Lesson 1 Greetings第一课 问好

Vocabulary词汇

Instruction For the Chinese vocabulary:• Record your pronunciation of the

character or word.• Provide the English meaning.• Use the mouse write the character on

the screen.• Listen to the correct answer on the

following page, make necessary corrections to your own recording.

先生

xiānshengMr.

你好

ní hăoHow do you do?

Hello!

你

níyou

好

hăofine; good; nice; OK

小姐

xiăojie miss; young lady

请问

qĭng wèn May I ask…

请

qĭng please (polite form

of request)

问

wèn to ask

您

nín you (polite)

贵姓

guì xìng What is your honorable

surname?

贵

guì honorable

姓

xìng (one’s) surname

is…/surname

我

wŏ I; me

呢

ne (a particle)

叫

jiàoto be called

什么

shénme what

名字

míngziname

王

wáng(a surname); king

李

lĭ(a surname); plum

是

shìto be

老师

lăoshīteacher

吗

ma(a particle)

不

bùnot; no

学生

xuéshengstudent

也

yětoo; also

中国人

zhōngguórénChinese people/person

中国

zhōngguóChina

人

rénpeople; person

美国人

měiguórénAmerican people/person

美国

měiguóUnited States of America

朋友

péngyoufriend

太太

tàitaiwife; Mrs.

英国

YīngguóBritain; England

法国

FăguóFrance

日本

RìběnJapan

德国

déguóGermany

英国人

YīngguórénBritish people/person

法国人

FăguórénFrench people/person

日本人

RìběnrénJapanese people/person

德国

DéguórénGerman people/person