1. Part 1 Basic Chinese ABC

2. Part 1 Basic Chinese ABC 3. Whats the callings for Chinese or Mandarin? Putong Hua Han Yu Hua Yu Zhong WenPresented by LegooMandarin.com3 4. Chinese is a pictorial language: Rn PeoplePresented by LegooMandarin.com4 5. Its an abstract art Xng walk; travel:Presented by LegooMandarin.com5 6. No alphabet but have Component Part (Radicals) z is made of by roof & ziPresented by LegooMandarin.comson6 7. There are around 204 radicals, but the most 20 common radicals account 51% of Chinese Characters.www.legoomandarin.comSee free blogs for more details.Presented by LegooMandarin.com7 8. Chinese Characters-Hnz are made by strokes, which will follow it order and directions. z Chinese Character Presented by LegooMandarin.com8 9. Three Attributes SMS Shape Meaning SoundShapeMeaningSoundWordszPresented by LegooMandarin.com9 10. One SOUND Related many CHARACTERS One character can have many meanings da D1 () big; large; great 2 () heavy; strong: 3 () loud: 4 () of age: 5 () eldest: 6 () main; major; general: 7 () of size: 8 () [ used to give force to a time word or expression]: 9 () greatly; fully; in a big way; on a large scale: 10 [used after to indicate low degree or frequency]D D25 meanings!!!!D DPresented by LegooMandarin.com 10 11. A single Character may have many meanings.Presented by LegooMandarin.com11 12. Presented by LegooMandarin.com12 13. Characters ( mostly two, some one, some 3 or 4) form a Phrase, which meaning is more clear. Phrase is similar to WORD in English. For beginner, try to remember the Phrase. If can, try to look at theHnz , which still contains information.Presented by LegooMandarin.com13 14. Pinyin is made of initials (consonants) and finals (vowels): The initials (consonants):b d g j zh zp t k q ch cm n h x sh sf lrPresented by LegooMandarin.com14 15. Finals (vowels): (simple form):a i ai an ango u ei en enge ao in ingou ongPresented by LegooMandarin.com15 16. Combined 21 Initials and 39 Finals, & Four TonesPresented by LegooMandarin.com16 17. Different Tone may have different meaning: MMomMFlaxMHorseMScoldPresented by LegooMandarin.com17 18. Different Tone may have different meaning: WnWarmWnSmellWnKissWnAskPresented by LegooMandarin.com18 19. Different Tone may have different meaning: FngSquareFngHouseFngVisitFngPutPresented by LegooMandarin.com19 20. Different Tone may have different meaning: QSevenQRideQRise upQAngryPresented by LegooMandarin.com20 21. Presented by LegooMandarin.com21 22. FinalaobbapeeraieibobaibeipapopaipeimmamomaimeiffafoddadedaittatetainnanenaineillalelaileiggagegaigeikkakekaikeihhahehaiheiInitialmefeiPresented by LegooMandarin.comdei22 23. Chinese sentence order is subject-verb-object like English the adjective is put in front of a noun. W Ifn rice (meal).ch eat W Ich eatbi whitefn rice. Presented by LegooMandarin.com23 24. WHO Subject IDO Verb drinkWHAT. Object tea.WhchPresented by LegooMandarin.com24 25. WHO Subject IWHENWHERE DO WHAT. Time Location Verb Object today at home drink tea. w jn tin zi I drink tea at home todayjihPresented by LegooMandarin.comch25 26. SOMEWHERE car aboveHAS hasSOMETHING. people.ch shangyurnThere is people on the car.Presented by LegooMandarin.com26 27. Or HAVE SOMETHING Has PeopleAT at yu rnziSOMEWHERE car abovech shang .There is people on the car.Presented by LegooMandarin.com27 28. The grammar is very simple and straight forward. Most notably, Chinese grammar does not have conjugation, tenses, gender, plurals or other grammatical rules in other major languages such as English, French or Arabic. The tense are expressed with adverbs or tense indicators:Presented by LegooMandarin.com28 29. Icook meal.Wzu fn.I am cooking meal. W Izizu cookfn rice.zi or (Zhngzi) is placed infront of a verb to indicate an action is in progress.Presented by LegooMandarin.com29 30. W I zu le fn. cook (ed) rice. (Lit)Literature (Lit) is direct translation. Or you call it BET Broken English Translation le is used after a verb or adjective to indicate completion of work or changePresented by LegooMandarin.com30 31. I cooked rice aleady. I already cook (ed) Wy jng zulerice. (lit) fn.Presented by LegooMandarin.com31 32. The plurals are also expressed by adding characters as indicators if need. We/usWmenYou (pl)NmenThey/themTmen menis used after a personal noun or a noun to show plural numberPresented by LegooMandarin.com32 33. MyW deYour(s)N deHis/her(s)T de/t deOur(s)Wmen deYour(s)Nmen deTheir(s)Tmen deDavidsD wi de / Presented by LegooMandarin.com33 34. 1Y2r3Sn4S5W6Li7Q8B9Ji10Sh0Lng Presented by LegooMandarin.com34 35. My air ticketW de jpioYour childN de hiziMy houseW de jiYour carN de jYour dadN bbaMy younger brotherW dd Presented by LegooMandarin.com35 36. 11Sh y12Sh r20r sh21r sh y30Sn sh90Ji sh99Ji sh ji Presented by LegooMandarin.com36 37. 100Y bi101Y bi lng y110Y bi y sh111Y bi y sh y120Y bi r sh199Y bi ji sh ji200r bi300Sn bi Presented by LegooMandarin.com37 38. 1000Qin1000Y qin9999 10,000Ji qin ji bi ji sh ji Wn10,000Y wnMillionBi wnTen millionQin wnA hundred of million One billionYSh y Presented by LegooMandarin.com38 39. [ prefix for ordinal numbers]DThe firstD yThe secondD rThe ThirdD sn... Presented by LegooMandarin.com39 40. JanuaryY yuFebruaryr yuMarchSn yuAprilS yuMayW yuJuneLi yuJulyQ yuAugustB yuSeptemberJi yuOctoberShyuNovemberSh y yuDecemberSh r yu Presented by LegooMandarin.com1st Month 2nd Month 3rd Month40 41. WeekXng qMondayXng q yTuesdayXng q rWednesdayXng q snThursdayXng q sFridayXng q wSaturdayXng q liSundayXng q rSundayXng q tin Week day one Week day two Week day three Week day four Week day five Week day six Week day sunWeek day (day)Presented by LegooMandarin.com41 42. Year: Month;YuDateRDateHoDay NinTin2013 7 23 2013 Nin 7 yuFrom BIG to SMALL!23 r Presented by LegooMandarin.com42 43. The year before lastQin ninLast year.Q ninThis yearJn ninNext yearMng ninYear afterHu nin Presented by LegooMandarin.com43 44. The day before yesterdayQin tinYesterdayZu tinToday:Jn tinTomorrow.Mng tinDay after tomorrowHu tin Presented by LegooMandarin.com44 45. MorningZo chenEarly morningZo shangForenoon; morningShng wNoon; middayZhng wAfternoonXi wEveving; night :Wn shngNightY wnNightHi y Presented by LegooMandarin.com45 46. Before; formerly; previously:Y qinNow; today; at presentXin ziAfter; afterwards; later; Y hu hereafter:Last timeShng cNext timeXi c Presented by LegooMandarin.com46 47. HourXio shOne HourY g xio shtwo hoursLing g xio shO'ClockDin (zhng)One o'ClockY din zhngTwo o'clockLing din zhng Presented by LegooMandarin.com47 48. MinuteFn (zhng)One minuteY fn (zhng) 5:10W din sh fn10 Pass FiveW din gu sh fn10 Minutes to FiveCh sh fn w dinPresented by LegooMandarin.com48 49. ThisZhThatNThis oneZhgeThat oneNgTheseZhxiThoseNxiPresented by LegooMandarin.com 49 50. Who:ShuWhoseShu deWhatShn meWhenShn me sh hou What timeShn me sh jinWhy; Why (or how) is it Wi sh me that Zn yng How What is to be done?Zn me bn Presented by LegooMandarin.com 50 51. Which; whatNWhereN lWhereN erWhich oneN ge rnWhich dayN tinWhich yearN ninWhich monthN ge yuHow many; how much:Du sho Presented by LegooMandarin.com51 52. Do you have?Yu mi yuYes or no? Isn't it?Sh b shCan or can not? Can ?Nng b nngCan or can not? Can ?K y b k yDo ? (indicator of question)... ... Ma?... ...Presented by LegooMandarin.com52 53. East:DngWestXiSouthNnNorth:BiCentre; middle:Zhng Presented by LegooMandarin.com53 54. SoutheastDng nnNortheastDng biSouthwestX nnNorthwestX bi Presented by LegooMandarin.com54 55. Upper; upward; upShngDown; under; below:XiThe left; the left sideZuThe right side; the rightYu Presented by LegooMandarin.com55 56. Front:QinBehind; at the back:HuIn; inside;LOutside :Wi Presented by LegooMandarin.com56 57. to Be shi , which is universal for : is, am, are, was, were. Eg. Im a doctor. w Ish am y shng doctor. (Lit:)Presented by LegooMandarin.com57 58. But the verb shi is only followed by a noun.Im thirsty. (Lit:) Iw k thirsty.Or w Ile .hn k very thirsty.Presented by LegooMandarin.com58 59. (Lit:)Ivery happy whn go xngPresented by LegooMandarin.com59 60. Are you hungry? (Lit): You hungry N(indicator of question) ma?(Lit) hungry Yes. Presented by LegooMandarin.com60 61. (Lit)No. Not hungry BPresented by LegooMandarin.com61 62. Are you leaving tomorrow? (Lit)You tomorrowwalk; leave (indicator of question) Nmng tinzuma?Presented by LegooMandarin.com62 63. Yes, I am. (Lit) Correct,tomorrowwalk; leaveDu,mngtinzu.Or (Lit) Yes, Sh,tomorrowwalk; leavemngtinzu.Presented by LegooMandarin.com63 64. No, Im not.(Lit) No, B,tomorrow not leave mngtinbzu.Presented by LegooMandarin.com64 65. Are you British? N sh You areyng gu rn UK people ma?(indicator of question)?Yes, I am British. Sh, w sh (Lit) Yes, I amyng gu UKrn. people.Presented by LegooMandarin.com65 66. No, I am French Bsh, (Lit) No,w Ish amfgu FrancePresented by LegooMandarin.comrn. people.66 67. Are you free today? (Lit)Youtodayhave free time?yuma? Njn tinkngPresented by LegooMandarin.com67 68. Yes, I have. (Lit)Have,Itodayhave free timejn tinyu Yu, w Presented by LegooMandarin.comkng68 69. No, I dont have (Lit)No haveItoday no havefree timeMi yu,wjn tin mikng. Presented by LegooMandarin.com69 70. or you can just sayYu have;orMiyudont haveto answer the Yu or type of questions. MiyuPresented by LegooMandarin.com70 71. A Tip: Most oral Chinese sentences are not full sentence according to English grammar. Chinese sentences are short (or concise) and straight forward. Chinese is the simplest language!!! Presented by LegooMandarin.com71 72. Do you have any things to do today?(Lit)Youtodayhavematteryush Njn tin(indicator of question)? ma?Or just say:mi no, dont have Presented by LegooMandarin.com72 73. Do you have coffee? (Lit)Have coffee(indicator of question)? Yukfima?Presented by LegooMandarin.com73 74. Yes, I have.(Lit)Yu have No, I dont have. (Lit)mi noyu have. Presented by LegooMandarin.com74 75. Do you want some tea? (Lit)Want tea(indicator of question)?Yoma? chPresented by LegooMandarin.com75 76. Yes(Lit)Yo WantNo,I dont want(Lit)NowantByo.Presented by LegooMandarin.com76 77. Lets begin to tally how many sentences can you speak:1. Hello Lit:YougoodNho ! Presented by LegooMandarin.com77 78. 2Thank you Xixie3 You're welcome LitNopoliteBk q Presented by LegooMandarin.com78 79. Kvisitor; guest K q polite; courteous: K rnvisitor; guest B k q (in reply to one's thanks) you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all Presented by LegooMandarin.com79 80. 4I am sorry Du b q5Never mind Mi gun xPresented by LegooMandarin.com80 81. 6GoodbyeLitAgain see Zi7jinSee you tomorrowTomorrowsee Mngtin1 see; catch sight of: 2 meet with; be exposed to:jinPresented by LegooMandarin.com81 82. 9 How are you? Lit:Yougood?Nhoused at the end of a declarative sentence to transform it into a question.ma? 9used at the end of an interrogative sentence.I'm fine, thank you, How about you?Lit:Iverygood.Whnho, Thanks.You ? xi xi,Presented by LegooMandarin.comnne?82 83. 84