it again.

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Dng b dng

ce

Do you understand?

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Dng le.

ce

Yes, I understand.

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Zijin.

ce

Good-bye!

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Lesson 0.2

Survival Expressions

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Dubuq.

ce

Sorry!

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Qngwn

ce

Excuse me; May I ask

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Xixie

ce

Thanks!

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Zh sh shnme

ce

What is this?

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W b dng.

ce

I don't understand.

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Qng zishu ybin.

ce

Please say it one more time.

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Zhngwn znme shu

ce

How do you say "_____" in Chinese?

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sh shnme ysi

ce

What does "___" mean?

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Qng n gi w.

ce

Please give me___.

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Qng n gosu w.

ce

Please tell me ___.

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Lesson 0.3

Numerals

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O

lng

nu

zero

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y

nu

one

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r

nu

two

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sn

nu

three

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s

nu

four

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w

nu

five

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li

nu

six

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q

nu

seven

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b

nu

eight

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ji

nu

nine

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sh

nu

ten

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bi

nu

hundred

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qin

nu

thousand

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wn

nu

ten thousand

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biwn

nu

million

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Lesson 0.4

Radicals

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rn

rad

person

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do

rad

knife

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l

rad

power

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yu

rad

right hand; again

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ku

rad

mouth

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wi

rad

to enclose

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t

rad

earth

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x

rad

sunset

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d

rad

big; large

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n

rad

female; woman

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z

rad

son

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cn

rad

inch

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xio

rad

little; small; young

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gng

rad

labor; work

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yo

rad

tiny; small

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gng

rad

bow (from bow & arrow)

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xn

rad

heart

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g

rad

dagger-axe

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shu

rad

hand

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r

rad

sun

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yu

rad

moon [see also, flesh, meat]

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m

rad

wood

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shu

rad

water

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hu

rad

fire

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tin

rad

field

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m

rad

eye

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sh

rad

to show, to reveal

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s

rad

fine silk

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r

rad

ear

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y

rad

clothing

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yn

rad

speech

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bi

rad

cowry (a type of sea shell)

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zu

rad

to walk

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z

rad

foot

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jn

rad

metal; gold

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mn

rad

door; gate

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zhu

rad

short-tailed bird

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y

rad

rain

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sh

rad

to eat

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m

rad

horse

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Wn ho

lt

Greetings

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Lesson 1.1

Greetings

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n

pr

you

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ho

adj

fine; good; nice; O.K.; its settled

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qng

v

please (polite form of request); to treat or to invite (somebody)

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wn

v

ask (a question)

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gu

adj

honorable; expensive

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xng

v/n

(ones ) surname is; be surnamed; surname

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w

pr

I; me

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ne

qp

(question particle)

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xioji

n

Miss; young lady

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jio

v

be called; call

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shnme

qpr

what

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mngzi

n

name

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xinsheng

n

Mr.; husband; teacher

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L Yu

pn

Li You

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Wng Png

pn

Wang Peng

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Lesson 1.2

Greetings

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sh

v

be

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losh

n

teacher

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ma

qp

(question particle)

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b

adv

not; no

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xusheng

n

student

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y

adv

too; also

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rn

n

people; person

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Zhnggu

pn

China

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Bijng

pn

Beijing

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Migu

pn

America

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Niyu

pn

New York

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Lesson 1.3

How about you?

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Ynggu

pn

Britain; England

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Fgu

pn

France

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Dgu

pn

Germany

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Rbn

pn

Japan

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Hngu

pn

Korea (South)

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Jind

pn

Canada

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Mxg

pn

Mexico

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Ynd

pn

India

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Yunn

pn

Vietnam

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Jizhu

pn

California

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Xiwiy

pn

Hawaii

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Shnghi

pn

Shanghai

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Y'hu

pn

Iowa

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Dmiyn

pn

Des Moines

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Low

pn

Laos

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Filbn

pn

Phillipines

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Tigu

pn

Thailand

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Jitng

lt

Family

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Lesson 2.1

Family

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n

pr

that

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de

p

(possessive or descriptive particle)

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zhopin

n

picture; photo

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zh

pr

this

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bba

n

father, dad

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mma

n

mother, mom

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g/ge

m

(measure word for many common everyday objects)

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n

adj

female

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hizi

n

child

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