Lesson 1: Self Introduction

Daily Conversation

“hello”.

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AihuaHello
 你好
 nǐhǎo
Amy你好
 nǐhǎo

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AihuaI’m Aihua. In Chinese,
 我是爱华。
 wǒshìàihuá 
 What’s your name?
AmyI’m Amy.
AihuaIn Chinese, you say
 我是爱米。
 wǒshìàimǐ 
Amy我是爱米。
 wǒshìàimǐ 

AihuaI’m 30 years old. In Chinese,
 我３０岁了。
 wǒsānshísuìle 
 How old are you, Amy?
AmyI’m 5 years old.
AihuaIn Chinese, you say
 我５岁了。
 wǒwǔsuìle 
Amy我５岁了。
 wǒwǔsuìle 

PinYin

What’s Pinyin?

“spelling sound” or “phonetics” of Chinese.

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Aihuaa
Amya

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“toneless” tone. Different tone expresses different meaning.

“a” are pronounced like this.

Aihuaāáǎà
Amyāáǎà

Vocabulary

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我 (wǒ)

你 (nǐ)

AihuaName
 名字
 míngzi
Amy名字
 míngzi

AihuaI
 我
 wǒ
Amy我
 wǒ

AihuaYou
 你
 nǐ
Amy你
 nǐ

Review

AihuaI’m Aihua, I’m 30 years old.
 In Chinese,
 我是爱华。
 wǒshìàihuá 
 我３０岁了。
 wǒsānshísuìle 
 Could you introduce yourself in Chinese, Amy?
Amy我是爱米。
 wǒshìàimǐ 
 我５岁了。
 wǒwǔsuìle 

Dialog Practice

AihuaHello!
 I’m Aihua,
 I’m 30 years old.
AmyHello!
 I’m Amy,
 I’m 5 years old.

Aihua你好！
 nǐhǎo 
 我是爱华。
 wǒshìàihuá 
 我３０岁了。
 wǒsānshísuìle 
Amy你好！
 nǐhǎo 
 我是爱米。
 wǒshìàimǐ 
 我５岁了。
 wǒwǔsuìle 

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